<p>The application process for internationals is different than for US citizens. Each participating country chooses their delegates through their own process (and from what I can tell, it varies quite a bit by country).
[International</a> Program | Center for Excellence in Education](<a href=“http://www.cee.org/about/international]International”>http://www.cee.org/about/international)</p>
<p>Now… to my knowledge, Canada does not send anyone to RSI. I suppose that may be different year by year, but…
South Korea… might. I’m not entirely certain. I’m also not sure whether they consider where you live or where you have citizenship to be the country you’d apply through.</p>
<p>The page I linked you to does give you someone to contact so you can get more exact/correct answers.</p>
<p>It’s not that they can’t, necessarily. It’s just that in the past (or at least last year) they haven’t. Again, you can contact Maite, there may be a chance that Canada is participating this year.</p>
<p>Korea did send ONE to RSI 2011. Canada did not.</p>
<p>To my understanding, the participating countries have to have sponsors to fund the camper. Some counties send 5 people every year and most countries don’t send any.</p>
<p>@dragonboy, I think I know the Korean kid you are talking about from RSI 2011, but I think he applied as an American (and he goes to school here).</p>
<p>When’s the application due? Is it in February or January? Because I need to take some SAT II and am still deciding between the Dec or Jan administration.</p>
<p>Deadline is mid-January, I believe. So if you want to send scores I’d recommend December, though you’re not required to send anything more than your PSAT scores.</p>
<p>Probably not. The application deadline is about January 15th and you would be submitting scores a month later. You can apply and ask when you get your scores, but it is doubtful. Those scores also really have little impact in decisions as well, and in fact, I’m not sure if I remember SAT 2 scores being on the application.</p>
<p>It’s mailed (which also means you have to send it out a couple days before the official deadline)</p>
<p>Regarding SAT IIs: There is a space on the application for scores, but you’re certainly not required to send them. I’m sure if you REALLY REALLY REALLY thought they would help your application, you could call/email CEE and figure out how to send them in post-deadline. Though honestly there’s little to no point.</p>
<p>I emailed the person listed on RSI and she said the Jan 28 administration would be too late because this year’s deadline is Jan 6 (way earlier than last year). I am not sure about the Dec 3 administration as I did not ask.</p>
<p>I only submitted one SAT II, which was only 710 and had little to do with my interests, and I still got in. So I imagine it’s not going to be a make-it-or-break-it type of thing.</p>
<p>Hey, I really want to get accepted to RSI and I know that it’s incredibly hard. So here is the thing, how much harder is it for an international student who is currently not living in the United States? The second thing is, my school doesn’t have things like science fairs, or the AIME (or whatever they are called). I have extremely high grades though so that is definitely a plus. Umm, also, my school is really small and lacks in the science department so conducting my own research is also hard. Is there anything you could suggest for me to do to improve my chances? ( I wont be applying for another two years. And I don’t get my PSAT scores till December so I can’t tell you what they are but I am confident I did well)</p>
<p>well, itsafunnything, it depends on which country you live in. Definitely try to do any IxO or National Olympiad competitions. Do (natl.) math contests, work at an institution, but get a really good psat >230. If not, then get a really good sat/act. It is REALLY hard. I wish you good luck.</p>
<p>To add on, just do whatever you can. They don’t only accept those who have participated in national competitions, or even local ones for that matter, it’s definitely a plus, but you just need to show your passion somehow. For more research resources, see about contacting people at a nearby university or something. Depending on what you’re interested in, you can do a lot with computers - simulations, stuff like that. Look around the community for clubs or other activities.</p>
<p>Although, the international application procedures can vary tremendously, for example the entire application if I remember correctly for Sweden last year was conducting an experiment and writing a paper on it. So check out the details for your specific country.</p>
<p>It looks like the RSI app will be available soon. When I went to the website a few days ago it said it will be available this month. Good luck to all applicants!</p>