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<p>Mr. McGann is explaining pretty reasonably on the blog.</p>
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<p>Personally, I would guess that if a student got into RSI, then the student probably has the qualifications on paper for admission to MIT. If I were running admissions, when a student had participated in RSI, I would look at what they actually did in that context, to see how well the paper matched up with the person. Someone who participated in RSI will certainly merit a close look; and I think that generally the people who participate in RSI are admitted to MIT. But occasionally they are not, for various reasons.</p>
<p>Thanks, that’s exactly my line of thinking!</p>
<p>Last year, for instance, there was only 1 US Citizen Rickoid that was rejected. The international acceptance rate isn’t fantastic, but it’s better than w/o RSI. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I thought repetitive strain injuries were a deal at MIT when I read the title, lol</p>
<p>@Skyrior</p>
<p>I know the 2012 RSI shirts had an xkcd themed design on them that uses that play on words. It was quite humorous.</p>
<p>@Jonluca</p>
<p>Haha, that was really cool! I wish I had known RSI earlier and applied, it sounds really fantastic!</p>