Hi!
I was wondering is you knew how common it was for students to be accepted to RSI without MAJOR academic awards (i.e. national Olympiad medals, ISEF fair medals, etc.). I am considering applying to RSI next year (I'm a sophomore), but I'm not sure if I will be able to earn any awards of this caliber by then. I know RSI is a very competitive program, but I would probably help my college application tremendously (I first heard about it because Allen Cheng went there in high school, and it sounded amazing). I am interested in biology and biotechnology, and this year I participated in the USA Biology Olympiad open exam (I don't feel very confident, but who knows? I'll post back when the scores come out in a few days), my school and county science fairs (won 1st at school, will post back soon for the county fair), and my state Science Olympiad (2nd in Microbe Mission, 9th in Invasive Species, and I got 13th in Electric Vehicle, but I got a special award for innovative design).
P.S. Right now, my first-choice school is MIT.
P.P.S. SO for me is in a small state, so it's not like I won a silver medal in Microbe Mission in Cali or something ;)
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