2023 REU Programs

[jeffible]

I got an acceptance from Northwestern dynamics, but they want a decision by Feb 27 -- would it be okay/worthwhile to ask for a bit of an extension, or would that jeopardize my spot in the program? I won't hear back from some other REU's for a little bit so I would optimally like a bit more time.

[MarioM]

I got an acceptance from Northwestern dynamics, but they want a decision by Feb 27 -- would it be okay/worthwhile to ask for a bit of an extension, or would that jeopardize my spot in the program? I won't hear back from some other REU's for a little bit so I would optimally like a bit more time.

Before asking for an extension, I would recommend that you email the other programs you applied to. Some of them may be able to give you a decision before feb 27. Depending on what they tell you then you can ask for an extension if you need it

[kovalevskaya10]

Year: First year
Institution: R1, otherwise nothing special
GPA: 3.5
Major: math (4.0 major gpa)
Type of Student: domestic
Research: 1 NSF-funded REU, nothing else.
Coursework: (Undergrad) - Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra 1&2, Real Analysis 1&2, 1 cs/math class
(Grad) - 1 cs/math class
Other: Letter writers don't hate me? Probably didn't customize personal statements/cover letters enough for each program. Oh well.

Waiting for the rejection emails to start polluting my inbox:

UVA REU (Representation theory and NT)
Tufts REU
UMN Twin Cities REU
UT Tyler REU
NYC Discrete Math REU
CSUSB REU
Texas A&M REU
Texas State REU
Lafayette REU
CMU Geometry and Toplogy REU

[supergremlin]

Year: Third year/Junior
Institution: State school, not super prestigious
GPA: ~3.75
Major: Mathematics
Minors: Geography
Type of Student: n/a
Research: one previous REU, no published results
Coursework: (Undergrad) - Linear Algebra I & II, Differential Equations, Abstract Algebra, Real Analysis I & II, Topology, Algebraic Topology, Differential Geometry, Probability Theory,
(Grad) - Field & Galois Theory, Homotopy Theory (currently enrolled)

Programs:
Baruch REU
SMALL REU (Commutative Algebra: Local rings and completions) - has anyone heard back from SMALL regarding this project?

Not an REU, but CU Boulder SR-EIP

[theman43]

Year: Sophomore
Institution: junior college
GPA: 3.8
Major: Mathematics
Minors: Philosophy + CS
Type of Student: URM female
Research: 1 previous REU (no publications but multiple presentations at conferences), 1 high school research program resulting in a publication
Coursework: calc 3, linear algebra, differential equations, discrete structures, lower div statistics
Other: Officer of college STEM club, have known 1 letter writer for 3 years in multiple academic contexts

Applied to:
UCLA RIPS (LA and Singapore)
UCLA CAM - rejected 2/20
UCI Leiden
Brown ICERM
Yale SUMRY
UC Davis
Baruch CUNY
UMich
Emory
UMaryland
Georgia Tech
Occidental - offer 2/17
Duluth - rejected 2/18
UChicago
James Madison
CSUSB

which project for oxy did you apply for?

[thatonenerd]

Year: Sophomore
Institution: junior college
GPA: 3.8
Major: Mathematics
Minors: Philosophy + CS
Type of Student: URM female
Research: 1 previous REU (no publications but multiple presentations at conferences), 1 high school research program resulting in a publication
Coursework: calc 3, linear algebra, differential equations, discrete structures, lower div statistics
Other: Officer of college STEM club, have known 1 letter writer for 3 years in multiple academic contexts

Applied to:
UCLA RIPS (LA and Singapore)
UCLA CAM - rejected 2/20
UCI Leiden
Brown ICERM
Yale SUMRY
UC Davis
Baruch CUNY
UMich
Emory
UMaryland
Georgia Tech
Occidental - offer 2/17
Duluth - rejected 2/18
UChicago
James Madison
CSUSB

which project for oxy did you apply for?

Both? I could not choose between the two projects offered. I mentioned both in my personal statement.

[notsatos]

I just got an offer at Occidental (for the graph theory/algebra project)

[thelawfulduck23]

I got an acceptance from Northwestern dynamics, but they want a decision by Feb 27 -- would it be okay/worthwhile to ask for a bit of an extension, or would that jeopardize my spot in the program? I won't hear back from some other REU's for a little bit so I would optimally like a bit more time.

Before asking for an extension, I would recommend that you email the other programs you applied to. Some of them may be able to give you a decision before feb 27. Depending on what they tell you then you can ask for an extension if you need it

What should be the purpose of emailing? (i.e. should we mention that we got an offer from another REU?)

[calcifer]

I got an acceptance from Northwestern dynamics, but they want a decision by Feb 27 -- would it be okay/worthwhile to ask for a bit of an extension, or would that jeopardize my spot in the program? I won't hear back from some other REU's for a little bit so I would optimally like a bit more time.

Before asking for an extension, I would recommend that you email the other programs you applied to. Some of them may be able to give you a decision before feb 27. Depending on what they tell you then you can ask for an extension if you need it

What should be the purpose of emailing? (i.e. should we mention that we got an offer from another REU?)

Essentially yeah. Sometimes they'll already know if you're shortlisted or are planning to reject you, or can speed up that process to match your timeline.

[JerryM]

When does CSUSB come out?

[saltnstraw]

do you usually hear back from REU’s or do they just ghost you unless you are accepted?

[theman43]

do you usually hear back from REU’s or do they just ghost you unless you are accepted?

usually they ghost you until like end of march/early april when you get an official rejection

[soyutcebir]

has anyone heard back from uchicago?

[notsatos]

has anyone heard back from uchicago?

I got a rejection letter this morning. Peter May said they got 360 applicants for 15 spots

[thatonenerd]

has anyone heard back from uchicago?

I got a rejection letter this morning. Peter May said they got 360 applicants for 15 spots

What might it mean if I didn’t get a rejection email? Does UChicago typically release rejection letters in batches?

[calcifer]

has anyone heard back from uchicago?

I got a rejection letter this morning. Peter May said they got 360 applicants for 15 spots

What might it mean if I didn’t get a rejection email? Does UChicago typically release rejection letters in batches?

I'm not sure. Maybe you're on some internal waitlist -- but I received an email from Peter May about my waitlist status directly so perhaps they do notify waitlists/rejections in batches. Though it will probably be a while until people reject their offers (if they do), since UChicago is one of the first programs to release decisions...

[calcifer]

Has anyone heard back (acceptance/rejection/waitlist) from Yale SUMRY yet?

[eeg]

Year: Freshman
Institution: Large Public, ranked ~40th in the US
GPA: 4.0
Major: Physics (with a planned double major in math)
Type of Student: white male
Research: No pure math research, some recent research experience with a physics professor at my home university
Coursework: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Intro to proofs

Other relevant info: My university gets out very late, so for some of these I would be missing part of the first week of the program if I was accepted. I applied to basically every program I could find with a late enough start date that I also met the prerequisites for. Unfortunately those programs happened to be all the super competitive ones. I understand that as a first year from a large research university there's a very slim chance I get into anywhere I'm applying, but I'm excited to learn more about math research and I want to take advantage of every opportunity I can

Applied to: (in order of date applied, most applications submitted on the day of the deadline)
- Chicago Apprentice Program - Rejected 2/26
- MIT SGI - Rejected 3/20
- Baruch - Rejected 3/23
- UC Davis
- UMD
- Texas State - Likely Rejected
- Bryn Mawr Mathily-EST

[soyutcebir]

if you still haven’t heard back from dr may about uchicago, please send him an email. apparently there was a secretarial error.

[JerryM]

I got an email that the apprentice u Chicago program is cancelled for now

[miserach]

I got an email that the apprentice u Chicago program is cancelled for now

Wait, so what happened?

[activator73]

Apparently Baruch has sent out some interview requests already.

[mathguy3829]

Has anyone heard from NCSU DRUMS?

[lulu_m]

Has anyone heard back (acceptance/rejection/waitlist) from Yale SUMRY yet?

Yea, they sent acceptances Feb 16 like they said. Anyone know why the stipend/funding is kinda small or how "good/prestigious" the program is?

[theman43]

I'm being interviewed by an REU this week, what should I expect?

[Adverse]

Has anyone heard from NCSU DRUMS?

I didn’t get in, but I know someone who did

[supergremlin]

Apparently Baruch has sent out some interview requests already.

Do you know when?

[mathguy3829]

Has anyone heard from NCSU DRUMS?

I didn’t get in, but I know someone who did

Do you know if they have sent all results out? This was my first choice

[calcifer]

Apparently Baruch has sent out some interview requests already.

Do you know when?

On the 25th

[kovalevskaya10]

UT Tyler first round offers are out as of this morning.

[sotinai]

has anyone heard back from uchicago?

I got a rejection letter this morning. Peter May said they got 360 applicants for 15 spots

15 spots??? Is that for the entire program?? Why so little this year? Also I was told over 500 applicants in the email he sent to me (I’m waitlisted)

[sotinai]

Anyone hear anything back from SMALL yet?

[ChiSquared]

A friend of a friend at my school got an offer from SMALL in February, but I'm not sure for what project.

[soyutcebir]

has anyone heard back from uchicago?

I got a rejection letter this morning. Peter May said they got 360 applicants for 15 spots

15 spots??? Is that for the entire program?? Why so little this year? Also I was told over 500 applicants in the email he sent to me (I’m waitlisted)

more than 500 applicants in total, 360 of them from outside the uchicago. 15 spots is for non-uchicago students, the rest (about 80 spots I believe) is for uchicago students.

[MarioM]

ICERM has sent out (some) acceptances

[paullynomial]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

[JP]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

I applied to Georgia Tech and UVA, but haven't heard back from either. I also haven't heard back from any of the other REUs I applied for, which are Einstein Institute, UC Irvine/Leiden, UC Davis, Boston University, Towson University, University of Maryland, and University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). If anyone has any intel on those, let me know - I know one person mentioned getting an interview offer for Einstein Institute but beyond that I haven't seen anything.

[abiteofdata]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

I applied to Georgia Tech and UVA, but haven't heard back from either. I also haven't heard back from any of the other REUs I applied for, which are Einstein Institute, UC Irvine/Leiden, UC Davis, Boston University, Towson University, University of Maryland, and University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). If anyone has any intel on those, let me know - I know one person mentioned getting an interview offer for Einstein Institute but beyond that I haven't seen anything.

I wouldn't expect Georgia Tech for at least a couple more days. I haven't heard back from any others either, would be interested if anyone has info about Clemson/UVA/SUAMI/Northwestern.

[PhilipYMY]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

The Cornell REU website says that they will send out offers on March 10. And I haven't heard from any other REU.

[notsatos]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

I emailed CAM about their decision about a week ago—I had not received anything from them beforehand—and they responded to me that I had been waitlisted.

[Yellow]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

I got into GA Tech reu on Feb 28(Topology project). Also, it's my home uni. Don't know if it makes any difference.

[trivial_bundle]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

I got into GA Tech reu on Feb 28(Topology project). Also, it's my home uni. Don't know if it makes any difference.

which topology project was it?

[Yellow]

Anybody heard back from those MATH REUs?



UVA Representation Theory and Number Theory

University of Michigan Math REU

Georgia Tech Math REU

Cornell Math REU

UCLA CAM

Northwestern Dynamics (I think I heard sb got accepted but not sure about rejections)

Carnegie Mellon SUAMI

I got into GA Tech reu on Feb 28(Topology project). Also, it's my home uni. Don't know if it makes any difference.

which topology project was it?

Professor Margalit's Topology, Group theory and dynamics project

[miserach]

Does any international students here get into any of the REUs?

[MarioM]

Does any international students here get into any of the REUs?

International here. Applied to 9 REUs, and so far have only heard back from three: rejected by Duluth, and accepted by ROMUS (Ohio State) and ICERM (Brown)

[Happenstance]

Has anyone heard from / know when we’ll hear from the PROMYS councilor program?

[BenzeneRing]

The Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) is hosting an REU this summer. See this LinkedIn post at bit.ly/3SSHb1Z for full details. $550 per week stipend. Apply here by March 15th: bit.ly/3muRvRj

Here are the topics!

1. Speedier Simulations with Professor Sou-Cheng Choi and Fred Hickernell working on Monte Carlo methods and their implementation in the Python package QMCPy.
2. From the formation of snowflakes to crystal growth with Professor Shuwang Li working on studying the physics of snowflake formation, its modelling, and its simulation.
3. Learning and modeling collective behaviors with Professor Ming Zhong and Yubin Lu using machine learning tools to learn the dynamics of collective behaviors.

I know these professors and they're all great advisors and mentors for research in applied math. Chicago in the summer is a wonderful place to be!!

[thereexistsnoepsilon]

Lafayette is announcing results probably this week.

[sotinai]

Did anyone here get accepted to the UChicago REU that plans on rejecting their offer

[thereexistsnoepsilon]

Has anyone heard back from TAMU or UMich yet?