OFFICIAL Rice RD Decisions - Class of 2014

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
61

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (one sitting) 790 Math, 800 CR, 710 Writing
ACT: NA
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP Euro and 5 on AP Lit. and Comp.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DVSC Science Comp., National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Comedy Newspaper (Founder and E-i-C), NHS (President)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: KidsVoting
Summer Activities: Engineering summer research on self-healing materials
Essays: I thought they were really good
Teacher Recommendation: Very good, I assume
Counselor Rec: Same as above
Additional Rec: Rec. from professor I performed research under
Interview: Nope
Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Good Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: No FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My Uncle is an Alum. if that counts
Reflection
Strengths: Overall strong
Weaknesses: No job experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nothing really lacking…</p>

62

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 770/780/780
ACT: na
SAT II: 780/770/740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 4 aps, rest honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing super major
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): above average
Job/Work Experience: 2 years guarding
Volunteer/Community service: not much
Summer Activities: took a couple of courses, work
Essays: above average
Teacher Recommendation: awesome
Counselor Rec: awesome
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
State (if domestic applicant): east coast
Country (if international applicant): usa
School Type: charter
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): northeast?
Reflection
Strengths: scores, gpa, essays
Weaknesses: bad frosh year gpawise
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not enough interest?</p>

63

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 CR:800 M:760 W:720
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math II:800 Physics:800 Chemistry:790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): Projected IB diploma score: 43/45
Math HL: 7
Physics HL: 7
Chemistry HL: 7
Economics SL: 7
English A1 SL: 6
Spanish B SL: 6
Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma programme
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Competition regional finalist, British Math Olympiad bronze medalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Large variety, but nothing very special or unique by itself
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: N/A
Summer Activities: Honors Summer Math Camp, research
Essays: Average
Teacher Recommendation: Average
Counselor Rec: Average
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
School Type: International school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Siemens Competition regional finalist
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

64

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 = 690 M, 740 CR, 700 W, 10E
[</em>] ACT: 31C = 30 E, 31 M, 31 S, 32 R, 9E
[<em>] SAT II: 790 US Hist, 800 Spanish, 670 Math 2, 630 English Lit (oops)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5 Weighted (I calculated a 3.78 UW)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/79
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 – AP US Hist, AP Spanish Lang 4 – AP English Lang, World Hist, Euro Hist
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs + Yearbook + Independent Research (class)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction (various UIL, debate, latin, school awrds)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball, Speech and Debate (Secretary), Spanish National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Principal and Superintendent’s Committee, Model UN, Latin Club, UIL Academics
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant/Photographer to Wedding Photographer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Elem. Tutoring, HS fish camp, UIL judging
[<em>] Summer Activities: above + UH Engineering camp (MESET), Changing the Face of Math and Science (Rice prof’s camp, did it twice), Yearbook Camp
[</em>] Essays: Mediocre
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Ok
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Additional Rec: Good
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t schedule one (I’m a ■■■■■■ I mean I live in Houston but it had to be scheduled way in advance)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended major?: Undeclared
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Top 100 Public, Small
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic: Mexican
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Approx 75k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: -
[<em>] Weaknesses: Everything
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: University of Houston, Texas A&M, University of Texas @ Austin, Rice, Pomona, Amherst, Boston College, Tufts, Georgetown, Dartmouth
Rejected: Yale
[/ul]General Comments: We’ll all end up at the right school for us. Currently deciding between Georgetown SFS, Dartmouth, and Amherst.</p>

65

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>(idk how though… thought i’d get rejected for sure).</p>

<p>ACT= 30
UW GPA= 3.58, W= 4.43
9 AP classes
White.</p>

66

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): (highest) CR-690, Math-700, WR-770
ACT: 33
SAT II: Chem-670, Bio-700, Math II-770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6?
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Bio-3, World-3, Chem-3, BC-4, AB-4, Lang-5
Senior Year Course Load:
Multivariable Calculus, Newspaper, AP Literature, AP Physics C, Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology, and Advanced Drama
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Newspaper (Editor-in-chief for 2 years), Youth group (president), Key Club, NHS (WebMaster), Chorus member in loads of theater productions</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at the library, Salvation Bell Ringing
Summer Activities: 8-week summer internship at a science lab
Essays: Decent, put more time into Rice’s essays than others
Teacher Recommendation: Good, knew both teachers well
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Didn’t submit my app in time. Oops</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Editor-in-chief for two years. Did theater for 3 years.
Weaknesses: Definitely my test scores. All over the place! Didn’t do enough volunteer work.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was waitlisted because I wrote quite passionately about Rice, but I thought for sure I was getting rejected. Hmm.</p>

67

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):M – 790, W – 750, CR – 740 (Superscore)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math II – 800, Chemistry – 780, U.S. History – 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), European History (5), Language (5), Statistics (5), Senior Year – Micro/Macroeconomics, Government
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Very, very hard – full senior schedule with a couple of independent studying for AP tests and junior/senior level college courses at state university
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, NCTE Writing Award, a lot of awards in national debate and national business organizations (DECA, BPA)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of NHS, State President of Business Organizations, Science Olympiad, Varsity Tennis, Debate, Band, 5 year graduate of prestigious undergraduate math program
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 major internships in strategic marketing and sales, radiology, healthcare management, run own tutoring business (15 students), worked as media promotion specialist for websites and startup company
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours at local organizations, religious organizations
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were each tailored to match the school’s personality. Nicely polished.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but I expect that they were substantially well written based on my close connection to the teachers who wrote them for me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: I sent in three additional recommendations from my NHS advisor, my college math professor, and my college chemistry professor.
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public Large
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): Unique combination of business with hardcore math and science? I don’t know…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I sent in a video of a local news station profiling me which revealed my ability to communicate effectively… I think this helped me become remembered by Admissions.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not having an interview.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m just really glad I was accepted compared to all of those competitive premed kids!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Vagelos LSM Program at University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins BME Program, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Minnesota, Rice; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: Stanford</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else!!!</p>

68

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math-800 Writing-660 Reading-710
SAT II: Chemistry-750 Math II-660
Unweighted GPA : 3.95
Rank: 9 Top 5%
AP : Chemistry (5) US History (5) World History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s and 3 Honors
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Golf, Lacrosse, Key Club, Spirit Club, Freshman Mentoring
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Athletic Booster Club
Summer Activities: Worked unpaid in a Lab at UNC-CH
Interview: At first I didn’t think it went well because I was nervous. Apparently it did!
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Up there
Reflection: Honestly I didn’t think I was going to get in. I felt that my interview was awkward and I ended up writing my main essay an hour before I submitted it. I had spent a week writing this essay on my life only to read it and think, “Wow, this is terrible”. So i rewrote a 900 word essay that I felt really positive about. Still, I was afraid that I was rushed.
Strengths: I’m charming
Weaknesses: I’m lazy
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The lab experience, my essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Miami
Rejected: Duke
Waitlisted: University of Virginia</p>

69

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280
Math 780
CR 740
Writing 760
SAT II: Math 2 (800) Chem (720)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t know
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc (5), Stats (4), Chem (4), US Hist (4), English Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: hard
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (Stage Manager), Math Team (captain 2 years), sports, science bowl
Job/Work Experience: None (except babysitting but I don’t think I put that on the app)
Volunteer/Community service: See summer activities, also political campaigns
Summer Activities: volunteering for elderly
Essays: Spent a lot of time on them so they were really good. Worked with a lot of people to perfect them. One about helping my family (the big essay), one about extracurriculars, one on science, and the one just for Rice was on my community!
Teacher Recommendation:Good, she knows me well & teaches science (what I want to study)
Counselor Rec: Good, she knows me REALLY well
Additional Rec: Good, he knows my writing
Interview: grrrrrreat! :D</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): WI
School Type: Small private
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Interview, SAT score, Extracurricular activites
Weaknesses: GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It was meant to be! :)</p>

70

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 (M) / 780 (W) / 780 (V)
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 790 (Lit) / 780 (USH) / 740 (MII)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5) Euro (5) USH (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: all AP/honors but foreign language
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin, orchestra, a couple of school publications w/ leadership positions, some clubs, art
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots
[<em>] Essays: decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: dunno
[<em>] Counselor Rec: dunno
[</em>] Interview: good!</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nada
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] School Type: large competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: DNR
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: dunno
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): nope</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: not much
[</em>] Weaknesses: ecs, leadership, rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ^[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Can’t wait to visit!</p>