Summer Research Application Thread (REU, SURF, SURP, SIP, etc.) 2012

[Cortisolic]

So just a few more weeks until Case SURP starts! Pretty stoked I'm not gonna lie.

Any other acceptances on here?

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[YouNeverKnow22]

anyone else in St. Louis this summer

 

[mmmmd]

i just got this AWESOME opportunity for a federal government internship in health information technology but i had to turn it down because i'm already committed to my summer research program. feels bad man.

 

[gettheleadout]

Posting final updated data for reference.

Summer 2012 Data:

Johns Hopkins Nanobiotech REU: 12 positions / 700 applicants = 1.7% acceptance rate
Columbia Amgen: 17 positions / 900+ applicants = ≤ 1.9% acceptance rate
Vienna Biocenter SS: 25 spots / 1200 applicants = ~ 2.1% acceptance rate
UCSD Regen./M.S. BioE. REU: 10 positions / 450+ applicants = ≤ 2.2% acceptance rate
NYU Sackler SURP: 30 positions + 20 alternates / ~1250 applicants = 2.4% acceptance rate (4% including alternates)
Cold Spring Harbor Lab. URP: 25 positions / 880 applicants = ~ 2.8% acceptance rate
Wadsworth REU: 10 positions / 340 applicants = ~ 2.9% acceptance rate
UMich Cardio: 10 positions / 300+ applicants = ≤ 3% acceptance rate
NYU CNS REU: 10 positions / ~300 applicants = ~ 3% acceptance rate
Penn State (Hershey) SURIP: 15 positions / 393 applicants = 3.8% acceptance rate
UVA SRIP: 30 positions / 670+ applicants = ≤ 4.5% acceptance rate
UW Amgen: ~26 positions / 560 applicants = 4.6% acceptance rate
Cincinnati Children's SURF: 50 positions / 1000+ applicants = ≤ 5% acceptance rate
UV SNURF: ~10 positions / 200 applicants = > 5% acceptance rate
Mt. Sinai SURP: 13-25 positions / 400-453 applicants = 2.9-6.3% acceptance rate
Johns Hopkins SIP (all divisions): 85 positions / 1146 applicants = 7.4% acceptance rate
Yale BioSTEP: 24 positions / ~300 applicants = 8% acceptance rate
UTSW SURF: 85 positions + ~150 alternates / 1000+ applicants = ≤ 8.5% acceptance rate (≤ 23.5% including alternates)
Mayo SURF: 120 positions / 1135 applicants = 10.6% acceptance rate

International Programs 2012 Data:

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne SRP (France): 25 positions / 633 applicants = ~ 4% acceptance rate

Incomplete 2012 Data:

URochester SURF: 10-12 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
Baylor SMART: ~70 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
Case Pharmacology SURP: 6 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
MCW SPUR: ??? positions / 500+ applicants = ??? acceptance rate

Summer 2011 Data:

Vandy UCRIP: 14 positions / 700 applicants = 2% acceptance rate
UCSD NSF REU: 10 positions / 400+ applicants = ≤ 2.5% acceptance rate
Mt. Sinai SURP: 13 positions / 400+ applicants = ≤ 3.25% acceptance rate
BU SURF: 20 positions / 500+ applicants = ≤ 4% acceptance rate
UMD/FDA Mol./Cell Bioeng. REU: 10 positions / 250+ applicants = ≤ 4% acceptance rate
Jax SSP: 35 positions + 175 alternates / 550 applicants = ~ 6.4% acceptance rate (38.2% including alternates)
UVA SRIP: 30 positions / 400+ applicants = 7.5% acceptance rate

Incomplete 2011 Data:

Columbia NYSTEM: 70-79 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
St. Jude POE: ~12 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate

 

[Var_Surfin23]

Has anyone started their program yet?? how is it?

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Have any of the UoMinn's LSSURP info, gettheleadout?
I'm also tempted to call you Starfish or Patrick for now on

 

[gettheleadout]

Thanks samueltak!

Posting final updated data for reference.

Summer 2012 Data:

Johns Hopkins Nanobiotech REU: 12 positions / 700 applicants = 1.7% acceptance rate
Columbia Amgen: 17 positions / 900+ applicants = ≤ 1.9% acceptance rate
Vienna Biocenter SS: 25 spots / 1200 applicants = ~ 2.1% acceptance rate
UCSD Regen./M.S. BioE. REU: 10 positions / 450+ applicants = ≤ 2.2% acceptance rate
NYU Sackler SURP: 30 positions + 20 alternates / ~1250 applicants = 2.4% acceptance rate (4% including alternates)
Cold Spring Harbor Lab. URP: 25 positions / 880 applicants = ~ 2.8% acceptance rate
Wadsworth REU: 10 positions / 340 applicants = ~ 2.9% acceptance rate
UMich Cardio: 10 positions / 300+ applicants = ≤ 3% acceptance rate
NYU CNS REU: 10 positions / ~300 applicants = ~ 3% acceptance rate
Penn State (Hershey) SURIP: 15 positions / 393 applicants = 3.8% acceptance rate
UVA SRIP: 30 positions / 670+ applicants = ≤ 4.5% acceptance rate
UW Amgen: ~26 positions / 560 applicants = 4.6% acceptance rate
Cincinnati Children's SURF: 50 positions / 1000+ applicants = ≤ 5% acceptance rate
UV SNURF: ~10 positions / 200 applicants = > 5% acceptance rate
UMinn LSSURP (all projects): 50 positions / ~850 applicants = ~ 5.9% acceptance rate
Mt. Sinai SURP: 13-25 positions / 400-453 applicants = 2.9-6.3% acceptance rate
Johns Hopkins SIP (all divisions): 85 positions / 1146 applicants = 7.4% acceptance rate
Yale BioSTEP: 24 positions / ~300 applicants = 8% acceptance rate
UTSW SURF: 85 positions + ~150 alternates / 1000+ applicants = ≤ 8.5% acceptance rate (≤ 23.5% including alternates)
Mayo SURF: 120 positions / 1135 applicants = 10.6% acceptance rate

International Programs 2012 Data:

Pasteur Foundation SIP (France): 4 positions / ~300 applicants = ~ 1.3% acceptance rate
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne SRP (France): 25 positions / 633 applicants = ~ 4% acceptance rate

Incomplete 2012 Data:

URochester SURF: 10-12 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
Baylor SMART: ~70 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
Case Pharmacology SURP: 6 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
MCW SPUR: ??? positions / 500+ applicants = ??? acceptance rate

Summer 2011 Data:

Vandy UCRIP: 14 positions / 700 applicants = 2% acceptance rate
UCSD NSF REU: 10 positions / 400+ applicants = ≤ 2.5% acceptance rate
Mt. Sinai SURP: 13 positions / 400+ applicants = ≤ 3.25% acceptance rate
BU SURF: 20 positions / 500+ applicants = ≤ 4% acceptance rate
UMD/FDA Mol./Cell Bioeng. REU: 10 positions / 250+ applicants = ≤ 4% acceptance rate
Jax SSP: 35 positions + 175 alternates / 550 applicants = ~ 6.4% acceptance rate (38.2% including alternates)
UVA SRIP: 30 positions / 400+ applicants = 7.5% acceptance rate

Incomplete 2011 Data:

Columbia NYSTEM: 70-79 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate
St. Jude POE: ~12 positions / ??? applicants = ??? acceptance rate

 

[gettheleadout]

Have any of the UoMinn's LSSURP info, gettheleadout?
I'm also tempted to call you Starfish or Patrick for now on

All of the data I have is in the list, sorry. I'm okay with those nicknames haha.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Thanks!

How big is getting into one of these for applications to MD programs? They seem more competitive, after all, but don't include MCAT (for obvious reasons).

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

leaving for st louis today, hit me up if you'll be there.

 

[gettheleadout]

First week of the BCM SMART Program down! Awesome so far!

Still waiting to meet gabadaba...

How's everyone else doing?

How big is getting into one of these for applications to MD programs? They seem more competitive, after all, but don't include MCAT (for obvious reasons).

Many of these programs provide significant exposure to and involvement in research, some with a great deal of autonomy for the student (though this depends on the project as well.) Though some will deny it, there's also a prestige element, especially if you're not from a prestigious undergrad; the idea that a top medical institution found your credentials respectable and was willing to devote resources to develop your potential as a scientist and scholar (as well as the fact that in going through such a program you will have effectively trained in such an institution) can add some degree of impact factor to one's application. For applicants from smaller schools or LAC's that lack substantial research opportunities, summer programs may be one's only chance to find meaningful research opportunities, and programs recognize this and many explicitly state that availability of research opportunities at an applicant's school factors into the decision-making process. Some applicants forego academic year research in favor of other activities and get research in during their summers. NickNaylor, known for his impressive application and success during his application cycle, had the entirety of his research experience through two summers of participation in a SURF program. In the end, like any other activity, much of the value is in what you get out of it. Some summer research participants publish, some don't, and of course some find it an incredibly rewarding experience and some don't. No matter where you do it, summer programs are a legitimate way to get exposed to research, and possibly have a rewarding and meaningful experience.

 

[Thego2guy]

Anyone starting MSKCC SURP?

 

[MetabolismASE]

Is anyone here who currently does research at their undergrad, doing an internship elsewhere?

If so was your PI mad that you were leaving for the summer, or doesn't care? I would like to here the opinion of others, on this topic.Thanks!!!

 

[plumazul]

Is anyone here who currently does research at their undergrad, doing an internship elsewhere?

If so was your PI mad that you were leaving for the summer, or doesn't care? I would like to here the opinion of others, on this topic.Thanks!!!

I do research at my campus and also did a summer program last summer and am currently doing summer research. My on campus PI is very happy for the training I get during the summer. Summer programs are full time (40+ hrs/wk) which means you may work more during the summer than during the entire academic year. Both summers I did/will present my work at symposiums and if you're lucky publish a first author paper (as I did based on last summer's work). This experience is very important since my PI (on campus) will expect me to do the same for my work with his lab. It's a true win/win for both you and your PI.

 

[plumazul]

First week of the BCM SMART Program down! Awesome so far!

Still waiting to meet gabadaba...

How's everyone else doing?

HIPAA training, ethics seminar, all the usual stuff.
Tour of the town on Sat.
Bar-B-Q on Sun. Now it's time to work.

 

[gabadaba]

Is anyone here who currently does research at their undergrad, doing an internship elsewhere?

If so was your PI mad that you were leaving for the summer, or doesn't care? I would like to here the opinion of others, on this topic.Thanks!!!

I did research at my school for 3 semesters and a summer, but I decided not to stay this summer. My PI sort of understood. He wasn't mad, but more disappointed that I wasn't as into the research as he was. I told him that I wanted to explore other fields and do something clinically related. (My research was on animal physiology and response.) At the end of the semester, though, we were lucky enough to "finish" the project. Our results basically sucked, and he said he was going to step back from it for a while, so I think he ended up being okay with it.

TL; DR: My PI understood, but he was disappointed.

 

[GoBriightly]

I did research at my school for 3 semesters and a summer, but I decided not to stay this summer. My PI sort of understood. He wasn't mad, but more disappointed that I wasn't as into the research as he was. I told him that I wanted to explore other fields and do something clinically related. (My research was on animal physiology and response.) At the end of the semester, though, we were lucky enough to "finish" the project. Our results basically sucked, and he said he was going to step back from it for a while, so I think he ended up being okay with it.

TL; DR: My PI understood, but he was disappointed.

^This. Mine was definitely disappointed that I wasn't staying to work over the summer and I can definitely tell he's sorta bummed that I'm really not as into the research as he is. However, I'm learning a lot of new techniques applicable to our lab work that no one at my university knows, so he's REALLY excited about that! He keeps emailing me to see what I've learned so far haha.
Overall, I think any good mentor will understand that internships like these are a great experience both for learning new things about research as well as networking, so while they'll be disappointed, they'll also be happy for you.

 

[Var_Surfin23]

^This. Mine was definitely disappointed that I wasn't staying to work over the summer and I can definitely tell he's sorta bummed that I'm really not as into the research as he is. However, I'm learning a lot of new techniques applicable to our lab work that no one at my university knows, so he's REALLY excited about that! He keeps emailing me to see what I've learned so far haha.
Overall, I think any good mentor will understand that internships like these are a great experience both for learning new things about research as well as networking, so while they'll be disappointed, they'll also be happy for you.

Just a quick question, is you professor tenured?

 

[GoBriightly]

Just a quick question, is you professor tenured?

He just got tenure this past year (late fall/early spring I think?).

 

[Var_Surfin23]

He just got tenure this past year (late fall/early spring I think?).

I only ask because tenured professors are a lot more laid back and wouldn't usually give an undergrad too hard a time for leaving for the summer.

 

[ShynZ]

can we take summer school while doing internship like this?

 

[gettheleadout]

can we take summer school while doing internship like this?

Most programs expressly forbid enrollment in college courses while participating.


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[plumazul]

can we take summer school while doing internship like this?

The program I'm in includes MCAT/GRE classes, writing(proposals) classes, and more. I am in the lab 7 days a week. There would be no time to do anything else.

 

[CaliGirl14]

Does anyone have any data or statistics regarding CCSEP?

 

[drhopeful2018]

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