<p>Sorry, I hate to annoy you guys, but I'd just like you opinions about my credentials. I really want to get into Rice, so I'm kind of stressed about my odds of getting in! I'm a high school junior, average public high school. Please tell me what to improve on, and if there's anything I can do in my remaining time in high school to improve my chances. Thanks!</p>
<p>Female
White
Arkansas
Intended major: Civil or Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>4.0 GPA (Unweighted)
Class rank - 1
ACT: 34 (I'm going to take it one more time, hoping to get a 35/36 by improving science)
English 35
Math 35
Reading 36
Science 30
SAT: Going to take this weekend :)
SAT II: US history 780
PSAT: 234 </p>
<p>Classes taken:
AP US History - 5 on exam</p>
<p>Honors Algebra II
Honors Geometry
PreAp classes, assorted electives.</p>
<p>Taking:
AP Language and Comp
AP World History
AP Psychology
Honors Pre Calculus and Trig
Honors Spanish (IV)
Honors Chemistry</p>
<p>Will take (senior year):
AP Chem
AP Literature
AP Government
AP Calculus
AP Macroeconomics/ AP Microeconomics </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Newspaper staff (2 years) - All Arkansas award winning paper
- Mu Alpha Theta (3 years) - running for office for next year
- Key Club (2 years; Secretary) - one of founding executive members for our school's chapter
- Korean Culture Club (2 years) (I'm not Korean, fyi)
- Drama classes (2 years)
- Spanish National Honors Society (2 years)
- National Honors Society
- Gay-Straight Alliance</p>
<p>Awards:
1st place high school science fair in chem.
1st place regional science fair in chem.
2nd place state science fair in chem. (got me $200, hehe)
Honor roll 2009-2010, 2010-2011
Probably National Merit Semifinalist, at least.</p>
<p>Assorted activities / volunteering:
- Deeply involved in church youth group
- University of Arkansas Engineering Summer Academy
-Arkansas Governors School
-Violin (only been playing for about a year)
- Camp War Eagle (leadership focused summer camp; I have gone for 7 years every summer, and plan to work there once I am a senior)</p>
<p>Work at a local non-profit bicycle repair shop that recycles parts and repairs and builds bicycles for resale from donated bikes, helping community and environment. I may be an intern next year, or placed on the board of directors as a student representative.</p>
<p>Also have other random volunteer stuff - library, church projects, mission trips.</p>
<p>I'm also pretty excellent at writing essays, so I hope my application ones will be good. </p>
<p>My teachers like me, and I will probably have decent recs.</p>