<p>Ditto exi91 question on SAT scores.......</p>
<p>Can more than 2 recommendations be submitted? Like 1 extra from a professor I worked for?</p>
<p>...what if your school doesn't have APs available to underclassmen?</p>
<p>dude this thing is ridiculous. i'm math and science-y yeah, but i ain't crazy with it :/ do they even consider things like varsity captain for two sports, class pres, pres of clubs, and stuff? or no? </p>
<p>this is kinda disappointing :(</p>
<p>I'll try and answer as many of your questions as I can here.</p>
<p>No, it doesn't matter if you've taken the SAT/ACT before applying ... it's just one more piece of info for them to consider. I personally had taken the ACT by the time of the application (I took the SAT in january too). </p>
<p>Report all scores! They will decide what they want to consider. Besides, on your official transcript the SAT reports all scores anyways, so then you look like your hiding something. You need verification of your test scores in your application (often just a copy of what college board sends you). I don't believe tests should be taken twice ... unless you were sick or someone died or something. It's just a waist of time.</p>
<p>And as for all rickoids being "crazy" that's just simply ridiculous. The thing that rickoids have in common is a passion for learning and the pursuit of truth. They have a sincere desire to follow their interests and have demonstrated this creativity in and outside of school. This is what you need to convey.</p>
<p>My best advice to all of you is to stop worrying about whether you will or will not get in (this is hard ... I know from experience). Just do what you love. And as for remote subjects of interest (e.g. not physics or biology or something), do not put them down thinking this will help you get again b/c less people put it down. Write what you love to do .... and if that is astronomy or astrophysics or environmental science that's completely fine. One guy my year did do an astronomy project ... so it can be done.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and RSI isn't just hard work .... it was by far the most fun summer I've ever had!</p>
<p>i didn't mean that the people applying are "crazy," but rather "intense" ..whatever wrong word usage? :/</p>
<p>i love bio and chem and stuff and read/study it outside of school for fun, but i have never really had the time to invest in like research and stuff. and i know DDPSC said not to worry about getting in or not, but i didn't know if i should bother trying to apply since i haven't done all that? ..if that makes sense. i don't want to waste my teachers' times, etc. ...</p>
<p>I can't wait until I'm a junior!!! I want to go so bad! Idk, I feel like I'd have to do a TON of crap to be on par with the people there though :</p>
<p>anyways, give us the results when you get em back.</p>
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<p>How do we do this for AP tests?</p>
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How do we do this for AP tests?
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Most high school transcripts have a section for standardized test results, including the AP tests. In addition, you can make a copy of the CollegeBoard AP Student Grade Report you received.</p>
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Can more than 2 recommendations be submitted? Like 1 extra from a professor I worked for?
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<p>This is a tough question that will come up again when you apply to college. My personal opinion is that extra materials help when they provide the selection committee with information that is not found anywhere else. If your professor has seen your work in a context that is substantially different than your teachers, it's worth having him/her write for you. If not, you might consider having him/her write <em>instead</em> of one of your high school teachers.</p>
<p>It's always tough to decide what extra information is "useful" to a committee. I do know that spamming additional materials can leave a bad impression, so be judicious about what "extras" you include.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree. If it brings an extra dimension to you, then definitely send it. I personally submitted a third rec from a professor I'd been studying with.</p>
<p>And it is always worthwhile to apply. This doesn't just go for RSI. Applying doesn't hurt you and you never ( I repeat never) know whether or not you'll get in. So go for it!</p>
<p>I heard that the 2006 ISEF $50,000 grand award winner didn't get into RSI - yikes!!!! Who gets in then????</p>
<p>I really don't know if that story is true or not (about the 2006 ISEF winner), but it would just go to show you that there are plenty of amazingly talented people who don't go to RSI (and still happen to be amazingly talented).</p>
<p>I just got the pamphlet in the mail today :)
At least I know my PSAT scores are good enough.</p>
<p>How much do PSAT scores matter?</p>
<p>And when do they mail out brochures?</p>
<p>I don't know when they are mailed, but I do know that not everyone who gets into RSI was mailed a brochure.</p>
<p>PSAT scores - Students selected for RSI will have demonstrated superior achievement in math, the sciences and verbal arts. They will have shown potential to become leaders in science. It is suggested that math PSAT scores be at least 75, and combined math, verbal, and writing PSAT scores be at least 220. CEE:</a> Research Science Institute Introduction</p>
<p>I highly doubt that getting a brochure actually means much at all. It's like the whole college mail thing with advertising and getting the name out and all. It was just kind of exciting to find it waiting for me today.</p>
<p>I'd like to add to what Mr. Le . . . excuse me, DDPSC has said, in order to emphasize it.</p>
<p>For the record, as RSI '07, I may have a slightly biased opinion. So here goes:</p>
<p>For fear of sounding pretentious, I would like to say that from the Rickoids I have talked to and from my own experience, RSI admissions have significantly more to do with how and what you think (not opinions, but epistemologies) - moreover, how well you are able to show that - than any particular achievement or set thereof. It's undoubtedly holistic. I do not say this to mean that they are looking for a 'well-rounded' person in the sciences, the humanities, etc. I mean this to say that they look for every aspect of your character (as evidenced by your activities, grades, and essays) to reflect into a focus which is a tremendous passion for science.</p>
<p>which brings me back to the point of 'DDPSC'. DON'T WORRY ABOUT BEING ADMITTED TO RSI. It's not a reflection on the value of your character. It's not even that science isn't your thing. It's only that science isn't your everything. The only mistake you can make on your application is not being enthusiastic enough about what you want to study.</p>
<p>Alternatively, your application could consist of thinly-veiled cross-dressing and eugenics references, which would be similarly relevant.</p>
<p>ghansel!</p>
<p>Anyways.....</p>
<p>anal!</p>
<p>Anyways.....</p>