<p>What is RSI? How will it affect chances of getting into Harvard?</p>
<p>It will enhence a little of your chance. But a few who attended RSI last year did not get in Harvard. RSI is impressive but not a guarantee. No guarantee for admission to very top schools.</p>
<p>Be a recruited athlete. Then you have better chance.</p>
<p>RSI is the Research Science Institute </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cee.org/rsi/index.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.cee.org/rsi/index.shtml</a> </p>
<p>and it is a very good, hard-to-get-into science program for young people who have (in almost all cases) one year remaining of secondary education. RSI alumni, known as "Rickoids," tend to do very well in science fair competitions and very well in college admission. Harvard does not admit every RSI alumnus every year, but the base acceptance rate for Rickoids is certainly much higher than that for all Harvard applicants. But that's largely because the students admitted to RSI are amazing students to begin with, not mostly because RSI makes them stand out even more. </p>
<p>Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Caltech, etc. are each separate colleges, each making separate admission decisions. RSI is separate from all of them (but very closely tied to MIT) and admits students on grounds different from those that colleges admit on. </p>
<p>Apply to RSI if you think RSI is an interesting program. Its base acceptance rate is low, but you can't get in if you don't apply. Apply to Harvard if Harvard looks like a good fit for you, whether or not you get into RSI. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications.</p>
<p>I am not a US Citizen, but I am a permanent resident.</p>
<p>can I still apply for RSI</p>