@WCEdmonds Yeah, that makes sense. But how long do you think I should wait till I consider it a no?
I’d say a few days. I sent a flood out 3 days ago, and got most responses the first day, a couple the next, and one today.
I just finished my interview and I think it went pretty well! The interviewer said she was going to email the head that she really liked me and I will probably get another interview or just get accepted. The interviewer described a lot about what they do there and I like it even more! It is a mixture of clinics, wet lab, and dry lab, with an emphasis on math, which is what I was looking for!
Looks like this Friday the 13th isn’t so bad!
I’m a freshman undergrad btw.
I emailed 30 people end of December and have gotten 2 responses that flat out said they were not taking interns. I’m considering re-emailing these individuals–though I gave a lot of description about my former research and how it relates to theirs.
In terms of research experience, I was a STS Semi-Finalist '16, and won many statewide research awards making it to ISEF and a few other national competitions. Maybe they’re looking for different skill set?
Any advice or thoughts would be so greatly appreciated 
@TorqueDork You are definitely more qualified than me, but I would say re-email. Because I just did and I got a response back that said he didn’t see my initial email because it was sent over the holiday season, so it got buried underneath a bunch of other emails, and now he said we will consider my application and let me know next month. So honestly, it doesn’t hurt to re-email. My dad is a professor and he says he gets hundreds of emails, and tells his students to re-email him within 72 hours if he doesn’t respond, because at that point the email is lost. So definitely, re-email, and hope for the best.
Update: I have got a total of 9 maybes, 
4 of which I am really hopeful for. No interviews yet though 
I just spent an hour composing my first email today, but based on what I’m reading, I’m going to have to really buckle down in the next few days and send emails to a bunch of PIs.
@IneffableMaestro Yeah, because most people I emailed around the first week of January already picked an intern, so you might be lucky.
@Tobster18
Very good point. Will work in that direction!
@Tobster18 How long did your PIs take to respond to your emails? Just curious.
@IneffableMaestro Most of my no’s responded within the first day or two. The most of the maybe’s responded within a week, 3 of the 9 maybes responded after 3 weeks.
Is anyone having trouble with modifying your application
I just found out about this program today. Do you think it’s too late to apply? I think most labs will already be full by this point. I’m a high schooler and have no research experience either…
@thelittleswimmer It’s kinda of late, but I would still apply, because you may be lucky. Email as many Principal Investigators at possible.
Hey guys, where can I find a list of the PIs who accepted high school students in previous years? Thanks!
https://www.training.nih.gov/assets/2016_Summer_Poster_Day_Program.pdf Here’s last years. It has everyone’s projects, including undergraduate so you have to search through them all for the high schoolers.
When is it extreme to start calling?? :((
@TorqueDork That’s a bit too much. I would definitely never call them, just email as much as you can and hope for the best.
I meant that rhetorically … sorry
Like you’ve suggested, i re-emailed something to the effect of just re-stating why I am interested, how my past research relates closely to their field, basic techniques I’ve learned along the way, and so on. My resume of course has the regular stuff in terms of GPA, extracurriculars, etc.
When there are so many extremely qualified people I guess it’s hard for the PIs to decide which one to take as an intern. I’m just a little (ok, a lot nervous) about this process because research is such an enormous passion and the thought of even working in the NIH for even a few months gives me goosebumps—I wish I had known about this in high school.
I’m just gonna wait and hope for the best; sincerely hoping someone will take me into their lab Summer 2017.
I’m sorry this was such a log post
@TorqueDork Oh, that makes sense. One thing, I’ve learned so far is that the earlier the better and that it is heavily based off connections. All you can do is hope for the best.