Rice Class of 2022 RD Results

Since Rice just released their decisions, I thought I’d post this now.

*** REMEMBER to remove brackets before posting! Good luck everyone!

[ size=6][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=6][ color=yellow][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]
[ size=6][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW):
[ *] ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci):
[ *] SAT II (Type, Score):
[ *] Weighted GPA (out of ??):
[ *] 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.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendations:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Assets:
[ *] Property:
[ *] Extenuating Circumstances:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:**

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Accepted and very grateful. Scholarship as well $60,000 divided over four years. Praise God!

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW): 1500 (760 CR, 740 M)
    [
    ] ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci): 35 (I can’t remember the breakdown)
    [] SAT II (Type, Score): n/a
    [
    ] Weighted GPA (out of ??): 4.38/4 (now 4.45 but that’s after I applied)
    [] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
    [
    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 (but my school has around 70 valedictorians)
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US Gov (5), BC Calc (4), AB Calc Subscore (5)
    [
    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): Philosophy (5), Math SL (6), Psychology, French HL, English HL, Biology HL
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, IB Psych SL, Chamber Orchestra, IB English HL, IB French HL, IB Biology HL, Theory of Knowledge
    [
    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, national essay scholarship recipient

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LD Debate (captain/coach 2 years), viola, wedding/event quartet (manager), university orchestras, youth orchestras, started 2 volunteer organizations (founder/president)
[
] Job/Work Experience: Work as veterinary assistant, manage a quartet and play in it for weddings and such
[] Volunteer/Community service: Started 2 volunteer organizations (raising money for hospital and providing free music lessons), hospital volunteering
[
] Summer Activities: Medical camps, music camps, work at vet clinic
[] Essays:
Personal Statement: Pretty good, talked about a very humiliating recital where I forgot my piece and how it tied to my uncle in hospice care. 9/10
Extracurricular essay: Talked about one of the organizations I started and the impact it had on me and the community. 7/10
Why school of study: Talked about how I want to go into bioethics and very specifically mentioned the majors I was interested in and the aims of those majors, how they applied to my goals, etc 7/10
Why Rice: talked about the great pre-med opportunities, happy students, creativity, and the Baylor program (with a quote, lol), unconventional wisdom 8/10
Perspective: Talked about my sister (who has autism), my regrets in how I treated her as a child, and how I improved myself and would show what she showed me to other people. My best essay, maybe even a 10/10
The Box: A picture of me and my brother studying in my room, which has pictures, music, and miscellaneous items all over the walls that kind of just summarize who I am.
[
] Teacher Recommendations:
Teacher Rec #1: IB Bio teacher (7/10). I did two small independent research projects with her, so she knew me pretty well, but not very well.
Teacher Rec #2: From my former debate coach (8/10) who offered to write me the rec before I even asked. I stepped up a lot after he retired and led the team in his absence, so he had a lot to write about, I think.
[li] Counselor Rec: 7/10. I’ve talked to her a decent amount, so she knows me fairly well, but I go to a large school.[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] State: VA
    [
    ] School Type: large, public, very competitive
    [] Ethnicity: White
    [
    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: High, no financial aid
    [
    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments: I showed interest by taking a plane to tour the university and I worked really hard on my essays! I just found out I was selected to interview for the Rice/Baylor Medical Program, so I’m really looking forward to that!