Lol! I guess so! @Pianogirl1235
@ritikulous Oh nice! (for still being able to apply) Where did you hear that April 12th is the notification date? I’m just curious.
Oh, and also I was looking at past forums for the HOPP and they said that they send out batches of rejection letters as they narrow down the pool (like rejection round 1, rejection round 2, then acceptance) and if you don’t hear from them in the next 2 months you’re still being considered but if you hear from them you’re not going to be considered anymore. Not sure if it’s the same for this year though, anyone heard something different?
Right lol!? I was so relieved to hear that I could still apply. And the thing about April 12th is in their brochure. And yeah, I heard the same thing about last year. I think it’ll probably be the same this year because on their brochure it says that April 12th is the “Last Day for Acceptance Notifications”, which probably means that they’ll be sending out rejections and acceptances over an extended period of time. I could be wrong tho lol! @19szhang
^that’s the link to their handout!
@ritikulous Ah ok! Thanks!
Good luck to you all! If anyone receives a rejection/acceptance/any sort of letter from MSK, please keep us posted (I will do the same)!
Anyone applying to other research programs/know of any good ones for high school sophomores?
Haha no problem! And of course I’ll post any additional info I get! And no I am not applying to any other programs in the Nee York area. I am a sophomore too! @19szhang
How much effort did you guys put into your short essays/responses? I am a senior in high school so I’m hoping my grades (4.64 gpa) and teacher recommendations carry me, but I’m just curious if you think the essays carry significant weight
I think they look at both extracurriculars and essays. I worked for several weeks on my essays. They are probably looking for someone that has a really good reason for wanting to study cancer research, and extracurriculars and essays are the main way that they can find out. But woah that’s a really good GPA lol. Mine is no where close. @Pianogirl1235
Thank you for responding! At this point I guess I/we can just wait and hope lol @ritikulous
Out of curiosity, what animal did you guys compare yourselves to?
Aww no problem! I’m praying really hard lol! And I compared myself to an otter haha. @Pianogirl1235
Wbu? @Pianogirl1235
An eagle! haha @ritikulous
Lol that’s creative! @Pianogirl1235
@ritikulous @Pianogirl1235
I did a lioness
The “tell us about yourself” was sooo broad which I found annoying haha
Haha same! I was struggling with the word count for that one lol! @19szhang
Does anyone know the stipend amount?
I believe it’s 1500. Not 100% sure tho. @Pianogirl1235