OFFICIAL Rice RD Decisions - Class of 2014

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size] </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

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<p>Congratulations to all who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 34
SAT II: Lit 780, Math 2 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Doesn’t Rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (4), AP Lang (5), AP Chem (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): United States Senate Youth Program
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Really strong, lots of pointed interest in government. Student Council President among others.
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
Summer Activities: Published biology research
Essays: Mediocre
Teacher Recommendation: Never saw, but decent.
Counselor Rec: Great.
Additional Rec: Amazing.
Interview: Mediocre – it was my first one, so I was kinda nervous! :slight_smile:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, Career Interests
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my extracurricular activities seemed like a good fit for Rice’s residential college system.</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2280 CR760/M800/W720 one sitting
[</em>]SAT II: Math II 800 Physics 790
[<em>]ACT: not taken
[</em>]GPA:
[<em>]Rank: top 5%
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
AP
Calculus AB 5
Calculus BC 5
Chemistry 5
Physics B 5
Physics C E&M 4
Physics C M 5</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: good. they took me a lot of time.
[</em>]Recs:don’t know. guess great
[<em>]Supplementary Material: none
[</em>]Summer Activities: nothing special. Internships, assistants in local physics labs.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: International
[</em>]High School Type: Large public school
[<em>]Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>]Gender: Female</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: see summer activities
[</em>]Awards: only citywide awards. not worth mentioning.
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: they like science geeks. :smiley:
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] after numerous WL&REJ, I feel quite happy to add one more admission to my list. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>]ACT: 34 Composite (35 Writing, 33 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
[<em>]SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Chem
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/572
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Sub (5), Chem (3)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): Art (5), Spanish (4)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century Comparative, AP Gov/Econ, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 years at California State Science Fair, 1 year [</em>]California State History Day, California State FBLA (this year), regional awards in MESA, Mock Trial, FBLA
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Co-Founder and Vice-president-2 years), M.E.S.A (4 years), FBLA (2 years), Mock Trial (2.5 years), Soccer (4 years), Gaming Club/Forum Administrator stuff (2 years), Link Crew (1 year),
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (2.5 years), Tutor (Library/School- 4 years), Soccer Coach/Referee (4 years)
[</em>]Summer Activities: COSMOS Summer Program at UCI
[<em>]Essays: Soccer, Community Service at Hospital
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Recommendations (Only issue is that I did not know that I should have waived my right to see them. I had just come out of surgery on my right lung a few days before so I was rushing everything).
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Excellent (same as above though).
[</em>]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Pakistani
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: ~65k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Had two surgeries in December though.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Academics, variety of ECs
[</em>]Weaknesses: Chem subject test score, accidently did not waive right to see recommendations and in the area to list other colleges I applied to I listed Ivy Leagues which may have shown my lack of interest.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Complete lack of interest shown (again I was rushing application after my surgery).[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 710 - CR , 800-Math, 770-Writing
ACT:
SAT II: Chem - 800, World Hist - 770, Math 2c - 800, Biology M - 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem - 5, World Hist - 4, USH -5, Eng Lang - 4, Bio - 5, CUrrently taking Physics B, Calc BC, Psych, Stats, Spanish Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous… (except no AP Lit)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO National Finalist?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Science Olympiad VP, Heifer International (service club) treasurer, another service club treasurer, fundraiser coordinator, math team officer, Yahoo! Answers Top Contributor, varsity Tennis tournament awards / ranked #1 in region, hospital volunteer for ~250 hrs, eBay Business, Job at office filing papers :stuck_out_tongue:
AP Chem Award, Science Olympiad State / Regional Medals
Job/Work Experience: Officer Secretary
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer - 250 hrs / Misc. Other Volunteer for 50 hrs
Essays: Very decent
Teacher Recommendation: IDK… probably very good?
Counselor Rec: IDK… probably very good?
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public - sends some grads to top schools
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): IDK
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses: None really… a bit of the stereotypical asian maybe?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t have any major strengthes but no major weaknesses either</p>

<p>Good luck everyone else.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M - 800, CR - 760, W - 730 Total - 1560/2290 Single Take
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2 - 790, Physics - 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55 (With Special Circumstances)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Physics C: Mechanics (5)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (5)
Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, Calculus CD (Honors), AP Biology, English 12, Econ/Gov, AP Statistics, Adv. Robotics Engineering
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Took AMC 12 (didn’t see score yet)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Astonomy Club (President)
Philosophy Club (President)
Robotics Engineering Team
Tutor Volunteer Association
Self-Taught Electric Guitarist
many more…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring for pay
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, LEO Club, Library IT
[</em>] Essays: REALLY BAD
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Avg
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Avg.
[<em>] Additional Rec: none?
[</em>] Interview:none?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes REALLY NEED
[</em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Massive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $60 - 65k, too much in bank though boosts EFC
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Special Circumstances in 10th grade destroyed my GPA and my courseload
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, AP scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because bad essays, no demonstrated interest in BIO Im more of a math/physics guy[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Never lose hope… (REJECTED from UCLA, but im not down) In at CMU, I prolly wasn’t going to attend anyway Congrats to all that got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 700 M, 800 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Lit, 770 French, 800 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top third or so
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s for US History, French Lang and Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP and Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amnesty International and tutoring (founding/leadership for both), newspaper editor
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: plenty, in connection with ECs
Summer Activities: nothing special
Essays: pretty good? supplement one wasn’t as good though
Teacher Recommendation: both very good, I’m betting
Counselor Rec: good?
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: yes
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 20-30k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: test scores, essays, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA and class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I never expected to get in due to abysmal GPA etc., and looking back on it I’m not sure it would’ve been the greatest fit. But I got into Claremont McKenna so it’s all good! A huge congrats to all those who were accepted, and to those who weren’t - you’ll find somewhere else. =)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 760 M 770 W
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 790 USH 790 Physics 770 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure; 3.8ish?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Lit and Comp, Physics B, US History - 5; Comp Sci A - 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: most challenging I could get
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, if that counts for anything
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin club (president junior year), piano for 12 years, smaller things
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours, most of it in hospitals
Summer Activities: volunteering, travel, reading
Essays: Pretty good in my opinion; the perspective essay was about why I like to cook
Teacher Recommendation: I think they would be good but not great
Counselor Rec: " "
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: friendly, low-key
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian (East)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: not comfortable answering
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: numbers, essays
Weaknesses: my extra-curriculars were not very strong
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good essays and numbers </p>

<p>Congrats to all accepted, good luck to those waitlisted and rejected. This is not the end! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: SAT 2090 CR670/M710/W710 Two sittings
ACT: 32
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank: 6 out of 306
AP: AP Calculus BC (4/5), AP Lang (4)
Senior Year Course Load: First half independent study and internship, second half AP Psych, AP Gov’t
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): United States Senate Youth Program</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots
Job/Work Experience: Hostess for 3 years
Volunteer/Community service: 200+
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: Common App - Really good, Others - Pretty good, not the best
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing!
Counselor Rec: Awesome!
Interview: We got along really well and went over time. Also, we are both in a cappella choirs =]</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian and white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t think so</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Extra-curriculars, essays
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk, fluke or something?</p>

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<p>I was accepted.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (Math:670, CR:750, W: 770)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math2: 760, Biology M:770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking, but I’m competing for valedictorian.
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Biology (5), Government (5), English Lang (4), Spanish (3),
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP US History, Philosophy, Bible
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Coca-Cola Semifinalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Acting For Others (Executive Committee), Newspaper (Co-founder, editor), Academic Team (Varsity Captain), Spanish Club, Community Service, etc…
Job/Work Experience: almost 2 years working for my dad, worked at an optometrist office over one summer
Volunteer/Community service: AWANA (church), Acting For Others
Summer Activities: Jobs
Essays: I thought they were unique and showed my personality and interest in Rice.
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome! :slight_smile: I love my bio teacher
Counselor Rec: Awesome!
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Haha i thought it was terrible…I was so nervous xD
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Religious
Ethnicity: Filipina/Caucasion
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Test scores, some ECs
Weaknesses: not standing out enought
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats and essay, plus I showed a lot of interest :slight_smile:
General Comments: YAY I’M SO EXCITED!!! :)</p>

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<p>Were all of you who have posted above regular decision? My son is regular decision and hasn’t hear anything. I thought Rice didn’t post acceptances until April 1.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (800/800/800/12)
Retaken from 2380 (800/800/780/10)
ACT: 35 twice (36/35/36/33/11 and 35/36/34/36/12)
SAT II: Physics 800, Biology E 800, Chemistry 800 (Retaken from 790), US History 800, World History 800, Math II 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/760
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, Chemistry 5, European History (Independent Study) 5, Human Geography (Independent Study) 5, US History 5, Art History 5, English Language and Composition 5, Calculus AB 5, Physics B 5, Biology 5, Psychology 5, US Government (Independent Study) 5, Environmental Science (Independent Study) 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Government, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics (Online), AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, Academic Competitions
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None to speak of</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior Statesmen of America (Chapter President, Conservative Party Chairman x2, Chief Justice, Director of Moderating, Regional Senator, Best Speaker x8), Moot Court (Best Speaker x4, Most Valuable Team Member x2, Competition Winner, Competition Second Place), Academic Decathlon (Co-President, a couple dozen medals, came 2nd in county last year and 3rd in the nation this year), Mathletes (1st in County Individual Math, CML High Score in County), Model UN (Head Delegate, Outstanding Delegate x2), Science Olympiad (2nd in county, 3rd in state, individual medals in both), Lion’s Speech Contest (Regional Winner)
Job/Work Experience: Appeals Analyst for CA State Personnel Board
Volunteer/Community service: CA Department of Fair Housing and Employment Intern, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign Volunteer
Summer Activities: JSA Stanford Summer School, EPGY Online, Montezuma Leadership Summit, Community College, Work (Appeals Analyst)
Essays: The “Why Rice” was about their AP policy, which will allow me to dive straight into upper division courses, explore how different fields of knowledge fit together, how that would give me a better chance at bridging the gap between two of them, and how that phenomenon would be the great trend of the 21st century.
Teacher Recommendation: One from my Composition teacher, which should be great (we had a lot of fun prose back-and-forths). The other from my English teacher/Moot Court coach, which I expect was also excellent.
Counselor Rec: Probably businesslike.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: I responded to the guy’s email saying I could interview whenever he liked, and he never got back to me.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Large semi-competitive suburban public
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection: I’m very happy with this. $42,000 scholarship! It’s cheaper than community college!
Strengths: Hard stats, Academic competitions
Weaknesses: I had a fatty typo in one of my essays that my friend found when I let him read it. I was really embarrassed.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did what I wanted to do and I did it well.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: N/A
ACT: 36 C (35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10 W)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 770 Bio-M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04 (on a 4.33 scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP: BC Calc, Chem, US Gov, Bio, English Lang (all 5’s)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Phys C, AP Vergil, Liner Algebra and Modern Algebra (through EPGY), some electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO x2, USNCO, Eagle Scout
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, SciOly, JCL (prez or co-prez of all), Quiz Bowl, StuCo (Class VP)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at AwesomeMath, some tutoring and lifeguarding
Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts?
Summer Activities: AMSP, some high adventure trips w/ Scouts
Essays: Okay
Teacher Recommendation: Waived
Counselor Rec: Waived
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other: N/A
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Private Day
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Whatever looks like a hook
Strengths: Academics & Leadership
Weaknesses: Writing’s not all that great
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see Strengths</p>

<p>Also received $16K Trustee Scholarship</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 cr 790 math 740 writing
ACT:
SAT II: 800 math II 800 biology 750 lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/600ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): US history, World, Government, Music theory, BC calc, Lang, all 5’s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP stat, AP lit, painting, 4 period long internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Howard Hughes grant to work at NIH
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano (12 yrs), nationally known chorus, school’s academic team, NHS, Tri-M
Job/Work Experience: NIH internship (2 yrs)
Volunteer/Community service: Various stuff through church
Summer Activities: summer swim team, church work trips
Essays: good, trying to remember what I wrote for Rice
Teacher Recommendation: I hope they were good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: Good, from NIH mentor
Interview: Yep
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Overcame major illness
Reflection
Strengths: Did science research
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m well rounded with good stats :)</p>

<p>Also got Trustee’s and Century scholarships :slight_smile: I’m REALLY REALLY REALLY excited about Rice!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR - 670 M - 730 W
ACT: 33
SAT II: 750 Chemistry, 750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/245
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP US History (5), AP English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Euro, AP English Lit, Honors Latin IV, Anatomy and Physiology, Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Crosscountry (Captain), Varsity Indoor Track, Varsity Outdoor Track, ITS/Drama Club (Treasurer), Class Officers (Treasurer), Newspaper staff (Editor), Science Club, Interact Club, Academic League
Job/Work Experience: None worthy of listing
Volunteer/Community service: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Vacation Bible School
Summer Activities: None worthy of listing
Essays: Pretty average
Teacher Recommendation: The one that I read was excellent; I did not read the other one
Counselor Rec: Assuming it was good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: It definitely was not my best interview, I didn’t get on a level where I felt a good connection with my interviewer, but it definitely was not terrible.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Average public school (~1200 students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
Reflection
Strengths: Transcript, school-related extracurriculars,
Weaknesses: Community service and extracurriculars outside of school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly just don’t think I was a good match for the students Rice is looking for. I lacked something to really set me apart.</p>

<p>Congratulations to all of you who were accepted! (: I hope that you have an excellent time at Rice or wherever else you choose to go with your studies.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!! :D</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M: 680 CR: 700 W: 650
SAT II: French 670, Math I 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 or 3.9ish (my school doesn’t actually calculate GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Doesn’t Rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus (Regular), Neuroscience, Acting I, Philosophy, Poetry, AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): French Award in 11th grade? English award in Ninth? Most improved Volleyball player in Ninth.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Really strong, lots of pointed interest in community service. Senator for French club in ninth, Class senator in tenth, Peer educator in 11th, founder and leader of a service club against Human trafficking and other forms of slavery in Senior year.
Job/Work Experience: Summer of tenth grade, cashier. It sucked balls haha
Volunteer/Community service: I don’t count hours, but easily more than a couple of hundred.
Summer Activities: Slept at home :slight_smile:
Essays: Awesome! I just put a lot of my personality in it, my love of Rice, and tragic parts of my past.
Teacher Recommendation: My best friend/teacher/advisor/mother figure wrote it. I’m going to say it was pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Great.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 24k a year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, first american born in my family?
Reflection
Strengths: Not being afraid to put all aspects of myself in this application. My SAT is not the highest, but I showed a lot of interest, submitted comic strips I make, submitted a film I made, and my dream came true :slight_smile:
Weaknesses: SAT score, lack of confidence going into this process.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I love who I am, and I love Rice. I didn’t hide those facts, and I think that’s what helped me the most.</p>

<p>If you see this and feel overwhelmed, don’t! If I got in, the same can happen for you too! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 610 M, 720 R, 800 W (1330/2130)
ACT: 32
SAT II: 580 Spanish, 710 Lit, 760 US Hist
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5); US History (5); Cal AB (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes, classes at local community college
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl Merit Commended, AP Scholar, advanced to National History Day/State History Day several times
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National History Day, Student Council (VP); National Honor Society (VP); Student Advisory Committee; etc.
Job/Work Experience: Babysitter
Volunteer/Community service: A lottttt through Stu-Co
Summer Activities: various summer camps at SMU, UNT, and a JSA political symposium at UT-Austin
Essays: I liked them. Thought they showed who I really am.
Teacher Recommendation: Good.
Counselor Rec: Average.
Additional Rec: Good.
Interview: I thought it went well, but have nothing to judge it against
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large, urban public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: around 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: subject test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am honestly shocked! I had been telling myself for months I would be rejected. I’m still not sure I’ll be attending though; I need to take into account scholarship offers.</p>

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<p>Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul] [<em>]SAT: 2350 (800 CR, 750 M, 800 W) - didn’t submit [</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Bio M, 800 US History (didn’t submit) [<em>]ACT: 36 (36R, 34M, 36E, 36S) [</em>]GPA: 4.0 UW [<em>]Rank: 1/180 [</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5s on Biology, Calc AB, English Lang, US Gov, US History. Currently taking Macro, Lit, Psych, and dual enrolling calculus/physics. [/ul]Subjective[ul] [<em>]Essays: I like my own essays :slight_smile: My Rice Box was an xkcd comic about physicists. [</em>]Teacher Recs: Didn’t see. [<em>]Counselor Rec: Didn’t see. But I’m pretty sure she likes me. [</em>]Supplementary Material: None. [<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Wisconsin. SSP. [/ul]Personal[ul] [</em>]Location: Wisconsin. [<em>]High School Type: Rural public. [</em>]Ethnicity: White [<em>]Gender: Female [</em>]Income Bracket: 80-100k [/ul]Other[ul] [<em>]Extracurriculars: Summer Science Program, Girl Scouts (lots of awards), Academic Decathlon (lots of ribbons), a lot of various music activities (choir, band, orchestra, etc) [</em>]Awards: National Merit Finalist, Gold/Silver/Bronze Awards, AP Scholar w/Distinction [*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] Pretty sure I won’t attend - Rice has worse aid than my other schools, and it was never really my first choice.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I: M - 710 (nyeh), CR - 800, W - 800; Total - 2310 single sitting
[</em>]ACT: NA
[<em>]SAT II: 720, 740, 770, 780
[</em>]Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[<em>]Rank: 4/600
[</em>]AP: five 5 scores and one 4
[li]Major Awards: Nat Merit and AP Scholar[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: three honor societies and two volunteering clubs (plus one presidency and two other major officerships, omitted because people from my school stalk these threads in a very scary way)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: NA
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Rotaract, senior citizen home, workshops for children with special needs, sorting recycling materials
[</em>]Summer Activities: research, but nothing special
[<em>]Essays: probably worth an 8 on a 10 scale?
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[<em>]Counselor Rec: no idea; my school is too large for it to really have been any good
[</em>]Interview: terribly awkward[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>]State: Texas
[</em>]School Type: large, public, competitive
[<em>]Ethnicity: alskjdad
[</em>]Gender: female
[<em>]Income Bracket: $100,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: writing, leadership/involvement, quite a bit of volunteering, research, grades
[</em>]Weaknesses: not very noteworthy awards/honors
[*]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well-roundedness?[/ul]</p>