<p>^ deadline is the 20th, not the 24th. :(</p>
<p>Little late to the game here, but just sending a shout-out from SSP Socorro 2008! Clouds sucked, but we were still the best.</p>
<p>gah im so impatient.</p>
<p>Me too. I want to know now. :( And I really want that email. Aw I hope it arrived on time.</p>
<p>I haven't got the mail either! But DHL says receipt confirmed so I'm happy its there on time :D
How long does the confirmation mail normally take? I just remembered I haven't put my email ID anywhere in my application. Its just there in the online registration. I hope that won't be a prob?</p>
<p>^My confirmation email came about a week after I had mailed in the app, and about 3-4 days after I got the postcard I sent with it (certified mail :)) back. So don't worry if it seems a little late.</p>
<p>If you know that you have everything in the app sent in - I looked at the requirements about 10 times before sealing the enevelop - then you have nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>And gary7, my email was also only in the online form. Mine came just fine ;).</p>
<p>Thanks! And I had 6 distinct envelopes in a big envelope so I guess the stuff was all there hehe :D
And towards 19-20 there must have been a rush so the process must be taking time...</p>
<p>^ Likely. </p>
<p>Only 3-4 weeks of waiting now! Whatever shall I do ;)</p>
<p>Did anyone whose application was expected to arrive on the 20th get back a confirmation email yet?</p>
<p>I'm having paranoid thoughts of my envelope opening and all the mail getting lost...</p>
<p>As soon as I can bug my AP phys and APCS teachers to get me my recs, I'm ready to send my app in. :) It's about as standard overachieving asian as it gets (near perfect test scores and GPA, plenty of extracurriculars and some school-level awards, but nothing national), so let's see if it coasts through, since I don't really have any huge world-changing experiences to talk about...</p>
<p>Great to see another Asian here!
Which country?</p>
<p>hmm, for number 1, i talked about something in physics for awhile, and then i spent like a sentence saying that i dont know a lot about astronomy but that i think its very interesting. has anyone done this before? should i just forgo my part about astronomy entirely? and do i look really stupid?</p>
<p>Haha, I'm an ABC. But my relatives are all from Canton.
And I don't really know anything about astronomy either, and tbh physics isn't my strong suit or fav subject... I'd like to be a biomedical engineer :x So I just talked about something I thought sounded interesting in physics. They don't expect us all to be geniuses; I think they'll appreciate your honesty.</p>
<p>Yeah, being honest is of utmost importance! You can't expect to get in without being yourself unless you are a genius, and even if you do, you won't really feel at home at SSP unless you honestly love science.
But yeah, don't put it in big bold letters 'Hey! Sorry, I know nothing about all this astronomy and science, but I heard its pretty cool so I'd be willing to give it a try'</p>
<p>Starts reviewing Feb 24, FINAL deadline is March 20? </p>
<p>So i still have till March 20 right?</p>
<p>I don't know why 24 is getting tossed around, but early deadline was Feb 20.
Final deadline is March 20. They should receive your materials by then.</p>
<p>^ I don't know how the 24th got into the discussion, either.</p>
<p>I just got my wisdom teeth out, so I have nothing better (or less painful) to do than to be on CC for hours at a time...</p>
<p>ooooh rough! </p>
<p>fellow SSP hopefuls:
which campus would all of you prefer? </p>
<p>alumni:
which campus is better?</p>
<p>I can only go to Ojai :[</p>
<p>I put no preference.</p>
<p>Just got my email! Thank god.</p>