SIMR 2012 -- Stanford Inst. of Med. Summer Research Program

<p>edwin or david?</p>

<p>im gonna have to lock in with david since one of the programs you mentioned is in michigan. I’m literally dying of curiosity so tell me!!! btw 680 is the best</p>

<p>You are very close. Anyhow edwin is already into stanford so nothing even matters any more for him haha. Not david but, i bet your next guess will be accurate</p>

<p>dalbert, jin, dennis, brian, jimmy, or nathan</p>

<p>dennis is another good guess. I’m pretty close geographically to David and the make-believe state I said I was from (Indiana)</p>

<p>also everyone else in this thread must just be like “what???” haha</p>

<p>is it calvin?</p>

<p>lololol calvin. no ill pm you. i dont really want my name revealed in this thread anyways</p>

<p>cool, back to SIMR everyone!</p>

<p>hey litotes, message me on facebook</p>

<p>^that whole thing just hurt my brain.</p>

<p>Anyhow, does anyone have an idea about the acceptance rate of the program?</p>

<p>Aww, this is the program I wanted to apply to, but I still have school until the 19th… -.-</p>

<p>@litotes - I believe that last year 58 students were selected out of about 1200 applicants.</p>

<p>^uhhh wow. And this is why im applying to seven programs… ■■■.</p>

<p>Still working on the essays =.=</p>

<p>Also, my school doesn’t calculate unweighted GPA. What method are you guys using to calculate your unweighted?</p>

<p>On the plus side, they added 2 new institutes this year which may possibly equal more spots!</p>

<p>So I know this is really last minute, but before I work my butt off to finish the application, how important are your sat scores? I just got mine back (I’m a junior and wrote it for the first time in January) and it was really low, like below 2000. :\ is this going to be detrimental to my application? Is it worth applying still? Would not sending my sat scores be better or worse?
And final question, being a standford summer program, I’m assuming its going to be very competitive, so what are the chances for me, a female junior with a 4.0 unweighted gpa but no prior research experience at other institutes, of getting in?
Sorry for the long reply!</p>

<p>Sent from my Desire HD using CC</p>

<p>^they want passion. If you can convey passion and have shown interest in science (gotten involved in school, EC’s, etc.) then you always have a shot. Just write great essays. </p>

<p>I think SAT scores are required, aren’t they?</p>

<p>Does anybody know if its at all possible to live in student housing if you’re under eighteen? Or is the only option renting/subletting an apartment nearby?</p>