<p>Hey guys! I’m also RSI 2014, so feel free to ask any questions!</p>
<p>@jhgong which part of Alabama are you from?</p>
<p>@daniiiis I would try and put more distinct fields if they overlap to such an extent.</p>
<p>Rickoids 2014, good luck with your early apps! Thanks for providing advice on this thread. </p>
<p>Do I need to worry about my field choice being potentially too difficult? I’d love to do pure physics research, but even with both physics cs I’m not sure how realistic that is.</p>
<p>How are you guys having your recommendation letters filled in the form? Currently, it says you cannot save it into the form. Should I just tell my teachers to fill it in word and then paste it into the form and immediately print it out? Seems somewhat tedious. Anyone have a shortcut?</p>
<p>I just gave my teachers a print out and told them they could type answers on their own paper, since it says you can use your own school stationary.</p>
<p>So…how much do standardized test scores matter for the application? Any preference of PSAT, ACT or SAT? </p>
<p>Are there professors at MIT who specifically do RSI projects? Like would there be a situation where the research fields that I pick do not really fit for any professor working there?</p>
<p>@Pieater @rosebud1997 @dpandah
This isn’t really that important, but do you guys get single dorms for RSI? what house do you stay at?</p>
<p>Would the field/subfield you apply for affect your chances of getting in? I’m applying for computational biology, which from this thread seems to be a rather popular field. If there were more qualified people also applying for that field, would my chances for acceptance be reduced?</p>
<p>This is kind of a dumb question about the essays, but I’m BARELY over the 3-page limit. Do you think I could cut out the questions and just write “Question 3: …”?</p>
<p>What did people put for question 5?</p>
<p>Where on the application do you put AP scores?</p>
<p>would a screenshot of the SAT My Organizer and a scanned copy of our PSAT scores be enough to verify our scores?</p>
<p>@mnstrviola yeah I talked to some official person, she said they have a way of verifying your scores so it doesn’t really matter how you send them</p>
<p>I went ahead and submitted today; wish me luck! Good luck to the rest of you.</p>
<p>@Tacantong Yeah, I just numbered my answers. I did not include the questions themselves alongside the answers. I would not worry about it.</p>
<p>@msdarcy Attach your AP score report; that’s what I did.</p>
<p>@idkschool Don’t worry too much about it. The rec letters don’t need to adhere stringently to the given format. Your teachers/research supervisors just need to answer the questions through the course of the letter – that’s what I took from the instructions.</p>
<p>Question: Program starts on June 21. My last exam of school is on the 22nd. I called and asked if they make accommodations as these exams in my school are mandatory and can’t be moved. One lady said that they don’t. I’m asking if I should still bother applying, because I feel that if by some miracle I was accepted, SOME form of accommodations could be made for me to miss ONE day, no? </p>
<p>I don’t know about RSI, specificallly, but what the woman said is consistent with what I’ve seen at two other programs. You would miss the move-in and program orientations. Seems like it would be a logistical nightmare for them if they let let you because if they allow one person to come late they’d have to allow everyone. You’d probably have a better chance at petitioning your school to allow you to take the exams early. Especially, if it was for a something as special as RSI. Just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>@PoisonIvy20 I agree with the above poster. You would have a much better chance petitioning your school. But still, apply. If by chance you get in an don’t come, some lucky soul will get taken of the wait list and will forever be grateful to you anyways.</p>