Rice & UT EE?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi all...I'm an asian male, instate. I'm only truly considering Rice and UT for electrical engineering and I know I'm pretty set for UT as far as admissions so I guess this just boils down to a Rice chances post. I'll probably apply Interim at simply because I'm not 100% sure....what are my chances?</p>

<p>Rank: Top 10%
SAT: 2300 (M: 800 V: 740 W: 760)
SAT II's: Math IIC, Literature (yet to take)
AP's: Calculus AB (5) English Language (5) Statistics (3) World History (3)</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes: Calc BC AP, Physics C AP, Latin Vergil AP, English GT AP, Biology AP, Macroeconomics AP, Microeconomics AP, Anatomy & Physiology, Government.</p>

<p>-National Merit Semifinalist
-Junior Engineering Technical Society (11-12):
2005 TEAMS Competition at UT Austin
-JV Tennis (9-10)
-Orchestra (JV 9, Varsity 10) Region Orchestra Concertino (9)
-Model United Nations (10-12)
-Key Club (11-12): Reporter (12)
-National Honor Society (11-12)
-Calculus Club (12)
-Chess Club (9-12): Champion all 4 years (been doing chess 8 years)
-Latin Club (9-12) Lots of Area, State, National Latin Exam awards
-Latin Honor Society (11-12)</p>

<p>*Did San Antonio PREP (PreFreshman Engineering Program) 8 weeks a summer for three summers. Upon graduation of the program (Summer after freshman year) I got a scholarship of $10,000 over four years or $12,500 for five years if I did engineering at St. Mary’s.</p>

<p>*Attended Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) over summer 2004 for three weeks, took a class in Political Philosophy.</p>

<p>*Interned at the University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center over the summer after junior year. Worked in a lab that focused on cancer research in the Cell and Structural Biology department.</p>

<p>*Over 150 community service hours through Key Club/ tutoring / volunteer chess lessons for children / random events.</p>

<p>*Job: Work at a Kumon Math & Reading Center doing grading and data entry.</p>

<p>Essays are going to be extremely good, and recommendations should be very strong as well.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>If your SAT IIs hold up, you should be good to go.</p>

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<p>Which school do you go to in SA?</p>

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<p>ronald reagan high school. I dunno, I'm just worried because I hear they even turn down valedictorians...and I'm no where close to that.</p>

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<p>I go to Health Careers =)</p>

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<p>bump......</p>