Chances for Rice,Cornell,etc...

<p>-Gender: M
-Location: Richmond, Texas
-College Class Year: 2013
-High School:Public
-High School Type: sends very little to top schools
-Ethnicity: African American
-Intended Major: Architecture</p>

<p>Academics
-GPA - Unweighted: 3.7/4
-GPA - Weighted: 5.4/6
-Class Rank: top 10 %
-Class Size: ~500</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>-SAT I Math: 630
-SAT I Critical Reading: 710
-SAT I Writing: 730
-SAT II U.S. History: 720
-SAT II Math Level 1: 620</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Founder and President of the Architecture club
-National art honor society
-Mu alpha theta
-Chess club
-Bowling team</p>

<p>Other:
-Interned at a local architecture firm.
-Volunteered to rebuild and refinished old homes with the CORPS.
-6-Week summer program at Syracuse.
-I also have a strong portfolio,and taken art classes at community colleges.</p>

<p>Schools:
-1.UT-Austin(in state)
-2.Rice University
-3.Cornell University
-4.Syracuse University
-5.Carnigie Mellon University
-6.Cooper Union</p>

<p>If your portfolio is impressive, then you should be a strong candidate for all 6 schools in light of your background, demonstrated interest in the profession, minority status & geographical diversity for the Eastern U.S. schools.</p>

<p>Looks pretty good to me. I agree that you would be a very strong candidate with a good portfolio.</p>