Jackson Laboratory SSP (2016)

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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lol nope.

BUT OMG CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CLARIFY SOMETHING FOR ME? The website says that faculty writing recommendation letters have a grace period until next Tuesday (2/9) to submit a recommendation. But in the email I just received about confirmation of application submission, it says that recommendation letters have to be completed by Feb. 2 as well. I asked a teacher at my high school to write one for me and told her it’s due 2/9.

my question is WHEN DOES SHE ACTUALLY HAVE TO SUBMIT IT???

I am so sorry for stressing and freaking out, but I really need my teacher to submit it and I feel so bad for rushing him to submit in in less than 24 hours notice.

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I actually had the same question, so I emailed him.

“There is a grace period on letters of recommendation. All application materials are due on Feb 2, but letters will be accepted until Feb 9.”

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Oh thank goodness. Thanks @goldenstarx

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@c0llegeb0und2468 No problem! Now it’s time to play the waiting game #:-S

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~48 days…

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Are any of you guys applying to other summer programs? :^)

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Wow I’m also a high school junior! Good luck guys! I’m applying to RSI, NIH, and a couple local programs. Luckily for me, there is a fair amount of research opportunities where I live

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@OneMata Cool! A lot of mine are local as well.

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I don’t want to disclose where I live, but there are very little research opportunities where I am

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Who did you all get recommendations from?

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@happyalldatime I just got two of my teachers from this year to write my recs (math and science). No idea how good they are though.

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Do you think that the recommendations carry a lot of weight?

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Mmm no clue but they don’t ask for much other information, so I think it would be better to have good recs.

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Anyone applying for cancer, stem cells, or neurology?

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@swiftninja Me! I doubt I’ll get in though, so hopefully I get into the other programs I’m applying to. Preview of college rejections wooo! :))

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My S also applied. He is HS junior.

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Based off of what I’ve seen in previous JAX threads, I think they take the majority of high school students from Maine.

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Did you guys have a campus preference? Honestly, I would be thrilled to get into either. Both of them seem really chill

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I didn’t, and I feel the same as you do! 8->

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does anyone know how to check what our recommenders wrote if we chose the option to not waive the recommendation?