Offical Class of 2018 RD Stats

[Imposter1]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 710 W 750 M 740 CR; 2200
• SAT II: 770 Chem 760 Math 2 690 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (4.23 W)
• Rank: Top 8%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), AP Lang (4), Gov (4), Ph B (4), Econ (4/5), Calc AB (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Stats
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rochester Xerox Award, RPI Medal, Honors
Subjective:
• Extra-curriculars: (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track 4 years, Soccer, Various clubs
• Job/Work Experience: Paid Internship
• Volunteer/Community service: Teach classes to adults.
• Summer Activities: Internship, CC classes
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recommendation: Three solid
• Counselor Rec: One of her best this year.
• Interview: Went great
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Northwest
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths:
• Weaknesses: Class Rank, UW GPA
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure other than too many strong applicants.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted RPI, Rochester, Northwestern.
Waiting on Vandy, Cornell, Penn, Tufts.
General Comments:
• A top choice. Flew down for overnight and met with department. Interviewed on campus. One Recommendation was from college math class where instructor went to Rice. Level of interest is apparently not key. I’m already over it – being admitted to 3 good schools does that :-)</p>

[lovearchitecture]

<p>@wimmiett
Same here! No clue how I got into arch and I was convinced they made a mistake. I’m also likely going to rice unless I get accepted to Cornell! </p>

[evanh14]

<p>Decision: Accepted (ChemE)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (didn’t send)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (35 E, 36 M, 36 R, 35 S, 12 E)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800), Chem (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/414
AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5), Eng Lang (5), Phys B (5), European History (5), US History (5), Psych (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP MacroEcon, AP US Gov, AP Phys C (Mech and E&M), AP BC Calc, Honors Math Seminar, BTA (required computer class), aiding (not for credit)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar Nominee, if those count.
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Rocket City Math League (Co-Director), Model UN (Founder/President), REACH Peer Helping (President), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice-President), Latin Club (Historian), NHS
Job/Work Experience: Work ~12 hours a week at a local brunch restaurant. Tutor ~3 hours a week.
Volunteer/Community Service: ~70 hours planning summer activities for kids at local botanical gardens.
Summer Activities: Nothing noteworthy.
Essays: LOVED my CommonApp (9.5/10), and then all the supplements were okay, except I also really liked the “What do you think you would bring to Rice?” one.
Teacher Recommendations: One from
Calc teacher who I work very closely with and who also writes great recs (10/10). One from physics teacher which should just be decent (7/10).
Counselor Rec: Generic. Probably (5/10).
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: On Campus during last summer. It went really well. Felt more like a conversation and we ended up discussing good Thai places in the area.
Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): AL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$140,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Test Scores, Some ECs, Essays
Weaknesses: Nothing standout other than RCML, and no real focus with the ECs, a generic counselor rec.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really likes some of my essays, had strong scores and demonstrated my interest.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: University of Alabama, Auburn, Tulane, Dartmouth (LL), and Rice. Waitlisted: Case Western Reserve University. Still waiting: Brown, Vanderbilt.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: congratulations to all who got accepted! Hope to see some of you this fall.</p>

[joanlawson]

<p>My friend’s
Decision: Accepted for Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (CR680, MT670, W670)
ACT (breakdown):-
SAT II (place score in parentheses): MTII 680, Bio 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
AP (place score in parentheses): -
IB (place score in parentheses): -
Senior Year Course Load: Standardized curriculum
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International debating
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debating (President), Toastmasters (President), Model United Nations (Secretary General), English Language (President), Entrepreneurship (Delegate, Government-sponsored delegate)
Job/Work Experience: Language Tutor, Debating Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: “Loads of them”
Summer Activities: classes
Essays: “Really good. Trust me.”
Teacher Recommendations: “I think they’re superb” He is close with teachers
Counselor Rec: “Great, I think.”
Additional Rec: Really good. This one is from me.
Interview: Applied but not available
Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): SG?
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: -
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -
Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Great extracurricular experiences
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Please tell me how did he get in so easily.</p>

<hr>

<p>Mine
Decision: Accepted for Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400
ACT (breakdown): 36
SAT II (place score in parentheses): MTII 800, MTI 800, Bio M 800, PHY 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US History (5), AP Calculus (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): -
Senior Year Course Load: Standardized curriculum
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national education awards
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Hockey (Captain), Debating (Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: Language Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Orphanage regular volunteer
Summer Activities: No summer
Essays: Fine
Teacher Recommendations: Fine
Counselor Rec: Statistics only
Additional Rec:-
Interview: Applied, but not available
Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Ireland
School Type: Private
Ethnicity:
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college
Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: I have perfect scores on first tries…
Weaknesses: May have been a little arrogant on the essays…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: First generation college that did well?
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Purdue, Penn State, Princeton
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Felt like my efforts are a waste after my foreign friend got it, but seemingly easier.</p>

[cuttleberry]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 760 M 720 W 790
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/533
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on stats, APUSH, chem, WHAP, 4 on english lang
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP physics C, ap bio, ap psych, ap english, ap govt/econ, orchestra, study hall
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …none?
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): orchestra 4 years, philosophy club
Job/Work Experience: pizza place, patent proofreading, cell phone repair store
Volunteer/Community Service: for NHS here and there
Summer Activities: volunteering and working
Essays: not bad, talked about how i want to meld chinese medicine with western medicine and how my culture has shaped me (chinese american), talked about how i like painting–>relates to how we can interpret the world in different ways, talked about why i like rice (res colleges) and i was pretty specific
Teacher Recommendations: from junior physics teacher, pretty specific about my hard work etc in class (i gave her a list of things i wanted included)
Counselor Rec: didn’t read??
Additional Rec: sent one from my cello teacher
Interview: did one over summer, when asked “what else do you do besides orchestra?” i had nothing LOL
Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: f
Income Bracket: 120000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): had a unique goal? had a perceptive essay? IDK BUT I’M PRAISING THE LORD! female engineer?</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: grades
Weaknesses: not much variety
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: IDK BECAUSE JUDGING FROM OTHER RESULTS, I’M PRETY MEH, but this is awesome
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: UT, Texas A&m, colorado school of mines, rejected: stanford ED, waiting on duke, yale, harvard
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: WOO HOO congrats others, for the rejected, it’s not a matter of how good you are! colleges just want to build a diversified class and don’t have enough room for everyone!
for the juniors: do your best, be passionate about what you do, FIND AN OLDER KID THAT is good at editing essays and can give you advice</p>

[seya1214]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 730 M 800 WR 720
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 800 U.S History 750 World History 690 (didn’t send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/80
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Micro/Macroeconomics 5 AP US History 5 AP Calculus BC 5
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Comparative Government, AP English Language, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd place in We The People State competition, Cross country 2nd place, AP award
Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Chair of Service Commitee, MUN chair, student coordinator for local volunteering organization, program coordinator for local NGO that designs English teaching programs for migrant students, cross country, track, wrestling
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a law firm (part of school’s internship program for juniors), interned at a local NGO during the summer
Volunteer/Community Service: service trip to Yunnan province (taught English), several related to service committee
Essays: they weren’t bad… talked about how I took initiative in launching a service project in the commonapp essay. For Why Rice essay, I associated Rice with my current high school and how much I love it.
Teacher Recommendations: from my favorite teachers. I think teacher’s recommendations played a pivotal role in getting me admitted into Rice!
Counselor Rec: great. She talked about my personal character and that I’m a very independent kid who always takes initiatives.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): China (originally from ROK)
School Type: International School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: diverse experience (went to three high schools all located in different countries…), really showed what kind of person I am through my essays and rec letters
Weaknesses: mediocre GPA/SAT?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: idk lol I don’t really understand how i get in, especially considering the significant increase in applications this year lol
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted : UVA, UCLA, Lafayette, UMN Denied: Pomona(ED) Pending : Georgetown, Tufts, Berkeley
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: For future applicants, make sure you reflect what kind of person you are on your application. In my case, I tried to show that I’m a person who always takes initiative, and I think that really got me into Rice despite my mediocre grades and SAT. Also, get started on your essays ASAP! And have your English teacher look and edit them. </p>

[Madisonaryanna]

<p>Oh, man. Who knows how I even got in!!! You guys have amazing scores and grades and clubs and everything…</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (biochem)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (CR 640, M 690, W 680)
ACT: 31 (34 on both Eng parts, 29 on math, 28 on science, and 12 on writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/362
AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang (5), Spanish Lang (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Spanish Lit, AP Calc AB, Graphic Design, AP Gov/Eco, AP Eng Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honor Society, National Tech. Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track, Spanish Club, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta Club, Chickasaw Honor Club
Job/Work Experience: July 2012-current at Braum’s
Volunteer/Community Service: 49 hours at local library
Summer Activities: ^^
Essays: Common App- I wrote about a family situation, I thought it was well written. The others were just about my passion for my future career, Rice, and my sport
Teacher Recommendations: I have no clue how they were, but I imagine one was really good
Counselor Rec: Not sure, honestly
Additional Rec:
Interview: It was with a man that was over 70 in my city, and it didn’t go as well as I had planned, but it went well.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Native American/White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
Reflection
Strengths: My strong focus on specific details about Rice that I liked. My application and essays were unique and my grades rose exponentially as I went through high school. My ethnicity. Various awards.
Weaknesses: Not many volunteer hours, test scores were generally not as high as most applicants
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no clue why I got accepted. I had sports, volunteer hours, clubs, awards, my GPA rose a LOT from freshman year, and I’m Native American, but girls from my school had all this and more (except ethnicity) and got wait listed or rejected.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT in Austin, and I’ll only go if it is financially impossible to pay for Rice in the end
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Definitely need to show extraordinary accomplishments… there are so many incredibly smart people with many assets, so definitely need to do anything that can help</p>

[JIBA17]

<p>Congratulations to everyone got accepted! I hope to see you all here next fall! Just a note: People keep saying which program they were “accepted into,” but Rice doesn’t work that way. They like you to list a major on your application, but that has no bearing on your future at Rice.</p>