Do most RSI applicants complete Calculus by 10th grade?

LuoSciOly
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:38:53 +0000

@UnbanAgrasin: First, let me clarify that the SciOly I’m talking about is [url=http://www.soinc.org/]this[/url], not the individual olympiad competitions like USABO or USAPhO or whatever. And in response to your question: what do you mean by “has no access to Olympiads”? If you’re talking about the individual olympiad competitions, everyone has access to them - they’re open competitions, so anyone can register online to take them. Laboratory research is something that many high schoolers can access as well - any interested and motivated high schooler can contact a professor at a nearby college or university and ask to intern with them (assuming transportation works out). If you’re saying you don’t have access to the SciOly team competition that I’m talking about, that’s not a problem - there is no single activity that gets you into RSI alone. Regarding your question about what one should write for STEM extracurriculars…well, you should write about the sciencey stuff you’ve done that you’ve loved! What cool stuff have you built? Have you done a research project? If you have absolutely none, then I guess the only thing I can advise is to…do something! If you really love science, I’m sure there are plenty of local resources you can find for extracurricular science pursuit. Good luck, and if you have any questions that are more specific, feel free to ask.