ED Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>Like many others here, I am wondering about what you think my chances are fr early admission.</p>

<p>I live in-state, am a Korean male, and come from a family with a well off economic background.
I want to major in Chemistry or Biochemistry for PreMed.</p>

<p>ACT: 35
Reading: 36
Math: 36
Reading: 34
Science: 35
Essay: 10</p>

<p>800 on both SAT Math II and Chemistry Subject Tests</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.43
Rank: 35 out of 1570
High School is in top 1% in the Nation</p>

<p>II have taken a good group of classes. For my AP Classes, I have taken Human Geography, World History, European History, American History, English (11th), Chemistry, Music Theory, and Spanish 4. I have gotten 3 5's and all the rest are 4's. For current AP classes, I am taking English (12th), Macroeconomics, Calculus BC, Statistics, and Biology. </p>

<p>I am taking a senior release, meaning I have one less class, but am working close to 20 hours a week at a local math tutoring center.</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
First Chair/Section Leader in Band (I stopped after sophomore year)
President of my Youth Group at Church (200+ members)
Founder and President of Chemistry Club
Officer in Korean Student Association
Member in many other Clubs (NHS, Key Club, Spanish Honor Society, etc.)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Trip to Houston to work with Bhutanese Refugees
Hosted monthly birthday parties locally for Bhutanese refugee children
Volunteer every summer at a summer school program at my church
Work with the Homeless and serve them food monthly
2 Mission Trips to Guatemala
Worked at various food pantries
Volunteer at my local hospital
In total, probably near 200 hours each year</p>

<p>I haven't seen my recommendation letters, but I think they are probably pretty solid. I am currently working on my last supplemental question to turn it all in today or tomorrow night so I can schedule an off-campus interview. I haven't done the box; does it really impact their decision that much?</p>

<p>What do you think?</p>

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<p>Your stats are excellent and more than put you in range to get in. </p>

<p>Don’t fret about the box, just have fun with it. Unless you put something like grains of Rice (way overdone), it wont affect your application. Heck, even grains of Rice probably wont rule you out.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>So if you were to give an apprixiamte percentage, what would it be? :slight_smile: I just submitted both my common app and supplement and will be requesting an off-campus interview tomorrow when I have access to the portal! For the box, I actually filled the entire box with Chemistry charts, equations, and calculations all rewritten straight from my notes from the class!</p>

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<p>I really cant answer that, because I don’t know. Given what you have posted, I don’t see why you wouldn’t get in. But I don’t have access to all information, so my guess is far from accurate.</p>