<p>I didn't actually. Which album?</p>
<p>And why aren't our pictures up in the SSP official site yet?</p>
<p>@Z</p>
<p>No, it's me, X</p>
<p>Dude, you ARE Il Ducke, remember? X = Il Ducke, Y = Winged Commander, Z = Le Canard Terrible.</p>
<p>ewwww. duck cult kids.</p>
<p>Don't you insult the Cult, non-believer. It's a source of joy and hope to the forgotten millions.</p>
<p>Does anyone know the deadline to submit the applications??
I plan on taking the SAT I in March, so just wondering if i will have time to get my scores back and submit it.
I just took SAT II Math IIC and im hoping for 750+
I will be taking a science in January, and retaking Math IIC (for the 800)
Im rly interested in astronomy, and plan on pursuing it, so do i have a decent shot.
My gpa is 3.5, and weighted is 3.6
I took astronomy at Harvard SSP, and if i dont make it in SSP i will be doing a research in astronomy.</p>
<p>Do i have a fair chance? Or should i not waste my reccs?</p>
<p>Does my D has any chances at SSP 2008?</p>
<p>PSAT: 226 (80(M)/73/73)
SAT IIs: 770(M2C),780(Chem) both Sophomore year
APs: AP Scholar with Honors.
10th: AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Euro (5), AP Comp Sc AB (5)
11th: AP US History, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP Statistics
She is taking English Hons.(3) but will take AP English Language and AP Env. Science too.
Research:
She is also taking research in her junior year and is working on MSA (Multiple Sequence Alignment) and is fluent in Java.
ECs:
JETS: 9(3rd), 10(1st, Highest score National), and will be participating in 11
Model UN: 9,10,11, Best Research Paper. Hon. Mention Delegate
Speech: 9,10 (Finalist at 2 events)
NHS, > 100 hrs of community service,
Youth Advisor at Health Trust for 2007-2008.
Tai Kwon Do, Piano</p>
<p>She goes to a private school and there are lot of very good students (8 on Jets team itself) with much better stats or at least equivalent stats. The school doesn't rank but she is not at the top 5% for sure GPA wise.</p>
<p>So will she has any chance knowing there are other students who have better or similar stats.</p>
<p>Yes and yes, to both of you. Once again, SSP is not about students with dazzling stats or glowing ECs. It's about students who are passionate about their subjects. You don't have to have a 5 in all APs in order to get selected or to do well in SSP.</p>
<p>But having said all that, good stats definitely help. But if someone doesn't have them, they can always get in through their essays and stuff if they can convey how strongly they feel for their subjects.</p>
<p>Um. Z-particle was definately much more ... how do I say this.. "sparkly" in his profile than I was (though I think ssp would accept any red-headband wearing jimi hendrix imposter). I applied with no AP tests under my belt, a mediocre PSAT score (though nmsf-qualifying), and very few math/science awards. I bet many people were more qualified than I was, and I was totally surprised when I got in. I think it's fine if you don't have the highest "stats", just make sure you seem interested and passionate in your activities and essays.</p>
<p>SSP seems to be much more focused on the interest you display in your application, rather than classes and stats. A number of people hadn't had calculus and/or physics, and I went as a sophomore without having taken a calculus-based physics course. Much of the material (programming in Python, working with the telescopes, etc.) is new to everyone, so students were on fairly even ground. It's much more important that you just be very deeply interested in science; it's an intense experience, and your willingness to stick with the research is more important than high school ranking.</p>
<p>I went as a sophomore without having taken any physics since general science in sixth grade. I agree that it's a lot more important that you show that you're interested in the program and that you are ready for the material and for the challenge.</p>
<p>finally! i've found this thread!! I feel reunited with my kin XD</p>
<p>I went to Ojai '07. I'm a Duck. </p>
<p>And I completely agree with what's been said so far: it's a Lot more about Passion and Interest than about numbers and stats.</p>
<p>Yayyyy! Hi Chocolate Buddy :d</p>
<p>Hallo Fellow Duck, nice to see you around these parts. I was just about to send you the link on CC. And classof09, what do you mean by "sparkly"? I had a good SAT score, that was it. I don't think Math Olympiads count for much during the application process. Plus, I was not the one who performed at Carnegie Hall, remember? That'd be you.</p>
<p>And not imposter, my dear SSPer, I'm the real thing. Jimi borrowed that headband from ME (and I borrowed it from Aquilastor with no intention of giving it back).</p>
<p>By the way, Aquilastor, I love how you have capitalized the Passion and Interest. I wonder if it's intentional.</p>
<p>Z-particle, if my memory serves my right, I believe the headband (hairband XP) was in fact a birthday gift to you--which you took the liberty to take out of my hair. I promised to wrap it, but I never got it back--so I Could never wrap it.
And yes, XD it was intentional; I capitalize words I want to italicize.
And the picture of classof09's failed conversion is under my album "SSP-NJ reunion" XD</p>
<p>Il-Ducke, Z-particle, I'm making a really cool duck in my ceramics class as part of the final project :D
Pictures will follow :)</p>
<p>And good luck to all of you people applying to SSP 08!!</p>
<p>HEY EVERYONE! i was just wondering, if i'm applying to SSP, do i have to have taken the SATIs? would my PSAT score be enough? would taking the SATs help?
my PSAT score:
math: 80
writing: 75 (i missed one questwion!! ah)
cr: 80</p>
<p>Narcissa, don't worry about not taking the SATs. I didn't take mine until March last year. and my psat scores were the same as yours. and I got in. If you are interested in math, science, astronomy and programming AND you can show that on your application, you have a good chance.</p>
<p>ok, thanks!!</p>
<p>On the SSP website, they make it seem that it is virtually impossible for sophomores (rising juniors) can be accepted. If you take Calculus sophomore year (in addition to some physics at a local university), have already been to summer science programs related to physics, and have a strong passion for SSP, is it likely that you will get in? Also, let's say you do get in. For someone in that position, is it too overwhelming? After all, the website even says that you are eligible if you are going to take calculus next fall, the school year after the program. I really want to attend in the future, and am excited about the opportunity. Any comments would be nice!!!</p>
<p>Hey apostle365</p>
<p>I think you have pretty excellent stats already. We had a sophomore with us (scroll up for more on that), so it's not impossible to get in assuming you hand in a really strong application. Half the posts in this thread are advices about conveying your passion, so I'll not go into that.</p>
<p>And if you DO get in, it's gonna be an exhilarating journey. Even if the classes go a bit fast for you, you'll always have excellent TAs, and a great bunch of really cool and smart people around you, with you'll do your homework. It's a collective effort. And it's worth it, I promise you that. SSP will probably be the best six weeks of your life.</p>
<p>As for calculus, they start from scratch though they progress really fast. No worries about that, trust me, if you work really hard (you'll be forced to anyway). </p>
<p>Anything else? I strongly recommend applying by the way.</p>