Anyone apply this year? Didn’t see a thread for this program.
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Yeah, I did
@triplealphafzn Cool! Did you apply to any others?
@oneapptoomany yeah, I also applied to RSI
What research field/field of interest did you apply for?
@neurogeek17 Neurobiology and Astrophysics! Did you have a mentor pre-planned?
I applied to neurobiology too. I don’t have a mentor pre-arranged. How about you? Also, how much do you think they value previous research experience and extracurriculars, considering they only gave us 90 words to talk about each?
I also applied but just for general biology although my application was focused on a specific field pertaining to a pre-arranged mentor that I was accepted with. I heard that having a pre-arranged mentor helps the admission process but I’m not sure to what extent it does so. Can anyone that’s attended Simons previously provide insight on what factors they think will most affect admission?
how much do you think they care about gpa? i have around a 3.8 but my research is getting published, i have a prearranged mentor, and ive had an internship for over a year at a lab and got a rec from them.
Anyone else receive a likely letter from the program this week?
I haven’t, did you?
Are those coming out this week? I thought in previous years it only started mid-March.
Has anybody received anything yet?
Nope, I haven’t yet.
Never mind, rejected.
Rejected
oof rejected also
rejected
Wait I’m confused… didn’t they post on their website that they would release all applications on Apr 1st??? Why are they sending out decisions now?
“Important Dates :
January 22 – deadline for Simons application materials
April 1 – notification date. Because of the high volume of competitive applications and the excessive administrative requirements involved, we are unable to provide critical commentary on unsuccessful applications.” (Simons Program Website)
AIME qualifications and other olympiads are coming out right now as well as many other things. I feel like they should give more time to update.
For the people who got rejected, do you guys mind telling me what field you guys applied? Also @bananapudding123 , they send out likely letters?
accepted, so excited to meet you all