Chance Me for Rice please! If I get in I don't care if I get rejected everywhere else

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<p>Chinese Male
Location: Marietta, GA
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public, Top #106 in Newsweek's best public schools
We have 3 students get in Yale SCEA, 1 get in WashU ED, 2 got in Stanford SCEA, 2 MIT EA, 1 Caltech
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Rice waived my application fee (for only getting a 212 on the PSAT?!) I've also had my interview with Rice (thought it went well) and went to a few information sessions in my area. No visit, though.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Will graduate with 12 APs, pretty much hardest courseload
GPA - Unweighted: 3.84
GPA - Weighted: 4.34
Class Rank: top 5%, 29/620ish</p>

<p>Midyear Report-
A in AP Physics C, Calc BC, AP Gov't, AP Environmental Science, Latin III
B in AP Lit, this brings my GPA slightly up to 4.388, dunno new ranking yet...</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 800
2300 Superscored, 2250 highest in one sitting</p>

<p>ACT: 33…twice
SAT II U.S. History: 710
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Biology - M: 780</p>

<p>APs: 5 on Biology, US History, World History, Chinese Language, Human Geography
3 on English Language</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
Model UN: 4 years, Head Delegate of Syria in Model UN
Orchestra: 3 years (Made top orchestra in school)
Future Physicians Club: 4 years, 2 years co-secretary
Community Outreach - 3 years
Latin Club - 3 years
Math Team – 1 year</p>

<p>Athletic Status 4 years Track & Field, 2 years Varsity
2 years Cross Country, 2 years Varsity
Cross Country State Team Member, team got 3rd in State</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Total between 200-250 hours</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:</p>

<p>2nd Place some county math team competition
2nd Place in some school honors geometry test thing
Track & Field: 1st Place JV County: 4x800m, 3rd Place JV Region: 4x800m
National Latin Exam Levels 1 & 2: Maxima Cum Laude
National Merit Commended? (PSAT 212)
AP Scholar w/ Distinction</p>

<p>Summer programs: Spent two summers lifeguarding</p>

<p>Did a one-week public health academic day camp at the CDC</p>

<p>Spent a month - 168 Hours doing volunteer trail work for Student Conservation Association</p>

<p>Other stuff not important but wish it could help me
*I'm a HUGE Rockets fan (Yao-McGrady-Artest) Championship 08-09 Baby
*I can bench 165 (wait lots of people can do that)
*I have two friends from my school at Rice
*No one in my school seems interested in Rice except two other kids (in a class of 630)</p>

<p>Thanks for your time,</p>

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<p>Your stats are very similar to mine (except your test scores are a bit higher and your GPA is a tiny bit lower), and I got into Rice last year. If you write good essays, you should be able to get in. However, getting merit money is a lot harder, especially as an ORM.</p>

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<p>Can I get some more chances? I’m applying to the Wiess School of Natural Sciences by the way, does that make it harder for me?</p>

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<p>idk i think it’s easier? Supposedly George R. Brown School of Engineering is a b***** to get into</p>

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<p>you’re a sure thing.</p>

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<p>you’re in :slight_smile:
try to have an overarching theme in your application. This tends to give your app. a focus and will definitely add to your already good chances. </p>

<p>Hope you like warm weather :-)</p>

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<p>those are some banging stats. you have a great shot at rice!</p>

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<p>You’ve got great chances.
I have a friend, an engineering major, who got into Rice without nearly as impressive stats.
Just get some half decent essays and recs and you’re in!</p>

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<p>you’re in, no sweat</p>

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<p>aznschoolboi, just remember that Chance threads are just guesses themselves. They do not guarentee admission. Just because all of these people say you are going to get in does not make it necessarily so. I’m not degrading your credentials. I just don’t want you to be incredibly disappointed should you get rejected.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, if you submit a great app and present yourself well, I believe you have a great chance to be admitted.</p>

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<p>Idk…my objective stats were pretty “average” (710 M, 700 Math IIC, 710 Physics) for the Brown School, but I still got in.</p>

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<p>oh well :frowning: i didnt take any SAT II’s i just did ACT w/ Writing</p>

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<p>it’s unsettling how similar our stats are. i’m in socal too, our schools’ status is similar, same number of ppl got into those ivies, I also have 2 friends at rice, I’m in the same activities, just not very good at science. And i’m a girl. applying to social science. but other than that this disturbs me!
i have no idea. i hope you get in. because that means i have a good chance. this is creepy…</p>

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<p>Girls may have a better chance of getting in than guys, I think, because there are less girls @ Rice than guys… unless guys are more qualified.</p>

<p>I don’t want to get into THAT though.</p>

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<p>great shots but do not let your essays mess you up. Spend a lot of time on them, Rice is a lot more than just GPA + SATs</p>