<p>here's a tip: make the essay personal. They want to know how math, science, technology, etc. in the future relates to you and why YOU are enthusiastic about those fields.</p>
<p>tettyk; how many asians were there?</p>
<p>1 Chinese, two indians</p>
<p>Holy moly then I have no shot :(</p>
<p>i remember last year on the old boards one kid got into RSI but got rejected from SHARP.</p>
<p>What?!? HYPMS will accept rickoids like that <em>snaps fingers</em> but SHARP won't?!</p>
<p>I have no idea what the admission criteria is. I applied two years in a row- rejected sophmore year, accepted junior year. The only thing different was that I got a different letter of rec and I had a crapload of research experience. I really don't think race is that big a factor at all.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments on my essay! :)</p>
<p>Something suspicious about SHARP: SHARP indicates as a "success factor" that 90% of SHARP laureates "complete college." Now, I would expect a figure around 99% for a prestigious summer program. And prestigious summer programs probably wouldn't mention "percentage of students completing college" as a success factor; rather, they would mention finalists at Intel, Ivy League acceptances, etc.</p>
<p>um... that's strange. Do you have the site source (URL) for that quote?</p>
<p>Why do i keep getting this feeling that SHARP isn't as "good" as I thought it'd be?
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<p>SHARP is great. It's prestigous. It's respected. What other job can you say that you worked for NASA for an entire summer? They make a big deal out of the college completion is that minorities generally aren't thought of as being successful when it comes to college and SHARP stresses the minority factor.</p>
<p>But if it's presige you're looking for, go find it somewhere else and let someone who really deserves SHARP spend the summer getting paid for doing cutting-edge research.</p>
<p>***?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?</p>
<p>Students must be committed to participate on a full-time basis (40 hours per week) for the entire duration of the Program. The 2005 program is June 6 - July 29, except University of Michigan (June 19 - August 11) and California State - LA (June 20 - August 12).</p>
<p>JUNE 6TH?!?!?!?!??!?! My school ends on June 19th. And FINALS WEEK is well after June 6th! MANY schools end around the ending date of my school as well.</p>
<p>So I can only pray I'm placed in California State or UM...</p>
<p>I'm not surprised. RSI is for MINORITIES, not some RSI genius. God pray that RSI will be available to Canadians next year; I intend to squash the competition. Hehehe...jk.</p>
<p>ArmenianInvasion, you are one smart fellow. How'd you know my countercriticism was aimed at you? :D</p>
<p>athlonmj, that's kind of idealistic don't you think? Who knows what NASA Sharp wants in their essays? I mean, every University uses James Stewart's text "Single Variable Calculus" because "it's the best" however, we see MIT using (or at least used to use) Simmons. Maybe MIT stands out this way? I dunno, but they are unique...</p>
<p>simfish, I've rushed through your essay. The presentation looks good, and the idea presented about optimists and pessimests really adds a dimension: transformations in technology. I liked how you made two different views coalesce into a unified vision. However, watch out for the deadly generalizations and provide more elaboration per future insights presented.</p>
<p>Overall, whoever you lucky American citizens are, good luck at Sharp. Damn, this ain't available to Canadians...</p>
<p>My high school let a girl take all her finals 4 weeks early and she left school to participate in the residential component. You signed the certification statement saying that you committed to the 8-week program, but hopefully your school will be flexible with scheduling.</p>
<p>Could some of you edit my essay for Sharp. I no speake teh gud engrish. </p>
<p>Bump ba-bump bump ba-bump. Tossing fitfully on her bed, a 34-year-old pregnant woman moans and complains of chest pains. Sweat runs down her forehead while a nurse tries to make her more comfortable. Worried, her doctor fears for her life. There just isn’t enough time for a CAT scan. But thankfully, just yesterday, a new machine arrived at the hospital. This machine was the fruit of the dedicated work of scientists around the world. With this new machine a complete scan was made in mere moments. But she was still in danger. She needs a new heart. The doctor is mortified. A new donor heart would take months to be found. By that time she would be dead. Even if she received a heart it could still be rejected by her body. There was only one hope. The woman had given some heart cells to be regrown into a new heart. If the technology for this hadn’t been developed she would not see her two children that were growing in her womb ride their first bikes. Science, Math and Technology has given her a second chance at life.
Today none of these things are yet possible. But in the future countless lives will be saved by enterprising new technologies. Humanity cannot survive without investing in science and math. This simple fact has never more obvious than with the recent Indonesian tsunami that devastated millions of people. If certain technologies had been implemented or developed countless lives could have been saved. Unfortunately those lives have already been lost. That, however, does not mean future lives must be lost. The future and heart of civilization lay with its scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Can this heart continue beating? Bump ba-bump bump ba-bump… </p>
<p>Yeah I know it sucks but please be kind!</p>
<p>jthecanadian: It's not idealistic. I did NASA SHARP last summer. The MTSI representatives who visited us specially mentioned that they wanted to see essays that were personal, yet still answered the question. Also, make sure essays abide by the word limit, they do not want to read a 500 word essay when they asked for a 300 word one.</p>
<p>simfish: If you get in, you can tell them that your school ends later than the program starts and they'll place you into Cal-State or UM.</p>
<p>I see!! Thanks athlonmj! =)</p>
<p>Thanks for the essay critique, jthecanadien! =)</p>
<p>CyberDragoon, not perfect, but VERY VERY unique. Brings a very personal perspective too - and certainly no generalizations. Makes me want to completely revamp my essay. Arrgh, I'm feeling really weird now; should I completely revamp my essay? or what? Or should I insert a line: I hope to contribute to the advancements in science, helping civilization as a whole (which kinda sounds like lazy writing but still brings in the personal). And I kinda feel that my essay is the type that's most frequently written for SHARP, and the least unique. Meh, I ghouth personal pronouns in essays were taboo.</p>
<p>i just wrote up my essay but i'm not satisfied with it. how do you personlize it? i talked about my favorite science topic: nanotechnology, but i can't seem to make it personal. </p>
<p>ideas? suggestions? help???</p>
<p>cyberdragoon: now how could i help you with your essay without being a bit mean? don't worry we don't bite, we're here to help. suggestion: you might want to vary your sentence structure - i understand you are trying to give the "fast action" effect but....ease up a bit. </p>
<p>and about the transcript. do they care if i send a "shortened version" of the transcript? it has all my classes/grades and everything...</p>
<p>Hey thanks for all the help. I've been impletmenting your suggestions but keep them coming please.</p>
<p>We don't have a copy of birth certificate/US citizenship (I was born in China anyways). Is it ok if I attach a copy of my passport?</p>
<p>tettyk; sorry for the rant. THough I certainly never said prestige was the only thing that I looked into. "It's prestigous." ... "But if it's presige you're looking for, go find it somewhere else..." a bit of contradiction there... (besides the point)
Yes, the great experience and working (not just research, but actual work w/ $$!) with NASA is very appealing, though prestige does come into play at least a bit for all of us, I'd assume.<br>
If it seemed like I was ranting about SHARP being "specifically for URM's", sorry, I didn't mean that. </p>
<p>I wonder how many people are sending it last minute (tomorrow).</p>
<p>Btw, all posters on this thread, what other summer programs are you looking into? RSI/sumac/garcia/hshsp/CTY...?</p>