<p>LEGACY:
Mother, Father, 4 Aunts and Uncles went to Rice.
Grandfather was a tenured professor there for 40 years.</p>
<p>PSAT:
223, national merit semi-finalist designated rice as first choice
SAT I:
Math-800
CR-740</p>
<p>SAT II:
Lit- 770
Math- 700</p>
<p>Class Rank:
16%</p>
<p>GPA:
4.1 Weighted</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
IB Math SL
IB Economics SL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB English HL
IB Biology HL
IB Physics
Soccer
Speech</p>
<p>Essays:
About a personal struggle. The woman who reads college essays at my school (used to work for Rice admissions) liked mine so much that she is having her husband who is a professor at rice put in a good word for me there.</p>
<p>ECs:
4 years soccer at a 5A school
Academic Decathalon
Habitat for Humanity
Boy Scouts (Start Scout)
Worked full time at a CPA firm last summer, then did contract accounting for many businesses. Have a letter of rec from my boss
Taught guitar at a summer camp for young performing artists</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are of being accepted Early Decision?? (I already applied)</p>
<p>Just post a link, i will chance anyone or read any essays just please post here :)</p>
<p>the gpa would have hurt but with the legacy you’re in, i know so many people with average grades who were legacys and got into rice. especially ed that ups your chances a LOT</p>
<p>IN. ECs (b/c without leadership) are a little weak, but with a great essay, Rice connections, your scores, and course-load/grades, I’d say you are a 2014 Owl</p>
<p>dude, you don’t have to worry at all about getting in. Not only is it the legacy, but your stats and ECs aren’t too shabby either. thanks for replying to mine!</p>
<p>You’re in. Honestly, I didn’t even have to go through the rest of your thread because the legacy thing definitely gives you a huge boost. But your stats are strong enough to get you in regardless.</p>
<p>I would be incredibly schocked if you don’t get in. Your scores are amazing, you seem to be a good and active student, and you have the nice hook of multiple legacies. I give you a 98/100 chance at acceptance and you probably stand a decent chance at getting some money too</p>