summer programs lynbrook science (10/24). cosmos ●held at the uc campuses o 4-weeks, different...
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Summer ProgramsLynbrook Science (10/24)
COSMOS
● Held at the UC campuseso 4-weeks, different “clusters”o Variety of STEM topics
From astrophysics to marine biology to videogame designo Open to incoming 9-12th graders
Most popular choice App opens January, due February
● Cost: ~$3,250
SIMR
● Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Programo 8-week, biomed-centered research, one-on-one with mentor
Immunology, stem cell biology, bioinformatics, etc.o Previous experience not necessaryo Highly selective
● Application Period: Dec. 1 to Feb.● Cost: Free
RSI
● Center of Education Excellence’s Research Science Institute
● Extremely competitive, ~30 students in nationo 6-week, one-to-one work with mentorso Projects are Siemens, Synopsys, and Intel STS worthy
● Testing (w/ PSAT), short answers, two rec letters● Application Starting in November● Cost: Free + Stipend
YSP
● UC Davis’s Young Scholar Programo 6-week program, biological sciences
Vary from labwork to fieldwork to computer modelingo One-on-one work with research faculty
● Current sophomores and juniors (~40 students)● Application Period: Dec. 1 to Mar. 21● Two essays, two recommendation letters● Cost: $6,200
SSTP
● University of Iowa Secondary School Training Programo 5-week, original research under faculty mentor
● Current sophomores or juniorso Quite a few participants return for second year
● Application Period: Nov. 3 to Mar. 1● Two essays, two teacher recommendations● Cost: ~$5,875
TIP
● Duke University’s Field Studies Programo 2-week experience, throughout U.S. and abroado More field investigations, less lab research
Includes not only scientific research but law/literatureo Rolling Admissions, relatively high acceptance
SSP
● Summer Science Programo 39-day, two campuses, New Mexico Institute of Technology
(Socorro, NM) or Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)o Three-person team determines orbit of a near-earth asteroid
Build skills in physical sciences, math, computer science
● Current sophomores, juniors (36 students per campus)● Application Period: Dec. 15 to Mar. 1
o Short answers, science/math rec letters, optional resume● Cost: ~$4,300
SPARC
● 2-week program, later in summer (August)o “Applied Rationality”, meta-meta-cognitiono How to be cool, meet interesting people, life philosophyo Use scientific tools to model and make the most out of life
● Bayesian Statistics, Cognitive Biases, Machine Learning, etc.
● Application deadline around April● Cost: Free
Independent Research
● Find Labs, email professorso Prepare to email a lot of different placeso Research professor’s concurrent projects
Use to personalize emails and communication
● No real time schedule, but contact earlyo February/March vs. May
Thanks for coming! See you next week!