Effect of Siemens Competition on Admission

rainbowrose
Mon, 31 May 2010 20:05:22 +0000

I’m sure it will help. MITChris released some admission stats and Siemens RFs were considered “academic superstars.” However, if I remember correctly 400/900 “academic superstars” were accepted to MIT so it will by no means make up if your application is lacking otherwise. However, if you application is competitive it will definitely give you a boost. I was a semifinalist this year too :)

Also, if you wrote your paper yourself this year (as opposed to with 2 partners or something) I think being a Siemens SF/RF means you are good at writing papers so it’s probably a good sign (although not a guarantee) for Intel which is DEFINITELY a HUGE boost.