<p>One year ago, all the RSI notifications were released at the end of February, so a month early from what was stated on their website. </p>
<p>Two years ago, the RSI notifications were released at the end of March, so on time as stated on the website.</p>
<p>The difference is that two years ago, the application deadline was actually a month later, so they had less time to do admissions. Starting last year, and this year too, the application deadline was earlier. So maybe if we get super lucky, we will all know by the end of Feb again, as opposed to the end of March</p>
<p>Were notifications last year given in the mail or through email? A friend of mine who was rejected claims email - but most on here seem to believe snail mail. Also, was the news received by late February, or sent out? If it’s the 20th, that’s very very soon!!</p>
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<li>I got my letter last year by snail mail around/before February 24th (or at least that’s when the facebook group was created =) )</li>
<li>From what I’ve heard, I think you guys will find out early too, late February/early March-ish.</li>
<li>You get matched with a mentor who works in one of your indicated fields. Sometimes mentors assign projects, other times they give you a couple options to choose from. Some people (but not very many) hear from their mentor before RSI starts and get background reading or start working, while others (i.e. clueless me) don’t find out anything until the 2nd week when mentorships start.</li>
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<p>@tsubomi1993: Thanks! My parents are really pressuring me to forget about RSI and go on with the UPenn program. Hopefully RSI will send acceptances/rejections early so then I don’t have to worry about it. In the meanwhile, I’m filling out the other program’s app and I plan on sending it as late as possible…</p>
<p>I dropped a class I said I was going to take in my application…applied physics. I was going to take it second semester but I had to drop it because my school requires an art credit by the end of this year or supposedly can’t graduate (grrrrrrr… >:(). Should I notify them?</p>
<p>hmm…thats interesting.
I think one of the reasons they ask for science/math classes is so they know how much you know about a given subject. If you’re going to work with a mentor in that field, it may help to know more about the subject, and a class would teach you this. If physics is completely different from your field of interest, it won’t hurt you to not have taken the class. It probably wouldn’t even matter really. If physics was a field of interest, on the other hand…</p>
<p>I think you should be honest, b/c you really haven’t taken the class. Maybe explain the unforseeable situation and hope its ok?</p>
<p>um how do you know this person-because thats kinda stalkerish
did anyone email her?
also do they look up everyone’s name? thats also kind of weird</p>
<p>bah, I wish I had a unique name. When I google my math friends with unique names, the top hits are all about their contest pwnage. When you google me you get wikipedia articles of people who are not me >.></p>
<p>No, I don’t believe that they google everyone’s names, I’m assuming that the person that she googled is Evan O’Dorney (he is often thought to be autistic)…most likely because his stats are so unbelievably beastly =]</p>
<p>This was her last twitter:
Highly amused by RSI applicants. (No, admissions aren’t done yet – CEE has to trim the pile one more time and verify everything.)</p>