When will the scholarship info be released?
Are merit scholarship s supposed to be in the letter?
@collegeappsuck My friend was notified of a merit scholarship on his admissions letter. 
Yay him!
@whatcouldhappen Is that really true? Was that included in your decision letter? It wasn’t in mine.
Accepted!
Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 M, 800 W, 720 CR)
•ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.10 (A+ counts as above a 4.0)
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/80
•AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Chemistry (5), History (5)
•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Micro Econ AP, Choir, Adv. Calc. Physics, Stats AP, Shakespeare
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All State Academic baseball, all state team award for academic excellence for tennis since sophomore year, Ap scholar, cum laud
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Tennis, 3 time state champ, all state past two years, captain, Varsity baseball (captain), Chamber choir, basketball, soccer
•Job/Work Experience: None
•Volunteer/Community Service: nothing good… a few clubs
•Summer Activities: tennis and baseball
•Essays: Pretty good. 8/10
•Teacher Recommendations: Fantastic im pretty sure. 10/10
•Counselor Rec: probably pretty good. 8/10
•Additional Rec: none
•Interview: pretty good. My guy was really chill and the conversation was pretty smooth
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Private
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: above 200k
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Family in texas? parents grew up there
Reflection
•Strengths: grades, extracurricular
•Weaknesses: CR score, only 2 years of foreign language
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I convinced them that rice is my number 1 choice, and had the number and extracurricular to help.
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: U of Michigan, but doesn’t matter.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
Congrats to everyone who got in. I’ll see you next year.
For everyone who got deferred, good luck in regular admissions.
For everyone who got rejected, it’s not the end of the world. Everything happens for a reason. You make something out of yourself based on how hard you work, not where you go to college.
I never got my esther login info.
false alarm, I found it in my inbox.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): None
•ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite (32 E, 36 M, 35 R, 34 S)
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II - 770
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
•AP (place score in parentheses): World History 3, Chinese 4, APUSH 5, AB Calc 4, Language and Composition 4
•IB (place score in parentheses): None
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP BC Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP United States Government
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
- Swim coaching to increase the swimming community and get kids involved
- Varsity HS Swimmer, State Finalist
- Club Swimming
- FIRST Robotics
•Job/Work Experience:
- Swim Coaching
- Summer Quest Robotics Instructor
•Volunteer/Community Service:
- Volunteering for FLL competitions
- Food bank
- Library Summer Reading
- School Schedule Pick Up Day
- Other smaller stuff I can’t remember right now
•Summer Activities: Above
•Essays: Honestly, I thought they were mediocre in hindsight. Probably like 7/10
•Teacher Recommendations: Very good, 10/10
•Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
•Additional Rec: None
•Interview:
My interview was great. The conversation was very comfortable and I had no problems at all. I definitely think my interview helped with my application.
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
•Country (if international applicant): US ofc
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: 200k+
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
•Strengths: Academics and my interview. I think I really showed a strong passion for STEM through both. I attend an engineering academy as well.
•Weaknesses: My essays probably, could have been better.
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Most likely my strong passion I showed, especially through the interview!
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: Well it doesn’t matter now haha
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
I just really happy right now, feels surreal. Excited to meet my fellow Owls!
Accepted! So I have a question about the admission survey, when it asks what your second choice college was, what do you put if rice is the only school you got into? it’s ED after all
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): N/A
•ACT (breakdown): 34 (english: 33, math: 34, reading: 32, science: 36)
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.73
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/146
•AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang (4), Chem (4), Bio (4), APUSH (4), Human Geo (4)
•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: hardest there is, physics C, calc BC, AP stat, AP english lit, AP Macro, AP gov, post calculus (math applications in engineering)
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): varsity cross country (captain), interact club, habitat for humanity (treasurer), WISE club (treasurer), marathoner
•Job/Work Experience: HMNS visitor services, Rice OpenStax Intern
•Volunteer/Community Service: 100+ hours at memorial hermann northwest
•Summer Activities: see above. also I ran a half marathon and am currently training for a full
•Essays: 10/10
•Teacher Recommendations: 9/10
•Counselor Rec: 8/10, he said he wrote a good one but i have a first year counselor
•Additional Rec: 10/10, from my running coach, he has ties with rice and is a world record holder
•Interview: 8/10- it was okay i guess? nothing too special
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): texas
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: urban, vanguard
•Ethnicity: asian
•Gender: female
•Income Bracket: 100K+
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen immigrant, running
Reflection
•Strengths: essays, rank
•Weaknesses: extracurriculars
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: honestly idk, im not that special, but i guess rice likes me!!
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Duke, UBC, Stanford, Emory
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I guess I showed a lot of interest in the school so they wanted me. I think my coach rec pushed me over.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown):M 780; E 700; CR 720
•ACT (breakdown): E 35. M3 6; R 33; S 36
•SAT II (place score in parentheses):Math 1: 730; Math 2: 770; Physics: 800; Biology M: 740; Chemistry: 740
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (top 20% in small private school)
•AP (place score in parentheses): AP Physics (5); AP Calculus AB (5); AP Calculus BC (5); AP Microeconomics (5)
•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP, 1 Honors, 1 college level physcis
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): school club (president); youth symphony violin
•Job/Work Experience: None
•Volunteer/Community Service: Fund raiser for rural education; volunteering
•Summer Activities: Nothing particular
•Essays: Good
•Teacher Recommendations: Good
•Counselor Rec: Good
•Additional Rec: None
•Interview: Alum
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): WI
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: small private school
•Ethnicity: Asian Indian
•Gender: M
•Income Bracket: Way High
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Alum parent
Reflection
•Strengths: Good AP courses & ACT. fundraising essay;
•Weaknesses: OK GPA; class rank; avg-above avg essay
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: demonstrated intent; genuine understanding of Rice’s values
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: Case, RPI, CMU,
Surprised that you weren’t deferred!
Sorry, that was meant for user sahar
They may look for whether you are applying to similar schools or just applying randomly based on prestige or geography. For eg: Columbia and Harvard are top schools, but would offer extremely different experience if you are looking for an engg. major. Say somebody applying to Rice puts down SMU, UT, A&M etc, shows a strong geographical preference.
It doesn’t help or hurt - but just one more data point for the school to understand the applicant.
I started my own international, incorporated nonprofit and I was rejected!!!
@Abbylawi: comment about okiepokie? Pleasantly surprised getting accepted too - Would have been happy to settle for Case or RPI (Renssalaer Medallist with guaranteed $25k merit scholarship per year at RPI). Non-TX applicant (Hear that lot more applicants from TX) and alum parent may also have helped. Who knows how the admission committee evaluates the applications. (Parent not active in alumni activities).
A little bummed I didn’t get any scholarships. Did anyone get the Lone Star Scholarship?
I got deferred. That’s a damn sham.
Decision: Accepted
* I was accepted to Rice through QuestBridge with a full scholarship!!
Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): SuperScore: Critical Reading- 660; Math- 690; Writing- 600; Composite- 1950
•ACT (breakdown): 2nd time: Reading- 27; English- 35; Math- 34; Science- 31; Writing- 16; Composite- 32
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2- (730); Bio M- (680); Chem- (620)
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95; weighted= 6.02
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/236
•AP (place score in parentheses): World history (3); American Gov (2); Macroeconomics (3)
•IB (place score in parentheses): n/a yet
•Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio 3, IB Calculus, IB History, IB TOK, Digital Electronics, IB English 4, IB Spanish 5B, Calculus 3 (Dual Enrollment)
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really except for 1st place school science fair and a few academic team competitions
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Team (captain for 2 yrs); Math Team (Vice President); National Honor Society (Treasurer); Beta Club; Physics Club (Vice President)
•Job/Work Experience: none
•Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital (over 200 hrs); tutoring (over 20 hrs); Church Food Pantry (over 20 hrs);
•Summer Activities: Dual Enrollment classes at local college; Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science Summer Program at MIT (summer of 2015)
•Essays: Good
•Teacher Recommendations: Amazing
•Counselor Rec: Amazing
•Additional Rec: None
•Interview: None; i forgot to request one before the deadline
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): FL
•Country (if international applicant): U.S.
•School Type: public
•Ethnicity: Black
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: 40,000 to 50,000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, overcoming life struggles (i lived with just my brother for almost 4 years between middle school and high school)
Reflection
•Strengths:Essay and teacher recommendations; i poured my heart out in my essays and i know my recommendations were good, i read them and it made me cry a little
•Weaknesses: SCORES; ALL SCORES
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: tbh im not sure. I didnt think it would happen and i still dont believe it. I think the main reason is how I overcame my household situation and many other obstacles. In my application i was just honest about who i was and hoped that Rice would see the student that is hard to describe on a piece of paper. And I am guessing they did.
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: I only applied through QuestBridge and ranked 5 colleges
- Stanford
2)Yale
3)MIT - RICE
- UPenn
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
I am just so happy and excited that i am going to be attending Rice on a full scholarship!! I have not had the chance of visiting Rice yet but i really do believe that it is a good fit for me. And i cannot wait to meet all the other wonderful students that will be attending. I also want to say that I think that I am proof that scores are not the only thing that matters. In my opinion, I think my scores are low compared to other students who have been and will be admitted. My advice to other future applicants is to just be yourself in your application. Use your essays to show Rice who you really are.