<p>@bioenglishnerd: I don’t know exactly what they mean by “beginner.” When I applied, I interpreted “beginner” as anywhere from “no experience” to “a little experience,” so I checked “beginner” next to the languages in which I had not programmed. However, I believe other people interpreted “beginner” as at minimum “having a little experience,” meaning they didn’t check any box at all next to the languages in which they had not programmed. I don’t know which interpretation CEE intended. Use your best judgment – it probably doesn’t really matter, and it’s probably only applicable if you’re going to be doing a computer science project in which you will need to use one or more of those languages. As for your second question, I don’t know, but I doubt it.</p>
<p>@2prepMom: You’re very welcome! RSI was a truly life-changing experience for me, and my goal is to ease a bit of the stress off of current and future applicants, and to hopefully prevent applicants from being intimidated by the application. I wish everyone the best of luck and skill as the deadline approaches!</p>
<p>@Paul2241: In 2012, decisions were emailed on March 8th. In 2013, decisions were emailed on March 12th. The application this year says “Last week in March: Students notified of selection by mail.” I wouldn’t be surprised if decisions came out somewhat earlier than the last week in March, though.</p>
<p>@indianboy2400: I don’t think that’s necessary: the second paragraph of the application says specifically “Please do not send supplementary materials that are not requested.”</p>
<p>@Kerkolus: On the first page of the application, under “Each application must include:” and “Part V:”, it says “Stamped, self-addressed postcard for verification of application receipt (optional).” So, if you include a stamped, self-addressed postcard with your application, then CEE will send the postcard back to you to let you know that they received your application.</p>
<p>On the RSI app, it says the app should be received by the 21st, but on the form, it says it should be received by the 20th. Anyone know which one is the right one?</p>
<p>I’d assume that they know what the AIME and AMC are, so you most likely don’t need to spell them out. (I didn’t.)</p>
<p>@avinator313 What ljycde said, probably. If they wanted it before MLK day then they’d have to specify the deadline as the 18th (since the 19th and 20th don’t count).</p>
<p>How technical was your research interests essay? I’m having difficulty trimming my essays down to three pages.</p>
<p>Took my app to the post office after school today…
Nothing left to do but wait (nervously!)</p>
<p>@SirHolmes
The flap should go on the right when you address the envelope. Other than that, placement of recipient address, sender address, stamp(s) should be the same as a regular letter envelope. If you’re still confused, there are plenty of pictures online.</p>
<p>Hey! I’m sort of at a dilemma here. One of the teachers that I asked to write a recommendation told me today that he wouldn’t be able to finish it on time. I asked him a while back in December. Will RSI just throw my application out of the door?</p>
<p>GUYS!!!
I think I might’ve accidentally stapled my application!
I know for a fact that I stapled my essays/resume together…
Oh no… Does this mean that I automatically won’t get in? Staple is just like a natural reflex for me that it’s hard to not do! :(</p>
<p>It is mandatory to have recs from at least 2 math/science teachers and/or research supervisors (at least one teacher is necessary according to Ms. Ballestero). I would suggest you try and get your rec any way possible.</p>
<p>I just sent out my RSI app but the last sentence of one of my paragraphs was cut off in the middle when I was formatting everything. I just realized this after checking my word doc again. It was stupid of me not to have read the hard copy over again. Should I email them about it?</p>
<p>@vrantriliquist I think it depends on how important that sentence is. But just to be safe, maybe you should email them.</p>
<p>@hirasia There is no unofficial score report available online for the PSAT. Like LuoSciOly said before, you can print out the individual pages for CR, M, W, or if you have a paper report given to you by your school, you could make a copy of that. For the SAT scores, there should be a link that lets you download the unofficial score report as a PDF (I think it is in the upper right hand corner of the page with the detailed SAT scores on Collegeboard.</p>
<p>I got my postcard back yesterday! Ugh I’ve been having nightmares that I’ve sent in the wrong things…but good luck to everyone, and thanks for all the help! All we can do is wait now…</p>