Hi. I am a rising senior this year who is considering applying to Rice ED. I plan to major in mechanical engineering and minor in energy sustainability.
GPA: 4.0 UW, not sure about weighted
Class Rank: 3,4,or 5 of around 300
AP: 9th Grade- World History (4)
10th Grade- Psychology (4), Human Geography (5), Govt. (5)
11th Grade: Bio (5), US History (5), Calc AB (5)
IB- full IB schedule 11th and 12th grade, Bio HL, Math HL, Global Studies HL, English HL, Philosophy SL, Spanish SL
I am also taking BC Calc and Honors Physics online and self studying AP Physics C Mechanics, physics isn’t offered at my school
Extra Curriculars:
Tennis: varsity 4 years, USTA Tournaments, tennis academy for 2 years (originally planned on playing in college), weekend job at tennis center, give tennis lessons to younger less advanced kids, Varsity Captain, MVP, All-Conference, All-Regional, girls team manager
Pokemon: competitive battling (4 years), achieved number one world ranking on OU ladder on largest global server multiple times
Mountain Biking: 2 years, no competitions but I really enjoy it
Rock Climbing: 2 years, no competitions
Basketball: JV 10th grade lol
Breakfast Buddies: tutoring and being a big brother to a younger kid at a local elementary school, 4 years, about 100 service hours
Lifeguarding: summer job, 2 years
Sierra Club Member: support clean energy
Sports Recycling Program: founder and president, 2 years, our school had no recycling at athletic events for some reason, about 50 service hours
Food Pantry: founder and president, 2 years, my city is one of the hungriest in America and my school has a very high percentage of students on free lunch
Quiz Bowl: 2 years, captain, NAQT Nationals, 12 State Finals, a few individual awards for being a top scorer
Interact Club: 2 years
Mock Trial: 2 years, captain
Model UN: 2 years
March Madness Club: founder and president, just for fun, 2 years
Engineering Club: founder and president, 2 years, project building phone charges powered by solar energy
Guitar: 4 years
Acolye at church: 4 years
Note: the tennis academy prevented activity in clubs for my first two years of high school
SAT:
Math: 770
Reading: 730
Writing: 730 with 10 essay
I took the June SAT that College Board screwed up. I only missed 6 questions with 0 omitted but oh well
I am taking Math 2 and Bio subject tests this fall.
ACT:
Highest composite is a 32 but my superscore is a 35, probably won’t be sending unless I get a 34+ in Sept
White Male
Small city in NC
4A Public School that is very weak without the IB program, most IB kids including myself don’t even live in the district
I won’t be applying for financial aid
I am visiting Rice in about two weeks
Thanks for reading and I would greatly appreciate advice. The other schools I am considering for ED are Wash U and Duke, so I would also appreciate some pros of Rice versus these two schools.