I know this is early, but once decisions are out, please fill this out. (I hope this will help future applicants as I haven’t seen any college decision like threads for RSI before)
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Rejected My stats and other info are on a “chance me” thread I made a few days ago. Hopefully I get into Simons or another program though. Anyone know when Simons comes out?
@juliag18 Simons decisions come out by April 1. I’m sorry you didn’t get into RSI, but I looked at your chance me thread and I think that you have a good chance of getting into Simons.
@isFress I’m a little worried for Simons though, since I indicated a strong interest for environmental engineering even though most of my resume is CS, with a small amount of environmental stuff. (I chose CS and EE for the “back-up” placements though). I feel like my essays lacked cohesion as well (talked about both). Really need to work on coming up with one “theme” for future apps. Regrets
ECs: President of Mathletes, Head Programmer of Robotics (advanced to World Champ), Journalist of Newspaper, Lead Role in Drama, FBLA (4th in Business Calc, 1st in Business Communications)
Rank: < top 5%
Languages: Java, Arduino, C, C++, Python, R, RobotC and more
Software: Android Studio, Windows/ Mac OS, PTC Creo, Adobe Illustrator
@isFress Idk I guess I felt more passionate about environmental engineering at the time of drafting/writing. I also mentioned how I wanted to intertwine EE/CS with environmental engineering in my essays (machine learning for improved climate models, solar panel technology). imo, CS is just the means to an end - in my career I want to use CS to solve problems such as environmental issues + more.
Do you think I can still get in? I secured a mentor in the enviro eng field. I can pm you my essays if you’d like
Got accepted a few days ago, below are my stats (hope this helps)!
SAT: 1570 (math: 790, reading: 780)
PSAT: 1510 (math: 750, reading: 760)
SAT II: 800 on math II and Bio(E)
GPA: 4.00
Junior Year courses: 6 APs and Calc II (my school offered no APs to underclassmen)
2 years of research experience (ISEF finalist and won bronze at Genius Olympiad)
Other ECs were decent-- I am the president/VP of a few school clubs
Good teacher recs from teachers that had know me for a few years. Overall, I think I got accepted because my essays showed my genuine curiosity about science and due to my research experience (even though many others have more extensive awards).
My stats and other info are on a “chance me” thread I made a few days ago. Hopefully I get into Simons or another program though. Anyone know when Simons comes out?