<p>Which would do you think is harder to get accepted in:</p>
<p>Harvard, Yale, MIT as a undergraduate
or
RSI?</p>
<p>So, what is the main thing RSI looks for for admissions? I am planning on applying for RSI in 2010. The thing is, the deadline in around January 2010, which is before the main bulk of math competitions that I will be participating in (i.e. AMC, AIME, hopefully the USAMO, and state math contests). So lets say, at about April, would the RSI admissions allow you to send another report of your stats? Also, I am planning on applying for math research at RSI. Do I need to have really impressive math competition stats? As a sophomore, I made a 120 on the AMC 10 and a 4 on the AIME, both not overly impressive. Also, I got 3rd in my states Algebra II competition. My class rank is first. Are these stats good enough for RSI consideration? And mainly, what do RSI math research department mainly look for?</p>
<p>RSI’s acceptance rate is much, much lower than Harvard, Yale, and MIT.</p>
<p>By April, decisions will have already been made and you will have received, so you cannot send your scores. I sent my scores from 10th grade.</p>
<p>RSI is incredibly difficult to get into. Your stats are fine, but there are tons of other applicants with the same ones or better. Show yourself as different through your passion.</p>
<p>Feel free to ignore me though as I was rejected by every summer program to which I applied (RSI, MITES, and TASP, which I really wanted to go to).</p>
<p>Yeah, RSI sends out decisions in February I think, and you’ll likely only get in if your resume is really impressive by then. You should also consider other programs, which have later deadlines and notifications, maybe enough for you to notify of certain achievements.</p>