<p>Whenever you get your letter, please post your stats here so as to help next years applicants (last years thread helped me greatly), and also so that we can all share congratulations/commiserations.</p>
<p>(I snagged the form below from the Yale forums and edited it a little.)</p>
<p>Please use the following format. [ b]Remember to removed all the spaces between the brackets.<a href="ex.%20The%20space%20should%20be%20deleted%20between%20the%20bracket%20and%20s%20in%20%5B%20size=+2%5D,%20etc."> /b</a> [ b]Also remember to remove all spaces between [ *].[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ *] School Applied:
[ *] Rice/Baylor Applicant:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience:
[ *] Essay:
[ *] Teacher Rec(s):
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>Good luck, everybody. Please remember, no matter what size your letter is, youre still a wonderful person and will get into good colleges, Rice or not. :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M-790, V-720, W-770 = 2280
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC-720, Chemistry-710, US History-710
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 uw
[<em>] Rank: 19/782
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Commended, AP Scholars with Honor
[<em>] School Applied: School of Science
[</em>] Rice/Baylor Applicant: Yes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience: Okay, I suppose. Not much ECs. Taught Vietnamese at church for 3 years.
[</em>] Essay: Decent.
[<em>] Teacher Rec(s): Good, I hope. I am his TA this year for Chemistry.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know. I think it’s good but very impersonal since our counselors don’t really know us.
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student.
[<em>] Strengths: I’m thinking my essay, since nothing else could possibly distinguish me.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Definitely my ECs, particularly since I didn’t even join any club until 11th grade.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I honestly can’t think why I was accepted, since I was expecting a rejection or luckily a deferral. The only think I can think of is my essay, but it’s certainly not superb.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: N/A General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m so surprised and eternally glad I got in because it’s my dream school. I keep thinking that it must be a fluke somehow when my mom gave me the big envelope. Good luck to everybody else!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M: 770 CR: 710 W:670
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 750, US History: 720
[<em>] ACT:31 (didn't include on app, but it was sent to the school)
[</em>] GPA: ~96.85 (W)
[<em>] Rank:6/~115
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nat'l Merit Semi-finalist, AP Scholar, Piano awards
[<em>] School Applied: Engineering
[</em>] Rice/Baylor Applicant: yes...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience: Public Library volunteering, activities through church, foreign country service trips (Zambia, Costa Rica, etc.)
[</em>] Essay: I don't know... I'm not an excellent writer, but the essay sounded like me, and I was honest
[<em>] Teacher Rec(s):I hope it was good, I chose teachers that I've had for more than one year (I sent 2)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I'm assuming it was very good... she likes me, and we've known each other for a while
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): yeah, I'm not that special
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: TX
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (but I think I left it blank)
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[<em>] Strengths: I have no clue... my EC's and awards were numerous... I'm not Julie Browning, so I don't know why they liked my application
[</em>] Weaknesses: perhaps that I'm white and from Houston
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Again, I'm not Julie Browning, so I don't know.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I, likewise, am fearing that my acceptance was a fluke. I know people who have gotten false acceptances at other schools, so I'm afraid they'll call tomorrow and be like "oh, yeah, about that..."</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): M: 730 CR: 750 W:720
* SAT IIs: Math II: 750, Biology(M): 700, Spanish:730
* GPA: 4.0 unweighed at HCC and with tutors at home...
* Rank:N/A
* Other stats (Awards, etc.): Went to China through the Experiment in International Living, Spent this past summer at Johns Hopkins University completing two college courses(A's in both of them), Nat'l Merit Semi-finalist, National Hispanic Scholar, many Tennis awards, played piano for over ten years(although I didnt attend competitions, I have really found it enjoyable, and I wrote my long essay about piano) I know I forgot something and Ill edit later when I remember
* School Applied: Engineering
* Rice/Baylor Applicant: no
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs/Community Service/Work Experience:
* Essay: I don't know... I'm not an excellent writer, but the essay sounded like me, and I was honest
* Teacher Rec(s):I hope it was good, I chose teachers that I've had for more than one year (I sent 2)
* Counselor Rec: I'm assuming it was very good... she likes me, and we've known each other for a while
* Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): see below
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: TX
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Homeschool
* Ethnicity: Hispanic (Peruvian/Bolivian)
* Gender: Male
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, did two homestays in China(if it counts)):
* Strengths: Not to sure... I guess EC's and especially that I help my dad run our small Flea Market on the weekends.
* Weaknesses: Perhaps because I am from Houston and slightly below average Spanish and Biology(M) scores.
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because of the hooks and strengths I mentioned above
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I am relieved that I got in to my first choice school and that I dont have to apply anywhere else now!</p>
<p>I agree with the last post. It's curious to me that so few people are posting. Since I'm ID, I wanted to see how things were sorting out for the ED applicants. I would like to see here on CC that the class of 2011 will be as enthusiastic as the students I visited at Rice. Come on, guys!</p>
<p>Well if you remember, the number of ED applicants IS down this year... so there's a good chance that most of the '11 students on CC applied ID for various reasons. The list on the ID thread is around 36 right now!</p>
<p>...and please don't assume that just because ED may be down we aren't as enthusiastic about Rice as past classes. I LOVE RICE! but applied ID for financial reasons. Right now I'm wishing I applied ED though cause February seems like FOREVER away!</p>
<p>But CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who has been accepted!!! Hopefully I'll see you around campus next fall. ;)</p>
<p>one of my friends at school applied early decision and got in. i think he had a 2240, and mid 700s with SAT 2s. Ranked lower than me, so hopefully i get in : )</p>
<p>Au contraire - I think that Rice does consider rank..if you look at the number of students attending Rice who were ranked first or second in their class, you will see that rank is something that Rice values.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (M: 800 V: 690 W: 730 T: 2220):
[</em>] SAT IIs:(Chem: 750 Math IIc: 790 Math IC:710 US Hist: 630
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 92
[<em>] Rank:top 20%
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):Nothing really significant aside from qualifying for the state mathmatics meet
[<em>] School Applied:Wiess
[</em>] Rice/Baylor Applicant:NO
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience:Captain of Mathlets and Treasurer of NHS, I work a decent amount, A lot of Music
[</em>] Essay: VERY GOOD I thought, Common app essay on me doing an intense math problem(sounds corny but i did it really well), and supplement essay on my passion for science and me building a potato gun
[<em>] Teacher Rec(s):Also very good, one by my math teacher, and one by my english teacher who i had in 9th and 11th grade to explain how my effort rose significantly in the second half of highschool
[</em>] Counselor Rec:IDK
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):I think it was my essays about my passion for learning
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:Westchester, New York
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Decen public school, not too competitive. We send maybe one person to harvard every two years. This year was a good year though.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Nope
[<em>] Strengths:Essays, Math , Science, Recs
[</em>] Weaknesses:early high school grades, rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Honestly, and i know this sounds corny, but i think that saw something in me.[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>
<p>I also did an interview, and my interviewer was really nice.</p>
<p>I do have to agree a bit with jjjjj, since there is a lot less excitement in this forum than last year (LoL, a thread for ED results starting in November) when I was following all the threads raportly. Hopefully, when the ID decisions come out, there will be a lot more activity on here, since the decrease in ED applicants might lead to an increase in ID applicants. =)</p>
<p>I'm very much looking forward to meeting all of you at either at Owl Weekend or next year! Very, very excited to go to Rice. =D</p>
<p>man... it's really hard to study for finals now that I'm in. I need to paste that thing about how if my grades decline, they may rescind the offer for admission all over my computer so that I'll stay focused!</p>
<p>Some school's do not base rank off of GPA or do it oddly with GPA. Rice specifically states that they do not consider rank. It just so happens that their other standards are higher and thats where ppl fall in terms of rank.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to withdraw applications from the other schools? Do I just call and say "never mind," or does it have to be in writing with signatures and other verification?</p>
<p>Once we send in the $100 (or $150) check, is that it? We don't hear anything from them again until June?</p>