early grad chances

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<p>*********** 3 year graduate****************</p>

<p>sat: 2100 700M 700CR 700W
gpa: 4.8/5.00
rank: 10/1000 (ranked with class above mine since im graduating with them)</p>

<p><strong><em>Credits earned by end of sophomore year</em></strong>
Honors algebra 1 --- A /// Honors Biology --- A<br>
Honors algebra 2 ----A /// Honors IPC --- A<br>
Honors geometry --- A /// Honors Chemisty - A<br>
Honors Pre-cal ---- A /// Honors Physics -- A </p>

<p>Honors World Geo ---A /// Honors English I ---A
AP World History ---B /// Honors English II ---A</p>

<p>Spanish 1 ---A ///// Honors Computer Science --- A
Honors Spanish 2 --- B
Honors Spanish 3 --- A</p>

<p><strong><em>Credits to be earned by Junior year (graduation)</em></strong>
AP Calculus ////// English III - Houston Community College
AP Physics ////// English IV - Houston Community College
AP US history
AP econ/gov
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
Honors Engineering I</p>

<p>Asian Female. Engineering major. Houston native. G/T identified
Club Volleyball player. 3 years (defensive awards and such)
studied abroad in the summer.
job-experience
Habitat for Humanity
Honor Societies (national. spanish. science)
Co-founder and president of Chinese Culture Club
Future Problem Solving - competition leader. placed on a state level </p>

<p>these are just the most important ones. i have many more extra-cirriculars</p>

<p>So im just afraid that having only 3 years of High School might hurt me during the adm. process. not to mention my average sat scores and B's in a couple classes. </p>

<p>also im pondering whether or not i should include my Gifted and Talented Identification Test Report with my application as a supplement since it says that im creative or watnot. </p>

<p>But overall the biggest, most noticable difference about my Application will be my Early Graduation. any thoughts or input about this and my chances will be greatly appreciated. thanks</p>

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<p>I think unless you are EXCEPTIONAL they wont admit you. And I dont just mean at your high school. EXCEPTIONAL within Rice's applicant pool (which means you could get into HYPSM).</p>

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<p>I'd say the chances are tough. Being from Houston will make it very hard, but I'm not sure how being a 3 yr grad will affect your chances.</p>

<p>You will really need to do something to stand out. There are many, many asians from Houston with good stats who will apply.</p>

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<p>Why are you graduating early? I think the reason will determine the effect that spending only 3 years in high school has on your admission.</p>

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<p>Consider staying in HS for a fourth year and take as many AP or HCC classes as you can so you will enter college w/ sophomore or junior level standing. Assuming you ace your courses, it will make you a stronger applicant and you will probably be offered more scholarship money as well.</p>

<p>Another thing to consider is that a year of college credits earned in HS is a lot cheaper than a year of credits taken in college. The cost per credit hour at HCC is ~$50 per hour vs ~$1000 per hour at Rice (tuition only).</p>

<p>Either way, it will still take you 7 years to complete HS and college.</p>

<p>BTW, what HS in Houston has 1000 students in its graduating class?</p>

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<p>A lot of high schools in Houston have 1000+ in a graduating class. Ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade at my school have about 1000 people for each class.</p>