<p>Wow. I was thrilled to receive a letter from Williams inviting me to participate in the Williams College SUmmer Humanities and Social Sciences (SSHS) Program. Did anyone else on CC receive an invite?</p>
<p>For those of you who are curious, I'll sum up what I got out of the letter:</p>
<p>The letter said, "SHHS is a program for talented students with a passion for the humanities or social sciences who are from underrepresented minority groups and/or from socioeconomic backgrounds that have also typically been underrepresented in academia."</p>
<p>All costs associated with the program are paid (room & board, round-trip to Williams, books) and students receive a $100 stipend for the month of July. The program goes from June 26-July 30. In lieu of summer earnings, $900 tution abatement! That is insane. I am seriously amazed at Williams generousity and committment to ensuring that finances are not a worry for students.</p>
<p>Participants in the program take courses in social psychology, philosophy, political science, and comparative literature. There's much more (yes, the letter was a full two pages), but I'll keep this brief.</p>
<p>Apparently, space is limited to 16 students, and because more want to than can attend the program, they have a lottery. I would absolutely LOVE to attend this program... Has anyone else received this letter or one similar? I think there is a similar science program.</p>
<p>Well, the program sounds awesome and I really hope I can go. The only problem is I need to find out A.S.A.P. because I have other commitments. Well, let me know if any of you were invited!</p>
<p>i was too. i was half thrilled but half weirded out. i'm feeling like i'm being rushed into signing up for williams, and i don't want to go there just for that program, lol.</p>
<p>Oh I can see where you're coming from. I applied ED, so this has nothing to do with my decision to go to Williams. It was just an extra (super awesome) bonus for me.</p>
<p>So do you think you'll send in the post card to go or not?</p>
<p>i have no idea. am i allowed to send it in now even tho i've no idea if i will end up attending williams (the program does sound amazing)? if not, then i'll have to wait until 4/23 (after dartmouth dimensions) b/c right now i'm still choosing btwn dartmouth and williams. it'll be awesome if we both end up going, tho, lol.</p>
<p>I got one too. I don't know if I am going to say yes though because I have a conflict. sounds soo cool though..its too bad. Is it really limited to 16 people?</p>
<p>Wow, i got one today in the mail too. I think I want to do it. Sounds very cool, but how do they actually choose the applicants if they have quite a few? anyways, anyone NOT get it?</p>
<p>If you can go, do it. Williamstown in the summer is the best.</p>
<p>I called Professor Newman and talked to her for a bit about the program. She said typically double want to go than can go. So to choose who gets to go they simply hold a lottery. No one has a better chance than anyone, because we are supposedly all equally qualified. </p>
<p>So basically we have a 50/50 chance of getting to go, that is supposing the same amount of people send in the postcard as usual.</p>
<p>By the way, she also said that thye were considering offering the program to 18 students. That would be tops though, because they want to keep the group intimate and intensive.</p>
<p>Gosh, I want to go so badly! But I really need to find out soon. And if I do get to go, I will feel really bad telling my band instructor that I will be missing much of our Marching band season.</p>
<p>I got an invite as well... :) I'm so excited about it. I know you can't go unless you are definitely going to Williams in the fall though. I'm praying I'll get to go. :P</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the SSP (Summer Science Program) because I saw it somewhere on the prospectus. By the way, are these programs open to int'l students? Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm not sure how they apply to internationals. They aren't open to everyone, though. You have to be of a minority group or a socioeconomically underrepresented group....</p>
<p>I got this too.. but I'm worried because I'm not really a socieoeconomics/racial/religous minority. Stange?</p>