<p>I said that I had advanced programming in TI-Basic, and that was all. :p</p>
<p>First, is it okay if one answer is significantly longer than the others? I know we're only supposed to have a couple paragraphs, but my response to #3 has kind of ended up at a little over a page. Since I tried to give a detailed description of my research experience, I'm not sure how to shorten it.
^^ yes, it's okay if it's longer. atleast i know my #2 was longer than any of my other responses (well, it was close to the length of #3) there's nothing really they can do about you having your answer really long unless it's wayyyy over 3 pages.</p>
<p>Also, what should I put in the technical skills section besides computer skills (which I don't have)? Is it appropriate to talk about the math classes I've taken and stuff like that, if there isn't room on the form to list the college ones I've taken?
^^ of course it's appropriate to talk about math classes. except, you might want to talk about your SKILLS rather than talking about what math classes you have had.</p>
<p>So for question number 7 is it ok just to check the appropriate boxes at the bottom of the page, or are they expecting an essay as well? Sounds to me like they just want you to check the boxes</p>
<p>I just checked the boxes.</p>
<p>so you don't need to write anything at all?</p>
<p>alg2 and trig are different( although some classes are "alg2/trig") and trig is different from precalc... my math is all jumbled together so I put an asterisk and explained it but I don't think you would otherwise. btw thanks for reminding me I do some ti basic!
uh just say you found it on a forum online...</p>
<p>"so you don't need to write anything at all?"</p>
<p>I'm writing out a more detailed explanation for question #7 since there are no boxes to check for experience with certain lab protocols or techniques... I think it's a good idea to write something, since I don't think just checking "advanced" on boxes does this question justice.</p>
<p>"hehe also trying to decide what I should answer for where I heard about RSI, since I don't know how it would seem if I said I heard about it on cc"</p>
<p>dude, that's what i put on my rsi app last year and i got in.</p>
<p>so you're saying that we should put that we heard it on CC instead of something else? inorder to get in?</p>
<p>I think what stat meant was that he put the TRUTH and didn't make something up because he thought it would look good...</p>
<p>ugh, i'm sorry. i didn't mean to sound anal during my last response. >_<</p>
<p>I think he's saying that it doesn't look dumb if you put CC. I doubt putting CC would help your chances. The question, according to static, is most likely for their marketing and such.</p>
<p>ya guys, just be honest...people love honesty. people reward honesty. there's no right or wrong answer. Now I'm going to quote MIT:</p>
<p>"Some students feel so much pressure to get into the "right" college that they want to make sure they do everything "right" - even do the "right" extracurricular activities. Fortunately, the only right answer is to follow your passion. Choose your activities because they really delight, intrigue and challenge you, not because you think they'll look impressive on your application. Go out of your way to find projects, activities and experiences that stimulate your creativity and leadership, that connect you with peers and adults who bring out your best, that please you so much you don't mind the work involved. Some students find room for many activities; others prefer to concentrate on just a few. Either way, the test for any extracurricular should be whether it makes you happy - whether it feels right for you."</p>
<p>"By the same token, some applicants struggle to turn themselves into clones of the "ideal" MIT student - you know, the one who gets double 800s on the SATs. Fortunately, cloning is still for sheep. What we really want to see on your application is you being you - pursuing the things you love, growing, changing, taking risks, learning from your mistakes, all in your own distinctive way. College is not a costume party; you're not supposed to come dressed as someone else. Instead, college is an intense, irreplaceable four-year opportunity to become more yourself than you've ever been. What you need to show us is that you're ready to try."</p>
<p>oooohh Matt P (the RSI director) was having great fun reading last year's CC RSI thread! So they'll definatly know what CC is.... </p>
<p>in accordance with this: hey new RSI director!!! How are you there!?! :-)</p>
<p>i wonder who the new director is too.</p>
<p>What does it mean by a photocopy of your application?</p>
<p>ya sorry I didn't mean to sound cross but I think the people reading these can see honesty fairly well and I'm really big on honesty. ^^lol nice quotes btw. I <3 them.
photocopy as in you put it in a copy machine and make a copy...</p>
<p>I got a 216 (76M) on my PSAT and a 1470 (780M) on my SAT I and I applied to RSI this year. I hope I can get in but it will probably be tough.</p>
<p>Scores don't really have much weightage for RSI.</p>
<p>I found on their website that the Application deadline is extended to the ninth of Feb? Is this just for the online app? Is it for the whole thing? (probably been discussed, but I'm too lazy to read 39 pages :p) </p>
<p>Finishing up my application now, should send it in sometime this week (once again, about the deadline thing), when my teachers give the recs back. </p>
<p>I have intermediate skills in pretty much everything except perl, which i'm starting, and fortran, which promises to be a pain in the arse. Do the admissions people put much weight in the tech skills thing? That's about the only thing I can do decently, and I have research that is related to the tech stuff (environmental modeling and prediction using fortran) </p>
<p>I think i just rambled.</p>