<p>What the heck?! At the same time and like the same subject matter. What is going on. I have no idea what you are up to but you better stop it. </p>
<p>Once again GJ ppl for getting in. I hope to get to know you JD and Mary. I know we come from different parts of the country and it'll be awesome.</p>
<p>Anyways, fellow CCers I need your opinion. I know this guy who got into this summer program. I told him that the realization of spending that many weeks with peers and having fun will hit him like a train. He thinks is like a ton of bricks...</p>
<p>Which do you think has the most impact? Hitting you like a train and hitting you like a ton of bricks....?</p>
<p>Hitting you like a train, definitely...of course, it matters what height the bricks were dropped from...But I think "it hit me like a ton of bricks" is more dramatic. :-)</p>
<p>I can't wait to meet you guys! I just put "Mary" for my nickname. What did you guys put for your nicknames?</p>
<p>Where are you guys from? I'm from Oklahoma. Are you both (JD and Ladros) juniors? What math/science classes have you taken/liked?</p>
<p>I can't wait!!! We're going to have so much fun!!</p>
<p>Hey. Do you have Aim? We should talk. Yeap, I am a junior. I am from southern california as you probably heard. I am still deciding on my nickname. i think I got it though. It's either going to be star wars themed or lord of the rings themed. As for classes, let's see:</p>
<p>math: i am in calc bc right now. I have basically taken everything before that except all the pre stuff...ie pre calc, pre algebra, etc)</p>
<p>science: so far in HS only bio h, chem h, bio ap. My school's physics and comp sci sucks bad so i didn't take them this year. I will next year along with APES probably. </p>
<p>just got all my enrollment stuff from ssp over email...
and noticed i got a full ride scholarship to go...all 4800usd covered for..heh...
i guess they really want to veer me away from RSI and MITE2s..(if i get accepted to those places..)</p>
<p>damnit..im not looking fwd to picking which camp to go to..if im given the opportunity to do so....cuz seriously..yeh..rsi is "the program you turn down others to go to"...bt..bleh..i got accepted to ssp LAST yr...so i guess i have some sort of committment to them...and since mr. bowdon has known me for the past yr already....ahh..i duno.</p>
<p>mayb i'll be the only rsi acceptee to turn it down...hahaha...wouldnt that be weird....</p>
<p>(i was gna use the excuse of "ssp costs money, and rsi or mite2s doesnt". but i guess i gota come up w/ somethin new...dangit..)</p>
<p>^ i call that cocky. props for your confidence but i dont know why its annoying me beyond belief. my opinion. i have right to think whatever i want. good. congrats for your accomplishment on getting SSP with full scholarship. if you accepted into ssp last year as a sophomores, props again. it doesnt mean you have to commit your whole future to them. to have the guts to apply to rsi, you dont turn them down. it shouldnt be soemthing to be proud of. im sorry, i just feel it isnt. you can make up whatever excuse you want (even you call it an excuse, go figure), your future is yous and so are ur decisions just rememebr you will have to live with whatever consequences, whether good or bad, later. i really urge you to evaluate your decision so carefully if you do get into rsi. and btw. good luck to you if u genuinely want to go there.</p>
<p>what the heck?!...cocky?!..what the..
wth is so cocky abt turning down RSI?!...ure ridiculous.
who really gives a crap. to me, its just another excellent summer program. and so is ssp.
u ppl really shouldnt idolize RSI as much as you all do.
so what if i turn rsi down. BIG DEAL. rsi doesnt impress me. and neither do you gunghoe ppl seeing only the "oh rsi is so good and it gets you to any college you want" aspect. go get a life. really.</p>
<p>damnit..i cant even voice the frustration that i may have to endure w/o getting stupid responses that like?!..gosh..
y are you even getting so frickin defensive for no reason?!...is ure dad like the head instructor at RSI or what?!...
just shut up will you? i dont need someone like YOu to tell me what to do. i'll evaluate what i have to do myself. no summer prog is gna kill my aspirations no matter how crappy it is anyway. and im sure as hell ssp wont.</p>
<p>and just in case u didnt quite understand the "excuse", its an excuse to turn down ssp.</p>
<p>:) I love it when a simple post can infuriate people. This is the point I have to make.</p>
<ol>
<li>You most likely won't get into RSI because they have a 5% acceptance rate, so don't worry about rejecting it because they will turn you down first. Sorry, that's the reality.</li>
</ol>
<p>ok, why do you read my post with anger/disgust? i made sure i specifically said it was my opinion. you can bash it all your little heart desires but i keep my courtesy and give as many props as i possibly can in place for my not-so-nice opnions (im entitled to being allowed to have them). if you dont respect that, then i m no afraid to tell you in a more direct fashion, rejecting RSI will be rejecting your life, meaning to reject rsi is DOWNRIGHT STUPID. think what you want. im not telling you whats right, wrong, or what to do. its none of my business nor do i give a dam n. voice your frustration ok. rememebr you are doing it on a forum. u do get responses. if you dont want them, go find your mother, counselor, personal journal, psychiatrist. i also dont respect you calling my response "stupid" cuz only ignorant people would call advice (not bashing) "stupid". and no my dad is not the head director at rsi, but i promise you if he was, i would personally have sent ur application back in shreds overnight. i would tell u to make me to shut up, but obviously you cant do that. so i urge you to just respect others' opinions. i m clearly not telling you what to do, its just what you should do. whatever you do is beyond my teaching and i really dont care. therefore, as stated in my previous post, reject rsi, so someone more deserving and wants to go there can. o and you didnt have to tell this much, u r the one who will face the consequences to what you do. not me.</p>
<p>and just to let the poster knows, RSI alumni, MIT admission officer who works for RSI Admission Committee (who will be reading your application if you are applying to MIT), and RSI Director do read CC occasionally. With that said, best of luck.</p>
<p>you? dare ME to turn them down?..haha. ok. i'll do just that then. haha..rejecting rsi is downright stupid? i think listening to what you have to say is downright stupid. you? give me advice? hahaha....sorry but in my books. what you said isnt anything even close to what an advice should sound like.</p>
<p>"rejecting rsi will be rejecting your life"?...thats so frickin bs...hAHAHAHAHAHA...no really, get a life. rsi isnt my life. and i'll reject it in a heartbeat. i dont CARE if millions of others want to go or not. if i dont want to go. i wont. period. its not like i NEED to go to rsi to prove myself or solidify my intellectual ability..my life doesnt revolve around some summer program. unlike you...haha...i mean. cmon, its not like all the excellent researchers in this world have gone thru rsi...
u need to get ure priorities straightened out...</p>
<p>My mother, upon glancing on my posts and told of this fact, told me to change my collegeconfidential ID. Hah - only that umm... it's illegal. =/ Umm yeah maybe Bowdon reads these posts too - whoknows - then it would be no wonder if I got rejected... ;)</p>
<p>Anyways - as for you SSP acceptees, are you applying anywhere else? Are you prepared to turn them all down in favor of SSP?</p>
<p>And umm... I think it'll be a great idea to compose this...</p>
<p>Hi Mr. Bowdon,</p>
<p>I've been accepted to RSI as well. Would you suggest me to turn RSI down in favor of SSP?</p>
<p>Come on people, let's calm down and not extrapolate things. Now0520 was just voicing his opinion on things so smurf don't get so mad. And smurf, good job on getting into what u apped for. If you want to know I am in soccoro SSP for this summer.</p>
<p>Let's just all be happy we're not 45 year olds who can't read and must work as janitors cleaning up after elephants in the zoo. We're all in for something in the future and there's not need for all this bashing.</p>
<p>you're so full of contradictions, but I guess that just makes you human.</p>
<p>"rsi isnt my life. and i'll reject it in a heartbeat...my life doesnt revolve around some summer program."
interesting. you post on CC and you go inside the RSI thread and constantly asked us when CEE will post decisions. Why the anxiety of knowing when the results will come out then? I mean, after all, you're turning it down right so why should it matter if you do or don't get accepted?</p>
<p>"cmon, its not like all the excellent researchers in this world have gone thru rsi..."
-you're right. Not all of the excellent researchers have gone through RSI, but trust me, some did. Just like saying Not all great researchers have gone through Harvard or MIT, but some did.</p>
<p>"rsi doesnt impress me"
so why did you apply to it?</p>
<p>ok. i just wanted to see a reply. you do know that it would be cowardly to turn down on ur promise to take the dare. but i dont think you have that much to worry about. only if you are part of the ppl who get accepted, the 5% will you have to worry. fine. bash me. do i care? you do know what image is right? being polite, in a lot of ppls' books is not bad but being rude and disrespectful to other ppl's opinions is. do u get ppl want to help, not specifically you (though if i had enuf money, i would gladly pay for you psychiatrist bill, you need one)? how hard is it for soemone with such "intellectual ability" to understnad you are not the only person to read this thread, i do think highly of speeching my opinion, for both ppl who care to hear. i mean you dont have to read my post. skip it. i dont even want to know what your "books" are. but i cant say anything about my opinions, they are just my opinions, i can voice them. well reject rsi, u dont have to prove anything to yourself, u can just prove to the world that you, in fact, arent not "the brightest crayon in the box". you are right, not ALL great researchers go through it but the ones that come out, damn right, are great. it shows rsi is that selective in picking the most worthy (dont worry, im not calling u anything mean cuz u probably already have rejection BY the rsi in mind). my priorities. being polite beats bashing. that pretty much sums up my view of attitude and attitude is important. and ladros, thank you for recognizing that they are, in fact, my opinions whether they are liked of not is beyond my reach and that someone does need to chill.</p>
<p>o yeah. get used to getting rejections cuz they are sent to some deserving people. o and also, my thought for you, these programs have been in effect quite a while to get used to getting rejections from students. they know decent thinkers will choose what is best for themselves.</p>
<p>just for the record, if you happen to want to bash me again ,you are welcome to do so, just dont get the thought i give up because i think im wrong. i dont. im just gonna sleep now cuz its 2 15.</p>