new here..please chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>basically i've read several posts on here for the past few months and was wondering if you could tell me what my chances are for getting into rice?</p>

<p>gpa uw: 3.81
act: 32 composite, 34m, 34e, 30r, 29s
aps: 11th grade-calc bc&us history 12th grade-american gov, english lit & comp, statistics
took honors/ap classes when available at my school
public high school in nebraska
ec: was a member in a few clubs (math club, medical club, spanish club, deca)..this is by far my weakest point..i had to work 30-40 hrs a week ever since i was a sophomore..not much time for anything else..did about 100 hours of community service at local library..
essay & recs were decent..nothing amazing</p>

<p>so far i have gotten into georgia tech, university of miami, and slu..</p>

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<p>Even though I promised myself I wouldn’t comment on any more chance me posts,
I can’t help noticing your hefty work schedule – 30-40 hours a week shows true determination and commitment. A Nebraskan who’s held down a full-time job throughout high school … that’s impressive.</p>

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<p>Standardized Tests - Good
GPA - ok - but prob needs to be in the 3.9s to be sure</p>

<p>Everything else looks good enough - u never know what will happen - only a few weeks left!!!</p>

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<p>im against chance threads but - mite as well try my chance thing - what are my chances?</p>

<p>640 -VERBAL, 740 MATH, 770 Writing
SAT IIs:770 US HISTORY, 720 - CHEMISTRY, 700 BIOLOGY E, 680 MATH LEVEL 2[li] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:3.95/4.00, 5.36/6.00[/li]Rank: 1/906</p>

<p>ACT:
APs (including this year’s): 5 US HISTORY, 4 CHEMISTRY
IBs : 5 FRENCH, 4 CHEMISTRY<a href=“SL%20EXAMS”>*</a>
Senior Yr Courseload: 8 IB/AP CLASSES + ACADEMIC DECATHLON
Number of Apps from Your School: 0
Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP SCHOLAR, TOP CHEMISTRY STUDENT, 1st and 2nd Place at UIL DIstrict/REGIONALS AND SOME OTHER THINGS - CANT REMEMBER</p>

<p>ECs listed on app: PIANO, TENNIS, SCHOOL NEWSPAPER, TABLA, PERFORMED INDIAN CULTURAL DANCE</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:MEDICAL RESEARCH - PAPER BEING PUBLISHED in GI journal[li] Essays (subject and responses): EXCELLENT[/li]Teacher Recs: EXCELLENT
Counselor Rec:EXCELLENT</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Small Town in West Texas - doesnt send students to big schools often
State or Country:TEXAS[<em>]
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):PUBLIC[</em>]
Ethnicity: Indian American[<em>]
Gender:Male[</em>]
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Small Town in West Texas - doesnt send students to big schools often[<em>] Strengths: School Grades, Extracurriculars - Tabla (Indian Instrum, Piano, Tennis etc.[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT REASONING!!!</p>

<p>IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATE</p>

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<p>pvtejasvi - stop hijacking the OP’s thread. If you want to get “chanced,” make your own thread. Don’t be rude.</p>

<p>nicole716, I fully agree with Ottoline, 30-40 hours of work is very impressive and being from Nebraska in itself will definitely go for your advantage. I haven’t met anyone yet from Nebraska (though a few from Colorado). Geographical location is a sure plus. ;)</p>

<p>What do you want to study? Other than the overlap of engineering strengths between Georgia Tech and Rice, I don’t really see a connection and relation to UMiami and SLU. Then again, I’m not familiar with UMiami or SLU, maybe their strengths are also in engineering, I don’t know. </p>

<p>Also, what is your ethnicity? If you’re an underrepresented minority (that is, black or Hispanic), I would say that you are most likely accepted. If not, I still think you’ve got a very good chance. :)</p>

<p>And GPA definitely doesn’t need to be in the 3.9’s… mine was 3.6 unweighted (4.4 weighted), but then again GPA can only be taken in context of how competitive your high school is and how rigorous your courseload (that means don’t go running off and say oh you just need a 3.6!). And then you have to account for test scores, EC’s, essays, and recs–do NOT solely focus on one aspect as EVERYTHING will be taken into account. Yes, academics are the most important, but there’s the rest of your application as well.</p>

<p>And that was my case, a lot of people I know here had 3.9+ so I feel pretty good that Rice took me.</p>

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<p>sorry!!! - didnt know how to make thread - it was frozen</p>

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<p>Wow in regards to the OP we have SIMILAR stats (i have a 3.85 UW GPA and more EC’s) and im applying this year.
Good Luck I definitely think your in :)</p>