<p>I want to apply to Rice University but I'm an international student (from Switzerland) and I would like to know whether that will have any impact on my chances to get in?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>Grades:</p>
<p>I’m currently doing the French Baccalaureate program, so all my grades are out of twenty. I’ll be going over to the IB next year. </p>
<p>This year:
Math: 18.5/20
Physics: 17/20
French: 14/20
English: 19.5/20
German: 15.5/20
Biology: 16.5/20
Economics: 16/20
History: 19.5/20
Chemistry: 16/20
Geography: 13.5/20
Average: 16.6/20
Best grade in my class (by far), top 10% of my year. Finishing the year with a “very good” mention ( best you can get) and the “Congratulations of the class council” (meaning you have shown motivation, good will and got very good grades).</p>
<p>Last Year I got an average of 15.5, but it was my first year in high school, i got some pretty miserable grades at the start of the year and they got better and better as time went on. </p>
<p>My grades got better at each trimester since I started high school, last trimester I got a 17.0/20 average.</p>
<p>I go to a competitive high school (private), grade screening when you apply, absolutely no grade inflation. </p>
<p>Extra-curricular activities:</p>
<p>I play tennis intensively, do a lot of training every week and frequently compete in several tournaments of the Swiss Tennis League. I have been in my school’s tennis and badminton team for the past 3 years (my school has more than 2000 students) and have achieved good results.
I have done a one week internship at a trading company to acquire job experience and see if trading interest me. I plan to do another internship before finishing high school.
I will take college level courses for a few weeks next summer to see what college is like and acquire an extra experience. I will also visit most of the universities that I am interested in applying to next summer to see what the campuses are like, to talk with admissions, ect…
I also do a lot of horseback riding, though not at competition level.
We are going to create a charity with a few of my friends, we’re still planning it but we might also go to a poor country next year to help those in need.
I will have to complete the CAS program next year (150 hours sports, 150 hours arts and 150 hours service), so I guess I will do many other ECs. </p>
<p>Extra Information:</p>
<p>I consider languages to be a kind of talent for me, I currently speak four languages perfectly (English, French, Hungarian and Danish), have been learning german for 5 years and speak it quite well and have started to learn Chinese two years ago.
I live in Europe but I definitely want to study in the US. I want to study economics because I have a real passion for that subject, I actually spend a lot of time researching it in my free time.
I have chosen Math HL, History HL, Economics HL, Biology SL, French SL and English SL as my subjects for IB. </p>
<p>Am doing SAT/SAT next year so don’t have my scores yet.</p>
<p>A 17.0/20 is very high in the context of the French Baccalaureate.</p>
<p>Rice: Aim for 32+/2150+ (although it will still be a reach then, it will become much more reachable)</p>
<p>But I must assume your safety is a place like U Geneva, Zurich or similiar.</p>
<p>Well so far so good for you. If you. Can get 2100+ on the SAT and take a few SAT 2 s, you’ll get in.</p>
<p>Thanks! Anyone else?</p>
<p>Catria: No, actually all the schools I’m applying to are in the US so my safeties will probably be University of Michigan and UVA.</p>