Chance for Rice Engineering!

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<p>Personal:</p>

<p>Origin: Hispanic (Spain) and Filipino
Gender: Male
NY State resident</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA: (W 95.9082) (UW ~92.4) OR ~4.0 W 3.85 UW
Grade 9 GPA: 94.4 W
Grade 10 GPA: 98.5769 W
Grade 11 GPA: 96.9333 W
Rank: 20/202 Top 10%
AP: World History (4) U.S History (4) English Language (4) Physics B (5)
Taking this year: AP Micro and macro Economics,AP Calc BC, AP English Literature, AP Chemistry, and Self studying AP Physics C: Mechanics and PHysics C: Electricity and magnetism. Total: 11 AP's by the time i graduate</p>

<p>Test Scores:</p>

<p>SAT: 1380 CR/M 680 Reading 700 Math(Have to send, Cornell Requires all) Retaking on saturday, but don't think it will matter because of ACT
ACT: 35 (one sitting) (35 English) (35 Math) (33 Reading) (35 Science) 31 English/Writing
SAT II's: (700 U.S) (780 Math II) (710 Physics) (660 WH) (560 Math I)
AP's: WH 4 U.S 4 Eng lang 4 Physics B 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Academic League 9-12 Captain 12
Math League 9-12 Captain 12
Concert Band 9-12
Jazz Band 11-12 Vice President 12
SOS 9-12 (Students opposing starvation)
English Honor Society 10-12
National honor Society 11-12
Italian club 12 Vice President 12
JV Baseball 9-10 Co-Captain 10
Volunteer at local church ~100hours community service</p>

<p>Paid Work:
Cashier at Shoprite (Supermarket) 10-12 (co-head cashier) ~13 Hours a week, sometimes more or less</p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:</p>

<p>Common App Essay: Very interesting according to people who read it (english teachers, GC, etc) and very unique and insightful
Supplement: Almost done, turning out very well in my opinion
Recommendations: 1 from my English teacher who loved me and knew me very well. 1 from my ap physics teacher, should be pretty good, and 1 from my shoprite manager, who loves me and thinks highly of me as a cashier and person and personal attributes</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:</p>

<p>AMC 12 School Winner (Scored a 88.5, 1 question from AIME)
All County Band 2x
Rensselaer Medalist
High honor roll
AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Also, any chance of getting the Engineering Scholarship (anywhere from minimum amount to the full tuition) or any other merit scholarship or aid if I get in? Thanks!!</p>

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<p>I don’t think any of us here really understands how merit awards are assigned. I just think Rice just wants to build a great class. It sounds like you’ve lined up strong recs, wrote a solid common app essay, and have held leadership positions – sounds good. Good luck.</p>

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<p>There’s no way to predict your admissions decision. Rice looks at applications as a whole; no one factor will guarantee you admission. From what you just wrote about yourself, you seem to think that you will be very competitive in the applicant pool. If you’re interested in Rice, definitely apply! There’s just no way to predict a decision because, as Ottoline said, Rice is looking to build a class, not admit individual applicants, if that makes any sense.</p>

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<p>No question, the application and waiting process can be pretty stressful! Here’s a humorous youtube skit about a Rice student facing deadlines. It also gives you a good sense of the campus … [Deadline</a> - YouTube](<a href=“Deadline - YouTube”>Deadline - YouTube)</p>

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<p>Bumping this post endlessly will not change the answer. None of us work for the admission department and thus cannot give you a good answer.</p>

<p>You should apply. That is the only way to get in.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a pretty good chance, but there’s no way to give a definite answer. and lol at getting a 560 Math I but being an AMC school winner?</p>

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<p>Yeah I don’t know what happened in that Math I exam lol. at least my math ii is good</p>

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<p>Just don’t apply ED. It might hurt the rest of us!</p>