I was put on alternate. What percentage of people get placed as alternate?
SSP Astro seemed very competitive this year - I donāt know why. My biggest concern with my application was probably my āWhy SSPā essay. After reading the other essays from the facebook page, I feel like I could have put more passion into it, personalized it a little more, and have talked more about how I could have impacted the SSP community.
accepted into biochem! i honestly canāt believe it!
Accepted to Astro!!!
Did any sophomores get in?
Accepted! Is there an admitted students group or chat?
Accepted to Astro! Congrats to everyone who got in!
Edit: Also lmk if thereās a gc 
got in for biochem!! lmk if there are any groupchats available!!
Got into Astro! Congrats to everyone who got accepted! Just out of curiosity, does anyone have the accepted essays that were posted on the SSP Facebook page? Iād be interested in reading them.
does anyone know how generous the financial aid is, and if there are any scholarships for the program?
rejected from biochem :\ congrats everyone!!!
Alternate list for Astro. I got straight up rejected from RSI and Bovard scholars, so this was nice to see
can admitted students post some of their stats? i applied to four programs (RSI, HSHSP, UF SSTP, SSP) and got rejected from all four, trying to reflect here haha. i honestly think it could have been the quality of my essays
got in for biochem! lmk if thereās a group chat created!
if you would be willing, please share your essays as well. Iām a sophomore who applied to astro and got rejected.
I can create a GroupMe chat. whos in? Also, I think the people at SSP create the Facebook page.
Accepted astrophysics stats for anyone who wants to know:
Competitive Public School
11th Grade
GPA: 3.97/4.0
Sat: 1570
Psat: 1520
APs Completed: AP World History: 5, AP Calculus BC: 5
APs Taking: AP Statistics, AP English Language, AP US History, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A, AP Psychology
Two pretty solid recommendations from my math and physics teachers, though I didnāt have too much interaction with them outside of school.
No prior research experience
In the end, my stats, though competitive, were comparable to other applicants. I think it was ultimately my essays and rec letters that got me in.
Accepted for biochem!!! (I am an international applicant but got admitted in the US round). Are there any group chats?
I was admitted to astro as a junior. 1560 SAT, 1500 PSAT, 800s on Math 2, Physics, and Chemistry subject tests, 5s on APWH and AP Chem. My teacher recommendations were okay; they were from teachers who knew me really well, but they werenāt teachers from my junior year, so I was worried about that. I also had a few Bs in freshman year, so my unweighted GPA is far from a 4.0.
I think my essays made the difference, though. I was really proud of them. I wouldnāt really be comfortable sharing them but if anyone wants to know the topics I wrote about lmk. Also please lmk if thereās a gc thatād be amazing!!
rejected.
got alternate on YSPA
basically screwed for this summer 