<p>high school junior- Boston Latin School
A’s overall GPA
224 PSAT (80 Math)
720 SAT 2 Latin, 750 Writing
AMC 10- 119
perfect math score on state exam (MCAS)
Research experience with quorum sensing in yeast- worked in lab of Harvard Postdoc
attended NYLF in Medicine 2004
attended various science conferences and lectures</p>
<p>taken high school science courses in biology, chemistry, AP Biology
taken college courses at Harvard on psychology and neurobiology</p>
<p>science extracurriculars: Science Olympiad- group leader, NU-Trons Robotics Secretary and team member, Red Cross- staff board, Pre-MED Society member, HPREP at Harvard Med, Museum of Science Volunteer 150 hrs</p>
<p>Other notable activities:Boston herald teen correspondent, TeenVoices teen ed board (job), Girl TV host, School magazine ed board, Teen Ink student advisor, various other positions, over 1000 hrs volunteer at various places
previous job experience working in dad’s restaurant and as a high school mentor for Writer’s Workshop UMASS Boston</p>
<p>Awards- Science: JSHS nominee, NU-Trons semifinalist
other- MassStar leadership conference- 1 sophomore per school,<br>
Presidential Award for outstanding academic achievement, National
Latin Exam -3 yr gold medalist, Women’s Democracy contest- 4th
place, various school and local awards</p>
<p>very interested in quorum sensing!!!
above average recs</p>
<p>Zxchen06 ~ I know very little about this, but I believe you will find some threads about RSI in the MIT forum. Also, there is a parent on CC who goes by Texas137 with incredible knowledge of the math/science contests, and I seem to recall that he has posted on RSI in the past.</p>
<p>Yes, among the parents who post regularly here Texas137 seems to be especially knowledgeable about RSI, which her son participated in last summer. </p>
<p>My thought on “chances” for RSI is that no one knows. The threads I read here and elsewhere online say that RSI admittees never know why they were chosen. Some have had research experience, and some have not. Some have taken very advanced courses, others not so advanced. I wouldn’t worry about the chances. Just apply–the chances are lowest for people who don’t apply. The only people who get into RSI are the people who apply. </p>
<p>Yes, the thread in the High School Life forum will tell you many more details, but I don’t think you will know your child’s chances even after reading that thread. </p>
<p>This is just IMO, but you have an awesome chance, especially since you’ve already picked out a field that you find interesting. Just work REALLY hard on your essays, and make sure that you show your passions.</p>
<p>IMO is the International Mathematics Olympiad. </p>
<p>Oops, IMO in the post you were asking about is an abbreviation for “in my opinion.” I usually see that as IMHO “in my humble opinion,” which is why I thought of the other meaning first.</p>
<p>zxchen - Tokenadult has hit the nail on the head. No one outside of RSI knows exactly what RSI is looking for. People with national and international honors (olympiads, science fair), heavy-duty research experience, and/or college math/science courses while in high school probably all have an excellent chance. But lots of people who are selected don’t have those things. Read the thread on High School Life, and then go to the archives and read last year’s RSI thread (over 1000 posts!) and you’ll have as much idea as anyone what your chances are. Then apply!</p>