<p>@toughman @2013Rickoid</p>
<p>My daughter has been accepted. Can you PM me the info to the Facebook group? Thanks. Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Are people still being accepted today?</p>
<p>@cat12334</p>
<p>My daughter got the email yesterday morning.</p>
<p>@Donald1234</p>
<p>While being in the top 20 in these olympiads may help you, I donāt think that it is necessary to be admitted. I for one, have not placed in the top 20 at any of the science olympiads (or actually competed in them). However, I really did write about my interests, and I have been very involved in my research fields in a rather unusual manner. I also agree with the popular sentiment that the essays are the most important part of the application, as they allow you to talk about your life and aspirations! I spent my entire winter break on mine :)</p>
<p>Congrats to all of those accepted. However, to those who werenāt, donāt despair! The admissions processes these days are really unpredictable sometimes, and I am sure that the entire applicant pool is an amazing batch of people! There are so many opportunities open for all of us! Just keep on trying to search for new ways to pursue your interests. The best thing you can do is keep your eyes open, and approach each day with a mindset for change :)</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you in your high school careers! Donāt forget to have fun along the way :)</p>
<p>Do we have any official count of # of applications this year?</p>
<p>Also, as I still cannot PM people, </p>
<p>I wanted to thank megalomaniac7 and toughman for sending me a link to the facebook group! :)</p>
<p>@CompSciStudent </p>
<p>Sure, you are most welcome! 
I assume you are in our group now. </p>
<p>@kalimata I do not know how many people have applied in total, but I know that there were 950 U.S. applicants for RSI 2007. And most recent āforum research and studiesā show that there were 3000 applicants (International+ US) for RSI 2012.</p>
<p>This threadās # of visits has jumped from 65k to 85k in 24 hours!</p>
<p>@hangooksaram - Waitlist buddies!! <em>high five</em>
Also, does anyone know about how many alternates get accepted each year? Do they only consider alternates if someone drops out?</p>
<p>@Hoctopi</p>
<p>Yes. Someone has to drop out because they are trying to have 50 U.S scholars, flat. Someone correct me please if I am wrong.</p>
<p>Congratulations! to all those accepted. What were the first two sentences of the acceptance email?</p>
<p>āOn behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Excellence in Education, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the thirtieth annual Research Science Institute (RSI) held in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RSI 2013 will take place at MIT from June 23 to August 3, 2013.ā</p>
<p>Can we compile a list of acceptances/waitlists/rejections?</p>
<p>@purplelight
Thanks!</p>
<p>@CompSciStudent,
I really did write about my interests and I have been very involved in my research fields in a rather unusual manner by taking graduate level math classes at an early age. I took Multivariable Calculus when I was 13 and etc so I had a nice pad of class list Iāve taken. I also spent a good 2-3months on my application/essays and got College professor recommendation letter but I was flat out rejected not even alternate for a non-competitive state (i.e. New York, California and etc. are competitive states). I also got numerous national recognized ECs (Captain of SciOly, Science bowl, and etc.) and international level awards (#1 and stuff). The GPA thing may have dragged me down since I attend a private schoolā¦ since thereās barely any grade inflation compared to public school where teachers give out easy Asā¦ no joke (experienced it before)</p>
<p>Iām happy that MIT has SSP and MITES opportunitiesā¦ That Iām praying for. If not, Iām going to work with my college professor in researching Hepatitis C virus and another doctor in neuroscience.</p>
<p>@LuckyAN No problem! I assume youāre still waiting on an email, so best of luck! (:</p>
<p>Hahahahahahaha I didnāt know Rickoids had enemies like youā¦ </p>
<p>Our brains can fry guys like you in a sec! Actually, our brains are able to fry anyone on this planet, as we are the most intelligent people on Earth. </p>
<p>(I actually think you are someone from the group, just monkeying around CC 
)</p>
<p>Rejected from Texas 
I thought being a grand prize winner at Intel ISEF would count for something. In addition I had a patent on my work, and pretty much most of my ECās are science. I suppose standardized tests are pretty important, as I scraped a low 200 PSAT score. Congratulations to those who got in though, you guys are truly epic!</p>
<p>@toughman
Like CompSciStudent, I donāt have enough PM messages to message you. If you could send me the link to the Facebook group though, I would really appreciate it! I am really excited to get to know all of you before June.</p>
<p>terminatorp:</p>
<p>[Rejected from Texas I thought being a grand prize winner at Intel ISEF would count for something]</p>
<p>Yes, a grand prize winner at Intel ISEF does count for something. But, I also heard rumors that big research award is a negative factor for RSI. So are Siemens national winners, etc. </p>
<p>In a national science competition, I was reading the posters with two science professors. Their opinion on the posters were quite different. I am sure you know a good research paper may be rejected by one journal, but accepted by another one. I would think the same goes for the RSI selection process. </p>
<p>Winning is great. But, bitter rejection is a great learning opportunity too. Being to this far, you must be very successful all these years. A few rejections simply make you a stronger person.</p>