Should I just ED to Rice?

<p>I really like Rice, and if I ED, my chances of getting in are extremely high (ED increases chance of admission, my Houston school is a feeder to Rice and Rice accepts about 50 percent of all applicants from my school, sat and sat 2 scores that are solidly in rice's range, my gpa is about the target range for acceptance from my high school, good ec's).</p>

<p>I really like Rice, as it has what I want, nice smallish medium size, undergrad focus, small classes, teachers get to know the students, residential college system, football, intramurals, a degree from Rice means something, I'll be a ble to visit my Houston family.</p>

<p>However, I also really like UPenn and Brown, but I'm scared that if I don't ED to Rice, there's a good chance that I won't get accepted anywhere that I really want to go to and will end up having to go to a school that I dpn't really want to go to, like A and M.</p>

<p>I didn't take any honors courses freshman or soph year but 5 ap's and an honors junior and senior year, which I worry might take me out of the running for schools like Brown and UPenn.</p>

<p>So, do you think I should just ED to Rice?
91 gpa, slight upward trend, about 50 out of 138. sat- 2150 (hopefully 2220 or 33-34 on act when i retake), sat II's- planning to get at least 700's on both (hopefully higherr lol) . ec's- event organizer for my youth group, football 4 years, 2 years of track, 1 of wrestling, go to hebrew school every sunday and helped set up a money drive for it, gold presidential community service award freshman and soph years, bronze junior year, most of my volunteering involves helping sick and underpriveliged ppl, eg giving guitar lessons to kids at ronald mcdonald house (so much fun fun!), helping mentally disabled kids play baseball (challenger little league), helping out with eyecare for the homeless organization, a bunch of other stuff for community service club at school.</p>

<p>Honors/ Ap Enlish and USAP junior year- probably 5's or 4's on ap's
AP stat, gov, modereauropen, honors english senior year</p>

<p>My gpa and class rank appear low, but our school is really competitive (aerage sat score around 2185), and just for perspective, a girl with a 93 average and 2120 sat (about 75th percentile) got into dartmouth after being deferred from ed, and 94 percent of dartmouth's freshman class was in the top 10 percent.</p>

<p>The "target gpa" to get into rice is 92.6 (according to school data) and I have a 91.</p>

<p>my mom went to rice, and Rice accepts around 50 percent of the applicants from our school.</p>

<p>I could still probably take spanish ap if I dropped another course senior year, but I really don't want to.</p>

<p>Also, I don't know if Rice admin people will consider my legacy status if I don't apply ED.</p>

<p>So should I just apply ED to Rice?</p>

<p>Your GPA and rank is low like you said, but considering that your school has a great rep with the Rice, and the fact that your mom went there, I think you have a good shot. Definitely apply ED, you seem to have all the right reasons to, and even if you don't get in, you can apply to a bunch of schools RD...inculding safeties as back ups.</p>

<p>Moar responses please</p>

<p>I don't know Rice but don't look at the numbers and assume there is a boost for all applicants by applying ED. It looks to be so at many school where it isn't so at all so call Rice and confirm it is an advantage. Schools take most of their legacies and athletes during ED rounds and that can give a false impression to unhooked applicants.</p>

<p>If it is indeed a boost then yes, go ED. Your class rank will make Brown and Penn longshots.</p>

<p>Just saw that you're a legacy so applying ED at Rice will certainly be a boost for you.</p>

<p>I didn't read your post, but I did manage to see this line:
"However, I also really like UPenn and Brown, but I'm scared that if I don't ED to Rice, there's a good chance that I won't get accepted anywhere that I really want to go to..."</p>

<p>ED is only for kids who are certain and can't see themselves anywhere else IMHO. Do EA a couple of places and try your hand at the big shots; it can never hurt.</p>

<p>^ Seconded; don't ED to Rice unless you'd really be happiest there.
Anyway, I think your chances are pretty good, regardless of ED v. RD.</p>