<p>Lol, it’s okay, guys. digg1 has made negative comments on all of the recent Rice chances threads, so… </p>
<p>I guess we’ll see what happens in December!</p>
<p>I wonder if digg1 is a Rice student…maybe a Rice reject? <em>shrug</em></p>
<p>I will agree with digg1’s reasons but not his conclusion. The GPA and SAT is a bit weak, but that will only hurt so much. Your EC’s (whcih looks strong and numerous) and you rec letters and essays will contribute a lot.</p>
<p>So, Id say you have a pretty good shot at it. Keep us posted</p>
<p>I am going to take a crack at this. I don’t know the GPA particulars of several “good” high schools around Houston, perhaps like 'kaid. So I’m going on TheRisenLilith’s assessment that a 3.4 is the top 25% in a “crazy competitive” school. In fiercely competitive private schools, that top 25% might roughly equal the top 4% - 5% (e.g. no. of Merit Commended+Finalists) of a decent public high school. Very competitive universities assess transcripts with their own scoring based on the challenge of the student’s curriculum (e.g. AP classes, calc, physics) and previous school information.</p>
<p>Rice will have its own view of a nearby school’s grading and recommendations, especially for the competitive private schools. With scores at the median of entering Rice freshmen, 'Lilith probably has a decent shot at Rice after ED and RD.</p>
<p>“after ED and RD”
Are we hinting at a waitlist?</p>
<p>Oh, no, I didn’t even think about that. I had always imagined myself getting accepted or rejected, but not waitlisted/deferred? Crap…that would mean more months of waiting…</p>
<p>well, i dont think u get waitlisted on ED. You cann get deferred to RD.. and its always possible. Way better than rejected</p>
<p>I applied Interim Decision (which still existed way back when), got deferred to Regular Decision, got waitlisted, and eventually got in.</p>
<p>All the while I was waitlisted at three of my top four schools (including Rice) and rejected from the other.</p>
<p>And I wouldn’t have traded that experience for anything. I appreciate Rice so much more since I almost didn’t get in. Also, I got a phone call instead of a letter, which was really neat.</p>
<p>So there is absolutely no reason for you to agonize. You WILL get in to a good school, regardless of whether that school is Rice. In the meantime, enjoy your senior year and stop whining about how stressed you are on an internet message board.</p>
<p>lol, good advice</p>
<p>I agree. :)</p>