<p>Hello, I am a senior who applied to Rice RD and would like to see what others think my chances at getting into Rice are. Rice is my dream school and I have visited it twice since I live about 60 miles north of Houston. I had an interview on-campus which went excellent and really wowed my interviewer when I told her that I actually ride a sport bike to school rather than drive a car. I plan on majoring in physics and getting either a minor or BA in mathematics depending on whether time permits the BA.</p>
<p>Ethnicity:
My dad is of norwegian descent while my mom is a naturalized citizen originally from Hong Kong.</p>
<p>SAT I:
Math: 680
CR: 700
Writing: 610
This was in one sitting and I had stupidly never studied for the SAT because I expected it would be like standardized state test.</p>
<p>SAT 2:
Math 2: 740
Physics: 750</p>
<p>ACT:
Composite: 32
Math: 34
English: 28 (I am not a english person)
Science: 35
Reading: 30
Writing: 8</p>
<p>Rank: 44/724, expected to move up during the spring ranking, I was 72 during my junior year.</p>
<p>Gpa:
UW: 3.63/4.0 (I was a slacker freshman year and got 3 C's and mostly B's, grades show an upward trend)</p>
<p>W: 4.29</p>
<p>AP Courses(all A's with 2 B's tossed in):
English language
English literature
Calculus A/B
Calculus B/C
Physics C
US History
Art History
Macroeconomics
US Government
Psychology</p>
<p>Around 5 honors/PAP classes as well</p>
<p>EC's: not many since my family is in the lowest income bracket and I had to work at least 20 hours a week to help with everything. I do MMA, have a blue belt is BJJ, play several musical instruments, partake in recreational archery, etc.</p>
<p>Letters of rec:
One is from my Calculus A/B teacher, who is a Rice alumna, in whom's class I had a 98 average and "demonstrated" leadership. The other letter(Rice usually only accepts one) I gave to my interviewer and is from my Art History/French teacher and is absolutely glowing.</p>
<p>Essay:
My supplement essay was about my move during sophomore year from super liberal bay area Nor-Cal(where I had lived my entire life) to the heart of Texas. That anecdote was mainly a humorous hook smoothly leading to my conclusion stating that I would be bringing a very eclectic mix of attributes to Rice given the chance to attend.</p>
<p>My common app essay was about many high school students show very little care to the sciences and mathematics which are both very dear to me.</p>
<p>Sorry for being long winded but I wanted to be thorough. Btw, a friend of mine at my current school was accepted into Rice ED; will Rice admit 2-3 applicants from the same school?</p>