<p>Stats:
SAT: CR: 670 , M: 720 , W: 720 (RETAKING in December, expecting around 2230-ish, if I'm lucky.)
SAT II: Math II: 750, Chemistry: 780 , Ecological Biology: 750
ACT: Taking in December w/ Writing, don't know what to expect (probably 33-35, I'm good at this kind of test from what I've heard)
GPA: UW: 3.95000 , W: 4.69000
Rank: County doesn't rank (In top 1% of my class of 352, if I had to estimate)
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP - [5: Chem, Calc AB, English Lang, World, Environmental Science]; [4: U.S. Government]; [Not yet taken: Calc BC, Bio, Literature]
Senior Courses: AP Literature, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, NIH Internship</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: Great (Common App is about how my first time crabbing confirmed my desire to major in ocean science, haven't done any of the Rice essays (still thinking about the two 2000 char ones) but they will be good.)
Teacher Recs: Outstanding (One from math teacher for both precalculus and calc AB, one from AP chem teacher who's also NHS sponsor)
Counselor Rec: Outstanding (also very close to my counselor)
Supplement Information (Y/N): Yes, scientific abstract
Interview: Requested one a day ago.
Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Did research (my own personal research project) at the NIH in what's considered one of the premier science education programs in the country. Concerns Apoptotic CD4 T-Cells and HIV if you must know. Also I'm building my own boat.</p>
<p>Personal
Location: Maryland, Montgomery County
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Greek (Fine, Caucasian...)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not really sure what I qualify as, my parents just got separated and my mother (whom I live with) is unemployed... I guess lowest?
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes</p>
<p>Other
Extracurricular:
President of NHS
Student Academy of Science (10-12)
Mathematics League (9-10)
Environmental Club (10)
Karen Noonan Environmental Education Program
Montgomery County Teen Court Juror (11)
Helped SGA with art and posters (9, 10)
Building a 12' fishing boat (from four sheets of plywood)
Worked for two years at the local diner as a busboy
600+ hours by the end of the year in my NIH lab in my HHMI/MCPS/NIH sponsored internship
Attended Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series at the NIH
Seminar on Toxicology at George Washington University
115 hours of community service
Attended F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference for creative writing (one of two students in my school).</p>
<p> Awards: National Merit Commended Scholar, Rensselaer medalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention</p>
<p>Also, what are my chances for receiving merit scholarships at Rice?</p>
<p>(You can also chance me at these other schools if you want:
Columbia, Bowdoin, University of Miami (safety/financial safety), Duke, Dartmouth)
I plan on majoring in Geology, Geochemistry, Ecology, Oceanography, or Chemical/Geological Oceanography at applicable schools if that matters.</p>