Jackson Laboratory SSP 2017

Are they sending out acceptance emails based on how early you sent in the app? I haven’t received an email yet and I submitted the day before the deadline…the website says emails will be sent late March but no specific date…
Oh and I’m also a high school junior. I believe quota for high school students is 30%, only 10 juniors got in last year.

I think they send out emails once PIs make the decision on who they want in their lab. @artmaven568

seems like everyone here is a high school junior…

@Vwitchel what grade are you in?

I wish they would send them out sooner, or at least have something online that we can see the status of our applications at any given time…

I’m a Junior.

@vwitchel if you don’t mind me asking, did you have any prior research experiences/background? Curious if they rely on that as part of the decision because I don’t have any

Congratulations Vwitchel!

My daughter, who is a junior, also applied, but doesn’t feel confident about her chances as a bright, but compeltely regular, kid without any research experience. I don’t want to pry, but would also like to know whether you have prior research experience and whether you are from Maine (wondering if there is a geographical advantage for students from the northeast

I did have prior research experience, i spent 6 weeks at a food science lab at UMASS Amherst doing similar research to the lab i got into.

I also am from rural colorado, female, white

Ah, thanks for the reply. And congratulations on the acceptance!

I applied too, no email though. I am not really getting my hopes up either, I just really want to get into UPCI because i live near it and it would be more convenient

@Vwitchel did you specifically choose the O’connell lab as one of your preferences? or were you placed into that lab?

I’m pretty sure I specifically chose it. It matched my interests and experience pretty well.

thanks for answering all our questions! @Vwitchel

Anyone get in or hear back?

Nope - still haven’t heard anything.

Good luck to everyone! I was accepted to the Bar Harbor campus last year and had an amazing summer!!

Anyone hear back yet?

I applied and have not yet heard back. I know my chances of acceptance are very slim, but I just want to know!

I also have not heard back yet.