Sumac 2011

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>I just called SUMAC, and they told me that at 5PM PST mails will be sent out.</p>

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<p>I got waitlisted. An international.</p>

<p>50% applicants increased.</p>

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<p>Got accepted to SUMAC Program II. I am a Bay Area Resident.</p>

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<p>yay just accepted! but I’m still waiting for another program before I decide.</p>

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<p>waitlisted. charmanda i hope you get into another program to help my chances of getting off the waitlist :)</p>

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<p>charmanda256: Are you in Program I or II?</p>

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<p>charmanda, does your acceptance email say anything about a confirmation deadline?</p>

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<p>I got accepted to program I, and I am VERY THRILLED. Definitely attending. I’m a sophomore girl from NYC. I worked really hard on my application and I’m really, really excited.</p>

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<p>I’m in program I</p>

<p>and yes I have to decide by May 13th</p>

50

<p>accepted from Pakistan and got FULL financial aid! =D
now i have to choose between SSP and SUMAC!
help me decide please</p>

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<p>Guess I was the only one from here who was rejected. <em>sigh</em> Time to get cracking on those PROMYS and HCSSIM tests. Although those will probably be harder to get into…</p>

<p>Anyway, now that acceptances have been decided already, anyone wanna explain how to do problem 9? <_<</p>

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<p>ahmehmood, (understand I’m waitlisted first) I personally think SSP is much more selective than SUMaC, not mathematically, but generally. It’s really, really hard to get in, so take the chance.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone, I got into SUMaC program II! so I guess I am with you mathphymusic. I live in CO and solved all of the problems. OH and escrow, I got prob. 9 by calling 5n+1=a^2 and 7n+1=b^2. then by subtraction you get a manageable expression that you can use to solve for n, which I found to be 24.</p>

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<p>Just to add, I also got into Ross and I CANNOT decide for the life of me…thoughts?</p>

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<p>This is my solution for Prob 9, not as elegant as RuTZeR’s:</p>

<p>[ConcreteVitamin</a> - Covi](<a href=“http://geotakucovi.com/prob9.jpg]ConcreteVitamin”>http://geotakucovi.com/prob9.jpg)</p>

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<p>Guys, SUMac is definitely very highly regarded by top colleges (including Stanford, obviously). Some people may mistakenly confuse it with other Stanford summer programs that aren’t very selective, and that you don’t have to test into (such as EPGY and the regular Stanford Summer Programs). SUMaC is very much in the same league as Ross, PROMYS, MathCamp, and other math programs that require qualifying exams for admission. They have tried to keep it relatively small so that everyone gets lots of attention, and so that everyone can live together in Synergy.</p>

<p>Rutzer, Ross is a much longer program (about twice as many weeks, I think) and it’s kind of all-work-all-the-time, from what I’ve heard. There’s lots of work at SUMaC too (daily classes and psets and group problem-solving activities) and you learn a ton of math, but there is also time for recreation and fun of other varieties. Also, Ross=spending your summer in Ohio; SUMaC=a month in the Bay area. :)</p>

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<p>Hey Concrete vitamin, that is interesting, but I think that it was much easier to do some good old algebra :smiley: . Hey Zenkoan are you going to SUMAC? If so, which program? And I really am not concerned with the length, I am realllly considering doing ROSS. It is just so prestigious in the eyes of college admins. Again, I am not sure!</p>

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<p>Again, in addition, does anybody know how many kids are in Program II? it looks like hardly any…haha</p>

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<p>I did SUMaC in 2009 and now attend Stanford. Program II is usually about half the size of Program I since fewer applicants are ready for it, but both programs are great. Also, participants from both programs do a lot of stuff together anyway.</p>

<p>I truly don’t think Ross is more “prestigious in the eyes of college admins.” than any of the other admission-by-exam math programs. A few more of them may be familiar with it since it’s a little older, but that’s about it at this point. Let’s just say that participants in all these programs tend to do very well with top college admissions (not just because they went to these programs, of course, but because they were the kind of students who were interested in going and had the preparation and skills). Good luck with your decision!</p>

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<p>did any one ask for the number of applicants?</p>

<p>and thank you concretevitamin :slight_smile:
@ zenkoan … I wanted to ask you which program will be more help ful , SSP or SUMAC , for college applications.
Can you please tell me who writes Letter for recommendation for college admissions? is it someone from stanford maths dept.?
and can we send the research we do at SUMAC along with our college application.? is it independent? and lastly do you think SUMAC played a pivotal role in your admissions? and how many students end up in top(harvard, MIT, caltech, stanford etc) each year
I will be grateful</p>