<p>So did anyone finish applying to the NASA Inspire Internship? Today was the deadline at 3:30 PM. I'm pretty nervous about getting accepted. It sounds really competitive.</p>
<p>I sent it in yesterday, but it says that my Certification and Transcript are missing.
(I had to email it in as well as mail it just so it would be on time - I asked them and they said that I could, so yeah.)</p>
<p>Is it actually really competitive? Oops, I didn’t spend as much time as I could have because I didn’t think it would be that bad… ahh.</p>
<p>Also it’s not an Internship?
When I researched it what I got out of it is that it’s this online community where every so often they tell everyone to do a cool experiment and all of the INSPIRE people that are accepted get to participate it in and such.
And then at the end you CAN apply for an internship, but that’s only after?
Perhaps I misunderstood.</p>
<p>My son applied, we were just notified that they have received the transcript and the certification forms, but we don’t know when he will be notified if he was accepted into the OLC. Does anyone know? I think that more than 2000 students apply, but not sure how many are accepted.</p>
<p>Also, the internships are in the summer, students apply for them separately after they participate in the OLC.</p>
<p>This is EXTREMELY competitive. Like somersboysmom said, 2000 people apply and like only 50 get in. So yeah, you need to have had a good application to have gotten in.</p>
<p>Source: I did this last year</p>
<p>Abrayo is right, you applied only for the online learning community not the actual internship
btw do you know when we find out whether or not we were accepted?</p>
<p>Has anyone’s application been checked off for “Application in Review”?</p>
<p>My son’s status still does not say “Application in Review”. He was accepted to NASA INSPIRE last year and I just checked the old emails to see when he was notified that he got in. It was 8/27/2010, so I think we have another month to wait. </p>
<p>NASA INSPIRE is highly competitive and you have to apply each year to first be accepted to the online community. Once in, you participate in activities all year long to earn points. These can vary from live chats with NASA scientists, research papers, group projects, doing experiments, building models, etc. It takes a lot of time and effort all year long to gain points, but you learn a lot. Then in the spring everyone in the online community has the opportunity to apply for the summer activitites. It is a full blown application just like for college, complete with transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays. They also take how many points you earned into consideration.</p>
<p>My son was accepted into the summer program for 10th graders and just got back from the University of Puerto Rico where he had a fantastic two week (all expenses paid, even airfare) Collegiate Experience. There were 33 students and they split into three groups to study either robotics, nanotechnology or biotechnology. My son chose nanotech and his group worked intensively with the head of the nanotech department. They have 3 electron microscopes and they used one to grow carbon nanotrees. Very cool stuff! </p>
<p>If he is accepted for the online community next year he will then apply in the spring for the summer experience for juniors. This is an 8 week internship at a NASA center. </p>
<p>Good luck to all those who applied. It is a great program!</p>
<p>I forgot to post the link:</p>
<p>[NASA</a> - Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience](<a href=“http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/INSPIRE_Project.html]NASA”>NASA STEM Engagement Announcement | NASA)</p>
<p>Is the online learning community as competitive as the summer internship? How many people generally get accepted into the OLC? I applied and am waiting anxiously for NASA to say whether I got accepted or not!</p>
<p>Has anyone heard about the 2011 OLC yet? I assume we will be notified in the next few weeks, but was wondering if anyone got a definite yes or no.</p>
<p>I see that the deadline for applying for the OLC has passed, but my question is: Will there be another opportunity to sign up? I wasn’t aware of this program until a few days ago and I’m very interested.</p>
<p>My son has not heard back yet either. Last year he was notified on 8/27. </p>
<p>It is too late to apply for this year. You have to wait until next spring and apply for the 2012/2013 school year. Sorry. </p>
<p>NASA INSPIRE is fantastic! My son was selected for the all expenses paid summer collegiate experience and had an incredible time!</p>
<p>We received an email that decisions will be posted on September 6th. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Did anyone else get the emaill that their application was reviewed? I checked the site, and now there is a green check in the “application reviewed” box, but I guess we have to wait until Tuesday, September 6 for the final decision. Good Luck to all!</p>
<p>My son got the same email. I wish we did not have to wait, but I think that is the case. Good luck!</p>
<p>Just received my acceptance email!</p>
<p>Apparently there are 4800 people in total!</p>
<p>I got in too, now comes doing the work to get that internship.</p>
<p>My son was also accepted. That is 4800 total, but they only let in a certain number per grade level. One could assume it is 1200 per grade. I wonder if anyone knows for certain if this is the case.</p>
<p>They also like to spread acceptances as evenly as they can based on demographics/geography. I am big on assumptions here, but if you divide that 1200 by 51 (States plus Puerto Rico) you would get about 24 per state. Then that would get you 12 males and 12 females from each state. Then break it down by race/socioeconomic factors and you can see that it is quite selective for some states. A student from a state like CA or NJ would have a much tougher time being accepted than one from say S. Dakota. (Again, I am taking educated guesses here based on the makeup of last year’s students.)</p>
<p>My son recieved his acceptance letter today. He is extremely excited about this program. I too wonder how selective it is. He was part of our states science and aerospace scholar program last spring (Junior year) and did an academy camp this summer. While they were at a NASA facility for part of the camp, he asked about acceptance into the INSPIRE and someone there told him that everyone that applies gets in. Maybe this is for the upperclassmen only.</p>
<p>My son also was accepted…I like SVMMom’s thought process, puts the high numbers into perspective, but more importantly, it’s not as important as how many kids were accepted, rather what they do once given this great opportunity!</p>