Come December, will I be crying with elation or sorrow?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>I've already sent my application in, but I was just curious to see where I stand.</p>

<p>One note: I wasn't the most academically-focused student in high school (I had always thought I was stupid), but that started to change after I made the Academic Decathlon team (and did well). That might not mean anything, but it's worth a try.</p>

<p>STATS:
SAT I: 740 (CR) 680 (M) 720 (W) Total: 2140
SAT II: 700 - US History, ??? - Literature
GPA: ~3.4 UW
RANK: ~25%
HIGH SCHOOL: Crazy competitive. </p>

<p>(So depressing.)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS/AWARDS:
Academic Decathlon:
4th Place Overall Top Scholastic - Regional Meet (11), 8th Place Music, 6th Place AD Team - State Meet (11)</p>

<p>Future Business Leaders of America:
Vice President of Socials (11, 12), 5th Place Intro. to Business (10), Outstanding Member Award (10)</p>

<p>UIL Academic Team - Journalism (Individual):
2nd Place Feature Writing, 6th Place Editorial Writing - Regionals (11), State Qualifier </p>

<p>Spanish Club:
Secretary (10, 11), President(12)</p>

<p>Choir:
Choir Council Secretary (11), Region Honor Choir (10), Solo & Ensemble Superior Ratings (9-11)</p>

<p>Volunteer Club:
150 Hours, Junior Volunteer Award (11)</p>

<p>Miscellaneous:
Student of the Week Award
NHS, NSHS, National Honor Roll, National Merit Commended Student
FTF Writing Scholarship Finalist, Creative Communications Published Poet</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
Kumon Learning Center, math tutor (10, 11, 12)
DemiDec Resources, internship/writer - 11
(This is a significant experience for me - the company makes Academic Decathlon study materials, which was a huge deal seeing how AD convinced me to love learning. I was given tasks that were usually reserved for adults/coaches/peoplewithenglishdegrees, so this might express the level of my writing skills, maybe?)</p>

<p>TEACHER RECS:
My Academic Decathlon coach wrote a really good one. I think he said I had an "incredible amount of potential", and that I could be "one of the most intellectual students at Rice", and that I had a "unique personality that made me stand out", or something to that effect. (I know, he's a good liar - I commend him!) </p>

<p>ESSAYS:
My main essay was about untapped potential, and my pathetic self-doubt when trying out for the AD team. But of course, POOF! An epiphany. I'm a changed woman.
The supplement essay was about my little brother, who is autistic. He has been the most influential person in my life, and my close relationship with him has really altered the way I see things. (one of the reasons I'm so enthusiastic about Rice is the proximity to home - I want to watch him grow up). I think it was pretty touching - I was crying when I wrote it (but then again, I'm quite the sap).
And the short answer was about how I hated/sucked at math, but was still a math tutor (oh, the irony). </p>

<p>By the way, I live near Houston. (That doesn't help me much, I know). I hand-wrote my application too. </p>

<p>One problem (among the many others): I feel as if I gave Rice the wrong impression. I emphasized my love for writing and English (which goes against the whole Asian stereotype), but I don't think I have enough writing awards to show that I have true talent. Hmm.</p>

<p>So...what do you think? Do you think that would give me a chance?</p>

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<p>Sorry for the hijack, but DUDE…I work at a Kumon too.</p>

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<p>Lol I work at Kumon too, go Kumons and Houston! Which Kumon’s do u guys work at?</p>

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<p>Hey TheRisenLilith, i think Rice takes a look at your classes that you take senior year, so what kind of classes are you taking and what are you making in them right now? By the way, if you’re azn, then the writing stuff and all that looks really good.</p>

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<p>what high school do you go to?</p>

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<p>I just got my SAT Lit score…740, wooo. I guess.</p>

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<p>Bump it.
(charchar)</p>

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<p>lol my SAT score dropped by over 100 points to 2130 on my retake T.T</p>

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<p>That sucks, lol. I only took the SAT once, so that couldn’t happen to me (thank goodness).</p>

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<p><3
good luck!
you certainly have a chance :D</p>

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<p>Hehe. I love you, Airu!</p>

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<p>come visit me some time!!</p>

<p>after i clean my room lol</p>

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<p>Good luck on ur applications to rice everyone! (im assuming everyone doing ED has already submitted their application o.O)</p>

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<p>GPA: ~3.4 UW
RANK: ~25%</p>

<p>is not crazy competitive</p>

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<p>however,
you still have a great chance although i could see it going either way</p>

<p>hopefully your essays rocked!</p>

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<p>Yeah, so can I…</p>

<p>Well, my essays were decent, I suppose. I rushed a bit…</p>

<p>And our school ranks by weighted, which killed me.</p>

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<p>low gpa…below par SAT…id say your chances are below average</p>

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<p>Hey, digg1! How can u say that? Rice doesn’t look only at GPA and test scores! Rice has a holistic admissions process. Besides, he has excellent ECs! I know that I haven’t been part of CC as long as you have, but at least all of my posts don’t discourage the OP when s/he asks for chances! I agree with jjchase and the other posts: TheRisenLilith has a great chance of getting in!</p>

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<p>i say you have decent chances. class rank sorta brings it down. but hopefully you’ll be crying with elation.</p>

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<p>I actually think you have a pretty good chance. You say your school is “crazy competitive”, so that can make up for any GPA and class rank problems, in my opinion. Your ECs sound really good, too! As long as you tried your best, then you should have nothing to worry about. Good luck!</p>