<p>aah darn… tim was right…I cant believe it. :P</p>
<p>haha</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>ACT composite is average of all the section scores, that’s is true. Ever time I took it (since 8th grade) I calculated and it has always been the average of the English, Reading, Math and Science.</p>
<p>sorry, don’t mean to be a bummer, but my DD’s scores are kind of like yours and i don’t see rice in her future. kids i know that have gotten into rice have been the top top top of the class. def. top 10% but more like 6.5 out of 7 (or more).</p>
<p>so, are we only supposed to reply to chance threads if the answer is yes?</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think anyone should reply to a chance thread with a yes OR a no. How could we possibly know? A possible exception might be if a student who’s already a student at the school, or has already been accepted, has similar stats and can tell the poster that he/she got in. That’s somewhat helpful. Beyond that, unless the poster’s stats are so far out of the realm of possibilities (or completely perfect…the other extreme), in which case an answer can be gleaned from the school’s stats, I don’t see how anyone can tell what admissions might decide. </p>
<p>I think chance threads are a waste of time. That’s not to say that there aren’t sometimes real questions buried in them, like “what could I do for the next year to improve my chances” or “is it worth re-taking the SAT” or “which of my ECs should I emphasize”, but I think the posters would get much more from just asking those questions, where they might get some useful feedback.</p>
<p>Like questions about financial aids are much better and easier to answer. But chances aren’t. </p>
<p>Like if you were to ask: Is it reasonable for me to apply? Then those are questions that can be answered by themselves. </p>
<p>But if you stats are relatively in the ball park of the college’s middle 50% then yeah chance thread are pointless.</p>
<p>is it reasonable? who knows other than themselves… i say apply!</p>