Chance me for Rice University and UT Austin McCombs!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics: Asian male, Income is around 80k. Prestigious private school in Texas. NOTE: I grew up knowing Vietnamese and Chinese, but learned English at school and now it’s my best language.

Class Rank: 56/~151 (My school doesn’t actually send ranks shhhh)
GPA: 89 UW, 91 W
ACT: 28
SAT: 1250
SAT II: 680 US History, 630 English Literature
APs: APUSH (3), AP English Language (3)

Extracurriculars (leadership in parentheses):
Student Council (Serving on the Cabinet/Executive Committee)
Model UN
National Honor Society
Yearbook Staff
School newspaper (Web Editor-in-Chief 2 yrs, Social Media Manager 2 yr, Photographer 1 yr)
Morning News Broadcast (Anchor 3 yrs)
Speech and Debate (Historian on Executive Committee 1 yr, Chair 1 yr)
Politics Club (Officer 1 yr)
Religious Service Organization
Student Ambassador (Officer 1 yr)

Jobs: Sales Consultant at Office Depot

Awards:
ASPA 1st Place Newspaper
NSPA Online News Package Honorable Mention
NSPA Best of Show Publications Website 3rd Place
Finalist in University of St. Thomas Essay Contest

Extra Stuff:
First-Generation
Can speak Chinese, Vietnamese, English, and Spanish (if you count taking the class for 3 years)
Interview at Rice that went exceptionally well IMO

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Rice is probably a reach. You have strong extracurriculars but your grades and test scores are below Rice’s average. It will probably come down to what major you are applying for, how holistically Rice views you and luck. You have a shot but like everyone’s it’s slim saying the acceptance rate at Rice is at 14% for RD.

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Good luck though

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Rice will be tough but UT is definitely a high match at the most. Good luck, chance me back?

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@jackoneill No. McCombs is a reach with those test scores as well.