<p>I'm wondering whether to do science research in the summer or attend a good math camp. Can someone tell me which is better to do since I like both ? What'd make it look like I am pursuing my passion a camp or a research internship ? Please let me know. </p>
<p>If so, what are good camps to attend ? What type of science research is considered good ?
I'd like to hear others' viewpoints</p>
<p>Look up rsi at mit or mites at mit. Both are great and look really good on resume (especially rsi, which is research focused. MITES is more of a college prep camp I guess.) if you’re a junior, though, it might be too late to apply. </p>
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<p>Okay, there are plenty of science research or math camps out there, but if you’re looking for something to do this summer, most deadlines have already passed. If you’re looking ahead to 2013, just keep in mind that many of the programs like those mentioned by lolToasty are very competitive and there is no guarantee that you’ll get in. Some programs that are still accepting applications for summer 2012 are WCATY-ALP(April 30th), SOE at the University of Arizona (May 11/25), Brown Pre-College Courses(rolling admissions), Summer programs at Johns Hopkins(April 4th). These examples are more “campy” programs, where the goal is fun mixed in with academics, so they may lack the prestige/competitiveness of TASP or RSI, but they should make your summer quite enjoyable. </p>
<p>At WCATY the courses are advanced high school level, and you can take a variety of subjects. At SOE you can actually enroll at the University of Arizona and take whatever college courses are available in the summer (up to a certain point-usually it’s like 200 level or lower). The Brown program is really expensive, and Stanford has basically the same thing, but if you’re willing to shell out, apparently acceptance rates to unis for kids who attended camps there during high school is 1-2% greater than the overall admit rate…</p>
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<p>Neither is ‘better’ than the other, it depends on which camp and what kind of research internship. Camps can range from the highly selective ones like RSI & MITES to the ones that are relatively easy to attend as long as you have the money. Research can range from washing glassware to participating in studies and perhaps having a small project of your own. </p>
<p>As a current soph, your options are going to be somewhat limited compared to the summer following jr year. I agree that you are too late for some summer programs, many have applications starting in Dec/Jan.</p>
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<p>Source for the 1-2% figure??</p>
<p>For the 1-2% figure: I wouldn’t put much stock into that because people with the motivation to attend those programs (or perhaps come from families wealthy enough to send them there) will naturally tend to have an overall somewhat higher chance at getting in.</p>