<p>Does anyone know for sure when decisions will come out by? I have already been accepted into Ross but am awaiting my PROMYS decision. I applied pretty late though :(</p>
<p>Here are my regrets after going to PROMYS last year:
- I did not physically grow at all. Why, because at PROMYS, you stay up to 1:00am each night doing math, to wake up at 7am in the morning. I got less sleep per day in the summer than I did during the school year. it took 9 months to change back to a normal sleep pattern. By the time I left, I was 10 pounds lighter than before from over work. </p>
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<li><p>I regret actually working hard. I’m not even returning, so I really wonder why I put so much time into doing math there. Once you leave, PROMYS means absolutely nothing unless you return for another year.</p></li>
<li><p>I regret getting no exercise. If your gonna go, get at least 30 minutes of exercise each day, no matter how much math you have to do in your problem set. </p></li>
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<p>Sure , it was fun, but if your gonna go, make sure to get enough sleep. Don’t go unless your willing to be 4 inches shorter than you would be had you not gone. And congrats to those of you who got accepted. To those who didn’t, you were blessed by God, because you probably would regret going.</p>
<p>Looks like someone had a rough time,</p>
<p>Yes, I agree with Seenit about there being lots of works for first years, but still where else can you find an environment to work with super bright mathematicians from all over the country? Also, losing around 7-10 pounds is normal from what I hear from 2nd years due to all the workload.</p>
<p>But weekends are always free. I mean you do have one p-set to work on, but still its time to chill and relax, meet new people, and hang out. I certainly don’t regret going. If you get accepted, I would say 100% go! It will be a whole new experience.</p>
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<p>I think once you get into college and start taking proof based math classes you will realize that the time you spent doing math at PROMYS was actually very useful. I went to Ross and worked very hard my first year and when later I took classes real analysis and abstract algebra the experience I had with proofs at Ross was incredibly helpful.</p>
<p>Rejected 
Crying since I read the rejection letter , I worked very hard for it :(</p>
<p>Still Good Luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I got in!!! Definitely going.
@anewbeginning, I feel you. Honestly, I got rejected by four out of five programs I applied to this year as a junior…</p>
<p>@emmakxg, congrats!!! Where are you from?</p>
<p>I’m from China. But I go to boarding school in states…</p>
<p>I got in too. I would be super excited but after reading that kid’s post on this forum about how he was miserable and wasted away for 6 weeks, I’m not sure. I probably solved like 3 and didn’t do any proofs haha yep…</p>
<p>When do they need our decision by?</p>
<p>I got in! :D</p>
<p>@al2014, how many problems did you do? Sorry for my curiosity, but I’m really nervous waiting for my letter…</p>
<p>I’ll be applying next year :D; I knew that the application was the same each year, so I ended up doing 8.5/10 of them this year but want to wait until next year to apply (because I’m doing something else this summer). Tell me how it is afterwards!</p>
<p>Also, is 8.5/10 enough? I’ll work on the rest next year (obviously) and I’m pretty sure I can solve them, but I may not be able to solve that last problem. Would that be okay or should I solve all of them?</p>
<p>The application isn’t <em>quite</em> the same each year. I did some of the problems last year and this year, when applying, had to change the numbers and also saw that there were a bunch that weren’t re-used (the one about switching binary digits, the wallaby and flea)</p>
<p>Oh… well, we’ll see then :). I’m still hopeful, because I’ve glanced at Promys problems in the past and the ones I did seem to be those that have been on the application in the past → in fact, I actually have a copy of the 2012 Application Form stored on my computer and I’m pretty sure that 7 were from last year’s (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 were all past problems, I think. I’m holding off on #2 and #6 until I know they’re going to be on next year’s application and, although I’ve already done #10, I have a feeling that they’ll use it again)</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who got in this year!</p>
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<p>My comments:
- I… what? I think that there is certainly time to sleep, at least on the weekends. Sure, the problem sets are really hard, but that’s the fun of it! Also, weight loss sounds normal I guess since the food isn’t very good. But health definitely should NOT be the main focus of PROMYS.</p>
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<li><p>Not true. Like UMTYTP student said, it is very helpful should you take a proof-based math class in college. And even if you don’t, the experience is still invaluable; if you didn’t enjoy the material, at least you know that mathematics might not be the subject for you! Honestly, you could make that comment about any course whose subject matter you won’t pursue further (ex. asking “what am I going to use this for? I won’t be a chemist” about an AP Chemistry class).</p></li>
<li><p>True. You should definitely try to exercise at least every other day, and make sure to eat healthy!</p></li>
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<p>All in all, I think the immense mathematical benefits of PROMYS outweigh the supposed health risks/height deficiencies you might incur while at camp. If you’ve been accepted, definitely go!</p>
<p>I got in! 
I’m almost definitely going, as I didn’t apply to any other programs.</p>
<p>anyone wants to make a facebook group? :D</p>
<p>@andreea29 I did eight of the problems, and I solved four of them. I honestly think it is how you approach the problem rather than the number of problems you solved that matters the most.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, what is the acceptance rate of PROMYS and how many people applied this year?</p>
<p>i haven’t received my decision yet…is that bad?
congrats to those who got in.</p>