Military Transfer Student Admissions

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<p>I have 4 general questions. The first being the admissions expectations for transfers, how military-friendly Rice is and whether or not that sort of diversity will increase my chances of acceptance, whether or not they accept credits from the American Public University system (I tried finding that school on the collegetransfer.net and couldn't), and lastly, whether or not I should take the ACT or retake the SAT because my score is too low. </p>

<p>I served 4 years in the Air Force, I'll be using my GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon program to pay the tuition. I was an intelligence analyst and I'm hoping some of my military background/life experience makes me unique among other candidates.</p>

<p>If Rice accepts transfer credit from APU then I'll have 31 credit hours with a 3.875 GPA. If they do not, then I'll have 21 credit hours with a 4.0</p>

<p>My high school rank was 28 of 721 (top 3-4%)
Non-weighted high school GPA: 3.69
Weighted GPA: 4.47</p>

<p>I didn't take the ACT and looking at this school I'm noticing my SAT scores are lower than I would like (below) should I take one of them to try to increase my score?</p>

<p>Overall 1890
CR: 630
M: 650
W: 610</p>

<p>And the only AP exam I took was English Literature, I received a 4</p>

<p>Honestly, I'm open to any advice or knowledge you may have to share =]</p>

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<p>Regarding the transfer credits, none of us can answer that question. You will need to contact Rice directly. If APU is accredited, I would expect they will accept the credits, although they may not accept them directly for the classes specifically. (So if you took Psych 101 for example, Rice may not give you credit directly for taking that class, but may allow you to keep the credit hours - as electives.)</p>

<p>If you feel you could do well on the ACT/SAT, then there would be no harm in taking one of them at this time.</p>

<p>I think recommendations and your essays, etc are probably going to carry more weight than test scores/gpa from high school.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>