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Have any of you been in NASA sharp

I am applying for this year and almost done with my application

I was wondering how any one feels about the program and what any of your stats where to get in

what is the expierence like?

What does the average accepted person have?


Thank you

By Godis (Godis) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 07:17 pm: Edit

extremely hard to get into. good luck.

By Airforce (Airforce) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:26 pm: Edit

does any body have any info about it ?

has any one done it?

By Beero1000 (Beero1000) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:33 pm: Edit

im applying this year
and id like to know too

By Godis (Godis) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 12:24 am: Edit

i applied last year and got shafted.

By Beero1000 (Beero1000) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 08:15 am: Edit

what were your stats?

By Airforce (Airforce) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 09:20 pm: Edit

bump

By Northstarmom (Northstarmom) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 09:53 pm: Edit

Does anyone know anyone who has done this program? No one where we live seems to have heard of it.

By Collegeguy (Collegeguy) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 09:54 pm: Edit

I applied.

Got shafted by NASA, got the nod from Stanford.

Conclusion: It's harder to get into SHARP than to get into Stanford.

By Godis (Godis) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 12:00 am: Edit

i applied

got shafted by nasa, got the nod from Columbia

Conclusion: It's harder to get into SHARP than to get into Columbia.


STATS
1500, 770 Bio, 750 MathIIC, 740 Writing

By Collegeguy (Collegeguy) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 12:47 am: Edit

LOL Godis.

STATS
1600, 800, 800, 800

Basically, they will reject you. But apply anyway. I ended up doing research that was more meaningful (and ultimately more prestigious) than SHARP, so no worries.

By Just_Forget_Me (Just_Forget_Me) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 08:30 am: Edit

I just looked at the website... It sounds like prison!!

"In an effort to keep the Program experience equal for all students, visitations are not permitted, nor are Apprentices allowed to leave campus during the 8-week program, except for NASA SHARP-organized events. There are no exceptions."

By Blondie (Blondie) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 08:33 am: Edit

I got into SHARP, it was great. I went this past summer (2003). Since am from New Jersey, there are no commuter components near me, so I attended the residential program at the University of New Mexico. I'd never been further west than Pennsylvania, so this was a big change.

We (a total of 24 students) stayed in the dormitories (which were surprisingly nice), and worked "40" hours a week in different places around the campus. I say "40" because it was actually more like 25. It really depends on who your mentor is and how strict they are. I was working with a student-led organization called NASA Develop. I did research on remote sensing applications of GPS satellite signals. LOTS of computer program; I had to teach myself a new programming language!

Other students did work in chemistry, biology, 10 of them were in the robotics lab (which was insanely laid-back and fun), and other areas.

My stats at the time I applied were:
1470 PSAT, 4.4 GPA

No real formal science awards or competitions, just a lot of personal enjoyment in studying it. I do come from a semi-urban school however, which may have influenced their accepting me. The same day that I found out I was accepted to SHARP,(which was in April) I learned that I had scored a 1600 on the SAT. That was a great day lol!

So, overall, I loved NASA SHARP. Go for it... in your application, show how much you love science, and your potential to work for NASA in the future. Remember that they're doing this to train future employees!
For any other info, email me: bookwormbarbie@yahoo.com

By Northstarmom (Northstarmom) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:49 am: Edit

Blondie,
Thanks for taking the time to post! What you wrote was very helpful.

By Airforce (Airforce) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 06:34 pm: Edit

Thanks for the reply

Though many have said it is very difficult to gain admission to the NASA Sharp program I will still try.

I feel that I have a very strong chance of acceptance.

I have a 4.3 GPA with the hardest courses possible

I live in CENT Cal

I have taken 3 courses at a local college
ALL A's
CHEM
Psychology
ENG 1A

ACTIVE in Explorer program --Police
1oo somethin volunteer hours

NAtional study with California University San Fran regarding science & Health

In Academic Decathalon Ranked 2oth in cal

Club pres of 3 clubs
in a total of 4

finished ground school and will get private pilots liscense in about june--

Work 15 hrs a week


In 11th grade

The only bad thing is when i send my app in i will only have a low 1200--Guess i need to get the 10rs--


I feel that i have a good chance,, what do you think??

By Abz1986 (Abz1986) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 07:36 pm: Edit

Ask ArashF... he got into sharp

By Airforce (Airforce) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 10:57 pm: Edit

bump

By Usna_Reject (Usna_Reject) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:05 pm: Edit

There's a WISE scholarship for women.
I think a 10 week NASA research program. It's for Spelman College in Georgia, but I still don't know much about the school...
blah

By Airforce (Airforce) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 01:38 am: Edit

bump

By Airforce (Airforce) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 01:38 am: Edit

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By Blondie (Blondie) on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 12:10 pm: Edit

Airforce:

Don't worry about your SATs... some of the people I met in SHARP hadn't taken them yet or hadn't done well on them. Your credentials sound great, but remember, they're looking to help out kids that wouldn't normally have a lot of science/math opportunities. That doesn't count you out tho. Show them that you know you have a lot to gain by going to this program. Make sure they know that you're not just doing it in order to have another thing to put on your college resume. If you're really passionate about math and science, tell them about that.

By Airforce (Airforce) on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 01:29 pm: Edit

thanks, i will really show them how intrested i am and ow this will tie into a career i would like to get into

Mechanical engineering
Air Force Pilot
Astronaut

By Airforce (Airforce) on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 06:23 pm: Edit

bump

By Blondie (Blondie) on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 07:58 pm: Edit

Sounds good to me

By Brilliantmelody (Brilliantmelody) on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 06:29 pm: Edit

Omg...this program sounds impossibel to get into. AHH...my PSATs are only 1230, and i'm a sophomore already. Would having a 4/4 GPA help at all? I told them i want to become a doctor since i had a tumor and all that stuff..so is the essay really important? wow..soryr i'm just blabbing