Chance me for top programs!

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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Can I get a chance me for top summer programs and maybe which one’s I can expect to get into?

Programs:

RSI, TASP, LBW @ WHARTON, BU RISE, HSHSP, SSP.

Not sure about any others, so I’d love recommendations! I’d want anything research or business related.

Rising Junior
White Middle Class Male

Stats:

ACT: 36
SAT II: 800 Math II
PSAT: Expected 1480-1500
GPA: 4.0 UW, Weighted is weird.
AP Scores: (5) AP Calc AB, AP World History, AP Physics I, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP US History (4) AP European History, AP Human Geography

Extracurriculars:

Research intern at local university working on carbon nanotube technology, specifically speakers. Wrote a white paper. Now starting to research exoplanets and identification.

Research intern at different local university working on study of neuronal avalanches in epileptic patients through methods of criticality and statistical entropy. Presenting slides and writing a white paper and submitting a proposal to the NSF for a grant.

Science communications intern at an MIT Press Journal on the arts and sciences, reviewing papers requesting to be published in a peer-reviewed academic journal. Published an article/section in the journal also on the death of a famous geologist.

Regional founder and chapter president of a nonprofit organization that teaches students in another 3rd-world country phonics and grammar.

Hospital volunteer at local surgical center. Took the vitals for patients and received award for 100 service hours.

Student teacher of mathematics to underprivileged students in the regional area.

Volunteer for a rainwater organization providing water filtration systems to students in another 3rd-world country.

Principal trombone player in school’s varsity marching band and Wind Symphony.

Coding Languages:

HTML
CSS
MATLAB
Python
JavaScript

Awards:

AIME Qualifier
UIL State Soloist 1st Division Rating
All-Region Symphonic Band Member
Presidential Volunteer Gold Award

Recommendations;

Math Teacher and both Research Professors

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I would ask @GoBears2023 in his(her?) summer programs thread.

I can say you’ll likely get into SSP.

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Thank you for the response! How would you rank SSP, Simons, HSHSP, and BU RISE in terms of difficulty of admission? I don’t really care for the affect it has on college applications, but rather want some competitive research with other talented students.

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Sorry for the late response. I’ve been caught up in finals and don’t check CC too often anymore. For clarification, I go by he. Anyways, here’s my ranking from most difficult to least difficult:

SSP - 4% acceptance rate, slightly below RSI but if you get in, you’re gonna end up in a T10
HSHSP / Simons - Both are about 6-7% acceptance rate. Simons is slightly more based on how your school nominates you.
BU Rise - 10%-11%

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@GoBears2023 Thanks for the responses! Would it be smart of me to look for others programs as well or do I have a good enough shot at these ones? I’ve done most of my RSI Essays, and will use little bits and pieces from those (along with new writing of course) to formulate my other program submissions.

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Depends a lot on your SAT ngl @descrex . Everything else looks good! I would say you have a shot just like everyone else. Youre going to get into at least one program as long as your SAT score is 1500+

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@GoBears2023 hey, could you pm me?

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@descrex your stats look amazing! i think that you have a p good shot at BU RISE, HSHSP, and SSP. the others (RSI and TASP) are kinda difficult to chance bc they rely so heavily on your essays