<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>For those who got accepted/deferred/rejected, could you guys please post your stats to let other prospective students get a better idea?</p>
<p>Things such as SAT scores, SAT subject scores, ACTs, AP scores, top extracurricular activities, hooks, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>
<p>I’ll use the format from last year.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 31 (E 34, M 29, R 36, S 26)
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t do unweighted. My weighted GPA was 106.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/205
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4s on English Lit and Language, 3 on US History (didn’t include)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Painting, AP Calculus, AP US Government, Honors Anatomy & Physiology, AP Spanish Language, Theatre, Accounting I, Pre-AP Chemistry (long story)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, didn’t include in application [/ul]
Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre- UIL One Act Play (advanced to State), UIL Literary Criticism (advanced to State)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: None
[<em>] Summer Activities: None
[</em>] Essays: My commonapp essay was about my depression and anxiety and how I’ve come to terms with it, and my supplemental essay was about institutionalized oppression and how I believe I can make a stand against it at Rice. I thought my depression essay was great, while I had mixed feelings about my second one for a while.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure it was excellent, she was my AP Lit teacher as well as my current theatre director.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure, it must’ve been good, though.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None [/ul]
Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Latin American Studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Latina
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM [/ul]
Reflection:[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, teacher rec
[<em>] Weaknesses: My test scores.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea, I was sure that I was going to get rejected.
[*] The most unique thing in your application: The image I included for the Rice box thing. It was a picture of an architectural piece of local history that I believed represented my identity. [/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110, 760 Math, 680 VB
ACT: na
SAT II: 720 math II, 740 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/468
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, APUSH 5, English lang 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Chem, Ap stat, Ap Lit, Ap Psych, Ap Spanish 5, Honors Band, Honors philosophy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjectives:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity XC, Varsity Lax, Varsity Indoor track, All county honors band, nhs, mhs, spanish hs, spanish club, frisbee club, voluneer work at church and other local groups.
Summer Activities: Job at a local summer camp
Essays: I wrote about growing up with ADHD for my rice essay and i thought it was just a fantastic essay. My common app essay was about working with kids during the summer.
Teacher Recommendation: Calc teacher who really enjoyed me and wrote a great rec. My counselor rec was also good.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Met with a guy in the city who told me i had “done my homework”
Etc.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, didnt get any
Intended Major: Mech engineering
State (if domestic applicant):MD
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Duel citizen, dad everything possible to get in, visits, interviews, emails.
Reflection
Strengths: Lots of activities, great recs and an interview, thought my essays were great. My picture was my cat sitting with my LEGOS and my name spelled out in rice colors. I have been devoted to Rice for about a year.
Weaknesses: low reading score, thats about it.</p>
<p>Congrats to you both- you will LOVE it at Rice!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 740 M, 800 W, 10 E, single-sitting, first-time (2300)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 USH, 800 Bio E, 800 Math II, 710 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 8%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP English Language (5), AP Environmental Science (5), AP World History (5), AP European History (5), AP USH (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Philosophy SL (7)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Microecon, AP Eng. Lit
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit SF
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: private tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: plenty
[<em>] Summer Activities: private tutor
[</em>] Essays: Common app: good. Supplements: probably OK.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I was his “best” student in his 30 years of teaching.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: On the good side. He knew me personally, and knew my parents personally as well.
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: Humanities
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: Std. testing.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Overall grades (weak freshman and sophomore years); probably weak Supplement essays; ECs on weak side
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades, ECs, and supplement essay.
[*] The most unique thing in your application: The picture portion of the supplement.</p>
<p>^ I am so discouraged now…sigh.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 M 730 CR 780 W, 2180 composite (one sitting)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US History, 740 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): dunno, school doesn’t release UW. Weighted is 4.11
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 8%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci (5), US Hist (5), Psych (5), English Lang(4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP macro eco, speech/phys ed, english lit ap, physics c ap, calculus bc ap
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat hispanic scholar, commended on psat
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Boy Scouts (almost eagle; aspl), computer science team (captain), mu alpha theta, national honor society, social studies team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: some
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~300 hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: none submitted / mentioned
[</em>] Essays: commonapp one very good, supplemental not so much
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: fantastic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: went very well
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: computer science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): tx
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[<em>] Gender: m
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college, anticipated eagle scout
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: commonapp essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: not enough ECs, very bad math score, class rank
[</em>] Why you think you were waitlisted: not really sure
[li] The most unique thing in your application: rice “box” or commonapp essay [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (730 CR, 660 M, 800 W; superscored)
[</em>] ACT: 32 (36 E, 32 R, 30 M, 30 S)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 USH, 680 Math II, 660 Spanish
<a href=“Weighted”>*</a> GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/684
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 USH, 4 Calc AB, 4 Eng Lang
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): (n/a)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lit, AP Physics B, AP US Gov, AP Microecon, Social Studies Research Methods (National History Day), Concert Band (Wind Ensemble), French II
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd Place, National History Day; Outstanding State Entry Award for Texas, National History Day; Bronze and Silver Levels of the President’s Volunteer Service Award; AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National History Day, National Honor Society (Vice President), Dream Team (college skill/culture organization), Band (treasurer, section leader, assistant drum major), District Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: (none)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 325+ hours at local nature park as horticultural aide, general volunteer. Received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for these efforts. Help this year at a local middle school to prepare students for NHD.
[</em>] Summer Activities: (none)
[<em>] Essays: Common App was about an experience in Baton Rouge for National History Day, Supplement was about my academic “loneliness” in high school and Rice as a sanctuary to me
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: my AP Calc AB teacher; he really saw me work hard to find a love for and interest in the subject, not to mention prep for the AP exam!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She doesn’t really know me. I’m sure it wasn’t bad.
[</em>] Additional Rec: (none)
[<em>] Interview: Off-campus with local alumna. She was brilliant and we really connected. She seemed to really pick up on my interest in and love for the school.
[/ul]
Etc.[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Linguistics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: Large, urban, public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $80,000-$99,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Relation to current student (sibling)[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: NHD achievements and history tests; volunteer work; Rice essay; interview
Weaknesses: Math SAT I (and II), have not worked/participated in college/enrichment programs during summers
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academic achievements and the context of my community/school. My “legacy” status helped too, I believe.
The most unique thing in your application: My answer to “Why Linguistics/Humanities?” as well as a paragraph in my supplement essay in which I write about what I’d do at Rice in detail.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290: 800 Math, 780 CR, 710 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Chem (730. I mind blanked halfway through…), Math 2 (780), Biology (800)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20th percentile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, Gov
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing, really
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism editor, career-oriented club officer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospice volunteer 3 years, fruit picker 3 years
[<em>] Summer Activities: Took a community college class on fixing cars
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One great, one good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Above average?
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Absolutely terrible, in my opinion. Everything was awkward.
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I was honest and cared about the things I did, even if they weren’t much
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: Grades and test scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: Taking Calc AB, in few clubs, no awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays weren’t stereotypical and I didn’t pull a bunch of stuff out of my ass to impress them
[*] The most unique thing in your application: Probably the picture I uploaded. It was pac-man made out of M&Ms</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR-710, M-730, W-740
[</em>] ACT: Didnt submit
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M-750, Chemistry-800, Math II-800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.887
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16 out of ~680
[</em>] AP: World History-4, US History-4, English Lang-4, Chemistry-5
[<em>] IB: Chemistry SL-7, Spanish B SL-6
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, IB Biology HL, IB World Lit HL, IB History HL, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Top 3 in five Science Olympiad events at state</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad, Orchestra [All-state since freshman year], NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS activities, chemistry tutoring
[</em>] Summer Activities: Engineering/ computer programming classes at a local university
[<em>] Essays: Decent but not amazing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didnt read, assuming it was good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic but positive
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Alumni interviewer, positive but not great</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Not saying, but out of state
[</em>] School Type: Large (~3000 students) public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Wont get FA
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None </p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Science Olympiad awards, female applying to engineering
[</em>]Weaknesses: SAT I, Asian
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a really strong interest in science and engineering.
[</em>]Most unique thing in your application: Im not sure if this counts as unique, but I made a reference to the Willy statue rotation jack in one of my essays.
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: For any prospective students reading this, remember that stats arent everything. Yes, they matter, but one of the best things you could do for yourself is to demonstrate that you have passion. Good luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (680 CR, 700 M, 650 W; Took once, did not send)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (34 E, 36 R, 35 M, 34 S)
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A but not the top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APUSH, 5 Calc AB, 5 Eng Lang, 5 Bio
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Multivariable Calc, AP Psych, AP English, AP Spanish, AP Physics B, Honors Chorus
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country team (12th grade captain), Varsity Track & Field, Spanish Club (President), Peer Counselor, school tour guide
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard, Psychology research at a local state school
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: organized a service project at the Boys & Girls Club, 100 hours at local organizations, Eyeglass Clinic in the Dominican Republic
[<em>] Summer Activities: lifeguard, hiking/kayaking expeditions
[</em>] Essays: Common App Pole Vaulting; Supplement unique things about my family, myself, my school, etc.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: my Calculus teacher and my Biology teachers, didnt read the recs but I think they were great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very nice and encouraging
[<em>] Additional Rec: (none)
[</em>] Interview: On-Campus with a current senior, we had a great conversation and I think I really showed how interested I was in Rice by asking her questions about her experience there
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: doesn’t everyone…?
[</em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small, private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really, I just showed that I was REALLY interested through my interview, visit, contact with students, essays, etc. [/li][/ul]Reflection</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: ACT score, geographic location</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: GPA, didn’t take all the hardest classes at my school</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was extremely enthusiastic about how much I love Rice throughout my application</p>[/li]
<p>[*] The most unique thing in your application: my essay about pole vaulting or the picture of an otter that I submitted for “the box”</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): Math: 720 CR: 690 Writing: 690
ACT: 33 (E 34, M 35, R 32, S 29)
SAT II: 770 Physics, 760 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t do unweighted. Mine was 5.486/6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/518
AP: Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), Psychology (5), Physics B (4), US History (5), CompSci A (3), World History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Teacher Aid (Physics), AP Statistics, AP English Lit. I’m self teaching AP Environmental Science and AP Physics E&M
Major Awards AP Scholar w/ distinction, Spanish Honor Society, National Merit (commended)
</code></pre>
<p>Subjectives:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars: Cross country (varsity 4 years, senior co-captain this year), National Honor Society, Key Club (3 years, treasurer this year), Track (4 years varsity), Coexist Club
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Ambassador Program, and I help coach the middle school math/science team in general math & calculator
Summer Activities: Duke TIP 2009,2010,2011, and 2012
Essays: Common App essay- I wrote about Hareton of Wuthering Heights and how he was so easily torn down/built up by the way Cathy acted toward him. Made it about being nice to people without judgment. Supplement essay- I wrote about how my experiences as an atheist in a predominantly religious area has provided me the opportunity to be the person that changes their mental prototype of atheists as a whole, and how that also made me a less judgmental and biased person and how it’s made me the type of person that can really mediate between 2 people.
Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were great. My Calculus teacher
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but she knows me well, knows how much I wanted Rice, and knows I’m a competent student.
Additional Rec: Brought in one from my Physics teacher when I went down for my interview
Interview: On campus, went really well. The guy told me in the middle of the interview that it was going well. I also met the Cross country/track coach and talked to him about walking on, etc. I did the NCAA eligibility center registration, so he was probably contacted during the app process about his opinion of me.
</code></pre>
<p>Etc.</p>
<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Civil Engineering
State: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection:</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Teacher recs, transcript grades, course load, and probably the involvement I had with Rice throughout the process (tour, interview, coach, Explore Rice, local info session)
Weaknesses: Ehhh SAT, I guess. I know that’s not a defining factor though. I was a little worried about the controversial subject of religion in my essay, but it really wasn’t so much about religion as it was what I’ve gained from it, so that probably helped.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I want to go there, and it was very clear on my application. I do have strong grades and as a whole, my application can be perceived very positively.
The unique thing in your application: The thing I put for the Rice box was just something I made in paint. I wrote “As a grapheme color syesthete, I see the world a little bit differently” in the corresponding colors in which they appear in my head
</code></pre>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220, 780 CR, 700 M, 740 W
[</em>] ACT: 33 (E 35, M 30, R 36, S 31)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 US History, 710 Math II, 680 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0; Weighted GPA: 106.27
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/846
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Human Geo, World History, and US History; 4s on English Lang and Euro History; 3 on Comp Sci
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP US Government, AP Chemistry II, AP English Lit, AP Macro Econ, AP Stat, Concert Band (Wind Ensemble, 2 class periods), Academic Decathlon
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, All-State Oboist, Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Drum Major, All-State, Librarian, Squad Leader, Marching Soloist, Principal Oboist), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader, OA Brotherhood), Varsity Cross Country, Tennis (only freshman year, pulled out for injury), Academic Decathlon, NHS, Student Council
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Oboe Private Lesson Teacher, Lawn Care Provider
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100s of Scout hours, local food bank, concessions, VBS
[<em>] Summer Activities: Music Camp, Boy Scout Camp, Online French course
[</em>] Essays: My commonapp essay was about fighting through a life changing back injury then competing in cross country again senior year after 3 years off, and my supplemental essay was about my unique perspective having grown up as a missionary kid in Africa then living the rest of my life with an atheist father and evangelical mother; I wrote a third extra essay about my personal experience with Malaria (I had it twice and knew children in Africa who died from it) and how it has motivated me to study disease and vaccine research.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, I had both teachers two years in a row for different subjects (physics, english, euro), and they are both my Ac Dec instructors, so they know me well.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: On campus; went very well, until I blanked out on the last question about a current news story that impacted my life.
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biochemistry/History (double major)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $80,000-$99,000 (though could possibly drop below $80,000 this year)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): unique background, showed a lot of interest and effort in Rice, NM Semifinalist, Eagle Scout
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, teacher rec, class rank, ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: Math SAT/ACT test scores, lack of research opportunities.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong Academic along with Musical Achievement, stand-out essays.
[li] The most unique thing in your application: My essays; My box image: I created a periodic table of drawn images that appeal to/define me.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Highest SAT score here by far … best SAT II Subject tests scores here by far … GPA/rank well above-average for admits … I must have either really screwed up on the essays (unlikely, given that my GC said my common app one was “perfect” and that I had several people look over the main supplemental essay) … or Rice just doesn’t like me.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
-SAT I: 1980
-ACT: N/A
-SAT II: Literature-610 World History-630 (Took both my Sophomore year)
-Weighted GPA (out of 6.0): 5.0
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/700 (Extremely competitive)
-AP (place score in parenthesis): 4-World History 4-AP Art 2D Design
-IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Lit, Independent Study, AP Government, AP Drawing, Peer Assistance and Leadership
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, National Hispanic Scholar</p>
<p>Subjectives:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Rho Kappa, NEHS, NTHS, Art Club, Culture Club (Co-Founder), Ping Pong Club
-Job/Work Experience: Freelance Graphic Design jobs
-Volunteer/Community service: 300+ Service hours
-Summer Activities: Church Camp, Volunteering
-Essays: My commonapp essay was about my experience working with special needs children through my Peer Assistance and Leadership class. My supplemental essay was about my passion for art and my desire to inspire others.
-Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, from my AP English teacher
-Counselor Rec: Good
-Additional Rec: Excellent, From my PAAL teacher
-Interview: On campus. Went pretty well, seemed more like a relaxed conversation than a hardcore interview :)</p>
<p>-Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
-Intended Major: Visual Arts
-State (if domestic applicant): TX
-Country (if international applicant):
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Hispanic
-Gender: Female
-Income Bracket: Rather not say
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Showed lots of interest, Unique volunteer experiences, also included samples of my artwork in the “Additional Information” section.</p>
<p>Reflection
-Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, Volunteer Hours, Extracurriculars
-Weaknesses: Test Scores. Definitely.
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Heavy Senior year course load, essays were very good, lots of extracurriculars, strong recommendations… I definitely thought I wasn’t going to get accepted because of my test scores.
-The most unique thing in your application: My box picture- I painted one extremely textured brush stroke with a variety of colors inside of it. It related back to something I wrote about in my supplemental essay.</p>
<p>To any prospective students: Your application is reviewed holistically, so don’t be discouraged if your scores aren’t quite there. :)</p>
<p>@IceQube</p>
<p>I’m sorry that you didn’t get accepted, but with your stats, you’ll find a great college that likes you for everything you are. Good luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
-SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send it in.
-ACT: 35 (E 36, M 34, R 32, S 36)
-SAT II: N/A
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t do unweighted…weighted 105.5/100
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/700
-AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Biology (4)
-IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, DC US Government, DC Anatomy and Physiology, DC World Lit, AP Macro Econ, Chorale, Aide, Photojournalism, AP Psychology
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, City Rotary Club Student of the Month</p>
<p>Subjectives:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Church Seminary (President for 3 years), Church youth group (President 2 years), Mu Alpha Theta (Sr. yr secretary), National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Varsity drill team, Varsity choir
-Job/Work Experience: None listed
-Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at a local nursing home, several hundred more through church.
-Essays: Common App main - about my best friend passing away from cancer and how it has influenced my outlook on life and my future plans. Common App short - about one of my hobbies, bicycling, and how riding in the MS150 helped me grow in multiple ways. Rice Perspective essay - about growing up without religion and how I chose my own, also delved into my father’s culture and how it has affected my growing up (he is an immigrant).
-Teacher Recommendation: Only submitted one, assuming it was pretty strong. Written by my junior year APUSH teacher; I did really well in his class and he loved my writing and knew my work ethic. He also knew me personally.
-Counselor Rec: Solid
-Additional Rec: None
-Interview: On campus; went very well, she asked me a few very interesting questions. Best part of the whole application process, to be honest. I love talking to people.</p>
<p>Etc
-Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
-Intended Major: Biochemistry
-State (if domestic applicant): TX
-Country (if international applicant):
-School Type: Large public
-Ethnicity: White/Pacific Islander
-Gender: Female
-Income Bracket: Prefer not to say, doesn’t matter because of need-blind admissions.
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing I was born into, potentially that I listed them in my top 2 for National Merit. </p>
<p>Reflection
-Strengths: Common App essay, National Merit, teacher rec, community service, ACT score.
-Weaknesses: No work experience, wish I had more on my resume and that my grades had been better (definitely on the upward curve throughout high school, so freshman year pulled me down some)
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, previous contact with Rice through National Merit.
-The most unique thing in your application: Essays, I talked a lot about religion which is somewhat taboo in the world of academia but it worked out. Box picture - my one true love, Starbucks Iced Coffee.</p>
<p>@tracked don’t apologize to that guy. He’s an overtly cocky d-bag who only cares about putting others down and exerting dominance. He’s funny though. :p</p>
<p>he had the highest scores BY FAR like a 2400 and 36 and 800s</p>
<p>And so? Who cares? He doesn’t need to rub it into everyone’s faces.</p>