<p>-4.59 weighted gpa (3.76 unweighted)
-ap classes: human geography, chemistry, spanish language, english language, u.s. history, statistics, AB calculus, biology, art history, microeconomics, u.s. government/politics,
-high school marching band for two years (captain of saxophone section for one year, as a sophomore)
-I took a class called Health Science Technology IV in which we became nurse's assistants in the fall and volunteered/shadowed in the different departments at our local hospital in the spring
-mission trip to Honduras the summer after freshman year, four-week medical service trip to Nicaragua the summer after sophomore year
-student council for three years
-HOSA for three years
-high school class rank: 12/674
-I have not taken the ACT or SAT yet, but plan on taking the ACT with writing - what score do I need on the ACT to have a realistic chance of being admitted to Rice or the Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars Program?</p>
<p>These kinds of program, you need to walk on water to get admitted( even for the least selective BS/MD program), I think it’s even more so for Rice/Baylor Medical.</p>
<p>if not Rice/Baylor, do i have a chance of gaining admission to Rice in general?</p>
<p>Rice/Baylor is the pretty much the most competitive BS/MD program out there - and standards for a normal BS/MD are pretty high. I’m sure you still have some time, but based on your gpa/rank and ecs at the moment, you may not be cut out for a program as competitive as Rice/Baylor’s but could take a look at other BS/MDs if that’s the way you want to go. You’ll want to have more medical experience like hospital volunteering, research, etc. to build your resume for these programs.</p>
<p>It’s tough to say anything about Rice UG w/o any standardized test scores. Unweighted gpa seems a little low but i have little standard to judge. Keep trying to vie for those awards and leadership positions you can.</p>
<p>Are you in Texas, if yes I’ve heard it’s ridiculously hard for students from Texas. But if not, I’ve read that Rice likes to recruit students out of state.</p>
<p>can i use my main common app essay for the rice/baylor application “experience” essay? it answers the prompt perfectly…</p>