<p>Once the application is released, I’m sure we’ll all have plenty of questions. Right now I’m just anxious overall. </p>
<p>I know RSI is a crap shoot, but it’s worth a try. However, I’m sure all of you had back up plans when you applied to RSI. Could you list a few other prestigious summer programs that you applied to or would recommend?</p>
<p>I had posted a list of a few residential summer science programs earlier on CC:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/1565456-science-research-internships-w-housing.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/1565456-science-research-internships-w-housing.html</a></p>
<p>I did not apply to any of them this year, except RSI, but I have heard good things about them.</p>
<p>@CompSci dude did u only apply to RSI? Omg…</p>
<p>@CompSci’s list is great, and I would add Summer Science Program (SSP). I have also heard about BU’s RISE program, which I believe has almost the same focus with RSI.</p>
<p>I really need help as for what I can really do to get in for RSI. I have no academic achievements till now and APs cant be taken in class10 in India. I am an american citizen and am a student with good concepts. I love maths and science but have nothing to show it. 
Please help me!!
How is the application really like?
Please help!
My grandfather is an alumini of MIT, if that helps.</p>
<p>PS: I am using my sisters account :P</p>
<p>@LuoSciOly, can I contact you somehow?
I cant PM you because I have reached the maximum limit of the PM on CC.</p>
<p>@LuoSciOly
Can you please tell me your e-mail ID?</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but I would not be comfortable giving out my email to a stranger on the Internet. Not sure about LuoSciOly, but I think he would feel the same. Nothing personal against you :)</p>
<p>As for RSI admissions, no one can “help” you, as it is impossible to say who will be selected and who won’t. We can only try our best to answer questions. CEE does a very good job of selecting people with a real passion for mathematics and the sciences. The only thing that anyone can do is just apply and see what happens. The application should be released soon, in the upcoming weeks.</p>
<p>All the best. :)</p>
<p>So what if we dont have any academic achievements?
And also, the questions are included in the application?
Thank you</p>
<p>Yes, everything is included in the online application. The forms will be available when the application website launches. This is all based on last year’s information. Not sure if there are changes this year.</p>
<p>Thank You,
Can you please email me if I tell you
My mail ID?</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but that would mean giving you my email address as well. I am not comfortable with giving my email to strangers.</p>
<p>Just try your best and apply.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you. 
So umm, what can be some academic achievements? Can anyone get selected having answered answered all the questions, with great essays ans reccommendations but without achievements?</p>
<p>@CalTechJPL: Feel free to ask questions to me via this thread. I’m happy to help, but I am not comfortable distributing my email address to strangers.</p>
<p>Academic achievements can be anything you’ve done that you are proud of. You don’t need to have won Intel or received a patent or won a gold medal at an international olympiad to be admitted to RSI, but you should at least write about something that conveys your interest in and aptitude for science/math. It is difficult or impossible for us to assess whether you have a chance of admission without full context, and it isn’t productive to worry about whether you have a chance to be admitted, so if you think you can write clearly and passionately about your experiences and interests, I strongly advise that you just apply. At the very least, it will be good practice for the college admissions process next year, and at the very best, you could be in for the summer of a lifetime. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I am an american citizen studying in India and our term starts in April.
I am presently in class10 (sophomore year).
So when should I apply?
This year Jan (I will still be in class10) OR next year Jan (I will be in class11 going to class12 in April 2015)…</p>
<p>And if I may ask you but on a more personal note, what all did you have to put on your application for RSI? I would understand if you dont want to share it.</p>
<p>Thank You. :-)</p>
<p>You should apply for the RSI that takes place when you have one year remaining before graduation from high school. If your school year is not aligned with the American school year and you are wondering when is most appropriate to apply, call or email Ms. Maite Ballestero, the CEE Vice President of Programs. You can find her contact information on the CEE website; I would prefer not to post it here.</p>
<p>To answer your second question, the RSI application consists of test scores, a transcript, two letters of recommendation, six essays, objective information in an online form, and (starting this past year) a list of accomplishments sort of like a resume.</p>
<p>So basically the resume has to have only academic achievements… Will a research help? I have done one…
Also, which fields can we choose from?
Is aeronautical an option?</p>
<p>Research experience is by no means necessary (I had none), but is definitely something that you can list and discuss if you have it.</p>
<p>Your research field preference can be pretty much any field of science, math, or engineering. The application has a drop-down list that is quite comprehensive.</p>
<p>@LuoSciOly, what I meant to ask in the previous post was, what did you put in as YOUR achievements for the application? It would give me a better insight.
Thank you for helping me till now. :-)</p>
<p>@LuoSciOly (and anyone else who’s kind enough to help ), I’m still scared of the part that asks you to detail your specific research interests. I really haven’t found a specific area that I’m really interested in and that I’m really knowledgeable about. Should I just keep on reading Scientific American / Physics Today magazines? And then Wikipedia the heck out of any field that I find interesting?</p>