Speculating Final Chances!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a basketcase. I just received a tiny letter from Rice (my ED school) and nearly had a heart attack thinking they were rejecting me ALREADY. It was just a letter about fin. aid, but it definitely prepared me (an eternal optimist) for rejection. I think I would have to be an optimist to apply to these schools! </p>

<p>Stats.
3.85 UW 5.0/5.0 W (don't ask!)
31/930 (this is what is says on transcript, but it has gone up this year)
SAT1 2250 (800 V, 730, 720) 1530 (M+V)
SAT 2 US History 760, Spanish 620
Retaking Spanish in Jan, as well as Bio and Lit
Took 4 APs last year (APUSH 5, English Lang 4, Psych 5, Spanish 4)
Taking 5 this year (may self-study Gov't in addition)
Senior classes - AP Euro, AP Bio, AP English 4, Honors Gov't, AP Economics, Calc AB </p>

<p>ECs - no real hook! Lots of community service through Girl Scouts, church, and Key Club. Full time job in summer and 10 hr/week during school year. </p>

<p>Essays- better than average, I'd say
Recs - hope they're good. I didn't see them of course. </p>

<p>Schools: </p>

<p>Rice (ED)
William and Mary
Georgetown
Brown (maybe)
Barnard (maybe)
Hamilton</p>

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<p>In at rice</p>

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<p>Well that is all I really need to know, isn't it? :)</p>

<p>But I forgot to mention I'm INSTATE for Rice!</p>

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<p>Rice is provate, that wont matter</p>

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<p>Typically being instate hurts chances at Rice because it wants to attract geographic diversity.</p>

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<p>Instate is usually a plus, I believe.</p>

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<p>i think youre in</p>

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<p>It is not a plus a Rice, believe me. Rice is a private school. (bump)</p>

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<p>True all schools look for geographical diversity, but if you are qualified you will get in. The student profile for Rice is 46% in-state, 54% out-of-state. I would be willing to bet that if you talk to someone in admissions they would tell you that quotas do not exists.</p>

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<p>Rice admits out of staters at a higher admit rate b/c the yield is much lower. This was in the Thrasher a while back last year.</p>

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<p>But this wouldn't matter for ED, would it? The yield is 100% no matter where you are from. Do you know if they accept OOS kids at a higher rate in ED or just ID and RD bball87?</p>

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<p>Any more opinions for my RD schools, particularly, Hamilton, Barnard, and Brown?</p>

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<p>The RD schools dont matter</p>

<p>I highly doubt Rice will reject you</p>