<p>I am extremely interested in Rice University, it seems perfect for me: small, flexible, easy to double/triple major, strong in the sciences, warm weather, good study abroad, etc. etc. Now I just need to know if I can get in! Here goes...I will just paste in my resume and add my test scores I guess.</p>
<p>White male Tennesseean</p>
<p>Test scores:
SAT superscore: 680M, 790CR, 790W
SAT IIs: Math Lvl II 730, Chemistry 710</p>
<h2>ACT: 32</h2>
<p>Leadership, Community & Extracurricular Activities
Boy Scouts
Eagle Scout in Troop 137- Active member for 8 years
Eagle Project- Constructed an outdoor classroom for special needs students with over $2000 in donations
Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 137- Organized and led weekly meetings for over 100 boys, planned and implemented troop activities and ceremonies through three assistants and eight patrol leaders
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader- Aided the Senior Patrol Leader
Patrol Leader- Led a group of 15+ boys, managed patrol activities
Quartermaster- Supervised inventory and maintenance of troop equipment and gear
Order of the Arrow Inductee- Boy Scouts honor society
Venture Crew- Boy Scouts High Adventure Program
Franklin City Mayor-for-a-Day- Elected by community out of five candidates</p>
<p>United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar- Attended June 2007</p>
<p>Tennis- Varsity tennis team 9th, 10th, and 11th grade</p>
<p>Water/Barefoot Skiing- Water skiing for 8 years, barefoot skiing for 3 years</p>
<p>Backpacking- Over 35 nights of backpacking, including an 80 mile, 12 day excursion at Philmont National Scout Ranch with a 14,000 foot summit, and a one week 70 mile canoeing/backpacking expedition at the Boundary Waters, Canada</p>
<p>Mu Alpha Theta- Daily math tutoring (1½ hours per week), 11th grade</p>
<p>French Honor Society- Member 10th and 11th grade</p>
<p>Piano- Weekly piano instruction 9th, 10th, 11th grade</p>
<p>Awards and Accomplishments
Academics
International Baccalaureate course curriculum and diploma candidate
AP scores: English 5/5, Chemistry 4/5, American History 5/5, Biology 5/5, Statistics 5/5
Principals List- 6/6 semesters
Class rank: 11/440 (Top 2.5%)</p>
<p>Science Olympiad
Events: robot ramble, circuit lab, remote sensing, and boomilever
Second place at regional and state competition, 11th grade</p>
<p>National Honor Society- Inducted 11th grade</p>
<p>Rotary Youth Leadership Academy- Inaugural Delegate for Rotary District 6760, 11th grade</p>
<p>Amateur Radio Technician License- 2007</p>
<p>Tennessee State Boating License- 2006
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Certified Scuba Diver- 2002</p>
<p>Employment History
Vanderbilt University Department of Pharmacology
Laboratory Technician- 30 hours per week during summer of 2007</p>
<h2>Responsible for laboratory experiments, maintenance and inventory of equipment</h2>
<p>This year's schedule: IB Theory of Knowledge, English Literatue AP/IB, Physics Honors (no AP offered this year), Calculus AP, Psychology AP/IB, Biology IB, and History IB.</p>
<p>Intended major: Cognitive science maybe? Or possibly one of several other majors in Weiss school of natural sciences. Would an interview help me alot, being (if my self-assesment is correct) a mildly borderline prospective acceptee? I plan on visiting campus in December, but they dont offer on campus interviews after December, and I will have to go to somewhere in Georgia to do one off campus. </p>
<p>Thanks for your advice and opinion!</p>