chance me, does being OOS help for RD?

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<p>chance me
long chance thread for OOS student (NJ)</p>

<p>Cum unw GPA: 3.7ish (low becz i scrwed around junior year)
SAT:taken once
710 Cri reading
710 math
640 writing</p>

<p>sat 2
790 chem
790 us hist</p>

<p>5 ap us history
currently taking
AP MACRO
AP Phy
ap calc Ab
eng h
all honors/ap in high school
straight a's in all AP senior year (so far and looks like its gonna end up that way)</p>

<p>teach rec:
at least one great if not two from teachers who love me...
one is from a teacher with a ph.d (chem, other form econ teacher)
got college credit for chem at UCLA</p>

<p>extra circ. (honestly my hook)
9th Grade-
We The People State Competition (1st Place)
5 hours/week, 30 weeks (team of four, delivered three part speech on analysis of the Constitution followed by questions, received a perfect score)
Rutgers Model Congress (Best Bill Award)
5 hours/week, 30 weeks (wrote a 25 page brief, and participated in three days of committee)
Student Intern for Governor Jon Corzine’s Gubernatorial Campaign, New Brunswick HQ
10 hours/weekend, 10 weeks (worked on campaign staff, polling registered Democrats and rallying constituents to attend fundraisers/campaign stops)
Community Service (Buddy Ball Basketball and Baseball, working with special needs children) – 2 hours/weekend, 40 weeks
Picked for sit down lunch meeting with Congressman Rush Holt, our district representative</p>

<p>10th Grade-
Microbiology Scholars Program at Rutger’s Waksman Institute
(DNA Sequencing/ Bioinformatics Program, worked with Rutgers University Molecular Genetics Department to Sequence DNA strands)
-Published through University new discovery of ribosomal protein S12 mRNA in an Artemia franciscana clone
3 hours week, 52 weeks
Student Intern-Mayor Cory Booker’s Office, Newark NJ
8 hours/day, 7 weeks during summer (worked in Office of Constituent Services, developed Open Door policy, Million Father March, Safe Summer Initiative)
Student Intern-New Jersey State Office of Senator Robert Menendez, Newark NJ
8 hours/day, 7 weeks during summer (evaluated applicants for nomination to military academies)
Rutgers Model Congress (Best Delegate Award)
5 hours week, 15 weeks (wrote two 5-page brief and participated in three days of committee)
Rutgers Model UN
5 hours week, 15 weeks (wrote two 5-page brief, two 50-page doutangs, and participated in three days of committee)
Community Service (Buddy Ball Basketball and Baseball, working with special needs children) – 2 hours/weekend, 40 weeks</p>

<p>11th Grade-
Published by American College of Radiology (See Publications)
Published by MD News twice (See Publications)
Captain of Federal Reserve Challenge (Future Business Leaders of America)
10 hours/week, 30 weeks (Captain of a team of four, presented a 15 minute presentation to the Federal Reserve in NY on the course of action the Federal Reserve should take, then answered questions)
Intern AG Edwards/Wachovia: Wall Street Firm,
8 hours/day, 4 weeks
(During the merger process, filed transaction and circled irregularities for brokers to correct or analyze)
Math Honors Society (Mu Alpha Theta)—Tutored students
Community Service- 10 Hours</p>

<p>12th – Mu Alpha Theta
Captains of Federal Reserve Team (Future Business Leaders of America)
10 hours/week, 30 weeks (same as above, in progress)
Pending Publications in VMI Alumni Review and MD News (See Publications)
Member of Science Team (Competitive Science Bowl Team)
5 hours/week, 30 weeks (in progress, an invite only by Science Department, competitive tournament competing in the spring)</p>

<p>as i stated i have multiple published reaserach findings:</p>

<p>PUBLICATIONS</p>

<p>Bier S, Youngworth H, Novick A. 2006
Legal Responsibilities of Woman Breast Imagers.
American College of Radiology C.I.P. December 18, 2006: 1-4.</p>

<p>Bier K, Bier S, Norton K. 2007
Body Packers: How to Treat Drug Smugglers.
M.D. News 2007; 4(7): 18-19.</p>

<p>Downs T, Heideman M, Bier S, Bier K. 2007
Autism: The Evolving Role of a Physician.
M.D. News 2007; 4(11): 23-26.</p>

<p>Baweja G, Bier S, Heideman A. 2008
MRI Detection of Simple Breast Cyst.
American College of Radiology C.I.P. March 13, 2008:1-4.</p>

<p>Bier K, Bier S. 2008
An Economic Plan for Negotiating with HMOs.
M.D. News. In Press Oct./Nov. 2008</p>

<p>Bier K, Bier S. Denny T. 2008
The Controversy of Stonewall Jackson’s Death.
VMI Alumni Review. Submitted Sept. 2008</p>

<p>Bier, S., De Biasio,J., Jacobchick,R., Sanelli,A.,
Isolation of an mRNA for ribosomal protein S12 from Artemia franciscana
National Center for Biotechnology Information July 22, 2007.</p>

<p>PRESENTATIONS
Detox for Artemia
Rutgers University Waksman Institute 06/2007
Piscataway, New Jersey</p>

<p>kudos to whoever actually reads all of this...and please excuse my horrible spelling</p>

<p>thanks a lot, honesty appreciated (i can take it, i hope..)
btw this has been posted in other places if it looks familiar</p>

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<p>You’ll get in anywhere. Honestly. I’ve never seen anyone with any publications. You have a slightly low GPA in comparison to Ivy contenders but you have plenty of stuff to make up for it.</p>

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<p>lol no there are other kids who compete and publish science research in intel etc.</p>

<p>its a great e.c. to have, but its not a golden ticket imho. i just got denied early to duke :frowning: so im still unsure of how strong my app really is</p>

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<p>Anything “helps.” The real way you are going to get into a University (in this case Rice) is by presenting enough information about yourself and presenting yourself in a way so that the admissions office regards you as valuable and realizes that adding you to the class of '13 is going to be benefitial to everyone.
Anyone can always say yes, you have a great chance. But that does not guarantee admission. I would say you have a great chance, depending on your essays and if you continue your passion of science and research into these essays and throughout the application.
Good luck.</p>

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<p>your gpa and sats are a little low.</p>

<p>but the publications are noteworthy.</p>

<p>you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>Ok, reading just these few comments, I have to say that the expectations some of you have are ridiculous. His stats are low? He has two nearly perfect SAT II and a really good SAT score. Slightly low GPA but look at his courseload. And I’m not sure how you get published because I’ve never heard of anyone doing it or what tools (labs, info,etc.) you have access to in order to research these topics, but either way you have a half dozen publications plus tons of other ECs. You have a great chance, don’t get your hopes up reading these other posts or mine, just in case you don’t get in but I’d be surprised.</p>

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<p>Steven, I would agree that his SAT II’s are great, but his SAT I is not as hyped up as you think.
Yes, congrats to Fender, he got a 2060, which is 97ish percentile. Think, however, about his competition. Most of the people applying to Rice (who want to be competitive) have a 2200/34 ACT. Plus, this is college confidential we’re talking about. This website reported like thirty four 5’s on the AP Calc BC test before one 4 was reported… so.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input guys lol im feeling the love</p>

<p>my sat is a little low i only took it once, is it worth taking again? i feel like that writing section is going to kill me…</p>

<p>i heard that for rice applying OOS for Ed helps but for RD hurts, is that true?</p>

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<p>OOS never hurts for rice</p>

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<p>RD tends to be more Texanish but def if you apply OOS in RD you got an advantage</p>

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<p>so i hear, except im from nj and every school i go to i hear…“and a large population from ny and nj” </p>

<p>everyone in nj wants to get the **** out of it lol, dunno if that makes a difference</p>

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<p>so i hear, except im from nj and every school i go to i hear…“and a large population from ny and nj” </p>

<p>everyone in nj wants to get the **** out of it lol, dunno if that makes a difference</p>

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<p>Here’s a link to a chart showing the geographical representation of the Class of 2011: [Rice</a> University | Prospective Students](<a href=“http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Class_of_2011.asp?SnID=499382520]Rice”>http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Class_of_2011.asp?SnID=499382520)</p>

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<p>I think you will get in. Those publications, to me, are very unique. Your SATs maybe a tiny bit low but your SAT IIs ares stellar.</p>

<p>I just looked at Rice University @ collegeboard.com, and 53% are in-state! That’s a HUGE number! Being OOS certainly must help</p>

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<p>you’re in …</p>

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<p>Since Rice focuses heavily on research, I’m sure they’d love to have you aboard. Your ECs will definitely help in this case.</p>

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<p>i sure hope so,
i mean duke was a research heavy school too but that didn’t pan out as planned :(</p>