Rice Class of 2016 ED Results

RiceHopeful2012 · December 16, 2011, 3:30pm

Thanks LastShadow. I forgot to mention that before. Also, the place you will see for sure that you were accepted is on the esther site (esther.rice.edu). You click Undergraduate Admission, scroll to the bottom and click Requirements, and there will be a place where it says Application Status. Beside that it says “Application Under Review” until approximately 5 pm cst. If you are accepted it changes to “Admit”. Then if you go back to the main menu, you will see an option that wasn’t available before that says “Undergraduate Admission Notification” and you can accept the offer, fill out some info about what influenced your decision to choose Rice, and can pay your Deposit fee.

Just thought some people might be curious. I know I was (:

Also, how did everyone find out about their financial aid info? Is it just in the letter or is it somewhere on the site and I’ve just missed it?

LastShadow · December 16, 2011, 4:04pm

RiceHopeful, if you go to ESTHER, there should be a tab where it says ‘Financial Aid’ right next to ‘Undergraduate Admission’. At the bottom of that page, there’s a link entitled ‘Award Status’, then go to ‘Award For Aid Year’, and it should be on there. Hahaha, it’s just the tiniest bit complicated.

DJRoomba · December 16, 2011, 4:18pm

Would any merit scholarships show up in financial aid or are they determined at a later date?

RiceHopeful2012 · December 16, 2011, 4:23pm

Thanks LastShadow. I just asked you on a different thread lol. And I went there already and it just says “No award information is available for you at this time, please contact the Office of Financial Aid if you have questions.” Did you submit your deposit before finding out? And did you choose 2012-2013?

DJRoomba · December 16, 2011, 4:29pm

We had submitted our tax returns and CSS profile but for some reason our tax return wasn’t received or put with the student record. I would call and check if everything was in order. After resubmitting, we had info within an hour on ESTHER of financial aid. Office is open all next week 8-5. Income must be too high as we basically didn’t receive anything.

419Rice2016 · December 16, 2011, 4:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): Superscore, 2230: (730 CR, 800 W, 700M)
[] ACT: None.
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 780 USHistory, 770 Chemistry, 690 BiologyM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(5), CompSci(5), US(5), Chem(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[] Senior Year Course Load: APLit, APCalcBC, APPhysicsC: Mechanics, APGov, AP Statis, Wind Ensemble.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Horn (Principal in several ensembles), Water Polo (FroshSoph Captain, Sophomore Year), Swimming, Math Honors Society.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor for science and mathematics.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at center for Therapeutic Horsemanship.
[] Summer Activities: COSMOS, Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.
[] Essays: Average, attempted to use vivid language and style to draw in reader, focusing on details, etc.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, one from current Calculus teacher and hear of Math Honors Society and the other from APUSH teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Ehh, I don’t think my counselor liked me very much, haha.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Yes, went pretty well, but don’t think they’re very heavily weighted.[/li]
[/ul]Etc.[ul]

[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Bioengineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public high school.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: Middle income.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Strong achievement in both music and academics.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: Curiosity, passion for learning, etc.
[] Weaknesses: Maybe I’m too stereotypical, I made more B’s than I would have liked.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LOL. Not my call.
[] The most unique thing in your application: Father has debilitating neurological condition. Used for opening of an essay.

Can’t wait to meet all of my future Class of 2016ers!

Antarius · December 16, 2011, 4:46pm

DJRoomba - They should be on ESTHER.

altamash · December 16, 2011, 6:53pm

Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Superscore 2370: Reading-780, Math-800, Writing-790, essay 10
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:Biology E- 780, Chemistry-800, Math II-800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/650ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Biology, Chemistry, Apush, Whap, and Psychology 5. English language, comp sci, and Environmental Science(self-study) 4.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:apGovernment, ap Economics, ap english literature, ap physics C, ap Calculus BC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit commended, national ap scholar
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim student Association(vice-president), science olympiad(vice-president), Biology Club(president), and National honor society(vice-president). And there are 3 or 4 other extracurriculars in which i don’t have leadership positions.
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Volunteer/Community service:50 hours at library
[] Summer Activities:volunteer at library
[] Essays:They were average.
[] Teacher Recommendation:Sent 2 really good ones
[] Counselor Rec:generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:Not as good as I had hoped, but it was average.

[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Bio-engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public School
[] Ethnicity:Pakistani
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT scores, rank, leadership
[] Weaknesses:essays. no compelling ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:SAT scores
[li] The most unique thing in your application:not sure[/li][/ul]****

gibberishh · December 17, 2011, 1:19am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):700 M, 700 CR, 790 W (11 Essay)
[] ACT: 33 Composite
[] SAT II: 800 Chinese, 760 Math IIC, 750 Chemistry, 730 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/580
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 World History, 5 US History, 4 Chemistry, 4 English Language, 3 Physics B, 3 Human Geography (lol)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit, AP Calculus BC, Choir, AP Macroeconomics/Government, AP Biology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, EWI 2nd place scholarship, All-Region Choir, Pre-Area Choir candidate, All-State Choir candidate, various school awards[/ul]

Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Choir (section leader), National Honor Society (VP), Association of Medical Students (VP), World Affairs Council (VP), Mu Alpha Theta, Piano
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at local university in chemistry, lab assistant at another local university in virology research years prior, piano accompanist
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, Chinese translator for free mammogram project at hospital, assistant at autistic childrens’ language learning centers, hospice health care volunteer, etc. etc.
[] Summer Activities: Unpaid research internship in chemistry lab + hospital volunteering
[] Essays: I think the essays were the sole reason I was accepted - I made them incredibly unique and personal. I was definitely not afraid to show my true personality and general awkward weirdness.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Asked my chemistry teacher of 2 years whose class I excelled in.
[] Counselor Rec: Called me one of the most “motivated students ever,” so I think she likes me.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Terrible. He asked me how many giraffes I thought there were in the U.S. I replied it was impossible to count, due to giraffes constantly reproducing. I kid you not.[/ul][/li]
Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep! Half tuition covered with no loans, yay!
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large & ghetto
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < $80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope![/ul][/li]
Reflections:

[ul]

[] Strengths: Slew of extracurricular activities/community service completely driven towards my interests, strong essays, LOTS OF INTEREST (I emailed back and forth with Rice all summer)
[] Weaknesses: Low SAT/ACT scores, low AP scores, the worst interview of my entire life? lol
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Unique essays that showed my quirky, idiosyncratic personality… and a lot of luck. I also go to a school where not a lot of students are involved in outside stuff, and I really went out of my way to find literally every single opportunity to learn and grow.
[] The most unique thing in your application: For my supplement essay, I wrote about my fear of microwaves. Yep.[/ul]

Rice has been my dream school since 10th grade, and I have been stalking CC forums every year since then in anticipation of my own decision - and now it’s all coming together! Congrats to all those accepted!

RedSeven · December 17, 2011, 2:38am

Congrats to all the new Owls - I’m looking forward to meeting you in the fall! Until then, enjoy the rest of your senior year, and don’t succumb to senioritis too much (but don’t fight it off altogether, either - you’ve earned it!).

To those deferred, good luck in RD at Rice and wherever else you’re applying. If you have the time in the next two weeks, I’d suggest applying to a few more places - it can’t hurt!

To those rejected, my condolences. I know it’s rough, and it usually comes with a whole host of worries about not getting accepted to any of the other top schools, but don’t give up - you’ll find another school that fits you well. I’d recommend applying to a few more places, too. I was rejected from my ED choice, and it sucked at first, but I ended up applying to three schools I hadn’t really considered before - one of which was Rice Needless to say, I’m glad I did so, because I now prefer Rice to my original ED and am glad I was rejected. Getting rejected isn’t the end of the world - it happens, and loads of people who are rejected from their first choice still end up at a school they’re immensely happy with.

RiceHopeful2012 · December 17, 2011, 9:15am

Has anyone got their letter in the mail yet?

ggk1994 · December 17, 2011, 9:32am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (670CR) (720W) (710M)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 600 Physics, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:All Honors or College Courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club (President), Class Council (Representative) Student Council (Treasurer) Mock Trial (Attorney)
[] Job/Work Experience: Bus Boy 2010 to present, Assistant 2011 to present
[] Volunteer/Community service:CCD teacher 3 years
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great!
[] Counselor Rec:Amazing!
[] Additional Rec: Even better!
[] Interview:Went really well!
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Architecture
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Personality
[] Weaknesses: Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Interest level
[*] The most unique thing in your application: Portfolio

FallenAngel9 · December 17, 2011, 3:53pm

@RiceHopeful2012 - The admitted students packages usually take several days to arrive. Mine took over a week–I’m in the middle of the country, yet some people I know in New England got theirs before me haha. You’ll get it in due time.

To those who were accepted, congratulations! Welcome to Rice! We are all really eager to meet you in the fall. Get excited because it’s a fairly smooth ride into O-Week from here. If you guys have any questions about the logistics of things, like where to go from here, you can PM me if you’d like. I’d be more than happy to help. Can’t wait to meet some of you in August. (Especially if I get a position as an O-Week co-advisor, maybe one of you will be my freshman . Wishful thinking.)

To those deferred, don’t give up hope! A deferral just means they want to have a closer look at your app compared to the rest of the applicant pool. It’s not a rejection by any means. Be sure to update Rice with anything that happens between now and March.

To those rejected, I’m really sorry to hear the bad news. Don’t stress though; you will definitely find a school you love. My dream school this time last year was Yale, and I was rejected. But now I couldn’t be any happier here at Rice. And I’m confident you’ll find a school like that too. Don’t give up hope on other schools, either. Just because Rice didn’t select you doesn’t mean a Vanderbilt or a Dartmouth won’t either. At this level, anything can happen. Just refine your app a bit and pick your head up, you’ll end up somewhere great. :)

TheForbes · December 17, 2011, 4:08pm

I got the acceptance package in the mail today (Oklahoma). It included the letter of acceptance, letter with status of need-based aid, letter to be signed saying you have withdrawn your other acceptances, and some further financial aid info.

PleaseRice · December 17, 2011, 7:13pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2180 (800 CR, 650 M, 730 W)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank: 8/573
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not that awesome
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: All APs and Debate
[] Major Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar, a bunch of minor ones
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Debate (President), NHS (President), Student Council (President), BPA (President), Latin Club (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Six Flags for 2010
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library for a summer, minor events
[] Summer Activities: Volunteered, took required courses out of the way
[] Essays: Personable and very reflective of me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Not so great; he doesn’t know me at all…
[] Additional Rec: Amazing
[] Interview: It didn’t go as well as I hoped it would, but it was fine
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Policy Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX!
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~ 70K
[] Hooks: URM & First Gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Essays, Interest
[] Weaknesses: My school very rarely sends students to Rice-level universities, AP scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I somehow managed to trick them (;
[li] The most unique thing in your application: I couldn’t find a quirky way to elaborate on NHS for the CommonApp EC prompt that stayed within their strict word limit, so I just used a lot of pirate diction to make it more fun.[/li][/ul]
Beyond ecstatic. Can’t wait for the Fall 2012♥.

kitkatkitty2 · December 17, 2011, 9:34pm

Hey guys, I submitted CSS back in November, but I got an email saying they can’t determine if I qualify for aid or not. What’s going on?

Owl2014 · December 18, 2011, 1:24am

Join the group here <a href=“http://www.facebook.com/groups/Rice2016/[/url]”>http://www.facebook.com/groups/Rice2016/</a>

kitkatkitty2 · December 18, 2011, 1:51am

{size=+2]Decision:Accepted[/size]

kitkatkitty2 · December 18, 2011, 1:55am

^^ How do I format it correctly?

kitkatkitty2 · December 18, 2011, 2:01am

But anyways, I’m ELATED. :D

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