<p>not to be a bugger, but... no matter what creds you've got, we have to assume that these people could be telling the truth or they could be lying. i like to be the good guy so i believe the prior but it doesnt mean you should. remember: this is the internet and for all you know, i might be some whacked crazy dude (which i am not but you don't know and i have no way of proving it to you)</p>
<p>Very true, but in such situations it's nice to think optimistically (and hopefully not gullibly).</p>
<p>well
it is not going to destroy the world either way
to believe them or not</p>
<p>I do not think though that it would be worth it to talk about receiving RSI's decisions this early since </p>
<p>a) We will eventually get them ourselves--other people getting their letters is not going to change whether we get in or not
It might be an indicator as to when we will get our letters, and that's it</p>
<p>b) For those that get accepted, they will know if this was a hoax, but by then, it would matter even less.</p>
<p>c) Not a reason, but let us just rejoice cause the waiting is coming to an end during these last few days of March!</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure they're not lying.</p>
<p>Congrats to those that got in :D</p>
<p>last year the not accepted and accepted letters were sent at the same time. They were also sent about a week later, so i'm not sure how things work this year.</p>
<p>I called the office yesterday. Aliona let me know that the letters were going to be sent out either yesterday or today. Look like they did it yesterday...</p>
<p>It's hard to describe how nervous I am right now... I'm going to have to wait till either Saturday or Monday to find out...</p>
<p>woo go rsi!!!
good luck future 07er's</p>
<p>Poignantpianist,
I would like to think that people here are generally honest and aren't out to jerk each others' chains. As a parent, I appreciate the stress you all are under. On the other hand, revealing any more info right now would render my son identifiable and that is not my intent. You'll have to trust me on this one. :)</p>
<p>hahaha...man, Im not going to be home all weekend(including tommorow!).....</p>
<p>sigh, I guess Ill have to make the parents do the deed.....</p>
<p>Countingdown: i wish my parents updated me with these kind of blogs</p>
<p>well, i would like to keep a little anonymity so i'm not inclined to post a list of stats up here, sorry! anyway, i do live close by (but not in) VA, which is why i got my letter pretty much the earliest time possible. for my RSI app the research topics i discussed were biophysics and biostats related. i talked about some problems i encountered in my reading and unsolved areas discussed by my textbooks or science journals. </p>
<p>i'm so psyched for this summer!! </p>
<p>i have to say, getting the letter today saved me a lot of pain -- waiting and counting down the days until the 29th, which is when i thought i would get my reply. </p>
<p>i think that the majority of people on these boards are honest. and rsi is a big deal (well, i think so) and it would take a really brave person to lie and say he got in if he didn't.</p>
<p>great! if aliona said so, im sure you guys are in luck!</p>
<p>the fact that already two posters have been accepted means that we've all got a better shot than if we were not part of this thread</p>
<p>BEST OF LUCK WHEN OPENING THAT MAIL BOX!!!!! hahaa</p>
<p>congrats, topasz! you will have an awesome summer! good luck to all of you in the next few days! yay! :)</p>
<p>see.. I live in VA ... I should have gotten it today >_< ... but starting tomorrow I'm gonna be in NY until Sunday .. so I won't be here to get it </p>
<p>topasz: I understand your want for privacy, but I was just wondering like what your grades and test scores look like and whether you have any significant research experience .. just to evaluate how I measure up .. and what to expect when I get home Sunday or Monday (if it doesn't come tomorrow or Sat). But, if you are really concerned about privacy, thats okay. Regardless, Congratulations, man (or woman I suppose.. don't even know that).</p>
<p>that's good to know
I should probably get mine tomorrow then or Saturday</p>
<p>again, big ups to topasz
thank God</p>
<p>well i can safely say that i'm not a guy :)</p>
<p>donaldguy, i've PMed you (or am in the process of..)</p>
<p>good luck to everyone .. i hope all of you get in!</p>
<p>okay cool .. I'm still feeling great about my chances.. but we'll see ..</p>
<p>anyway .. thanks for the info, and congrats again. </p>
<p>(on a side note.. d*** sexism in language .. to clarify, I am a heterosexual male .. but I'm gonna go on a feminist kick real quick .. I was gonna say something analogous to "congrats again, man" but feminine, and I couldn't find any term to replace man .. "girl" sounds belittling, "woman" sounds awkward .. to me, "babe" et al are unduly endearing, "m'am" is too formal... ) (my femi-nazi (her word, not mine) English teacher is getting to me apparently .. but its annoying)</p>
<p>Congratulations! </p>
<p>Let the waiting begin. Anyone going to camp out next to the mailbox? Not me of course, I'm totally cool about all this. So what do the envelopes look like? Qualitative and quantitative analysis...</p>
<p>Congratulations, topasz and others who got in!</p>
<p>I really hope I'll get something from RSI tomorrow... <em>crosses fingers and starts to pray for good news</em></p>