Is there anyone who got into RICE university with low stats?

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<p>Hi There,
I recently applied to Rice University. I did all my high school in the U.S but I am not a citizen of this country. So, I applied under "international applicant" with financial needs stated.</p>

<p>My GPA is 4.0 (unweighted)
97.4% - GPA weighted
I did a summer research at YALE university/ Southern Connecticut U.
I live in 5 countries for the 1st 12 years of my life</p>

<p>Those are some of the most impressive things about me.</p>

<p>My SAT scores are not very high:
Highest - 600 CR 650 M 640 C (1890) But my super-score would be 1920</p>

<p>Please chance me!!!</p>

<p>WHAT WERE YOUR STATS?</p>

<p>FYI, Heres my resume</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
Senior Year: (Current Academic Year)
 AP Scholar Award – awarded by College Board
 Spotlight on Youth Award from Shelton Youth Service Bureau – for excellence in community service and extracurricular activities. (Posted in the City Hall and published in Huntington Herald )
Junior Year:
 INTERNSHIP – Nanotechnology Research at YALE University / Southern Connecticut University through Center for Research on Interface Structure and Phenomena (CRISP) 2010
 Computer Science Award – Medalist – Connecticut State-Level Science Fair 2010
 Second Honors – Connecticut State Science Fair 2010
 Second Place Junior Class Winner of Shelton High School Science Fair 2010
 Fourth Place Overall – Shelton High School Science Fair 2010
 2nd Place Winner (1st Runner up) – FIRST Robotics Competition – Connecticut State Regionals
 4th Place Winner – National FIRST Robotics Competition
 1st Place Winner – 2010 Forensic Science Competition (held at University of New Haven)
 Student of the Month of October, 2009
 BOOK AWARD – for Excellence in Academics and Leadership in Community Service. – given by St. Michael’s University as a recognition for academic achievement with social conscience.
 Inducted into National Honor Society
 3Rd Place- American Legion Oratorical Contest
 CAPT Scholar Award
 Designated An Outstanding Spokesman For Freedom and given a Certificate of Merit by The Veterans of Foreign Wars Association Charleston
 Educational Leader and Mentor Award – National Young Leader’s State Conference
 Washington Journalism and Media Conference
 National Youth Leadership Forum – National Security
 ERT (Emergency Medical Response Technician) CERTIFIED. Will be EMT certified in June 2010
 Varsity Letter – Shelton High School Robotics Team
Sophomore Year:
 Connecticut regionals –First Robotics 7th place winner (out of 62 teams)
 National Honor Student
 All American Scholar Award
 National Leadership Summit
 National Society of High School Scholars
 National Young Leader’s Conference (NYLC)
 People to People Student Ambassador 2009
 Named 2009 National Scholar by NYLC
 3rd place winner in University of New Haven’s 2009 Forensic Science competition for High School students
Freshman Year:
 Connecticut Regionals -First Robotics 2nd place Winner (out of 62 teams)
 ACADEMIC AWARD – Best Progressive Effort
 Induction into French Language National Honor Society (Inducted as a Freshman in High school)
 Team Captain of Shelton Relay for Life
 HeartSaver CPR/ First Aid Certified –American Heart Association
Leadership Positions/ School Activites:
Leadership Positions:
 Class Officer of Class 2011 – Treasurer
 Chairman –- Shelton Relay for Life’s Youth Recruitment Committee (2008, 2009, 2010)
 Team Captain - Shelton Relay for Life –Affiliated with American Cancer Society (2008 and 2009)
Team Captain/ President – SHS Robotics Team (2010-2011)
 Chief Organizer – Prom Committee (2009, 2010)
 Treasurer – French National Honor Society (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
 Vice President - Math Club (2009)
 Homeroom Representative (2010)
 Secretary of French Language National Honor Society (2008, 2009, 2010)
 Secretary - Math Club (2008)
 Technology Manager - HOSA (Health Occupation students of America) (2009, 2010)
 Treasurer - HOSA (Health Occupation students of America) (2009, 2010)</p>

<p>School Activities:
 Robotics Club – Varsity Letter, Graphics, Design and Programming department member<br>
 Math club<br>
 HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America)
 Student Council
 Class Officer / Representative
 World Language National Honor Society
 Indoor Track Team – Junior Varsity
 National Honor Society
 SHS Forensics Team</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service: (A total of 213.5 hours of service was done.)
 Special Olympics Volunteer (2008, 2009, 2010)
 Plumb Memorial Library Summer Volunteer (2007, 2009, 2010)
 Griffin Hospital Volunteer (2009, 2010)
 Huntington Library Volunteer (2009)
 Shelton Lakes Health Care Center visitor (2008, 2009, 2010)
 Contributor of SHS Adopt-a-family (2009, 2010)
 Participant of Birmingham Group’s Health Services Inc.’s Bowl-to-Benefit (2009)
Participant of American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life (2008, 2009, 2010)</p>

<p>Special Interest, Hobbies, etc.:
Yoga Instructor – Practiced Yoga since age 6 (10 years’ experience). I learned yoga and meditation in India, from one of the greatest gurus.
 Painting – Pottery painting, Landscape painting and Fabric Painting
 Composing music
 Robotics
 Indian Classical Dance –Bharathanatiyam
 Languages I know are:
 English (US/ UK)
French
 Tamil (Indian)
 Hindi (Indian)
 Malayalam (Indian)
 Telugu (Indian)
 Programming – Visual Basic 6.0, SQL, VB.net and CAD (Computer Aided</p>

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<p>What is your class rank?</p>

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<p>Me.</p>

<p>SAT Scores:R-670 M-610 W-640 Math I-660 Math II-620 Physics-550</p>

<p>ACT-30</p>

<p>Class Rank-3/100</p>

<p>GPA-3.80</p>

<p>AP English Lang - 4</p>

<p>AP Calculus, Stats, Physics, Chemistry Microeconomics, and English Lit-To be taken</p>

<p>All A’s and B’s</p>

<p>I submitted a resume, which is not as impressive as yours.</p>

<p>No, I’m not rich, nor have any of my family been to Rice</p>

<p>I am Black, originally from Nigeria, and a permanent resident.</p>

<p>Dont freak out, if you dont try, you cant get in.</p>

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<p>Oh I was an Outstanding Participant in the national merit scholarship thing…</p>

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<p>Congrats oke969. I’m an applicant with low stats and unfortunately didn’t get in. </p>

<p>ACT - 30
SAT - Math 800, U.S. History 730
AP - Calc BC 5, U.S. History 3
GPA - Unweighted 4.0
Low income, QuestBridge Finalist, Asian, Permanent resident, Basketball captain, track, FBLA VP, Student Council Secretary, Board of Ed Student Rep, etc.</p>

<p>Rice was my favorite… oh well, as much as it hurts, life goes on.</p>

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<p>I honestly think you have a shot.</p>

<p>My SAT score was a 1940, and I did not have extracurriculars as nearly impressive as yours and I got in. best of luck!</p>