Research Science Institute 2006

<p>hahaha it's not really a super secret or anything...i'll think about it.</p>

<p>Are you RSI 2005?</p>

<p>Yeah I am.</p>

<p>You might get asked this a lot, but could you tell me what your app looked like?</p>

<p>Sorry we can't really say. It's very open and you can do it however you want though.</p>

<p>Do you get paid for being a counselor or TA?</p>

<p>well both get free food which is pretty amazing</p>

<p>counselors get paid nothing and TAs get paid almost nothing lol
no one does it for the money cause it wouldnt be worth it
tutors are the ones who make the big bucks</p>

<p>Nah tutors get paid like $2k for the whole summer. Director makes a lot of money though. I think we calculated that it's the same amount as if he (a PhD) was doing research the whole summer instead (i.e., he's compensated). I wonder how much the AD gets...</p>

<p>yo man, i dont know how it is in arizona but 2k is big bucks to me</p>

<p>I made like $700 this summer working at Kumon. It was pathetic. I worked 3-4 days/week, too (they're only open for 4 days and working 3 days is practically unheard of).</p>

<p>Did your essay answers dictate your research topic, or did you just end up doing something in the general bio/phys/chem/math/compsci field?</p>

<p>No, the essay questions normally don't dictate your research topic. That section is a way of seeing how you question and such - you won't be assigned to one of them. Unless you're, y'know, really into the Collatz conjecture. (How many years have they had someone on that?)</p>

<p>My math questions were on linear algebra, and I got a project in logic (model theory).</p>

<p>isnt ilyes' last name kumon?</p>

<p>It was kamoun. And $2k isn't really that much considering they could be making a lot more money doing other things.</p>

<p>Yeah, and won't be assigned to the questions you write about, barring coincidence. There were two people on Collatz this year, right? Wow lol.</p>

<p>When did apps come out last year? Early Dec, mid Dec, late Dec?</p>

<p>last year they came out on December 10th</p>

<p>I was intitially skeptical about applying to RSI but the all-expenses paid meal card and the opportunity to play Ul-ti-ma-te Frisbee all summer won me over lol.</p>

<p>^seriosuly though, those are the best parts</p>

<p>goodness, food and frisbee, everyone should have those at the top of their list! hah</p>

<p>RSI sounds like a good time.</p>

<p>Come on, I would be so good at Ultimate, playing a bunch of science nerds, lol.</p>