<p>Was accepted into the program but declined…hopefully I didn’t make the wrong decision? :(</p>
<p>@sunny1000100 whyd you decline?</p>
<p>I declined purely because I was accepted into the NIH Summer Internship Program already, and there would’ve been no way for me to do both programs. With that being said, Welch SSP is an awesome program and you should definitely go if given the chance. </p>
<p>@tosterazn:</p>
<p>Rank 2</p>
<p>PSAT 221 (69,78,74)</p>
<p>3.98 GPA</p>
<p>National AP Scholar as a Sophomore</p>
<p>Have taken and passed 10 APs in first two years of HS, now taking 6 APs</p>
<p>All AP Science classes taken (AP Chem and Phys now, only Phys C for next year)</p>
<p>Play tennis for school, won quite a few matches/tournaments</p>
<p>UIL (Texas Math and Science Competition): Number Sense, Math, Calc, Science: Regional Calculator App Runner Up, Made it to state in 5A division, other awards in NS, MA, and Science (Invitational and District Meets and Regional Meets)</p>
<p>Academic Decathlon: District Math Champion, Social Studies 3rd place, lot other awards</p>
<p>Currently doing Internship at local Streetcar Project headed by DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transportation)</p>
<p>Won 2 scholarships and other Community Service awards </p>
<p>teacher recs? essay?</p>
<p>@McPanneer</p>
<p>In my opinion, you most likely will get off the waitlist. Those are some amazing stats as well so
dont lose hope. Good Luck @McPanneer</p>
<p>Thanks for the hope. I guess if I don’t make it, I will have to wait and see my acceptance into other programs… Thanks and congrats tosterazn</p>
<p>@tosterazn Congrats! By the way, are any of you guys high school sophomores or are you all juniors?</p>
<p>i’m a junior </p>
<p>junior</p>
<p>my recs and essays were good… I guess not, for I have not gotten any notification. Oh well :(</p>
Hey, im applying for that this year. and I need some help with my essay. Im doing choose an individual ypou admire and discuss them and what attributes of thiers you admire.
Traditional heroes are impossibly strong. They are unflinchingly brave. They are innovative geniuses. And it’s precisely because Bilbo Baggins, from J.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, is not a traditional hero that he has had the most profound effect on my life.
Bilbo Baggins is the quintessential embodiment of ordinary. He is pragmatic, respectable, homey, humble, and generally very un-heroic and therefore, very relatable. He possesses no intrinsic power or genius, no claim to greatness that would suggest he embark on a quest to reclaim a lost kingdom. He was an anomaly among the warriors once he did reluctantly join the quest, a coward on a hero’s journey.
Yet, there was something more within in him.
In the times of greatest need, inexplicably Bilbo was the one who did the impossible and defied expectations. He was the one who faced the dragon on the quest. He was the one who defied his corrupt friend and king, stopping a war.
Ultimately, Bilbo turned into the greatest hero of all . Not because of his skills or innate talent, but because of his greatest attribute: perseverance. Bilbo was just an ordinary person, not at all ready for the tasks appointed to him, yet he reached heroic heights through his perseverance.
The dragons I have to face in my life may not be quite as literal as the ones Bilbo faced, but I still feel just as inadequate in their shadows. However, his story has taught me that regardless of my innate skills, or occasional lack thereof, if I persevere, I can slay them all.
Theres a 250 max word limit. Here’s my essay.
@AkReddy Have you gotten an email from the program yet?
I was told they will send notifications by March 31st. Please update if any of you receive any response. Good Luck to those who applied
The waiting builds characters, or so they tell me… 
I wish everyone good luck! And if I hear anything I’ll post ASAP.
Cheers,
Psy
Does the Welch Summer Student program provide a stipend? I just finished my application for the 2016 summer program