@ReadyForTheWind @Southpaw45 Thanks for the reply, guys :P! …don’t know what will happen on the first year at Boulder :O!!
Hey, can anyone interpret the program cost thing for me. Does “Net of Fin Aid” mean the price after financial aid because that’s what seems like it is?
@adrimayjunejuly The first 4 boxes on the last section indicate what your parents and you will be paying. The fifth box is how much financial aid you are requesting (it is highlighted). All of these add up to $4500 in the sixth box.
@Newdle thanks. I have the link to check if I got the aid later this week, but do you know what it would look like if I did. Would the amount due at the bottom decrease or something like that?
@adrimayjunejuly I don’t know O_o… I’m still waiting on my aid status.
Seems like everyone is holding out for the financial aid. Does anyone know how generous the program is?
They say that parents typically pay 40% of the tuition overall, or about $3,000. On some of the reviews, people talk of how the program helped when needed. Generally, this alumni-run organization is one of the most financially supportive summer programs that I have seen. They also say, in the FAQ, they award “generous aid” but, if your family makes more than $100,000, you should not expect financial support. “Every year a third to a half of admitted students receive financial aid, including many who attend at no charge, thanks to the generosity of alumni, their parents, former faculty, and other friends of SSP.”
Does anybody know what % of alternates get in or how many people are on the alternate list? I understand that 12 or so people made it from the list last year, but am curious as to how many were on it in the first place.
For all of those going to Boulder, this will be a very pioneering experience, as SSP has never been held at UC Boulder before. The campus is as lush as Westmont but with the facilities of a much larger campus. We will see a variety of places, yet to be determined (such as Lockheed Martin and local science museums). As this is a trial run, the parent visit night will be much larger (and more grandiose) than the one at NM because of the increase in alumni visits (for the Trustee election results as well as for inspection). If anyone wishes to read into the transfer or last year’s experience, the ‘Universal Times’, the annual publication of the SSP, can tell you more.
@treborn81 Fiske planetariummmmmm#$!@#!@#!@#!@#
Is anyone that got accepted to SSP (Boulder, preferably) going to be at ISEF?
I got admitted to MOSTEC!
Is it possible to do SSP and MOSTEC?
I have not idea what to do, I want to go to MIT so badly this summer and MOSTEC can be the way, but SSP seems so much awesome right now. Any advise?
Congrats! I know that both programs require quite a bit of time, so doing both is probably unrealistic. The SSP admissions FAQ says that the program does not have time for studying, training or other activities and that attendees should not have any other commitments when at the program. Both programs are high caliber, but I am not sure which one is considered more prestigious.
I’m in the same boat as Luisfer’s .__. … Advice pl@x :P? I’m leaning toward SSP because awmigawsh SSP.
Do MOSTEC to free up spaces for us waitlisted folk (pleeeeeeease…) 
@ Newdle @Luisfer12
Since we’re in the SSP forum, there’s probably some SSP bias, but obviously both are great, and so you won’t go wrong with either. Some things to think about, though, are that a) MOSTEC is a longer-term project (thus probably more fulfilling overall), b) it gives you more time over the summer to do something else (like you could intern/ work during July while taking classes) c) MOSTEC is much cheaper and d) could also be a very good experience to be around a more diverse body if science students than usual. That being said, if you’re in love with astronomy then I would imagine SSP’s the place for you. I would not expect, though, that you would be able to do both. Congrats to both of you!
Thanks @treborn81 looks like its another waiting game.
From what I understand, If you plan on going to MIT after High School, you’re better off taking MITES/MOSTEC as the MIT acceptance rate for graduates of those programs is quite a bit higher than that of SSP and MUCH higher than if you hadn’t taken either.
I mean… always follow your passions… And I love astronomy and physics, so I’m 99% sure I’m not going to be giving up on SSP :)… I just was wondering if it had worked out before. Especially after reading this thread:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/1731048-i-didnt-like-mostec.html
I don’t think I’ll be saying no to SSP :P… MOSTEC sounds amazing, and I am blessed to have been accepted, but I’m too in love with SSP ^_^!
@KoiRickTesta I think you are referring to MITES. I’d think SSPers would have a higher chance at MIT than MOSTECers actually. Moreover, I’m not really in it for admissions purposes :P…though MIT sounds like home to me, haha.
Thanks for the feedback, guys!