Rice 2015 RD Decisions

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81

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800CR/800M/770W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Physics, 790 US History, 790 Math IIC, 780 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None (But from school report top 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), BC Calculus (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), E&M (5), French Language (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Independent Study Modern Physics, AP Stats, AP Econ Macro+Micro, AP English Comp, AP Chemistry, Research Seminar, Advanced French Literature, Linear Algebra (EPGY).
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USPHO Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club, Model UN (President and Founder), Class President, Chess Club, Varsity Soccer and Baseball, Web Design, School Newspaper (Editor), Prefect.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research at Internationally Recognized Bodies (The names would compromise my identity)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I tutor kids and I do other things on whims.
[</em>] Essays: Common App Essay: 9, Rice Essays: 7
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Physics Professor: 10, AP US Professor: 8-9
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 9
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Not my best but we had a few common interests which turned into a solid discussion: 8.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): -
[<em>] School Type: Private Boarding School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$120,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): True Hooks? No
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores.
[<em>] Weaknesses: I’d imagine my biggest weakness would be my supplement essay maybe? Or maybe my picture (I sent a picture of my chameleon on a calculus book).
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: IDK. Maybe lack of demonstrated interest?
[/ul]General Comments: Was Hoping for Merit Aid but I wasn’t even admitted =. It was pretty surprising after sweeping my decisions before hand (Caltech, UChicago, HMC). We’ll see if I might be too nerdy for Rice and similar schools when I hear from Harvard and Stanford later, I guess. Hope all accepted are happy and I gave up my spot on the WL so maybe someone might get pulled up cuz of that!</p>

82

<p>do not worry about cost for Rice. if u make less than 80000 dollars rice will meet your needs</p>

83

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 math II, 740 physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77 – probably why
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): several
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>I got into Berkeley so w/e. I might get on from the waitlist, but who knows.</p>

<p>[/ul]</p>

84

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

<p>Objective:

  • SAT I: 2200
  • SAT II: Biology 750, Chinese 750, Literature 700
  • IB: HL = Eng/His/Bio, SL = Math/Chinese/Art
  • Major Awards: National Merit Scholar? Nothing too impressive imo.</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars: Head prefect, Model United Nations (leader), Swimming
  • Job/Work Experience: Translator, tutor, author of several children’s books, worked at a construction site.
  • Volunteer/Community service: 850+ hours, including Habitat for Humanity (leader), Sustainability Club (leader), and leader of various other service clubs.
  • Essays: Rather rushed. Common App was great, but I thought the Rice supplements were better :stuck_out_tongue:
  • Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see
  • Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
  • Interview: Went smoothly, but wasn’t amazing</p>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No
  • Intended Major: Architecture
  • Country: Australasia
  • School Type: private
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: F
  • Income Bracket: Bourgeois
  • Hooks: None</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: ECs, portfolio, essays.
  • Weaknesses: SAT scores, grades, international.
  • Why you think you were accepted: Polished portfolio, awesome ECs, and I think my essays played a big role (spent the most time on the two supplements tweaking the tone). Future applicants, work on them supplements :wink:
    General Comments: So ecstatic atm, Rice was one of my top choices :smiley: Seems like I’m the only archi applicant posting here. Other archi students, please PM me! Waiting for the Ivies now. Good Luck!</p>
85

<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710 (CR), 750 (W), 800 (M)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 (Math II), 780 (Chem), 760 (US)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97, wieghted 4.72 out 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/315
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s (World, Euro, APUSH, Eng Lang, Clac AB)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Taking them this year
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB/AP Chem, IB/AP Bio, IB/AP Calc 2, IB/AP English 2, IB Thoery of Knowledge, IB Spanish 4, AP Macroeconomics, IB Contemporary History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Science Fair (ISEF), National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founded/President of Science National Honor Society at my school, youth coordinator of a cultural group, member of internationally competitive Robotics Team, a lot of Science Fair Stuff (ISEF, States, etc…I have placed). I have a lot more, but too lazy to list.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Presentation Intern/Volunteer at a muesum (400 plus hours), volunteer at a hospital in a lab (300 plus hours)
[<em>] Essays: so and so
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good, both of the teachers I asked think very highly of me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Know my counselor pretty well
[</em>] Additional Rec: I hade two teacher recs
[<em>] Interview: It was my first interview; I was bit nervous. I would say so and so.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Bioengineering
[</em>] School Type: One of the Top Ten Ranked Public Schools in the nation
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 80 - 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I have a good deal of research (Summer Research Programs, etc…)
[/ul]Reflection [list]
[<em>] Strengths: Research and Awards
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays and SAT?
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My application, I feel, really portrayed me as a dynamic person.</p>

86

<p>I was accepted. 2220 SAT 790 and 730 SAT2. 4.0 UW GPA, prestigious public high school. However, I’ll be giving my spot to someone on the waitlist. I got into my dream school of MIT already and plan to go there. I’m disappointed that Rice did not accept my best friend, it was her number one choice. But! They lost out on both her amazing talents and mine because I was only going consider going there instead of MIT if she got in as well! Such is life. If someone gets off the waitlist because of me I’ll be happy! Best of luck!</p>

87

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (700M, 680W, 640CR)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 710 Physics, 700 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/62
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Psychology, Physics Honors, World Religions, US Gov/Econ Honors, Performance Choir (Pianist)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano - 8 years (Pianist for school performance choir), Varsity Football (Team Captain), Varsity Track (Team Captain), Altar Server for Church - 12 years (Head Server), National Honor Society, Varsity Cross Country, City Swim Team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 350+ hours various service projects, mission trips, etc…
[<em>] Essays: Pretty darn good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[</em>] Additional Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Interview: Off-Campus, Went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My GPA, essays, recs, and well-roundedness?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of APs (my school only offers those above listed though), no work experience, my scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted: my strengths[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m extremely excited I got in to Rice, it was by far my number one choice and dream school!! Congratz and best of luck to everyone!!</p>

88

<p>I think the Rice admissions are a joke. The only reason why my son applied was for the Rice Baylor Med Scholars Program and he has been waitlisted - he has been admitted to MIT, CalTech, NothWestern, several UCs with Regents Scholarship. With 2350 SAT and 800s on four SAT 2 subjects, outstanding extra curriculars - we were hoping for a Merit Scholarship and what he got was a waitlist because they found better candidates!!! Yield.Yield.Yield!!!</p>

89

<p>Not to mention a 4.0 unweighted GPA, 11 APs - 8 till junior year with all 5s!!!</p>

90

<p>Sid–with all the great acceptances and choices your son has, why all the bitterness? I’m sure there are students who applied to every one of the schools you mentioned who are saying, “I got into school X but not school Y…how is that possible?” Admissions aren’t a science. I say congratulations to your son!</p>

91

<p>SP … as you may have read here and on other schools sites, you CANNOT go strictly on your test scores and stats regarding “who” is admitted, waitlisted, or rejected. By all accounts your test scores, grades and ECs put you in a position for final determination … that would stand within reason since your information is EXCEPTIONAL. Right? From there other factors take over … your essays, recommendations, and since I’m sure they were also excellent, finally other factors such as Geographical Diversity, etc. Remember they are constructing a class on a variety of variables. It stands to reason that a person from one area might have higher stats and get waitlisted is there was a large number of people applying from that state, town, high school, etc. while at the same time, someone with lower “stats” gets in from an entirely different part of the country for example. One cannot know, and one cannot compare. It is normal to be disappointed, but pointless to dwell on it or make assumptions about why. Rice has maybe 500 spots open for OOS applicants, and “IF,” for example, they wanted numerical diversity from each state, then that would leave only 10 “spots” open per state. You can imagine a scenario where the 11th person from NY might have higher stats than the 10th person from (and I’m picking randomly) Maine, right? I think this is illustrative of why the “poor me” postings add no value. We cannot divine what the REAL variables were related to a decision and we cannot compare … period. It is natural to be disappointed, but certainly NOT useful to affect blame or besmirch the entire institution.</p>

92

<p>^^^ And incidentally, my D was accepted, but will NOT be attending due to the fact that she received no merit or FA money, so paying full price for Rice is not an option for us. Obviously, with such a highly adept group of incoming Freshman, the competition internally for how Merit was awarded must have been VERY difficult. We are honored to have been invited, but will have to respectfully decline. Not complaining though, she’s got a Full Ride offer from the school she’s chosen to attend. Good luck everyone … Rice is a GREAT school!</p>

93

<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 680, M 780, W 770 (2230)
ACT: n/a
SAT II (if submitted): Math II 780, Math I 700, Bio 620 (blegh)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.4 / 4.0, 5.7 / 5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Calc BC (4, 5 subscore)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus (ind. study), Honors German 4 (ind. study), Honors Themes in Biology, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics, Intro to Art, Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit commended student, Columbia University Book Award
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Diving, Varsity Gymnastics, Varsity Track, German Club (President), Education & Leadership for a Nonviolent Age (President), Earth Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, NHS
Job/Work Experience: modeling, babysitting, tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: about 300 total hours
Essays: Good, about how I’ve lived in 4 different countries before coming to the US and how the different settings have influenced my personality and goals
Teacher Recommendation: Very strong (made me cry :slight_smile: )
Counselor Rec: Don’t know - never read it.
Additional Rec: Pretty strong, from the head of the math department at my school.
Interview: was not able to schedule
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Pre-med
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 1200, Public
Ethnicity: White (Bulgarian - Eastern Europe)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: prefer not to say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): research
Reflection
Strengths: grades (straight As), sports (all varsity), extracurriculars
Weaknesses: took the SATs three times (does that hurt me?), Bio SAT II was not too swell, heh
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Uniqueness.
General Comments: I think I might end up at Rice! :D</p>

94

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p><em>Objective:[ul]
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 800, M 730, W 660
[<em>] ACT: 33 Composite
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): None Taken
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/237
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), AB Calculus (5), Taking 6 more tests this year
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physics I, AP Biology Online, AP English Comp. , AP Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Calculus BC, Chemistry 2, German 5
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Numerous Academic Awards at the State and Local Level
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater, Academic Teams (5 Teams, Captain of 3), German Club (President, Vice-President), National Honor Society, Band (Grades 9-10 Only)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Church Youth Group
[</em>] Essays: Excellent on the Common App, Very Good on the Supplement
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Unknown (Submitted Electronically)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Unknown (Submitted Electronically)
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): From a Small Town in Indiana
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure. Maybe something to do with essays, but I’m humbled by the level of competition and the other excellent students from the applicant pool.
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

95

<p>Also accepted to University of Chicago, Indiana University, University of Dayton, and Case Western Reserve University. Waitlisted at WUSTL (we need a Facebook group or something…) and Vanderbilt.</p>

96

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (760 M/730 CR/730 WR)
[</em>] ACT: 35: (35 E/35 S/34 M/34 R)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Didn’t submit.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/216 or so, 92nd percentile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4, 4, 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: College Physics, College Calc, AP Bio, AP Lang, Marine Bio
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High school soccer, club soccer, indoor soccer, science olympiad, national honor society, etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: None
[<em>] Essays: Fantastic
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was great, the other not so much
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: Great
[<em>] Interview: Went perfectly. She loved me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemical/Materials Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, interview, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

97

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2070 (highest sitting); 2130 (superscore)
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): USH 780; WH 780; Chemistry 750; Math Level 2 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/498
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Chemistry 5; AP Calculus AB 5; AP World History 5; AP US History 5; AP European History 5; AP Physics B 4; AP English Language 4; AP Calculus BC 5; AP Statistics 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Microeconomics, AP Psychology, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Japanese Language and Culture, AP Biology, Calculus III (community college), Linear Algebra (community college)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some MESA medals and National AP Scholar Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trail, Academic Decathlon, Mathletes
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 110 hours of mostly volunteering at the library
[<em>] Essays:excellent for the common application essay in my opinion; lengthy for the Supplement Essay
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: It should be excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:didn’t read
[</em>] Additional Rec:I don’t think you can add another
[<em>] Interview:went alright; didn’t do a lot of talking, but my interviewer was interested in me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major:Chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):USA
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian (Vietnamese)
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:18k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:strong academic in school
[</em>] Weaknesses:extracurriculars and sucky SAT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:need some major awards involving other extracurriculars. Critical Reading score sucks.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Not disappointed. But glad that people got in because they deserve it.</p>

98

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (one sitting: 800 Math, 780 Critical Reading, 750 Writing: 11 essay)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):800 Biology E, 800 Math II, 790 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/188 (after midyear)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc (5), AP Government (5), AP U.S. History (5), AP Biology (4), AP Microeconomics (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:</p>

<p>-AP Statistics
-AP Lit and Comp.
-AP Physics
-AP Human Geography Independent Study
-Honors Chemistry
-Spanish IV
-History of World Religions
-Wellness Activities</p>

<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>National Merit Semifinalist? Won a Piano Competition with over 5000 Participants.</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>-Piano for 11 years
-1st chair French Horn from 6th to 9th grade
-auditioned for and qualified for the selective East Men choral group
-Science Olympiad: bronze in state
-Physics Bowl: 2nd place in state
-State Math contest: 2nd place
-Chinese Study: Chinese Society of America essay award, been studying ever since I moved to the U.S. (3rd Place Chinese Society of America Essay award)
-National Honor Society
-Chess Club: Vice Pres., co-founder</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: about 80 hours
[<em>] Essays:
CommonApp was quite personal, about my life in rural China and my grandpa’s death (I know its cliche, but I made it very personal (who else would write about an ox-cart rescue?)
Additional Information: How multiple relocations has affected me
Short Answer was on piano.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Waived Rights, assuming great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: See above
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): South Dakota (Applying Internationally)
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[</em>] School Type: Rural Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 75,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m not sure, growing up in rural China?</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores, Unique background
[</em>] Weaknesses: Rank, GPA, Lack of leadership
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See Strengths and Weaknesses[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to all and congratz to those accepted, waiting for Ivy day before committing.</p>

99

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did Not Submit
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: Did Not Submit<br>
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/463
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP European History (4), AP English Literature (4)
[<em>] AP Pending: AB Calculus, AP Physics B, AP English Language, AP Microeconomics, AP Psychology
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semi-Finalist, Eagle Scout, AP Scholar, Boys State representative</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section Leader), Wind Symphony (Section Principle), Full Orchestra (Section Principle), Pit Orchestra, Boy Scouts (Troop Guide), National Honor Society (Officer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job since freshman year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: tons of stuff through Boy Scouts
[</em>] Summer Activities: Boys State (11th grade); work
[<em>] Essays: Pretty decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing; the other pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: average
[</em>] Additional Rec: amazing
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100k range
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, I’m really excited!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford REA, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, University of Chicago, Northwestern, USC, UTAustin; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: None </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments</p>

100

<p>Denied at Rice, but was accepted at Jacobs/IU and Thornton/USC…so I am happy there…waitlisted at UMich</p>