<p>@bbcarol: Nope… nothing yet.</p>
<p>@bbcarol: The lady at my lab contacted me for CITI training (I think it’s the same thing). I’ve already completed mine. Ask whoever is in charge at your lab.</p>
<p>@shinexalive: My prof said no prep necessary, I think that’s because we are manipulating data and doing clinical work that’s no “human” interaction so I guess maybe that’s why no training necessary… Put in a call to Ms. Warren but she is off to a conference.
Thanks and see u guys soon at SSTP.</p>
<p>@bbcarol, you will need the CITI training for your research. No worries, you can take it when you get there as it won’t take much time. Maybe that’s what " no prep necessary " meant by your professor.</p>
<p>Does anyone have the link to CITI training ?? Thanks</p>
<p>Hello! I am interested in applying for SSTP 2013, and I was wondering if you guys could look at my stats and see if I have a chance? :p</p>
<p>Sophomore
Missouri
4.0 UW GPA
Will have 1 AP (+ all other classes are advanced)
One year ahead in math
National Science Olympiad participant (3x)
Interned at podiatrist’s practice and volunteers at a hospital
Lots of other non-related EC’s</p>
<p>Decent chance.</p>
<p>@semperfi SSTP Iowa is one of the easiest summer research programs that require a legit application to get into. That and SSTP UF are both really easy to get into. SSTP accepted 40 people out of 110 applicants, which is an extremely high acceptance rate. So don’t worry.</p>
<p>Actually it’s about 30+ got accepted this year, and more applicants than it mentioned above. They used to take less students in the past, but they increased few spots due to increased # of applicants. There are different labs/subjects, and it’s pretty much 2 students for each subject or lab doing individual research topic. So it all depends which lab you apply for, some lab may not Be easy to get in. you can list 3 lab options at the time… There are also 4-5 international students this year.</p>
<p>My friend got in, and was super excited because he thought it was really selective.</p>
<p>His dad called the office and they told him they accepted 40+ because they expected some to go to other camps, and had around 110 students apply.</p>
<p>Needless to say, my friend was extremely disappointed and went to another camp.</p>
<p>I’m not saying the research quality is poor, but some friends who have gone in the past tell me labs are extremely unpredictable. You can get a really innovative lab with science fair potential paper involving nanoscience etc, or get a terrible lab like cataloging seeds.</p>
<p>@ketone, you’re right about the labs.</p>
<p>@wishhimwell, how’s your lab?</p>
<p>I find it funny that my lab is the worst case senario…</p>
<p>Cataloging seeds? lol</p>
<p>actually its more like 40/120+</p>
<p>Actually there’re 36 students this year.</p>
<p>@ketone, it’s a pretty good experience.
If you are a rising Sr. next year, then you will have more selections for more prestigious research programs.</p>
<p>it’s definitely a good experience. it’s more reputable than sstp at uflorida, since they’re extremely state-biased. the research you do is also pretty valuable, although it’s not the best if you’re depending on this for science fair. this science is real stuff and you’ll actually run into failure at some point - it’s not engineered to be your perfect science fair project. the labs take time, the papers take time, time and work - it’s not just for anyone. but aside from that, you make lots of connections as well - to the campers, and also to some well-known professors and scientists, from whom you can learn a lot and even get recs from.</p>
<p>it’s definitely worth going to. most amazing summer i’ve spent actually doing something. it’s not perhaps as selective as a few other camps, but it’s definitely valuable, and definitely not easy.</p>
<p>oh gosh what is this i’m getting withdrawal symptoms all over again i miss everyone ;o;</p>
<p>Hi guys this is James! I miss you guys too!! XD</p>