EA Chances!! (I figured the "!" would get your attention...hehehe)

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<p>Hey guys! I'll be applying to EA to Rice. As far as majors go...there are a few that interest me: BioEng, Economics, and CogSci</p>

<p>GPA: 5.26/6.0 (3.65/4.0) (ehhhh!!)
Rank: Top 10%
ACT: 31 Composite (w/ writing)
SATII: 710 MathIIC , 740 Chem, Physics to be taken....</p>

<p>EC:
President JETS
President Robotics
Vice President Chess
Lead Guitarist of Rock Band (Battle of the bands finalist)
3rd Degree Black Belt in Japanese Style karate (11 years of practice)</p>

<p>Major Awards/Honors:
Siemens Westinghouse Southwestern Regional Finalist- 11th/ 2004-05
Siemens Westinghouse Semifinalist - 10th/ 2003-04
LOTS of other science research awards
1-Patent pending
2-Publications under review one from the International Journal of Radiobiology and another one by the Journal of Radiation Oncology</p>

<p>i got into sharp...but I didn't go bc i was sponsored to complete research by the Radiation Oncology dept. at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY (I was accepted for a spot reserved for undergraduate students)</p>

<p>The MIT media lab took a great interest in my research and I was ultimately offered a research position there this summer by the head of the touch lab, but I had already commited to Albert Einstein....</p>

<p>Other than that:
KILLER recs. from:
-english (one of my passions in addition to science) teacher
-physicsIIC teacher
-Extra recs. (which should show a diff. side of me) from the Chairman of Radiation Oncology Dept.(my mentor, pretty famous guy in the research world) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine</p>

<p>I was also wondering if I can send in like a simple demo CD of some of my band's songs, and maybe a research paper or abstract</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Are you going to include more than one letter of rec? Do you mean real letters or the forms that Rice provides? I still don't know if I should have a few extra people write me letters or just stick to what they have told me to do and not go over.</p>

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<p>So, I think you have great chances...
Your stats look very similar to mine, and here I am! To be fair, I had slightly higher scores and didn't play in a band.
I sent a research paper in with my app... it turned out fine.</p>

<p>About the recs, don't the Rice forms ask for a written letter? So I thought they had a bunch of checkboxes and then asked for a letter... maybe I'm wrong, but if that is the case I don't understand the confusion.</p>