CHANCE--honest assessment needed please:)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>I love what I've read about Rice so far: it's challenging academics, lack of Greek life but prevalence of social activities, college-system, and casual atmosphere. Unfortunately I won't have the opportunity to visit :/ and since I'm from the Californian suburbs, no one really knows about Rice.</p>

<p>I already have a long list of colleges I'm interested in, and I just want some feedback on whether I have a chance of getting into Rice (that way I won't have to spend extra $$ on wasted application fees). Also, does anyone think I have any chance at any of Rice's merit scholarships?</p>

<p>-Unweighted GPA: 4.0
-Weighted GPA: 4.66
-# of AP/Honors courses: 9 AP classes by end of senior year, 7 honors classes, 6 college classes taken at a nearby Junior College
-Class rank/size: 3rd out of 473 normal public high school</p>

<p>-SAT I: **2240 Total (one sitting)
740CR, 740M, 760W
-SAT II: 800 Biology, 780 History, 730 French, projected 750+ MathIIC
-AP Scores:** All 5's in Biology, Statistics, Language&Composition, U.S. History, and Physics</p>

<p>-EC's:
-Parliamentary Debate Team (all 4 years)
-ArtQuest Theatre Arts (a special program at my school where participants spend 2 hours everyday in a specific discipline--mine is Drama.)
-Extended Child Care Service (teaching kids at an after school day care)
-Soccer (seven years on traveling team, captain twice, two years on JV, one year Varsity, then had to stop for a year due to ACL surgery)</p>

<p>-Employment/Intern:
-Spring 2010 Intern for Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (answering constituent calls, working on casebooks, sorting mail)
-4 year Performing Arts Theatre Usher
-Summer 2011 Part-time Job at Taco Bell (cashier, saving $$ for debate camp; this job opened my eyes to a completely different lifestyle of hard work and perseverance)</p>

<p>-Honors/awards:
-National Merit Scholar Commended (Semi-Finalist results pending)
-5 Winning Records in Debate tournaments, State Finalists for State Quals
-Poetry Out Loud, County Champion, 3rd place State</p>

<p>-Experience:
-National Young Leader's Conference in Washington D.C. (learning about gov.)
-International Studies: Oral Chinese Program at Xiamen University
-Stanford Summer Debate Camp
-UCLA Economics for Students Seminar </p>

<p>-**Additional info: **Asian (yeah, yeah I know), female, Californian, dual citizenship Canadian. I may not have that long list of EC's/awards like everyone else, but I certainly have spirit! Seeking possible majors in International Studies/PolySci/PublicPolicy/East Asian History, but looking to explore</p>

<p>Thank you so much and I appreciate any feedback or anything special about Rice in general!!</p>

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<p>ok… so i’m am going to be honest… you will defintley get in to Rice. You are an excellent student with amazing potetential. Your extra-curriculars, SAT, GPA, and awards are spectacular. I also think you can qualify for one of Rice’s merit scholarship. Work really hard on your essay, get great Recs and I’m definite you will get in. :)</p>

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<p>Your stats put you in range to get in. Work on the rest of your application and keep up the stats and you should have a good chance of getting in.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>^concur…</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! This reassures me. I’ll definitely be applying to Rice this fall :slight_smile: So excited!</p>

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<p>You’ll definitely get in! Incredible EC’s!</p>

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<p>Rice’s yield rate this year was much higher than anticipated. This will probably result in a more competitive application process for next year’s students. That, on top of the fact that Rice is already an incredibly selective university with a holistic admissions process, means that an acceptance is almost never definite.</p>

<p>However, you have excellent stats. If you write strong essays and portray yourself well, you will stand a good chance. Your application should be really strong, so definitely go for it. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Take the ACT just for kicks to see if you do better on that than your SAT. Your SAT is already extremely competitive, but it’s worth a shot.</p>

<p>Your ECs sound strong, especially if you bring them to life in your essays (or write otherwise strong essays). With strong essays and recommendations, I think you have an excellent shot at Rice.</p>

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<p>Umm not understanding posters who are saying “you will get in for sure”</p>

<p>People with better credentials have been rejected in the past. It’s one thing to say you stand a good chance, but it’s far from a guarantee.</p>

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<p>Demonstrates how unreliable and pointless chance threads are.</p>

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<p>Well said, Antarius. The best we can accurately do is “your stats are in the range, make sure your app is good and you stand a chance.”</p>