What Are the Best REU Opportunities to Explore This Summer?

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The discussion revolves around students sharing their experiences and plans regarding Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs). Participants are actively applying to various programs, including SMALL, Cornell, Emory, and others, while expressing concerns about the competitive nature of these applications. Many are seeking advice on application processes, including the expected format for statements and the timeline for notifications. Some have received offers, while others are still waiting for responses, leading to discussions about the uncertainty and stress of the application process. There are also conversations about the perceived biases in selection criteria, particularly regarding gender and minority status. Participants share their experiences with specific programs, including the quality of research and social aspects, and express hopes for acceptance while navigating the complexities of multiple applications and deadlines. Overall, the thread highlights the collaborative nature of the forum as a resource for support and information during the REU application season.
  • #51
lei123 said:
Has anyone heard back from Clemson or SUNY Potsdam?
Also, Clemson listed that they were funding pending. Would they tell you if the program was just canceled?

I emailed SUNY Potsdam recently. They only started looking at applications this week.

I really hope I get in! Their analysis project looks really good.
 
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  • #52
PhDorBust said:
Bad.

I received acceptance from UCLA RIPS program today. They don't let you pick your project though, and some of the projects sound incredibly boring. =/ On plus side, you get your own office.

I emailed UCLA RIPS a few weeks ago and they said they would not giving acceptances until March. That's weird. Did they accept you for Hong Kong? I think that would be so cool!
 
  • #53
eNew said:
I emailed UCLA RIPS a few weeks ago and they said they would not giving acceptances until March. That's weird. Did they accept you for Hong Kong? I think that would be so cool!

It's UCLA, they've accepted ~10 people so far, out of 32 I believe. Also said acceptance rate was 13% so far, which is actually pretty high for these programs.
 
  • #54
Hello! I have applied to ~10 REUs as well.

From whom I have heard so far:
1) Rejected at Emory
2) Rejected at Duluth

I haven't heard from the SMALL Program yet either, but I applied for the Number Theory/Probability project.
 
  • #55
Got an offer from Cornell - Generating sets of finite groups project! :smile:
 
  • #56
Congrats lilli! I guess I'll see you this summer!
 
  • #57
Anyone know when LSU is going to be sending out notifications? It said late May when I submitted, but that doesn't seem quite right...
 
  • #58
Awesome, I got into Cornell for the combinatorics of triangulations project. I'd like to hear back from Williams before responding (I applied to the algebra project), but since other people on this thread have already heard from them, my chances are probably slim.
 
  • #59
Hmm it worries that I haven't heard from Cornell, though I applied close to the deadline. T.T has anybody been rejected?
 
  • #60
Just curious if anyone had heard back from Claremont or Clemson yet?
 
  • #61
Has anyone heard from the SR-EIP in applied math?
 
  • #62
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...
 
  • #63
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.
 
  • #64
Has anyone heard from Rose-Hulma​n yet? They said they would start sending out offers soon.
 
  • #65
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...
 
  • #66
Nothing from Rose-Hulman yet, but they told me they received all my materials.

No dice on Potsdam either.
 
  • #67
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?
 
  • #68
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.
 
  • #69
R.P.F. said:
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.
 
  • #70
I'm waiting for Potsdam and Rose-Hulman as well... No word yet.
 
  • #71
MathNUT said:
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.
 
  • #72
I think Penn is considered one of the top programs, and MASS sounds really worth while. Congrats to you both!
 
  • #73
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.
 
  • #74
sutupidmath said:
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.
 
  • #75
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.
 
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  • #76
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...
 
  • #77
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?
 
  • #78
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?
 
  • #79
How good do REUs look on Grad School Apps? Are some programs better than others? How can I tell which ones are better?
 
  • #80
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 :frown:
 
  • #81
belle said:
I'm waiting for Potsdam and Rose-Hulman as well... No word yet.

Yeah I haven't heard from Potsdam either, ughhhh dfhkgsadfgasdfsdlufgd
 
  • #82
markiv said:
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 :frown:

Is that Santa Barbara or San Bernardino?
 
  • #83
Newtime said:
Is that Santa Barbara or San Bernardino?

Santa Barbara
 
  • #84
markiv said:
Santa Barbara

Damn, I was hoping to get an offer from them. Oh well
 
  • #85
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.
 
  • #86
zpconn, what was your research like at Penn State? Was it meaningful?
 
  • #87
Has anyone heard from Indiana, Mount Holyoke or UC San Bernardino recently?
 
  • #88
lilli said:
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.
 
  • #89
ghjk said:
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
 
  • #90
mathwonk said:
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!
 
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  • #91
For people who've done REUs in the past, were you expected to prepare a ton before the summer starts? Should I read some papers on my topic and study math that would be relevant to it right now, or should I wait for the professor in charge of the project to tell me what to do?
 
  • #92
gocubs: Usually the first few weeks are devoted to properly introducing the problem, and giving you the required background. But if your advisor in the REU program has anything for you to read ahead of time, it will allow you to start thinking about the research problem itself sooner, so it's definitely a good idea to ask.

But you shouldn't try to read anything unless it is recommended to you, because that has the potential to be a monumental waste of time. The reason you have an advisor in an REU program is because you start out having no idea what's going on, and no clue how to find out relevant information.
 
  • #93
I heard back and got accepted to SUNY Potsdam today for their analysis group. All applicants have to respond definitively by next Monday.
 
  • #94
I also heard back from SUNY for the group theory project.
Rose-Hulman has sent out offers as well.
 
  • #95
Can anybody give their experiences in the LSU REU or the William and Mary REU?
 
  • #96
people who applied UCLA RIPS, have you got any news yet?
 
  • #97
Has anyone heard from any of the following REUs: Indiana Bloomington, Kent State, James Madison, Bard College, BYU, East Tennessee State, Penn State, Orion University, Central Michigan, Kansas State, University of Wyoming.
 
  • #98
I did REU at bard college last summer, I got the result like around late April!
 
  • #99
rahh said:
Has anyone heard from any of the following REUs: Indiana Bloomington, Kent State, James Madison, Bard College, BYU, East Tennessee State, Penn State, Orion University, Central Michigan, Kansas State, University of Wyoming.

I did an REU at BYU...I was notified late March...I had a great experience!
 
  • #100
azsxder said:
Can anybody give their experiences in the LSU REU or the William and Mary REU?

Hey have you already heard back from William and Mary?

azrail911 said:
I did REU at bard college last summer, I got the result like around late April!

I think they are sending out offers this week and next week..
and yes I'm also waiting for RIPS. Apparently a lot of offers have already been sent out..:(
 

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