<p>i think the fact that a kid goes out and does something meaningful or something they enjoy during their summer is what colleges REALLY only care about. the notion that a student went out and found TASP/RSI (or even did well enough on the PSAT to get notified of it) looks good in itself - it shows initiative?</p>
<p>the fact that they were accepted on top of that is even better, because they are very difficult programs to get into the first place.</p>
<p>as its been stated earlier though, it’s causation versus correlation. personally, i think it’s more correlation.</p>