<p>Applying to Rice Regular Decision</p>
<p>Name: pollocampero6060
Location: Houston, TX
Ethinicity: Hispanic (Peruvian)
Type of School: Home School
Major: Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>GPA: 3.93 UW. I don't have a weighted GPA.</p>
<p>Test Scores:
SAT: 2310 superscored (740-CR, 770-M, 800-W)
Subject Tests: Math Level II 800, Chemistry 760
AP's: AP Calc AB (5), AP Chemistry (5)</p>
<p>Note on Schooling:
I've taken 8 classes through a local community college that counted as dual credit and got all A's on them. I also took three classes through CTY distance education and three through the EPGY Online High School.</p>
<p>I'm currently taking Linear Algebra through CTY this fall.</p>
<p>EC's
Competitive Tennis for 8 years (ranked high nationally and sectionally)
Piano for 10 years
Toastmasters (public speaking group)
Math tutor for elementary school students (200+ hours of volunteering from that)
Assistant Flea Market manager (basically I help my dad run our little family flea market on the weekends)</p>
<p>Summer:
freshman summer: research class at the EPGY OHS Summer Session at Stanford University
sophomore summer I did a tennis camp
junior summer: Johns Hopkins Pre-College Program, took two college classes</p>
<p>Awards (prolly my weak point):
National Merit Commended
Ventures Scholar
National Hispanic Recognition
JETS NEDC final round
1st place at a local community college math tournament</p>
<p>Possible hooks: URM? I have a brother at Rice, sibling legacy?</p>
<p>anti-hook: I live like 10 mins away</p>
<p>Any advice from anything posted is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!</p>