<p>Ok well, let's make a list on what our first choice field subfield was</p>
<p>Format: username (state) - field/subfield</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs
shravas (OH) - Computer Science / Algorithms</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs
shravas (OH) - Computer Science / Algorithms
classof09 (NJ) - Mathematics/Applied</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs
shravas (OH) - Computer Science / Algorithms
classof09 (NJ) - Mathematics/Applied
VPof09 (CA) - Chemistry/ Neuroscience</p>
<p>Has anyone sent an email to <a href="mailto:rsi@cee.org">rsi@cee.org</a> or <a href="mailto:hcbowman@cee.org">hcbowman@cee.org</a> and received a reply? I realized that I mailed out the wrong copy of my application, and immediately sent them an email with the right copy, but I haven't received a reply (its been two weeks). I'm just curious if RSI tends not to respond to emails, or if I'm emailing to the wrong place. Thanks.</p>
<p>I think they're just swamped. I got a response in like two days before apps were turned in, and it's been like four since my last email, which pointed out that I'm not a senior despite what my ap chem teacher seems to think...</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs
shravas (OH) - Computer Science / Algorithms
classof09 (NJ) - Mathematics/Applied
VPof09 (CA) - Chemistry/ Neuroscience
thestralnerd(RI) - Physics/Astronomy</p>
<p>Now I feel really lucky not to have put astropysics down as my topic; I would be nothing compared to you guys. :P</p>
<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs
shravas (OH) - Computer Science / Algorithms
classof09 (NJ) - Mathematics/Applied
VPof09 (CA) - Chemistry/ Neuroscience
thestralnerd(RI) - Physics/Astronomy
forizzlejdl (CA) - biology/neuroscience</p>
<p>haha classof09, dun go and think u r nothing compared to anyone if u had chosen astronomy... cuz if u think that u're lucky by not turning urs in... u giving me the feeling that i'm quite unlucky having turned mine in lol.</p>
<p>thestralnerd!!! u too? lol let's see who has a higher chance? xD im into deep space stuff like black holes and really fast stars... or at least on my apps. what did u put down? (i hope it won't make mine seem... like common sense of real astronomers xD)</p>
<p>Is it "harder" to get in in certain things than others? Anyone have a breakdown on how many apply for what/are accepted for what typically?</p>
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Is it "harder" to get in in certain things than others? Anyone have a breakdown on how many apply for what/are accepted for what typically?
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<p>Here is what paladin8 on AoPS said to a similar question:</p>
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xqpx wrote:
How critical is it to pick a "right" field/subfield? I like physics, bio, and chem. It doesn't really matter which field/subfield that I end up with (if I could get in) as long as within these three. But I heard that if one picks a very "popular" field, he or she might have less chance to get in.</p>
<p>They want people who know what they're doing in their field. They want you to have extensive experience/knowledge already; if you are confident in your abilities in multiple fields, it's possible to get a project involving all of them. As far as I know, picking a popular field does not influence your chances too much; this summer, we had easily 30+ bio projects. But... who knows?</p>
<p>xqpx wrote:
Does anyone know, in the past, what were the more popular or applied-for fields, and what were the least applied-for fields?</p>
<p>As I mentioned, many people did bio projects. There were considerably less of pretty much everything else; math was probably the next most popular, followed by physics (just off the top of my head). Chemistry, computer science, engineering, and astronomy were at the lower end.
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<p>gblob331 (UT) - Mathematics/Number Theory
MITdude (MD) - Physics (or maybe is it Astronomy?) / Astrophysics
DMRenrel (GA) - Chemistry/Physical Chemistry leaning toward quantum stuffs
shravas (OH) - Computer Science / Algorithms
classof09 (NJ) - Mathematics/Applied
VPof09 (CA) - Chemistry/ Neuroscience
thestralnerd(RI) - Physics/Astronomy
forizzlejdl (CA) - biology/neuroscience
Eugenius (DoDDs) - Biology/Genetics</p>
<p>Eh, seems like there's not much biology on this list. Interesting.</p>
<p>MITdude! Yeah, I'm kind of leaning in the same direction- I talked about being interested in making models of compact binary systems and using that as a sounding board for theories of gravity. I think I may have overlapped too much with particle physics topics though (that was my second choice subfield)..... Anyway! We'll see. I don't think I stand a very good chance; I didn't start doing any research until this year, I went to SSP last summer but don't have any individual science fairs/olympiads...... Ugh. Hahahah, at least it sounds like it's a shot in the dark no matter how prepared someone thinks they are. :P How did you become interested in astrophysics?</p>
<p>ahhhh i found out about SSP too late >< lol, but summer before the last I attended Chandra Astrophysics Institute, a relatively new program at MIT. Even so i doubt i know anywhere close as u ><, cuz when u said "particle physics" i'm basically picturing my apps going into the recycle bin (and rewind, and play, and rewind, and play...) I only touched on the brief topics in astronomy... like "yeah... i like black holes... and i wonder if they hold galaxies together... yeah... dun throw my apps out plox!! no no nooooooooo!"</p>
<p>My topics were also more vague. I worry now that I spent too much time/space trying to come across as educated and not enough as passionate. I blew para in essay 2 completely on sounding passionate though, and it was the most "me" of them all...so hopefully the proper butterflies have been behaving.</p>
<p>See, I applied for applied math (ahaha no pun intended)... the thing with that is that I'm very interested in modeling, so although I do have experience in the area, my application sounded like... I want to model X and Y and Z... and basically very stupid. I don't have ISEF or USAMO or anything either. SSP 2007 represent! though Ojai is better... and I don't have much else.. :/</p>
<p>anyone has ISEF or USAMO? i got nothing...</p>