Psy-Kosh comments on Mini-camp on Rationality, Awesomeness, and Existential Risk (May 28 through June 4, 2011) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Psy-Kosh 24 April 2011 03:07:46PM 14 points [-]

First, can you confirm that my application to the rationality boot camp has been rejected? I assume that all the interviews are done by now, so if I've received zero response, I have in fact been eliminated from consideration early on... but I'd like confirmation on this first.

Second, if I have been rejected from that, should I bother applying for this, or would the same reasons apply?

(Actually, as a general comment/suggestion/complaint re SIAI: please please please... for those of us who apply for something and are rejected before even any interview or such... let us know. I applied within a day of the boot-camp post going up, and, so far, have heard nothing back. Last time I applied for the SIAI visiting fellowship thingie, ended up with silence, and IIRC it took a bit of pestering (and several months) before anyone got around to letting me know I wasn't needed there at the time. I think others also are having this issue with silence from SIAI given that my comment here was somewhat upvoted)

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 24 April 2011 06:51:24PM 7 points [-]

I just emailed you (Psy-Kosh) about your own situation.

To others who have similar questions:

  1. If you'd like to come, do apply, even if you didn't get into the main rationality boot camp. There were a lot of good applicants for the main camp, and that camp is capped at 10 participants, while Mini-camp can accomodate more. Also, if we get too may good applicants, this will let us know that we should run repeat programs later in the year.
  2. While I'm not involved with the main rationality boot camp applications, I believe that, yes, people who haven't heard back (to schedule an interview) won't be accepted to it this time.
  3. I'll make a point of letting people know when I know; I apologize for not doing that in the past with the visiting fellowship applicants.
Comment author: Psy-Kosh 25 April 2011 08:38:34PM 0 points [-]

Replied to your email, thanks.

Comment author: ata 24 April 2011 08:44:54PM 0 points [-]

While I'm not involved with the main rationality boot camp applications, I believe that, yes, people who haven't heard back (to schedule an interview) won't be accepted to it this time.

I was interviewed for rationality boot camp and haven't heard whether I was accepted yet. Would it make more sense for me to apply to the mini-camp right away, or wait until I know whether I'm accepted to RBC?

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 25 April 2011 05:22:19AM 0 points [-]

Wait a couple days, then apply. (But not longer.) (Also, everyone who wants to come and isn't waiting to hear from RBC, please apply today rather than waiting, since the application is brief, it'll give us an immediate estimate of demand, and if you wait you might forget.)

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