<p>Appreciate it Sheam…that makes sense. I feel like I should have a strong personal narrative and my test scores are the best aspect of my application so just want to make sure I do well on the other parts. I do have a question about my narrative though. Since it asks for future goals and how being a Scholar would help in achieving them, would it be a good idea to mention particular college programs in which I am interested that require research experience as a reason for applying? I don’t want to seem like I’m doing this simply as an app-booster, however a scholarship program at a particular school that I would love to get into requires prior research experience and Clark would help me fulfill that requirement. I’m not sure if I should say this in my narrative though.</p>
<p>SwagDaddy, Welch Summer Scholars is a chemistry program for students in Texas. I believe there are five locations (TTU, UT, UTA, etc.) with around eight students at each site. Here is the website: [-</a> Home](<a href=“Loading...”>http://www.wssptx.com/)</p>
<p>Biochem is fine-- the scholars work with the department of chemistry and biochemistry, so I don’t think that would be a problem.</p>
<p>I only have a PSAT score of 207… 
taking the SAT in Jan. should I report this score? since the average test scores of the 2011 Clark Scholars were: SAT > 2276, PSAT > 223. </p>
<p>If I do good on the Jan SAT (score comes out Feb.18) should I send that to them later? (deadline is Feb.8) </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>^I would e-mail them and ask if they allow you to send scores after the application deadline. I know some programs stop accepting additional materials after the deadline, so just e-mail to make sure.</p>
<p>And if you do get a very good score on the SAT that you think would seriously outweigh your PSAT score, then I would send it in.</p>
<p>Well…I FINALLY finished my narrative after spending like 20 minutes trying to cut it down from 3770 characters so that it would fit in the little box.</p>
<p>Words of advice: Do not want to go over 2500 characters (and that’s pushing it) on the narrative unless you want to spend a poopload of time getting rid of the work you spent a poopload of time creating.</p>
<p>Thanks Collegeluva! So should I still send in the 207?</p>
<p>^Well, they say you have to send in test scores from PSAT/SAT/ACT. And since you are not receiving your SAT results until after the deadline, in order to make sure that your application is complete so that you are not potentially disqualified, I say you should send in the 207.</p>
<p>I am slightly confused, as this is a weird application compared to RSI (submitted that one a week ago :P) </p>
<p>For the first “essay” where you describe your interests, the application states “limit your response to this pagebe concise” , so I understand it to mean that it has to fit in the small box. (that is what it means, doesn’t it? 
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<p>But the second “narrative” essay is what is throwing me off. The limit states “Limit your statement to ONE page”. But does that mean I can type up my own page in Microsoft Word, print it out, and mail it with the application, or does that mean I must be stuck to that sub-standard sized box for the narrative? lol </p>
<p>Good luck to your application, as to everyone else. I have attended a SuMAC at Texas Tech University my freshman year, and it was a great experience. Despite the location being what people envision as boring (Lubbock), it is a pleasant area, with great people, and quite a few things to do. Not to mention, huge campus!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure we’re stuck to that box for the narrative. I mean that’s why I spent like 20-30 minutes trying to cut down by 3770 character essay so that it would fit into that box. If we weren’t limited to the box, why would they have put it there in the first place, you know what I mean? That’s what I think, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Can anyone help me with how to get the official copy of PSAT score results? Or do I simply scan the score reports that I got in the mail…</p>
<p>^^what I did.</p>
<p>haha WeIsCool, do you think that’s acceptable though?</p>
<p>My son asked the GC to inculde a copy of PSAT paper with the official transcript.</p>
<p>@stringpaper that is what pretty much every single summer program I am applying to asked for. Or, if you wanted to, you could ask your GC for your school’s official copies. They should have a score report for all of your tests.</p>
<p>Terminatorp,
Last year, I emailed Ms. Durham and asked if I could include my narrative as a single-spaced, size 12 TNR, 1 inch margin page from Word instead of using the box on the application because the box doesn’t keeping most formatting (tabs, italics, em dashes, etc.). I explained that it would be easier to read as its own page and I would limit my response to only that page. Ms. Durham did give me permission to do that, but you definitely need to ask her beforehand. I know people who did the same thing that I did without asking and received emails explaining that they failed to follow directions. However, my application was fine since I got permission.</p>
<p>So what departments is everyone applying under? Is it mostly science and math related people? Because I was thinking of doing a Theatre Arts related project…</p>
<p>Science for me.</p>
<p>I’m still a little wary about the personal narrative portion. Is it supposed to be a freestyle essay? I just don’t understand how it is supposed to be different than just a standard and unoriginal statement that everyone will have.</p>
<p>I guess this is kind of a silly question, but for those of you putting down theater/history/languages, what sorts of research would you do? I know it exists but haha, I have been uninformed of this stuff. Like, would you do qualitative research on the impact of something on society and the world, or analyze writing trends, or what? I am curious, this is interesting! 
I’ve only ever done science research so I have no idea</p>
<p>I’m looking at doing a research of how past writers and plays have affected not just plays and the theatre today but society as a whole. Much more detailed, but I don’t want to share too much. Kind of cliche but that’s what I want to do.</p>