City of Hope Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy 2014

<p>nooooo… all the professors are saying their labs are already full… Has anyone else had luck finding a spot?</p>

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<p>I just emailed 8 labs, and I’ve received one reply saying that the lab was already full.
I’m sure there are some labs open, or there would be no point to the second round. </p>

<p>Did anyone else get replies yet? No one has emailed me back yet…</p>

<p>I just got 4 no’s. I don’t think anyone will reply today since it’s sunday</p>

<p>Whoever got in - can you give please post your stats?</p>

<p>If you’ve confirmed with a mentor, is there anything that the student needs to do to get the final acceptance email? (Like emailing Dr. Sleeth, finding paperwork, etc.?)</p>

<p>People who got in. How many reference letters did you send? What else did you send other than the online application?</p>

<p>Technically I didn’t get in yet, just to the second round. But I’m assuming that’s what y’all are asking…</p>

<p>Anyway, the only additional stuff I added was a letter (I never saw it but I know it was short and generic) and a resume. My resume was fairly strong though (STS, USABO, etc.)</p>

<p>Anyway, i confirmed with a mentor today. Any advice on choosing between this and SIMR? I know i can’t go wrong but the financial difference makes city of hope pretty darn attractive.</p>

<p>I would probably look at what exactly you’d be researching with both mentors. Since these aren’t residential, you don’t have much of a camp life with the other students, so if you don’t like what you’re doing, you’ll be kind of miserable… </p>

<p>I actually live meh-close to City of Hope, so I’ll be commuting there (although it’s more than an hour each direction). So in total there’s maybe a $5000 or so difference in financial costs. I think I’ll probably go with City of Hope because my mentor basically chose me because he thought I was a good fit, and I’m interested in his research…</p>

<p>Hi Everyone, </p>

<p>I got accepted into the 2nd round and confirmed with a mentor this past week. I did not submit any letters, just a resume. I sent a few emails early on after notifications came out, but found labs to be filled. I did receive emails from two different labs and interviewed the next day and confirmed that same night. My friend just had her interview the other day and also confirmed with a lab yesterday. There is still hope for you guys. </p>

<p>To everyone who’s been accepted: should we get a facebook group going? When are your start dates?</p>

<p>Hi! To the people who got accepted: did you guys send emails really early on or did you guys keep sending emails? Cause I sent them mostly on the first day and only got one reply email. </p>

<p>Hi jo127jc,</p>

<p>I sent several emails the very night I got the notification about the second rounds. I causally sent additional emails when I realized that time was passing by with no reply or filled positions the by the second week following notification release. </p>

<p>I was just accepted into the program! To anyone who has participated in the program: what does the average day look like? Are there any program-wide seminars/activities or do you just work with your mentor for a set amount of time each day?</p>

<p>I am a rising senior in high school and have little to no research experience. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!</p>

Hey guys, for those of you who were accepted, how did you find housing if not from the Cali area?

I’m wondering if I should even apply because of the housing issue. I’m applying to SIMR from the East Coast but I have a family member who can rent a place for me up there.

Yeah I applied but I’m worried about the same issue. Were you able to find people through facebook groups or other communication to room or rent with?