<p>Would I be <em>as</em> sexist if I said boys shouldn't cry? :'D VPof09, I think inherent, God-blessed intelligence played a large part in those scores, so happy you. Asian guys seem studious but only a few are really smart.</p>
<p>...Wait. As of guys and girls of every population, I suppose.</p>
<p>gah. people these days.</p>
<p>i didn't really mean it when i said you were sexist. <em>sigh</em> i was (a little too subtly) poking fun at political correctness.</p>
<p>but VP09, i do have to agree with you; that is hilarious.</p>
<p>classof09: yay applied math!</p>
<p>just to comment on areas of research. i have a feeling that it is slightly skewed towards biology as Dr. san Fran who is in charge of the program is a BIOLOGY prof. perhaps he unintentionally finds biology apps more appealing since he can relate to them better. also b/c he works in the biology department, he has more connections to profs in biology meaning he can find more biology mentors. also dont look at the fields of research of past scholars as what is allowed. im sure you can do anything you want, it just so happens most ppl have science related interests. </p>
<p>Also, i believe everyone my year got their first choice research area. I believe that if they want you as a scholar, they will try their best to let you do your area of interest. i really doubt that your field actually matters since their was quite a wide variety. my year's clarkies aren't up on the website. i believe all the girls except one had biology related fields. although their was quite a bit of variety. i was in RNAi research in plants (i was in the greenhouse and basement a lot), my roomie was in cancer research, next door was in cancer research but a really diff area (i can't them straight but one was more related to stem cells if i remember correctly) and telomerase, across the hall was in biophysics (she had a really cool project related to cholesterol) and chemistry (something to do with fuel cells. she always had burns from nitric acid all over her hands bc she had to have extremely clean glass for her experiments). The boys..im def less clear on what they did since im a biology person. i think nico was the only boy in biology.. but he ended up with a sweet project. he basically cut up frog brains all summer and circled stains. We also had a computer science guy... two math guys (both did modeling for something related to biology tho), i have no clue what one did.. it was too confusing for me to understand but i believe his field was EE. Another blew stuff up for some kinda military project. </p>
<p>hope that gives you guys some idea of what you can expect. Def pick an area that you are really interested in since you will be working on it for 7+ weeks (really its longer bc b4 u go u will prob contact your mentor and get lots of papers to read.. and after the summer is over you are probably still scrambling to finish the paper)</p>
<p>eternallysleepy: The internet is a poor medium for inflection, so I'll have you know I was kidding too. Maybe. It'd be a nice discussion topic though, which was why I brought it up.</p>
<p>Oh wow...cutting up frog brains. I suppose you gradually get used to it...</p>
<p>omg, I hate viewing these threads once they get popular. who gets worried about whether they make into this with a 223 on the psat? seriously. I have a 170, now THAT deserves some worrying about, if not utter depression/anxiety. heh.</p>
<p>like I said in my other post though, I'm hopeful.</p>
<p>degoutant: i think that a low psat score won't prevent you from getting in. I'm under the impression that there have been some clarkies (one who was a siemens sf) who didn't have great psat scores as he didnt qual for nmsf. I'm not sure how far off he was, but obviously its not the only thing that matters. The person I'm talking about didnt have great SAT scores to offset the low psats either. Although you can/should be hopeful, just to keep things in perspective: im guessing that last years avg sat score is at the very least 2200... im leaning towards 2300 (i had one of the lowest SAT scores: 2270).</p>
<p>Haha, we beat last year's thread in length...even before the apps were due. </p>
<p>degoutant: I'm not the best person to consult for such things by why not just omit your PSAT? I don't feel it's too out of the ordinary to have not taken the PSAT or SAT as a junior before March.</p>
<p>I think it should NOT, because of this program's focus. It focuses on research right? So, defnitely psat/sat would NOT be the determining factor whatsoever. demonstration of critical thinking, applying it in some way (yea..I'm kind of referring to previous research/mentorship...)...would definitely should be the more important factor than hollow numbers like sat/psat scores! ;)</p>
<p>haha should we have done previous research in order to stand a chance?</p>
<p>^Haha, probably. I haven't, though.</p>
<p>Oh well, good luck, everyone. :)</p>
<p>How does Clark look at ACT scores? My SAT scores are horrible but I got a 34 on the ACT (translates to ~2300 on the SAT).</p>
<p>well....to me it makes a lot more sense. as in, someone who already knows how to do research and showed competency would definitely get more preference I guess? As long as I know, they don't do a lot of AA in their selection process...or I may be wrong...but, it's a good and reasonable guess that if u've previous research u'd get some kind of edge. </p>
<p>Didnotfaillife: u shud contact Ms.Durham...she responds pretty quick.</p>
<p>The website says that the application should be received by March 7, but I don't know how soon I should mail it in..I live in California, which is pretty close to Texas, so it shouldn't take too long right? Does anyone know?</p>
<p>You can just go the safe route and finish and mail it out <em>tomorrow</em>. I live way further than you do actually, and I haven't submitted it yet.</p>
<p>While that would be the safe route, I'm not exactly finished yet..haha. When are you planning to send yours?</p>
<p>wow, my previous post made me look like an as$hole. thanks for the positive input about my psat scores btw, mjchiu2k, Marimare, and Innovative.</p>
<p>Regarding the mailing, I would send it certified. it would costs about 3 to 4 bucks, but i think that the cost is worth it considering the fact that its a bit quicker, and it wont (or has a much lower possibility) of getting lost in the mail.</p>
<p>yea....I'd send it certified too...as I'm not sending it b4 march 3rd.</p>
<p>Lol, I sent my application in a regular envelope with regular postage, so basically it's all folded. Ehh...</p>
<p>Two/Three of my recs are there or on the way, so I just need to hound my teacher so that I can get the last one in as soon as possible ^^</p>
<p>I still don't know why this thread isn't popular >_>;; I feel awkward posting in the TASP and RSI threads when I want to converse since I didn't apply to either. </p>
<p>Well, today's Friday. A good a day as any to relax and finish it!</p>
<p>I certified my Scholastic Art and Writing Contest entries, a packet of discrete mathematics before 9th grade...and that's about it for certification in my life, I think. But yeah...U.S. mail isn't all that trustworthy in my opinion.</p>
<p>How did you all find out about this program?</p>
<p>^ It's not as advertised as TASP or RSI but I did find out about it through a few summer program listings.</p>