<p>@Renasani</p>
<p>Thanks, but that doesn’t answer my question (my fault, not yours haha). </p>
<p>I asked four people for recs - two of them are teachers, one is a research professor, and one is a grad student research supervisor from a different university as the professor. Could I just send a rec from one of the teachers and the other two from the researchers? Or do I need to send both of my teacher recs and choose between the research professor and grad student for the third letter?</p>
<p>^ you definitely need two teacher recs. if you really think both mentor recs are crucial, you can send in all four. chances are, though, that one will suffice.</p>
<p>@packrat27</p>
<p>Thanks 
… it does say that they will only accept 3 recommendations, so I can’t send all four.</p>
<p>Are the 1-2 pages of awards/accomplishments separate from the 3 pages for essays? (sorry if this has already been asked!)</p>
<p>@bioninja
yes.</p>
<p>I keep running into this problem when I’m trying to revise essay 3 - can we assume that the application readers will know about our subject? Like, do we have to explain ourselves when we mention a new topic, or can we just bypass it, as if they work in our field of study?
Thoughts, anyone?</p>
<p>Oh, and did anybody answer BobJoe1’s post about questions on the answer document (post 228)? It went like this:
“Hey guys for the RSI questions document do we have to include the questions and answers in the 3-page document, or can we just include the question number and then state the response? Thanks.”
I was wondering this too, as I finalize formatting and whatnot. Thanks from me, too.</p>
<p>@hachi293</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend assuming that whoever ends up reading your essays will be an expert in your field. So, if you’re a biologist, then pretend you’re writing to a mathematician and vice versa (I can’t remember where I heard this, but it’s amusing and relevant).</p>
<p>For your second question, I can’t find anything about including the prompts in the 3 pages being mandatory, but doing so might make your essays an easier read.</p>
<p>@hachi293
I’m just including the question numbers - I assume that if CEE gives us leeway on margins, they should also allow us to just include the question numbers and the responses.</p>
<p>@SJSF01, academicnut
Okay thanks guys! That makes me feel a lot better about this whole thing :)</p>
<p>Finally almost done with my application! But I have some lingering questions, and if anyone has some answers I would really appreciate them!
<p>Don’t know if this question has been asked yet, but in the 1-2 pages awards section may I include non-science/mathematics related awards?</p>
<p>@randomjedi42</p>
<p>1) I’m not sure; in any case, you could probably talk about in your essays.
2) I may be unqualified to answer this, but you should probably do some homework and look for problems that interest you. From what I have read on this and related threads, you should have a solid conceptual understanding of the problems, but specific details aren’t too important.</p>
<p>@supply</p>
<p>I don’t see anything that says you can’t put non-STEM achievements for q.9; however, I would consider if these accomplishments will actually help you get into a scientific research program.</p>
<p>@randomjedi42</p>
<p>I think it’s important that you at least have SOME sort of question, just so you’re answering the prompt. But I do think SJSF01 is right: it’s more about the inquiry than any specific question.</p>
<p>Should we include supplements? ???</p>
<p>Is it advisable to include some sort of proof for our achievements in the application packet? E.g. if I attended a selective program, should I include a copy of my acceptance letter or something?</p>
<p>Hey, I think I need help…so I took the December 7 SAT and was asking my school registrar to send in the standardized test scores, but she said that the December SAT scores do not arrive until later this month, so it will not appear. What should I do?..should I perhaps contact CEE to explain? Please respond, thanks!!!</p>
<p>from two tearchers?</p>
<p>Could the letters be from one high school teacher and one college professor?</p>
<p>@SJSF01: I don’t think that’s necessary.
@mayee107: I would advise you to self-report your scores (since you can access them online) and include with your application a printout of the online score report, and then ask your school registrar to send a certified copy of the “official” score report to CEE as soon as it arrives. This is what I did for my December ACT scores back when I applied.
@frtian: That sounds fine to me.</p>
<p>If for some reason we need to waive the application fee, does anyone know if we need to include some sort of proof of need or something like that? Or do we just check the box?</p>