<p>Jimmy, that's alright, it's the thought that counts :)</p>
<p>OMG! pi day!! i didn't know that it was 3/14, i mean, i knew pi was 3.14, but i never thought of it as pi day... man, the things we learn, the things we learn (or maybe just the things xine learns) </p>
<p>how are you guys getting to the old thread? am i the only clueless one?</p>
<p>newyorker: psychology's interesting too! stop berating him schemer, for having a different interest than just the "typical sciences" i did not app for a humanities aspect, but i find it rather interesting, what these researchers that speak on npr come up with. and that's awesome you're a ceritfied EPA lead tester person! i'm in love with the EPA. although, i don't want to work for them when i grow up (i'd rather do stuff on my own) but EPA's very very helpful: i visit their webbie almost daily. =)</p>
<p>like static said, do research because you want to, not for colleges. i have a so called friend here that does "research" just for college. his dad's a biology professor, and he dad puts his projects together and takes his son to competitions where he uhh,... doesn't... win... i guess they think the trip is worth putting on a resume? <em>shrugs</em> </p>
<p>my long rambling for the day.</p>
<p>Yeah, my current research for Intel is about political satire, and the effects of late night political comedy on youthful voters and young adults. I want to see who's more politically knowledgeable, socialized and aware. I love the Daily Show.</p>
<p>Besides, while in high school, it's hard to do those "super studies." You need serious connections for those, or you need to be rich.</p>
<p>I do think that social science and humanities research has its problems, though. Each year several students from our high school end up doing social science research, which involves mostly handing out questionnaires, collecting data, and then going to our district statistician to analyze them. I read the paper of one such project that became an Intel STS finalist, and after reading it I was very unsatisfied with what she had done. None of her results, nearly, can be proven valid in any way. The science ends after data collection. Then, during analysis, she has to take methods and generalizations from all sorts of previous research...there is no way she can say that any of her results are valid. In her correlation, as well, there's always the problem of post hoc, ergo propter hoc. She put all this effort into something that has so little value...</p>
<p>District statistician? ***? Go do it yourself! Haha, lucky.</p>
<p>And you can never prove a hypothesis, not in any science. You can support it.
What do you mean by proving it valid? Perhaps she designed everything wrong. Everything gets generalized in most research! And you do need to know your literature and review it.</p>
<p>Have you ever taken a Social Sci Research class?</p>
<p>No, never takien any social sci research class.</p>
<p>What I am tryint to say is, for the sciences that those of us not in social science do, our generalizations are based on empirical observations. But for her work, she has to base her generalizations on previous generalizations, and ad infinitum. And since we don't know if those previous works have any merit or validity, many of us felt that she could not justify her results.</p>
<p>Ah, well. Social Science can very well be empirical (I hope you know that Anthro and Socio research tends to be like this), as well as Quasi Experimental and Experimental. Social Science is very much where research is at, and can be even more driven than "Natural" Science. And you can know if works have high validity. The sample, the design. But you don't seem to know much about Social Sci Research, so i see why you were bothered by her results.</p>
<p>Right back at ya guys. Good luck to RSI!!!: From the TASP board :D</p>
<p>i need it lots, but thanks jthecanadian =) good luck to your board also (i was gonna post but wrath already did and it would look kinda redundant... you know what, i'm gonna do it anyway =P)</p>
<p>I think you are right, newyorker. Hmmm...social science could be where it's at...</p>
<p>Anyway, from which part of new york are you?</p>
<p>Hi, I'm a refugee from the TASP board too - thanks for the good-luck wishes you posted! Good luck to all you brilliant people over here! you guys rock. my socks.</p>
<p>Hey brother staticsoliloquy. I was just looking back at some old forums, and read up on how both you and Pharoah were excited over the moment last Spring. March, as everyone knows it, is decisions month. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Now, I myself am a Humanities type of guy; a TASP applicant. However, the way you expressed yourself with huge excitement; the way you felt, is very inspirational. </p>
<p>Maybe you could recount to us all what your feelings were at the moment? You weren't at RSI yet, though you were...tell us. So we know.</p>
<p>frankenchris, sorry I had to converge back to the RSI admissions process :D.</p>
<p>I haven't a doubt in my mind someone here from CC will get into RSI...my absolute best wishes.</p>
<p>jthecanadian, i just asked this question on page 34 lol. i too was interested in the rush of emotions some of the acceptees felt. although i cannot speak for static, here is how he responded to my question.</p>
<p>"Static and Franken, it would also be nice if u two can share with us ur first reaction to seeing ur RSI acceptance letter."</p>
<p>It was passing period between classes and I got to my AP US HISTORY class early and phoned home. My mom said, "You got a big envelope from CEE." I didn't scream because I was in school, but I jump up and down a few times. Hug a few people really hard. Took a bathroom pass and left the class for 20 minutes. I quickly, and i mean quickly because I had so much energy, to the counseling center to tell my counselor. And we did our screams. Then I ran through the quads and down the classroom halls to find my two recommenders and THANK the heck out of them. Then I went back to an hour and 30 minutes of pure us history lecture. It was so hard to sit still in class. My body was all warm and I was energetic I seriously didn't listen to anything he was saying and my ming drifted into the future. I thought about all the possibilities, the experiences, the freedom, etc. After school, I told all of my friends and I came home to check the envelop and it was just awesome!</p>
<p>from brooklyn, ny of course.</p>
<p>Our refrigerator we bought from Brooklyn! LOL...</p>
<p>I'm expecting rejectiog but I hope I get into some other science program...at least one...
I love Feynman <em>_</em> I read Surely You're Joking and What Do YOU Care What Other People Think? They were wonderful.
ya, Pi day is fun! last year, math club had this thing where if you wrote a poem about Pi, they gave you a slice of pie :)
g'luck everyone! although there's nothing we can do at this point but hope and be happy.
ah I love the Daily Show!! Jon Stewart rocks! and Steven Colbert and everyone else!!!!</p>
<p>Samantha Bee</p>
<p>What about the classic Lewis Black? "Back in Black"</p>
<p>Do you guys mean that RSI send the letters on the pi day, or do the applicants receive the notification on pi day?</p>
<p>Based on the story I saw in this thread, does a "big evelope" mean acception and a small size one mean "rejection"?</p>
<p>I am very very nervous to know my result..................</p>
<p>I've heard rumors that there is a big/small envelope which may mean acceptance/rejection. Also, last year the applicants received notification on pi day, which probably means that RSI mailed the letters a few days earlier.</p>