What Are the Best REU Opportunities to Explore This Summer?

[ceicei]

Has anyone heard from the SR-EIP in applied math?

 

[R.P.F.]

Hi guys who got admitted to SMALL and Cornell,

Congratulations! I am just wondering whether you are from a research university or a liberal arts college? I am from a liberal arts college and feel slightly disadvantaged...

 

[kate1729]

pomegranatez: I haven't heard from Claremont yet.

Has anyone heard from DIMACS at Rutgers? They said they would probably start sending out offers at the beginning of March.

And eNew, don't worry about UCLA. I did RIPS-Beijing last year and didn't get a call until mid-March.

 

[MathNUT]

Has anyone heard from Rose-Hulma​n yet? They said they would start sending out offers soon.

 

[klackity]

Ah! Just got into the MASS program and REU!

But it looks like they are asking me to accept for both, or reject both. I was hoping more to do the REU in Analysis at Potsdam, because the topic looks especially interesting to me. I was hoping to do the Potsdam REU and the MASS program.

Although perhaps the Penn State REU will fit together better with the MASS program (and allow me longer to research).

I haven't heard back from Potsdam yet, so I may still be rejected from there. I'll have to decide quickly what makes most sense. I really hope that Penn State is flexible and will allow me to choose to do MASS, but not the REU...

 

[ridingonlove]

Nothing from Rose-Hulman yet, but they told me they received all my materials.

No dice on Potsdam either.

 

[sutupidmath]

Has anyone heard back from Park City Summer Institute? It is not an REU, but i think someone here said that they applied, so I'm just curious?

 

[MathNUT]

I got into Penn too!
Does anyone know how the program compares to other programs? And what exactly are the topics at Penn? The website isn't very explicit. Thanks.

 

[gocubs]

Hi guys who got admitted to SMALL and Cornell,

Congratulations! I am just wondering whether you are from a research university or a liberal arts college? I am from a liberal arts college and feel slightly disadvantaged...

I'm from a small liberal arts college.

 

[belle]

I'm waiting for Potsdam and Rose-Hulman as well... No word yet.

 

[Chess]

I got into Penn too!
Does anyone know how the program compares to other programs? And what exactly are the topics at Penn? The website isn't very explicit. Thanks.

Congratulations! I also got into Penn and am wondering about the same things.
Does anyone know how many students they let in? It seems like its a much bigger program than some of the others.

 

[belle]

I think Penn is considered one of the top programs, and MASS sounds really worth while. Congrats to you both!

 

[zpconn]

I went to Penn State last summer but didn't stay for MASS. I don't remember the exact numbers, but there were quite a few of us who didn't stay for MASS (and quite a few who did--the people who stayed for MASS all really liked it as well).

It was a really great and fun summer. The apartments they put us in (the Nittany apartments) were especially nice--much more than I was expecting. And State College (the town) has lots of things to do within reasonable walking distance.

@R.P.F.:

I go to a research university.

 

[lilli]

Has anyone heard back from Park City Summer Institute? It is not an REU, but i think someone here said that they applied, so I'm just curious?

Yep got an offer from them on Wednesday! And one from Utah the day before. I wonder if they do try and accept participants for both. But they do say on the website something about answers in April and I had emailed them to find out.

In any case seeing as SMALL/Cornell have offered me spots, I don't think I'll be attending PCMI.

 

[mathwonk]

I guess everyone here knows this information, but for any possibly newbies wanting to know what's going on, here is a link that links all REU's:

http://www.math.uga.edu/undergraduate/reu.html

Also, I have been at the PCMI summer program several times and it is my favorite math program for its atmosphere, conducive to actually learning something. Maybe all REU's have a great atmosphere, but the PCMI meetings combine high school teachers, undergrads, grad students, and researchers in the same setting. Its like a school where you pick your own classes to attend, but you all eat lunch together and get acquainted with people from the other programs. Then there are programs that are intended to be accessible to everyone and also social events and hikes. I made some friends at this program I still have contact with from time to time. The quality of instruction is just superb.

 

[kate1729]

I got an offer from NC State!

They want a reply by next Friday though - I hope I'll hear from a few more places before then, as this honestly isn't one of my top choices...

 

[azrail911]

I applied UCLA RIPS too and they told me last week that they will give out offers this week and early next week. *fingers crossed*..
Also anyone applied WPI? and Rice TCN REU?

 

[teamoh]

I was offered and accepted a position at the Penn State REU and MASS program, haven't heard back from the several others I applied to though.

Has anyone here done this program? What did you think of it?

 

[mathandsci]

How good do REUs look on Grad School Apps? Are some programs better than others? How can I tell which ones are better?

 

[markiv]

Anyone hear from UNCG?

Also, I already have an offer from UCSB, but I'm not sure whether to accept it or not. I kind of want to hear back from other places, but they want me to decide by Tuesday

 

[markiv]

I'm waiting for Potsdam and Rose-Hulman as well... No word yet.

Yeah I haven't heard from Potsdam either, ughhhh dfhkgsadfgasdfsdlufgd

 

[Newtime]

Anyone hear from UNCG?

Also, I already have an offer from UCSB, but I'm not sure whether to accept it or not. I kind of want to hear back from other places, but they want me to decide by Tuesday

Is that Santa Barbara or San Bernardino?

 

[markiv]

Is that Santa Barbara or San Bernardino?

Santa Barbara

 

[ridingonlove]

Santa Barbara

Damn, I was hoping to get an offer from them. Oh well

 

[markiv]

Jeez. This is my first time applying to REUs, and I am disappoint with the process. It seems so unorganized. I wish they could just let you know on a specific date as to whether you're in or not.

 

[klackity]

zpconn, what was your research like at Penn State? Was it meaningful?

 

[Newtime]

Has anyone heard from Indiana, Mount Holyoke or UC San Bernardino recently?

 

[ghjk]

Yep got an offer from them on Wednesday! And one from Utah the day before. I wonder if they do try and accept participants for both. But they do say on the website something about answers in April and I had emailed them to find out.

In any case seeing as SMALL/Cornell have offered me spots, I don't think I'll be attending PCMI.

Congratulations man! I just got a rejection from them today, so I'm very discouraged now. May you send me your math resume so I can take a look to improve my future credentials? I'm surprised that having a paper accepted for publication on a journal doesn't help much, at least compared to the number of courseworks I have to take before applying to these REUs.

 

[sutupidmath]

Congratulations man! I just got a rejection from them today, so I'm very discouraged now. .

I can sympathize with you...got rejected from them today too...and I too am the co-author of a submitted paper, and I like to think that I have a decent math background too( including two graduate level courses)...Sigh

 

[automorphism]

I guess everyone here knows this information, but for any possibly newbies wanting to know what's going on, here is a link that links all REU's:

http://www.math.uga.edu/undergraduate/reu.html

Also, I have been at the PCMI summer program several times and it is my favorite math program for its atmosphere, conducive to actually learning something. Maybe all REU's have a great atmosphere, but the PCMI meetings combine high school teachers, undergrads, grad students, and researchers in the same setting. Its like a school where you pick your own classes to attend, but you all eat lunch together and get acquainted with people from the other programs. Then there are programs that are intended to be accessible to everyone and also social events and hikes. I made some friends at this program I still have contact with from time to time. The quality of instruction is just superb.

Do you know how many undergraduates are there in the pcmi program? :) thanks!