<p>Same kinda here (although I do mostly like mine), but I have gotten the impression from some of the rickoids that they are required. Besides, I'm sure they are just for the initial screening process.</p>
<p>dashboard- California (chem, inorganic; engineering; chemical)
tomjonesistheman- California
MegaVortex7- Connecticut- Psychology, Psychophysics; Biology, Neuroscience
computergeek173- Florida - Compsci - AI; Physics Photonics
hopeful1992- Florida-- bioengineering/ microfluidics; Chem/Biochem
HiPeople - Indiana
Hopeful&Curious - Kentucky
proletariat2- Michigan
funkymunky23- Michigan
dododo121-New Jersey - Biology; Anatomical Diseases - Biochem; Neuroscience
brownballerina - New Jersey - Biology- Genomics (Proteomics); Physics- Nanotech
dbc9todd- New York
YanoM – Ohio
Finrod - Oklahoma
klebian- Texas
imustbecrazy – Texas - Physics astrophysics Chemistry - Thrmochem
Millancad - Ohio - Not 100% on that
Innocencex- New York - Biology- Genetics; Chemistry- Biochem (most likely)
theproblemchild- Nevada - Astronomy- Planetary Science; Math-Calculus
crazygirltrac - Texas
trulyjulie - Texas - Physics: Optics; Biology: Structural Biology</p>
<p>Funny. cuz in 9th grade i though i was guaranteed for rsi. after reading this thread, i think my chances are insanely dim, although i've got unsco, 2400, and science research. well, it can't hurt to apply, can it? also, have any rsi-rejects gotten into mit EA?
just curious. :) :( :)</p>
<p>Um, definitely. When you only accept 5% of a self-selecting pool of applicants, you have to turn away loads of highly qualified people. So just make sure that if you want to do research over the summer, you have alternative possibilities lined up. RSI isn't an automatic ticket in anywhere - not everyone was accepted EA, even to MIT. The high admit rate is probably more due to the fact that the two draw a very similar pool of applicants, and look at a similar list of criteria.</p>
<p>I've been watching this thread for a while, but I figured I might as well post my state/research interests now as I'm sending in the application today.</p>
<p>dashboard- California (chem, inorganic; engineering; chemical)
tomjonesistheman- California
MegaVortex7- Connecticut- Psychology, Psychophysics; Biology, Neuroscience
computergeek173- Florida - Compsci - AI; Physics Photonics
hopeful1992- Florida-- bioengineering/ microfluidics; Chem/Biochem
HiPeople - Indiana
Hopeful&Curious - Kentucky
proletariat2- Michigan
funkymunky23- Michigan
dododo121-New Jersey - Biology; Anatomical Diseases - Biochem; Neuroscience
brownballerina - New Jersey - Biology- Genomics (Proteomics); Physics- Nanotech
kevin51292 - New Jersey - Chemistry - Renewable Energy; Comp Sci - Artificial Intelligence
dbc9todd- New York
YanoM – Ohio
Finrod - Oklahoma
klebian- Texas
imustbecrazy – Texas - Physics astrophysics Chemistry - Thrmochem
Millancad - Ohio - Not 100% on that
Innocencex- New York - Biology- Genetics; Chemistry- Biochem (most likely)
theproblemchild- Nevada - Astronomy- Planetary Science; Math-Calculus
crazygirltrac - Texas
trulyjulie - Texas - Physics: Optics; Biology: Structural Biology</p>
<p>does anyone know what the average length of a teacher rec should be?</p>
<p>I did not get to read my rec, but I saw my teacher putting it into the envelope and it looked like it was like 1/2 of the page (maybe slightly more).</p>
<p>Is this too short? I know its about content, but i do not know how much content you can put into 1/2 of a page.</p>
<p>I have a really stupid question - what does RSI consider "verification of standardized scores"? I've gotten different answers, so any help is much appreciated.</p>
<p>I know this is a dumb question, but you don't think they would mind at all if we didn't pay the processing fee, do you? I know that most rickoids come from well-to-do families, but I don't, and it would be quite a pain to give that fifty dollars.</p>
<p>OH, and my recs weren't all that long. One was typed, but it was only three short paragraphs. The other was written, but the teacher wrote really small and used up all possible space. I didn't read the typed one, but the written one said that I was "the most promising student in her 25 years of teaching biology." That made me feel good. </p>
<p>I don't think short recs can hurt you, because they know that a lot of teachers probably don;t understand the selectivity of this program. Most of them just think of it as "another summer program." Then again, they can afford to be picky, so I don't know.</p>
<p>IS it worthwhile to put in extracurriculars that wouldn't distinguish you from others that much, such as reffing youth soccer or playing violin and piano?</p>