An AZN that likes RICE!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Any chance of getting into Rice?</p>

<p>Background- Majoring in Biology, then med school</p>

<p>State of Residence: TX
Ethnicity- Filipino/Caucasian
GPA: ~97 weighted ( Seriously the highest grade anyone has at our school weighted is like 99-100)
Class Rank: ~25/204 (Tough Magnet School..One of top schools in the Nation)
SAT: 2150
SAT IIs
Bio: 780 Lit: 770 Math II-780
AP Scholar
Mostly 5's a couple of fours
Course Load: Gov/eco AP, Bio AP, World History Pre-AP(AP not available), English II H, English III, IV AP, Chemistry Pre-AP, Statistics AP, Latin 2,3 H, Physics AP, Precal H, Cal AP</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Prefreshman Engineering Program- 3 summers Straight
3rd year: 98 ^ High Honors Award
Honor Roll (All years)</p>

<p>Summer Science Research Program 2005 and UT Health Science Center -5 days a week for two months 9-5
2nd Alamo Regional
Founder of Science Honor Society (2 yrs) VP, Pres
Founder of Science Olympiad
HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) 3 yrs (president 2 yrs)
Student Council (Representative) 2 years</p>

<p>Latin Club (2 yrs), Proconsul (Vice president)
6th at area, 4th place at State Latin Grammar
1st at area, 2nd at State Latin Grammar
1st Latin Essay at State
NLE Gold Medalist 2 yrs
Cum Laude Pentath
Summa Cum Laude Pentathalon</p>

<p>Red Cross Club (2 yrs)- volunteering
Interact- volunteering
UIL Academics Science (3 yrs)
6th, 7th place</p>

<p>Multicultural dance- Indian Dancing at festivals, cultural dancing
Choir
Orchestra-1 yr
Playing viola for 2 yrs
Mu Alpha Theta (2 yrs)
NHS</p>

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<p>Nice pun.</p>

<p>I'd say you have a very strong chance. Your numbers are solidly above average and your ECs are impressive. The one thing that might hurt you is the class rank (and I know how it feels, I have a 94 UW and 8APs, NMS, but am like ~100/750). How many kids does your school usually send to Rice? What are their ranks and numbers like? If your school is as well known as you claim, they should be understanding.</p>

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<p>They send quite a few, maybe 5-7. A few come from the top ten. I'm pretty sure other have gotten in not in the top ten, but they never really say were the rest of the people at my school go.</p>

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<p>Bump Bump bump :(</p>

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<p>Rice is probably familiar with your school if it is one of the top in TX. They do seem to place a lot of emphasis on class rank from what I've seen. The two people I know personally that got in last year were both valedictorians from good public schools.</p>