Rice University ED Class of 2020 ****OFFICIAL THREAD*******

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This is so late but i barely found out that this website exists lol. Anyways, I’m looking for people to be friends with before I go here, I know NO ONE :(( :)>-

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): superscore (2060) CR (710) Math (660) Writing (690)

•ACT (breakdown): Composite (33) English (34) Math (29) Reading (33) Science (34)

•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (720) Math II (590)

•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/4.0

•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/530

•AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4) Chemistry (3) Physics I (3) Lang/Composition (5) APUSH (5)

•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A

•Senior Year Course Load: Pre-AP Anatomy, AP Biology, Pre-AP French III, AP Calc A/B, AP Studio Art (2nd Year), AP
English Lit, AP Government, AP Economics

•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Visual Arts Scholastic Event competitor (texas-only event), AP Scholar with Distinction, Only kid accepted into Rice at my school so far (personal achievement)

Subjective:

•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (Assistant Manager), Science Club, Link Crew, NHS,
Prism Alliance (LGBT+ club, Founder and President), Friends of Rachel (Anti-Bullying, Co-Founder), Art Club, National Arts Honors Society, Student Ambassador Program (Junior and Senior years, meet with District Board of Trustees monthly)

•Job/Work Experience: Panera Bread - Line Associate/Zone Leader

•Volunteer/Community Service: Parade volunteer (8 hours), Art club volunteer work (30+ hours),

•Summer Activities: … chillin

•Essays: idk like 7-8/10 a lot of people said they were really good but idk

•Teacher Recommendations: 10/10 didn’t read but I’m sure it was amazing

•Counselor Rec:?/10 didn’t read

•Additional Rec:N/A

•Interview: N/A

Other

•State (if domestic applicant): Texas

•Country (if international applicant): USA

•School Type: Public

•Ethnicity: Half Hispanic (Honduran), Half White

•Gender: Male

•Income Bracket: idk like ~70-90,000

•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk what a hook is lol. Im gay and depressed?? is that one?? Does that count??

Reflection

•Strengths: I am good at writing sad, gay essays and using lots of metaphors. I guess my scores were ok but idk if
they were Rice worthy

•Weaknesses: I would say everything tbh, but really I was lacking volunteer work and honors/awards

•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have absolutely no idea honestly. There were so many other applicants that seem more worthy of acceptance, but I’m not complaining. I cried when I found out. Maybe it was because my CommonApp essay was so sad and gay. and i put in my own artwork for the infamous box.

•Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT Austin, Texas A&M- Commerce

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Your essays should be personal. They need to have every bit of you in them as possible. If its about the school, make it about you. Talk as if you’re writing a story, not an essay. They seem to love that. Cry everyday until you get your letter.

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@SweetLilRiceBall

Hey! There is a Facebook group for class of 2020. The group url ID is 183779591972187.

The group is named Rice University Class of 2020 Student Page, it’s run by some current students I believe.

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SweetLilRiceBall, congratulations. I’m moved by your story. I hope Rice is everything you hope it will be and that you’ll be less sad at there.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (CR: 640 M: 800 W: 660)
•ACT (breakdown): N/A
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2 - 770, Physics - 710
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/688
•AP (place score in parentheses): US History(5), Calc AB(5)
•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Physics 1 & 2, AP Gov, AP Macro, PE, Engineering elective
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, Commended Student for National Merit

Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Skills USA (District and chapter officer), Academic Decathlon, National Honor Society, Student Council, Science Olympiad, Texas High School Aerospace Scholars
•Job/Work Experience: Engineering For Kids Summer Camp, math tutor
•Volunteer/Community Service: Local hospital, tutoring, NHS/Stuco stuff around the community
•Summer Activities: relax?
•Essays: 7/10 on all
•Teacher Recommendations: 8/10 on all
•Counselor Rec:7/10? lol didn’t even know counselor’s did a rec
•Additional Rec: N/A
•Interview: 9/10

Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Tx
•Country (if international applicant): USA
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian (Pakistani)
•Gender: M
•Income Bracket: 30 - 40k
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
•Strengths: extracurriculars, interview
•Weaknesses: scores a bit, not much volunteer work either
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was able to show that I really wanted to go to Rice through my essays and interviews, so I imagine that really helped me!
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT, Texas A&M, University of Houston (all apps withdrawn)

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: You don’t need near perfect scores to get in! The holistic review process really worked for me I’d say, so there is hope out there for those of you who think your scores aren’t up to par with everyone else on here.

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Congratulations to all of you who got accepted in the ED at Rice.

If any one of you who got Merit aid/scholarship (not applied FSFSA) for this year as part of the ED acceptance offer, can you share what amount Rice offers. Try to get a feel for the realistic amount from Rice for Merit.

It appears from Rice web site, they do not give full tuition. The Trustee Distinguished & Trustee Diversity gives around $25k. How many students get each of these 2 big awards?

Thanks in advance.

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@GoldenRock I received the Barbara Jordan $25K scholarship. Definitely was not expecting something so significant. Did not qualify for any need-based aid as my family’s income bracket is $200K+ and my parents own a business.

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@Dreams4ever Thank you so much for your response. Happy to know that you got that Merit scholarship and best wishes to your education in Rice.

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Anybody know when we will hear from Rice/Baylor?