Here are some comments we received from our summer, 2006 group.

"I feel that the strongest aspects of the REU were definitely the constant feedback that we got on our work.  There was also a lot of positive feedback, which I think is very good and important. I also liked the activities  that were planned for us outside of the research. I also liked how my professor was very approachable and  was always eager to do things with us and joke around ... It was great!"

"The Directors emphasize research. This does not include class work or busy work. The importance of the students in the direction and progress of the projects is greatly appreciated ... (I) could not have enjoyed it more."

"The strongest aspects are that since it is a well-established program, it is very organized and runs smoothly. I immediately felt comfortable at Trinity in the dorm and around the campus. Full access to the math building and the computers there was great. It was wonderful to have a graduate assistant and an experienced REU  undergraduate on hand too. The professors are knowledgeable in their fields and encourage us with challenging problems.... I definitely now have a good idea what research and graduate school are all about from my experience here and my conversations with the grad assistant and the guests ... It was great and I strongly recommend it to anyone.  THANK YOU!"

"My Project Director was amazing! He was always ready with great feedback and new places to investigate. Housing was good and the facilities met our needs completely."

"The layout of the program as a whole seems optimal. Also, though I am sure this could not have been planned ahead of time, the chemistry among the participants was on the whole excellent which facilitated not only the social atmosphere, but the flow of ideas among the researchers ... Great Job!"

"At Trinity I was given an excellent problem that allowed me a great deal of flexibility. I received timely feedback from my mentor, both in terms of mathematical ideas and the technical details. There was enough collaboration that I was able to help several people with their problem, and alos used several other people's ideas to solve my own problems ... Through the program, I have come in contact with numerous people who have given me helpful advice regarding graduate school."

"The instructor was very good at giving feedback and constructive criticism. In addition, my peers were very good at listening to my ideas and giving me new ideas."

"Overall, I am glad I participated in the Trinity REU and I know that I have benefited from the experience ..."

"My mentor was excellent as project director. He got involved exactly the way that he should have: just enough so that at no point did we feel that we were lacking direction, and not so much that he would be doing our work. The choice of the project was excellent ... The program eliminated a lot of misconceptions that I had about mathematical research. I had kind of pictured a research mathematician as a guy who spends seven years locked up in this basement solving a theorem. I learned how important it was to communicate ideas with other people and that to have fun once in a while greatly stimulates creativity."

"The strongest aspect of the Trinity REU Program was probably the students and faculty/mentors. I felt that the students were a very strong group, very well picked and most importantly, for the most part very open, receptive, eager to work together or help ... As for the faculty, it was extremely helpful and truly a luxury to not only have a graduate mentor, but a graduate mentor living with us ... My participation in the Trinity REU Program has opened me up to a whole new field and stretched skills that I not only didn't know I had, but will be able to use in the future."