<p>D just got a letter of rejection from ESP. I'm curious as to what they were looking for. D is female (obviously), 10th grade, 1/2 Japanese, 1/4 Native Hawaiian and 1/4 Caucasian, lives in Hawaii, interested in engineering (materials), 4.0 gpa, 190 PSAT (72 math), took Chemistry and Japanese SATII, hundreds of hours community service from her daily work with Native Hawaiian children, cross country, very involved in church group, big roles in drama productions, etc. She thought she had a good shot at this one and wanted to participate in a program that took most of the summer, not just a week or two. I thought she fit the profile of what this program wanted (URM, female, geographic diversity, interest, strong student, etc.). Apparently we were both wrong in our assessment of what ESP wanted. Anyone out there get accepted (or rejected) and mind sharing their ideas on the process? Mahalo!</p>
<p>is it for out of state? most programs at uw are for in-state, non-residential</p>
<p>mauicougar, I’ve been rejected from a program to which I really wanted to attend, but I’m loathe to speculate about why. Programs and colleges always reject some outstanding applicants, and really unless you contact them directly, there’s no way to know for sure, and guessing (often incorrectly) is not the way to go.</p>
<p>Rejection can be difficult to cope with at first, but it’s better now than if she’s rejected from her dream university, and there are always more opportunities. Every time one door closes, a new one happens.</p>
<p>Now, hopefully this doesn’t happen, but it could be a blessing in disguise (e.g., some natural disaster could happen at that program this year and your daughter would be spared). But again, I’m not going to make wild predictions.</p>