<p>Haha well I'll just wait for the decisions to come out before I start worrying about having to choose between programs (I'm also hoping for TASP and/or USABO camp and/or NJSP and/or research at Princeton/Rutgers/etc). ;)</p>
<p>What are some other good summer programs you Rickoids recommend just in case I SOMEHOW(;)) don't get accepted to RSI???</p>
<p>i'm not a Rickoid, but check out Roswell Park, City of Hope, CCIS (if u can commute there), and Jackson Lab.</p>
<p>It depends on your main field of interest. I'm an astrofanatic and if you're similarly inclined I would suggest the Summer Science Program. I went to SSP as a sophomore and to RSI as a junior. While SSP isn't as rigorous (both academically and admissions-wise) as RSI, it's a VERY stimulating, hands-on astronomy experience that most people wouldn't get the opportunity to have otherwise. Students complete observations of an asteroid over the first 3 weeks, and then analyze the observations and develop a computer program to calculate the asteroid's orbital elements during the last 3 weeks. I know a lot of participants use the project as their IB project, although I don't know about Seimens, ISTS, etc. SSP is an accredited observational partner of the Harvard-Smithsonian Minor Planet Center and is underwritten by Stanford and Caltech, though, to its credit.
Hmmm, maybe this little SSP plug belongs in another thread. ;)</p>
<p>P.S. Hey! Who hates college applications! <em>waves hand madly in air</em></p>
<p>Speaking of "hands-on" stuff, where's pizer been?</p>
<p>lollll, coining the word pizer is still one of my funniest moments...</p>
<p>i still cant believe he actually said that (thougth he denies it)</p>
<p>does RSI accept a certain number of people in the biology field, a certain number in the comp sci field, a certain num in astro, a certain num in physics, etc. or does your field not matter?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>:-) and i wholeheartedly agree with you, astrowanna! SSP is amazing!</p>
<p>"does RSI accept a certain number of people in the biology field, a certain number in the comp sci field, a certain num in astro, a certain num in physics, etc. or does your field not matter?"</p>
<p>yes, there is an approximate number of people in diff. fields, but it varies every year.. field probably matters, but potential matters more.</p>
<p>this is a retarded question, but is Harvard Early Action or Early Action Single Choice?</p>
<p>It's single-choice cindy - I'm guessing you're applying Harvard EA like so many of us are lol?</p>
<p>heh yeah... and now y'all know how well my application is progressing lol!! thanks luyi :)</p>
<p>so what is the approximate number in each field usually?</p>
<p>probably around 80 / # of fields</p>
<p>The number of people in each field varies each year...for example, I remember Rickert telling me that this year was extremely bio-heavy.</p>
<p>How many Physics projects were there?</p>
<p>As in astrophysics or theoretical physics?</p>
<p>Hmmm... do you think there will be a "Comp Sci" heavy year this year?</p>
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Hmm, let me look into my crystal ball and I will get back to you...:rolleyes:</p>
<p>There were about 6 or 7 of us astrophysics people last year and there was only one theoretical physics project from what I know (Syed). We generally got mixed in with the math people for tutor group meetings and presentations.</p>
<p>And then there was the lone experimental physics person (me) in a tutor group full of bio people... lol.</p>
<p>Wasn't Peter theoretical physics?</p>