<p>why is it that taspers always start these debates? Def. some insecurity on their part. :)</p>
<p>Who said TASPers started this debate? I started this debate and I havent applied to either one yet...</p>
<p>Well, to be perfectly honest, I don't think the majority of the population knows that we have a world bank.</p>
<p>...what you guys are arguing over is so frivolous. stop wasting your time, we're here to discuss the differences/similarities between TASP and RSI, not World Banks and Fermats Last Theorem (both of which are undoubtly important)</p>
<p>None of you will ever get laid in life...like seriously ever.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride_Association%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride_Association</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Science_Institute%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Science_Institute</a></p>
<p>"Seriously. No offense, but the majority of the population doesn't give a damn about Fermats last anything. The World Bank does things that affect people's lives."</p>
<p>the majority of the population don't care about anything science/math related. the only thing that people know about Game theory comes from the movie a beautiful mind, but yet it has had a significant impact upon economics.
if you're dying of cancer, don't expect god to just drop a bit of "magic powder" from above to heal you, perhaps you'll need radition or chemo, all made possible due to advances in science from the cellular level and up.</p>
<p>Ok. Both are good. Both are important. TASP and RSI are EQUAL!!!! in their respective fields, and because they are in DIFFERENT fields, they can't be compared. Now that that's settled, is everybody happy?</p>
<p>yeah seriously, both are legitimate. even though i hate admitting this, RSI might have the harder admittance possibility; however, these camps are only meant to appeal to different types of people. don't count your eggs before they hatch. talk to me after you get into both or at least one of them, then you have some legitimacy.</p>
<p>Vanilea...it is pointles to compare the contributions that both studies in the scientific field and studies in the field of humanities have made to the world. They're both essential and we could not do without either.</p>
<p>Seriously though...TASP and RSI are both the tops in their respective areas and it's kind of stupid to compare which one is "better". Aslo I find that they have very different structures to the problem as TASP emphasizes more than just learning with its emphasis on self-government while RSI is more research based. It's very hard to find someone who can get into both and the people I've know who've applied to both (most likely for prestige reasons) have gotten rejected from both.</p>
<p>FYI... I'm TASP '06. So TASP is better =)</p>
<p>Majority of the human population also dont give a **** about Fermat's Last Theorem.</p>
<p>Despite the perceived inapplicability of Fermat's Last Theorem, intellectual pursuits are still valuable in (a) creating an open society, and (b) expanding human knowledge. Many humanities-related studies are not directly applicable to modern-day society either. But since when did society pursue knowledge and theories solely for the purpose of concrete application?</p>
<p>Genuine curiosity, creativity, and love of knowledge unite Rickoids and TASPers. Both the humanities and the sciences contribute to the development of our society.. you cannot declare one field or one program superior to the other.</p>
<p>But yeah, Cornell TASP 2006.. and I must say, I <3 TASP. :]</p>
<p>And in response to zogoto's statement regarding the success of rickoids v. taspers after high school...</p>
<p>The TASPers that I met didn't necessarily have insanely high GPA's or fret over grades/scores. Most pursued their own intellectual passions.. tons of writers, artists, musicians, debaters, activists, etc. </p>
<p>Thus, saying that Rickoids end up at Harvard/Yale/Top 5 is a weak argument, as is the argument regarding "legendary high school students". It seems as if TASPers are more diverse in terms of their interests.. several Cornell TASPers were more science-oriented than humanities-oriented. However, most Rickoids are interested in mathematics; therefore, they've probably heard of Tiankai Liu. They also follow the same science competitions (STS, Siemens, ISEF), which is how many Rickoids become famous among the population of hyper-ambitious high school students.</p>
<p>There aren't any distinct humanities competitions for high school students; thus, TASPers cannot establish the fame that many Rickoids manage to obtain in high school. Besides, as previously mentioned, TASPers' interests range from philosophy to biochemistry to Latin American revolutionary movements. They find their niches in a broad variety of activities, so there isn't a godly epicenter (e.g. Siemens, STS, USAMO-- for Rickoids) toward which a large majority of humanities students gravitate.</p>
<p>Now, I recognize that science-oriented have diverse interests, as well. However, most would agree that they do tend to follow the same science and math competitions.</p>
<p>yeah Bama, TASP 06 all the way. btw u going to pton?</p>
<p>rsi is much better. enough said</p>
<p>^Its not like its better/prestigious, but DIFFERENT... Jeesh, this thread is just...</p>
<p>"The titles of your projects might sound fascinating, but most HS research is just repetitive, meaningless routine under the guidance of some professor that your dad knows. "
agreed.</p>
<p>I'm sorry, but i have to refute this statement....none of my research, since 8th grade, has been "meaningless tasks" performed under some "professor my dad knows</p>
<p>most of my research (gotten several awards,etc) has been done aon my own, in my house...i';m patenting one of them and it's soon to be a product(if everything goes right)</p>
<p>my most rcent project was done with the help of a mentor, ok (which got me to siemens regional finals), ohwever, the fact that i will be pursuing it at home (a different topic, which i've come up with by myself, though in the same area) shows that i'm not just "following some professor"</p>
<p>there is some truth in that statement, but it depends on the field. but please don't go dissing everyone who does research</p>
<p>and i know this is only one case, but i know there are several other kids who do their own research, and don't just dance to the tune set by "some professor their dad knows"</p>
<p>and i think both programs r great in their own respective manners, it just matters which one you like more. going to one program just for the prestige isn't a good idea. it's more of the oppurtunities presented there and how much you think you can make of those oppurtunities</p>
<p>what is RSI?</p>
<p>Seek the thread right below this one. :)</p>