<p>----GPA- 3.83 W, probably ~3.6 UW (only will have taken like 2 or 3 APs when i graduate but more preAPs... 25%ile</p>
<p>----SAT-2190 690 m 760 cr 740 w(maybe retake</p>
<p>----EC's- nothing special</p>
<p>whats my percentage chance of getting in? I live in houston</p>
<p>ECs—4 year basketball(2 year letter), 4 year cross country(1 year letter) at a 5A school with 2600+ students, National Merit Qualifier(waiting to see if it is commended scholar or semifinalist, probably just commended) NHS, maybe 60+ hrs community service, worked on and off for 2 years at baskin robbins and refereed youth basketball, aau nationals every summer, cerebrals society member (not sure if that even counts)</p>
<p>Yeah your EC’s aren’t really that unique, you don’t stand out.
Your GPA (UW) is on the low side. Your SAT is not bad.
But I have to say your GPA and EC’s are the things that are going to hold you back a bit.
Apply and see.</p>
<p>so high reach or low reach?</p>
<p>You were definitely consistent with the athletics, but I agree with cdz512, for the most part, the ECs aren’t very unique…who are we to say though…it’s all subjective.
In the meantime, just try to stay optimistic! :)</p>
<p>its a reach… but apply</p>
<p>Most likely a reach (but if Rice is your #1 school, then apply ED).</p>
<p>does ED help at rice?</p>
<p>apply!
why not?</p>
<p>and though statistically the admit rate for ED may be a BIT higher than for RD, applying ED is not enough to make up for shortcomings in one’s application. Rice will accept you if you are qualified and have a strong application. This is the same whether you apply ED or RD. If you are truly committed to Rice and have the financial security to do so, apply ED. But, if either of these two do not apply to you, then don’t apply ED just to increase your chances of getting in. You have to truly want to be here…and the admissions officers can tell who truly wants to be here.</p>
<p>well i dont want the time spent on a probably futile application to detract from my other more realistic choices. So i guess if i have time at the end i will apply</p>
<p>Essentially applying ED can give you two chances. If they defer you during ED, you have another chance at RD.</p>
<p>when does the app open</p>
<p>once the common app is out. should be out already actually</p>
<p>yeah it was sometime around July 1 last year.</p>
<p>where else are you considering applying?</p>
<p>im not sure college, why do you ask?</p>
<p>We’re humans. Humans are curious you know. It’s been proven.</p>
<p>Safeties/ financial safeties- LSU, Trinity, maybe South Carolina
Matches- clemson, British Columbia
Reaches- Rice and USC</p>
<p>I am on the fence about a lot of other schools and my list is extremely tentative so if anyone wants to help me make a better one feel free</p>
<p>Its a high reach, because you live in Houston, I had similar stats and I did early decision only to be rejected…</p>