Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>Caucasian Male from NJ</p>

<p>Applying as a chemistry major b/c CHEM IS AWESOME </p>

<p>GPA without senior year grades(my school doesnt convert to 4.0 for some reason):
unweighted - 89.something
weighted - 90.764</p>

<p>Rank: School doesnt rank</p>

<p>SAT:
660 critical reading
690 math
700 writing</p>

<p>ACT:
31</p>

<p>730 chemistry
710 math 1</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
-AP Government, AP Calc AB, AP Physics C, AP Bio, Honors Medicine in Literature, Gym
-I have taken all honors classes except for spanish in freshman year only
-I only have 3 years of foreign language</p>

<p>Senior 1st Marking Period Grades -
AP Calc: 81 unweighted and 86 weighted
AP Bio: 81 unweighted and 94 weighted
AP Gov: 94 unweighted and 99 weighted
AP Physics: 91 unweighted and 96 weighted
Honors Medicine in Literature: 94 unweighted and 97 weighted
Gym: 100 </p>

<p>AP Classes:
Chemistry - 5
Government - Taking in May
Calc AB - taking in May
Biology - taking in May
Physics C - taking in May</p>

<p>ECs - In school
Varsity bowling since freshman year - Captain
Chemistry Olympics Team for 2 years
Academic Decathlon Team for 3 years - Co-Captain
Environmental Action club for 1 year - Treasurer
Computer Club for 2 years
Chess club for 3 years
Ski Club for 3 years</p>

<p>ECs - Out of School
I work 18 hours a week to help pay for the cost of college
Coach of a baseball team for children with special needs during the spring
Volunteer at the local food pantry
Volunteer at the town library for organizing book sales to support the buying of new books
Used to be a moderately competitive fencer for 3 years (Blew out my knee so I cant really participate in it anymore)
Volunteered at the local senior center for a year</p>

<p>Thanks to all of those who took the time to read my blocks of text =)</p>

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<p>Updated: my Medicine in Literature grade for the marking period was a 99 unweighted and a 102 weighted</p>

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<p>Hey don't worry about it too much. Just apply and see what happens, no one here can give you a definite answer. I'd say you are competitive though, as are all students who meet the requirements. It's up to you to sell yourself through your essays.</p>

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<p>102 is simply unacceptable. your chances are now lower than ever.</p>

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<p>i think your test scores could hurt you slightly, but you look solid otherwise. good luck!</p>

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<p>your ECs seem so unreal… they don’t match up</p>

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<p>The fact that you are OOS helps alot :]</p>

<p>There were kids that were accepted in ED that had 1800’s (non athletes)</p>