What Are the Best REU Opportunities to Explore This Summer?

[kage2343]

What REU is this? Is this the systems REU?

EDIT: Apparently it is known as an REU in systems, so you are correct. Garbage Collection is the program to which I received an offer.

 

[gblob331]

@math.py, LSU Math REU has sent out their offers, in fact their first choice reply-by date has also passed.

 

[Aureolux]

I can confirm Grand Valley State sent theirs out yesterday. Responses for the first batch are due the 15th. Still haven't heard back from anywhere else, excepting Minnesota-Duluth who promptly rejected me. :p

 

[math.py]

EDIT: Apparently it is known as an REU in systems, so you are correct. Garbage Collection is the program to which I received an offer.

No! The robotics project was (sort of) my top choice. I didn't receive an offer! Out of curiosity, what school are you from?

 

[kage2343]

No! The robotics project was (sort of) my top choice. I didn't receive an offer! Out of curiosity, what school are you from?

Loyola University Chicago. You?

 

[math.py]

Loyola University Chicago. You?

Cal Poly Pomona. I asked because I know some people at my school also applied to the Harvey Mudd REU. I thought maybe you were a student here. Anyways, congrats on your acceptance.Offers sent: (Updated)

Harvey Mudd, Texas A&M, Grand Valley State, LSU, Rose-Hulman, SUNY Postdam, James Madison, SMALL, Cornell, Duluth, UCLA RIPS, Emory, UNC Greensboro, Penn MASS/REU, Park City Mathematics Institute, North Carolina State, UC Santa Barbara, UMBC's HPC

No reports:

UNC Asheville, Claremont, Clemson, DIMACS, Rutgers, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Indiana, Mount Holyoke, William and Mary, Bloomington, Kent State, Bard College, BYU, Central Michigan, Kansas State, University of Wyoming, Orion University, East Tennessee State, Rochester Institute of Technology, Oregon State, Hope College, University of Nebraska

 

[Newtime]

Cal Poly Pomona. I asked because I know some people at my school also applied to the Harvey Mudd REU. I thought maybe you were a student here. Anyways, congrats on your acceptance.


Offers sent: (Updated)

Harvey Mudd, Texas A&M, Grand Valley State, LSU, Rose-Hulman, SUNY Postdam, James Madison, SMALL, Cornell, Duluth, UCLA RIPS, Emory, UNC Greensboro, Penn MASS/REU, Park City Mathematics Institute, North Carolina State, UC Santa Barbara, UMBC's HPC

No reports:

UNC Asheville, Claremont, Clemson, DIMACS, Rutgers, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Indiana, Mount Holyoke, William and Mary, Bloomington, Kent State, Bard College, BYU, Central Michigan, Kansas State, University of Wyoming, Orion University, East Tennessee State, Rochester Institute of Technology, Oregon State, Hope College, University of Nebraska

Thanks for compiling this. An update: Indiana has sent out offers and Cal State San Bernardino has not yet sent out offers.

 

[Spriteling]

I know that Indiana has sent out offers; my friend received and accepted one.

 

[flansbmp]

I just got my offer from UNC Asheville. (YAY!) I was a bit surprised to hear from someone on a Saturday.

I still haven't heard back from North East Arizona, James Madison, St. Mary's, Central Michigan, and Cornell. Rejected from Williams a little over a week ago.

 

[kate1729]

I emailed DIMACS and they have already begun sending out offers for some of the projects, but not all. So don't lose hope. :)

 

[math.py]

I still haven't heard back from North East Arizona, James Madison, St. Mary's, Central Michigan, and Cornell. Rejected from Williams a little over a week ago.

It looks like James Madison and Cornell are done sending out offers.

Offers sent: (Update 2)

DIMACS (some), UNC Asheville, Indiana, Harvey Mudd, Texas A&M, Grand Valley State, LSU, Rose-Hulman, SUNY Postdam, James Madison, Williams SMALL, Cornell, Duluth, UCLA RIPS, Emory, UNC Greensboro, Penn MASS/REU, Park City Mathematics Institute, North Carolina State, UC Santa Barbara, UMBC's HPC

 

[DMOC]

Hey guys, I'm just curious about these REUs because I may be applying to possibly 10 or so next summer (when I'll be a rising junior, so it isn't the end of the world if I get rejected from all). Are these REU's generally one of the best ways to get a research paper or project done? As compared to research in the college school year, instead?

 

[belle]

As a result of my REU last summer, I got published. Also, REUs typically provide some sort of supplemental experiences like special seminars or GRE prep, things you wouldn't get when working with a professor at your university. REUs are also great because you get to meet people from all over.
Of course if you can do research with a professor at you university, that is awesome too. Sometimes, you can even get funding from your school. The projects have the potential to be long term, although I would guess if it's during the school year your focus would be divided because of coursework. I haven't approached any of my professors asking for research but I think it would be a great experience.

 

[rebex68]

As a result of my REU last summer, I got published. Also, REUs typically provide some sort of supplemental experiences like special seminars or GRE prep, things you wouldn't get when working with a professor at your university. REUs are also great because you get to meet people from all over.
Of course if you can do research with a professor at you university, that is awesome too. Sometimes, you can even get funding from your school. The projects have the potential to be long term, although I would guess if it's during the school year your focus would be divided because of coursework. I haven't approached any of my professors asking for research but I think it would be a great experience.

where did you go last summer? did you like it?

 

[aesshen]

I just got an acceptance at Indiana after getting rejections from Duluth, Utah, Williams, and Cornell, in that order. I know that Auburn and James Madison have started making offers but not finished, because I applied after deadline to them in a scary emotional state after getting rejected from Williams.

Has anyone heard from Clemson, Bard, William & Mary, or Iowa State? Or is Indiana good enough compared to those others that I should just accept them?

 

[aesshen]

Aaaaand now I've got an Auburn offer, too. Man, what to do?

 

[l'Hôpital]

I've heard from Iowa State about two weeks ago. I got in. Not sure if they've stopped sending offers or if they're sending rejections.

 

[marcelB612]

Is Northern Arizona considered a very good program?

I am deciding between Northern Arizona, and an offer to both Utah's REU and the Park City Mathematics Institute (they are scheduled so I can attend both).

Which REU would carry more weight on my resume? NAU, or Utah/PCMI?

 

[belle]

NAU is where I went and I enjoyed the program. I don't know which one would be more prestigious though.

 

[aesshen]

Does anyone have an idea, though, if Indiana is much more prestigious than Auburn?

 

[bksmith3]

I would do the program that fits best with your interests. I think it is important that grad school sees you have a major interest in some certain area and are pursuing research in that area. From what I've heard they care more about that then about the prestige of one school where you did research.

 

[aesshen]

I would do the program that fits best with your interests. I think it is important that grad school sees you have a major interest in some certain area and are pursuing research in that area. From what I've heard they care more about that then about the prestige of one school where you did research.

Mm. Of course you're right. But I like both research programs pretty much equally. I'm split about which of the program structures I prefer. Bloomington is nicer than Auburn, but the faculty at Auburn seem really easy to work with. I need a tiebreaker.

 

[bksmith3]

hah I see. Well I would think Indiana is more prestigious then... though they both seem like great programs so its hard to say.

 

[bksmith3]

i'm hoping to get accepted to Bard! I really want to do their mathematical neuroscience project.

 

[azrail911]

I just got rejected by WPI :(

 

[stringy]

There is a point at which choosing the REU you will attend from a pool of offers is a bit of a crap shoot. No amount of Internet research will give you every little detail. There is an element of luck whether or not you end up in a good program and get good results.

Your best bet is to attend a program that suits your interest. Being able to actually talk about your research and gain a deep understanding of the problem is much more important than the perceived "prestige" of the school. Nobody will care if you went to Cornell, Duluth, etc. if it's evident you can't have a decent conversation regarding your work.

Even if you don't publish, don't consider it a failure. I met many players in my chosen field when I attended my REU and the conferences that followed it. My REU advisor has colleagues at a lot of places across the country, and I got into almost all of those schools. I attribute this to the fact that I formed a great relationship with my advisor and his letters of recommendation meant a lot.

Have fun! And don't spend the whole summer drinking and partying.

 

[Newtime]

I hate to pester but I just thought I'd ask again: has anyone heard from Mount Holyoke or San Bernardino? The last I heard they were sorting applications and what not but no offers have been made. But this was a week or two ago.

 

[gblob331]

^My friend got an offer to Mount Holyoke.

 

[ridingonlove]

Has anyone had luck with late offers? What is the standard waiting time?

 

[aesshen]

Has anyone had luck with late offers? What is the standard waiting time?

Email anyone you're unsure about. I did and apparently I now have to think about Iowa State too. <- silly complaints