<p>question for siemens/intel research. now will you have to tell your mentor that you are interested in doing siemens/intel and they will help you design a project that can be entered or is it all on your own thinking? I have done prior research one but i was not at a point where i understood everything. The main purpose of this program for me would be to obviously do research and submit it to siemens/intel since i already live near a prestigious university and i can easily intern there. and what categories for siemens/intel seem to win more often? i’m interested in pathology so idk… sorry if i made absolutely no sense.</p>
<p>'09 Clarkie here! <em>wave of nostalgia</em> Anyway, I am ready to dispense incredibly vague advice if you would like some, and I would advise you to look at the Clark Scholars 2010 thread I started.</p>
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<p>I didn’t tell my mentor I would be entering Siemens/Intel, nor did anyone else my year. I guess you could do that…</p>
<p>And don’t worry about which categories win more often. I mean, you don’t see many ecology projects in the listings of winners, but there probably aren’t many submitted either. Just do what interests you!</p>
<p>So i’m thinking about applying.
One thing confuses me. [Evaluation</a> Form](<a href=“http://www.clarkscholars.ttu.edu/forms/Evaluation%20Form.htm]Evaluation”>http://www.clarkscholars.ttu.edu/forms/Evaluation%20Form.htm) They only leave 2 lines for remarks in the form. Does that mean teachers’ words should be limited to that space?</p>
<p>right off course, thanks proletariat! but obviously, do you have to have a research question and topic in mind or will your mentor help you? I have researched before but it was not very indepth but more of a lab experience where i tagged along with my mentor.</p>
<p>can some of the alumni post their project titles/a general description? I think it would be helpful to see what type of projects you end up with.</p>
<p>Also is this social? i don’t want to go to a 6 week camp that feels like solitary confinement… i know RSI is pretty social since they do have like 70 kids</p>
<p>Here’s a project title from last year: “Tumor necrosis factor alpha augments AMPA-induced toxicity through an interplay of calpain and calbindin”</p>
<p>And here’s another one: “Spans of planar continua”</p>
<p>As you can see, it really varies. You usually get assigned to a topic in a general field, but you definitely get to put your own spin to it.</p>
<p>And yes this is social lol. I actually think we’re a lot better off than those larger programs because we don’t form cliques. Plus, we receive a lot more freedom. On weekends, we go out to dinner (like real places, not a cafeteria), watch a movie (I wanted to watch Despicable Me, but 11 other people wanted to watch Inception. sigh), play ping pong, etc. We also had a picnic/went swimming by this large lake. All of us are usually busy doing our own work on weekdays, but we hung out at nights. We had a TV in our suite (!!!), so we would hook up our laptops (or rather, MY laptop) and watch random shows and movies. Basically, we did a lot of things as a whole group, and I doubt RSI can say that. </p>
<p>Ahh… the good times. There were bad times as well, but there’s no need to mention that. :)</p>
<p>@NspiredOne</p>
<p>Believe me, I had the same worry before I went…
… and while I was there, too 
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<p>But I came to the conclusion that it is what you make it, honestly. Living with the same people for seven weeks, you’re bound to do a lot of things together (like iceui2 said). And, with the right attitude, get super close. But if people are bent on working/sleeping/not talking to other people, then that’s just what they’re going to do. That was probably the one fault of our awesome dorms. While it was nice to have our own rooms within the suite, it was all too easy to escape into your own world and kind of ignore everybody else.</p>
<p>Before I scare you too far away, though, I feel like the group of twelve kind of forced us to stick together. You could easily tell when somebody was missing, for instance. Also, the van conveniently fit all of us when we wanted to go see Inception (btw, iceui2: Twelve people-- Kristin and the rest of us-- wanted to see Inception, you wanted to see Despicable Me. I still haven’t seen Despicable Me, and it’s making me mad… but I am glad we saw Inception on opening weekend-- I got to brag about it back home…)</p>
<p>SHORT ANSWER: It is social if you make it that way. (Though it helps if you like lazer tag. And going out for random movies at weird hours. And taking the RA’s TV. And eating out. And frozen yogurt. And actually going out on the weekends and not working or something silly like that. And actually trying to explore Lubbock and doing something interesting. And malls. And swimming in freezing pools. And cookouts. And lazy rivers. And goofing off. And not thinking you’re too cool for any of it.)</p>
<p>Okay, I’m off my soapbox now.</p>
<p>Which grade do you have to be in to apply for this?</p>
<p>mmmm sounds pretty goood. hopefully i can get into RSI or this.</p>
<p>@Leftyy
Current juniors and seniors in high school.</p>
<p>@NspiredOne
It is quite good 
Best of luck! Let any of us know if we can help in any way.</p>
<p>question for a past clark scholar…
i’m applying to two other programs which both require me say whether i can attend by ~mid april (they both have much higher acceptance rates than clark so im pretty confident i’ll get at least one of them. clark…not so much)
is there no chance that clark will announce acceptances by then and therefore little point in applying? i dont really want to risk my summer on a program with a low acceptance rate like clark :P</p>
<p>wat r the other programs?</p>
<p>i know what you’re thinking, and the application deadlines passed already 
haha.</p>
<p>For all you previous Clark Scholars, did it matter if the teacher you were getting the recommendation from was teaching the field you wanted to research? Or did you get recommendations from the teachers who knew you best?</p>
<p>International student question</p>
<p>This program sounds awesome but because my school year runs January to December. I would like to apply this year but it’s in the middle of the school year. i.e. Can’t skip 6 weeks of school. </p>
<p>Can I apply end of this year for the 2012 program even though I’ve graduated?</p>
<p>Thank you and good luck to the other applicants!</p>
<p>Well, I don’t know where the other Clarkies went, so I’ll field these.</p>
<p>Also, to those who messaged and emailed me, I will reply, give feedback, help you-- I promise! I’m just not on the computer as much.</p>
<p>@mrbh12: I remember that I missed Dr. San Fran’s calls because he called around Prom planning time, so judging from that, we (most of the Clark Scholars 2010) got our final calls the last two weeks of April. That being said, if you explain your situation to them, I do believe they might let you know a bit earlier if they happen to already make a decision (either way) on your application. I feel like that happened last year to at least one scholar. Ask them. They don’t bite. I promise.</p>
<p>So those are the facts. You can decide for yourself if it is worth the effort of applying. Now if you want my own personal advice, I say apply anyway and explain your situation. I mean, what’s the worst that could happen? They’re quite accommodating, after all.</p>
<p>@nocturnalduck: Last year, my recommendations were from my AP Chem and AP Calc teachers, and our college counselor. I ended up doing science education as my topic, so I guess it kinda corresponded, but that is not why I picked them. I have known both of those teachers since my freshman year, and it just so happened that those two also taught the highest level classes offered at my (small) high school.</p>
<p>Hopefully, you’re lucky and happen to have the teachers who know you best in the classes in the field you’re interested in (after all, that would make sense, wouldn’t it?)</p>
<p>But if not, you get three recommendations (?). Three shots to both show your passion for your academic interest, while at the same time showing that you are a real, engaging teenager who does more than just that academic interest. Three shots to convince them that you are what they want. So do not let them all say the same thing about you. Together, hopefully, they give the big picture of who you are and all of your potential as an applicant. Distribute your recommendations as you see best to reach this ultimate goal ;)</p>
<p>@082349: I am totally guessing here, but the program is for a) students who will be seniors in the following school year and b) seniors who have graduated the preceding year. So, in theory, if you graduate at the end of 2011 in December, (am I understanding you correctly?) then you should be eligible to apply in 2012, because you would have just graduated from high school. THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL ANSWER. Read on–</p>
<p>How complicated! I would email/call to double check that, though, because really what I just said has no basis more reliable than my own interpretation of the application ;)</p>
<p>The condensed version: :D</p>
<p>@mrbh12: You can always accept the other program and profusely apologize afterwards. Most people who are not accepted by Clark actually receive their letters in early April, since admission is done in waves.</p>
<p>@nocturnalduck: Since you have 3 recommendations, why not both? Since I did chemical engineering, I asked my chem teacher and 2 math teachers (they also know me the best).</p>
<p>@082349: Yes, you can apply at the end of your senior year.</p>
<p>Well poo.
I was gonna edit/delete mine but of course 20 minutes had already passed.</p>
<p>Just ignore me. Iceui2 is smarter, more succinct… AND he likes CC.</p>
<p>I’ll leave & take my long winded, personal answers with me.</p>
<p>Thanks gregariously and iceui2! I thought I wouldn’t be able to go for any summer programs since they clashed with my school year so thanks for the info!</p>
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Yup, that’s true. I will take my A-levels in November 2011 and graduate in December 2011. Thanks!</p>