Chances at RSI?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, i'm kinda new to this site so excuse me if I sound like a novice. </p>

<p>SAT: Math: 690(will take again in January and will prob be like 720 or something) Verbal: 660 (will prob be like 700)</p>

<p>PSAT: Don't know yet</p>

<p>I am currently a junior at probably the most competitive high school in the state. Well, I was wondering what my chances of getting into RSI are with my stats. My grades aren't too high primarily because school doesn't really provide a challenge, but i get decent grades i'm in the top 12% of my class. My UW gpa's about a 3.67 or somewhere near there. But i should be in the top 10% of my class by the end of this semester.</p>

<p>I am currently a third degree black belt in the art of karate, which I have been practicing for the past 12 years. In addition to karate, I play the violin and classical guitar. I have made a band in which I am the lead guitarist and we have been semifinalists in The Battle of The Bands. I am also the president of my own company, Dalient Technologies; we specialize in compression and recognition algorithms. I have also helped develop the website <a href="http://www.centerseed.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.centerseed.com&lt;/a> .</p>

<p>I am in the school's:
Philosophy club, Robotics club (for the BEST competition), Mu Alpha Theta, Chess club, JETS, Red Cross Club, Orchestra (5 years), I tutor ninth and tenth graders in physics and chemistry, and Youth Expanding Services. I am also pushing the school to have a programming club in which participants will learn to program computers in order to create simulations for various applications. I hold officer positions in JETS ,Robotics, and chess. In JETS I am the secretary, in robotics I am the president, adn in chess i am the president.</p>

<p>Some of my awards and honors include:
-BEST Robotics Most elegant Robot,
-BEST Robotics Notebook,
- At BEST State Robotics competition, 2nd for most Robust Robot,
-Ninth grade regional science fair I got 3rd place in physics for my Particle Decelerator (generates electrical power),
-received an award for best quality project (got a TI-89),
-received an award for 4th best physics project in the whole city (American Institute of Physics),
- Seven other students in the city and I were invited by Rice University to have personal afternoon with Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Robert Curl (Inventor of "BUCKY BALLS"),
-Siemens Westinghouse Semi Finalist top 300 students in the nation for a new product for increasing heat transfer rates in solid and gas state conditions. Currently applying for a patent
-I participated in Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
-At national Orchestra competition my orchestra was named best orchestra in the United States,
-1st place violin solo,
- I was chosen to work in the labs with High n Rydberg Atoms at Rice University
- I am currently conducting research with University of Houston, we are making novel quantum dots from layered thin films
-I was chosen to represent my school in the Junior Academy of Science
-At this year’s Houston Science and Engineering Fair I received 750 dollars and a summer internship from IEEE for my project on acoustic cavitation
-I received best physics project in city
-2nd place for physics
- Rice Innovation and Creativity award for best project
- In my project I theorized two unknown phenomena of acoustic cavitation and am currently waiting for these theories to be published
-I have made a new application for acoustic cavitation and am currently getting a patent on this.
-I received 5th place at the UIL math and Science state meet in science
-I was chosen for to represent my poetry at a national poetry contest
- Currently researching with Texas center of superconductivity and advanced materials in regards to quantum cascade lasers and room temperature superconductors
-I was chosen for the Quarknet program
-This past summer I was one of 20 students in the world to be invited by India’s Chief Nuclear defense scientist as a research assistant in BHABHA Atomic Research Institute Bombay, India
-My Westinghouse research partner and I were one of the only high school students in the world to be chosen for the International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials form out research concerning novel tactile displays with the implementation of dielectric electroactive polymers
- I have been awarded perfect attendance for one year
- I was awarded the district’s Academic excellence award
-My band was chosen semifinalists in Battle of the Bands
-I have a copious amount of karate awards ranging form best Kata in city to first place sparring<br>
-I have recently developed novel compression algorithms for Kingwood Enterprises, an engineering company based in Kingwood, Texas
-I was the List Serve manager for MIT’s physics alumni email
-I have been selected for the 2004-2005 Siemens Westinghouse Semifianlist for my research on tactile displays and have been recently selected as a Regional Finalist in the Southwest Region
- I have recently been selected as one of 6 students in the nation as a Student Board memeber in the Partnership for America's Future Young Inventor's competition.</p>

<p>I plan to major either in computer engineering or neuroscience.</p>

<p>Thanks you for your time.</p>

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<p>I am also competing in USACO, UPHO. I am the captain of the science olumpiad team and Science Bowl Team</p>

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<p>Any colleges i should consider applying to?</p>

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<p>Will someone reply?</p>

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<p>I really need to know if i should consider applying!</p>

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<p>most everybody interested should at least APPLY. It's not like you lose much, right? ($25?)</p>

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<p>what about my chances?</p>

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<p>hmmmm, i went to rsi last year. one of my friends did an online survey: about 60% of the people had 1600s and i think like 80+% had 4.0 unweighted. i had one of the bottom 3 of both with a 1460 and 3.86. but they look at much more. if i got in, i think anybody has a chance. but i think even if you have 1600, 4.0 etc etc. your chances are still 20% max unless you have international olympiads.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you certainly have a chance. What sort of chance, nobody knows but people who won't talk, but your list of awards and whatnot is impressive enough that I think you'll find something amazing to do this summer whether you get into RSI or not, and that's really the only thing that matters, right?</p>

<p><em>was also RSI 04</em></p>

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<p>Looks like you have a very good shot at RSI, so you should definitely apply. If you write your essays really well and get strong recs (that's essentially what got me in, I didn't have much else), you'd be extremely competitive in the selection process.</p>

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<p>I am actually writing my appliaction at this moment..(i don't wanna have to stay up the night before!!) and I was wondering if you could review if you have any time you'd like to waste on me(lol)...Thanks for replying though!</p>

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<p>I'd be happy to look over your application and give you a few tips. Post your e-mail or AIM sn (or send me a private message with that information) and I'll contact you.</p>

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<p>RSI chances for a kid:</p>

<p>1500+ in SAT in Junior High SChool,
230+ In PSAT in 10th grade,
800 in Math SAT II</p>

<p>AP BC Calc, AP Honors Chemistry and AP European History in 10th grade, hardest Course load in school, school does not rank, but maybe top 5% in the one of the most competitive prep scool in the country</p>

<p>Awards:
AMC top scorer award
Eagle Scout
MIT invited to attend the research conference reserved for incoming freshman
Receipient of many scholarships worth $$$$$$ towrds prep school education.
Many other Essay competition winner and one other national award
Attended many top competitive summer math and scince program on full scholarship.
Summer Research in with a world renowned professor.
Some publications</p>

<p>ECS:
Newspaper writer (many articles published in newspaper and magazines)
Volunteer work more than 500+ hours, many awrs including national recognition in this field
Music and theater, Regionally Ranked in debate etc....
Tri junior varsity athelete</p>

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<p>mathmajor,</p>

<p>why the heck are you asking for your chances lol?</p>

<p>Seriously though, I would also consider applying to MIT now with your stats..</p>

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<p>bayesguy, i'm an rsi04. i definitely think you're a strong applicant!</p>

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<p>Do you guys think I can look at your applications...I don't think it will give me any "formula" to go by, mainly because I have alsmost completed the App., and I am quite content with what I have...but i think if i can look at your applications i can get a real idea of what RSI students are like...thanks!</p>