Rice ED Class of 2019 Results OFFICIAL THREAD

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<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 reading, 770 math, 780 writing)
•ACT (breakdown): N/A
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (780) Biology E/M (770)
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
•AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (5), World History (4), U.S. History (4), Calc AB (5), French Lang/Culture (4)
•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, Biotechnology Senior Research (Honors), AP Stat, Geosystems (Honors), AP Lang, AP Chem, Journalism 4 (Editor position)
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bioengineering Projects of the Future Honorable Mention, National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Guitar Club (secretary), Varsity Dance team (captain), Newspaper (Design Editor), Girl Scout
•Job/Work Experience: Pool Manager, Nantucket Point Pool
•Volunteer/Community Service: Girl Scouts: Silver award, working towards Gold Award
•Summer Activities:Pool Manager, Nantucket Point Pool, volunteer at Atlantic General Hospital
•Essays: Probably not my strong point
•Teacher Recommendations: My teacher rec came from a teacher with a PhD who taught a post-AP science class, and it was a strong point for me
•Counselor Rec:My counselor knows me very well and I think my rec was strong
•Additional Rec: N/A
•Interview: Interview on-campus with admissions counselor, strong point for me probably</p>

<p>Other
•State (if domestic applicant): VA
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: magnet public school
•Ethnicity:white
•Gender: female
•Income Bracket:high
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection
•Strengths:Academics
•Weaknesses:Science extracurriculars
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I am very strong in academics and showed a lot of demonstrated interest
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted to Tulane University, will withdraw all apps</p>

<p>General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Rice is looking for impact students, so write about an impact that you have made in your essays!</p>

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<p>How can Rice confirm that I canceled all my other schools? </p>

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<p>They likely share ED lists. </p>

<p>Regardless, I highly recommend against violating the ED agreement. They could yank your offer (and the other schools may as well)</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (710 reading, 770 math, 800 writing)
•ACT (breakdown): 34
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (790) Biology E/M (720)
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 53/617
•AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Calc BC (4), Calc AB Subscore (4), Spanish Lang/Culture (4), AP Environmental Science (5), AP Language (5)
•IB (place score in parentheses): Biology SL (4), Spanish Language (6)
•Senior Year Course Load: IB Biology HL, IB Chemistry SL, IB European History II, IB Math HL, IB ToK, IB English HL, Office Aid, Honors Orchestra, Off Block
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Outreach, DECA, SkillsUSA, Orchestra
•Job/Work Experience: Kumon Tutor, Dim Sum Restaurant Waiter
•Volunteer/Community Service: Seton Northwest Hospital Volunteering, Outreach
•Summer Activities:Sleep and Volunteer
•Essays: Meh
•Teacher Recommendations: First year I had my rec teacher, wrote it in a day
•Counselor Rec:My counselor kinda knows me
•Additional Rec: Nope
•Interview: Nope</p>

<p>Other
•State (if domestic applicant): TX
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Vietnamese (Asian)
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: Low - Mid
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
•Strengths: Not much, well rounded but in an average way
•Weaknesses: GPA and Rank
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I did ED
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT and UTD, withdrawing apps</p>

<p>General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Try real hard</p>

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Hey, can you tell me if you got accepted or not?