<p>It's October, and time for the annual Research Science Institute (RSI) trend. RSI is an amazing experience where 75 students (50 domestic and 25 international) come together for six weeks of hardcore research and fun. </p>
<p>RSI applications will not come out until December. Roughly 1100 domestics apply to RSI ( international apps are seperate), but don't let that static stop you from applying as the rickoids I met are all different (PSAT scores and grades are not the determinates in RSI admissions). The best thing to do is to be express yourself on the resume, and you'll be fine. Not getting into RSI is not the end of the world, and getting into RSI does not mean that life is set.</p>
<p>They have accepted sophomores in the past, but very rarely. Unless you plan to drop out of school senior year to go to college, I wouldnt apply sophomore year because there really is no point to.
International applications are completely different from domestic apps. That country's government decides how to choose the students for RSI. For a girl from Sweden this year, she got admissions to RSI because she won the countrys science fair.</p>
<p>I predict at least 15 pages.
AFAIK, they accepted sophomores from 3 years schools.
Reason is reasonable, sophomores have chance yet in junior year but juniors left out because of sophomores won't have any more chance to attend RSI.</p>
<p>thx everyone. but I think this thread is probably not going to be long seeing that its for the "research summer institute"...</p>
<p>I'm not in drop out program or that sort of thing, just taking senior and junior science and math right now. Should I wait until next year?</p>
<p>Btw, what's with all the "researches" that you all have done!? Are those just little ones with high school teachers or with actual professors? cuz you ppl must be damn genius to have a prof to help with the researches... </p>
<p>I'm sophomore taking senior subjects (AP calc, ap chem) too but won't apply since I know for sure I won't be accepted since I don't really graduate in one or two years.</p>
<p>As to the research. Usually neither you nor your school has equipment required to execute various experiments in experimental sciences (physics, biology, advanced chemistry) so your best guess would be to go to university and beg for resources :)</p>
<p>I myself just went to an open meeting and introduced myself to profs which expressed interest in helping me with, at least experimental part of research. But you have to be ready to work independently, read a load of articles and publications (arXiv.org) and have fun :)</p>
<p>yeah, but i asked several local universities (like uni british columbia) and the reception doesnt even noe what i was talking about... do you have any online resource or sth? thx</p>
<p>woah...i feel really stupid. I didn't realize that the title of the trend was research "summer" instead of "science" until today. hahaha.
This just shows that you don't have to be perfect to get into RSI!
After getting into RSI, I looked back at my application and noticed that there were several mistakes, such as I the phrase "i dwelt with fish" instead of "dealt with fish" (in reference to a research i worked on). I guess it's true what they say about RSI looking at potential as a determining factor in admissions because i probably wouldn't have gotten in based on word choice and grammer.<br>
I hope that my sad case gives everyone else hope and encourages you all to apply :D!</p>
<p>This RSI things sounds like a wonderful opportunity. Isn't there alot of competition though? and what are the top things that they would look for in an applicant?</p>
<p>Not counting people from far-flung rural regions where opportunities in research and AP-level science aren't available at all, has anyone got in before who has little or no research experience, or whose school has a mediocre science department (i.e., no AP chem or physics, only decent course is the college bio and zoology courses in junior year, no science fairs, etc.)?</p>
<p>after sweating over (figuratively, not literally of course...eww) acceptance to rsi and actually attending the program, i realized that i had gotten the criteria for acceptance horribly wrong. contrary to popular belief, rsi is not about "high test scores," "great research," or even "top 1% of students in the country."
at its heart, you are accepted to rsi based on your realization of, wait for it...SKETCHINESS.<br>
ps "dwelt with fish"..."research summer institute"...lmao.</p>