<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Just curious. Could you guys who did receive the trustee distinguished scholarship post your stats and ecs/awards so that some high school seniors could get a general idea of what it takes to receive this scholarship? </p>
<p>Thanks,
Robbie</p>
<p>Click on my username (“slik nik”), go to “college visit reports”, then click “stats profile.”</p>
<p>It is kinda arbitrary on who they assign these scholarships to, just to let you know. I didn’t have high test scores (they were decent, but a lot of people had higher ones) and my extracurriculars were decent. However, they told my counselor that my leadership in the school’s recycling program (dedicated much of my after-school time to) was very influential in their decision to admit me and award a scholarship to me. There were people with higher stats, and maybe more impressive extracurriculars, that didn’t get any merit aid.</p>
<p>You probably figured this out, but after you click my username, click “view public profile.” Then click “college visit reports.”</p>
<p>Yeah. slik nik is right. the TDS I know at Rice normally fit into such a mould. It isnt numbers that make them exceptional, its participation, leadership, entrepreneurship and commitment</p>
<p>from the website</p>
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<p>I’m not going to post my daughter’s stats, but I can tell you that her test scores weren’t at the very top end, by Rice standards. What she did have was an internship that had turned into a part-time job, and some interesting research that came out of it (as well as a recommendation from the scientist she worked with). I think that’s what got her the scholarship, though we’ll never know.</p>
<p>The TDS isn’t based on GPA or Scores at all. Most of Rice’s Scholarships are based mainly on ECs. Pretty much you have to be able to balance your self, be good in school and out of school. They want you to explore life really and they want to see dedication (like Slik Nik with his recycling program and BerkeleyMom’s daughter with her internship). Stats become useless. It’s all about making your self stand out and be different (Hence the name Trustee Distinguish Scholarship).</p>
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<p> <a href=“http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Merit_Scholarships1.asp”>http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Merit_Scholarships1.asp</a> </p>
<p>If you want to see my stats you can definitely search some earlier posts of mine.</p>
<p>But on a broader note I would definitely agree with the above posters.
I had strong test scores but I think most accepted Rice students have relatively strong test scores…I did a research study with a local neurologist about Parkinson’s Disease and quite honestly I feel that was a great contributor towards me receiving the Trustee Scholarship.</p>
<p>dito on comments above, D’s scholar notification mentioned her ECs. She had a 35 ACT and stopped after first attempt, didn’t take the SAT, mid 700s on SAT IIs, FPL nuclear power paid research internship, 2 year varsity basketball captain, Salutatarian- .01% from Vali’s 4.51 gpa, but nominated Academic Excellence Pathfinder for her school (competitive private in Florida), Voted Best Overall by student body in senior superlatives, board member of 2 foundations (created one), numerous other ECs, National AP Scholar- 11 APs, 6 of which (BC, Bio, Macro, Micro, Lit, Stats) she took her senior year and received all A+s, with a B+ in an area in which she has the least amount of interest (literature-- incidentally, first grade below an A since 2nd grade-- she wasn’t happy), Regional All Academic Athletic Team, etc.</p>
<p>^Damn, One B+? She should bury her head in shame^</p>
<p>Ha–I guess i’m the loser recipient of this scholarship!
My scores are average (for Rice) at best
SAT M:750 CR:670 W:770
M2:740 CHEM:730 USH:750 PHY:720</p>
<p>I guess i’m under the entrepreneurial category
I have an ipod sales/repair business on ebay
I also ran the student cafe finances for 2 years</p>
<p>So for everyone trying to become a TDS with crappy scores, just start a business!</p>
<p>amdn - those arent crappy scores. they arent stellar meaning that at rice they arent the #1 but they fit in well with other people at Rice and are rather exceptional compared to other test takers nationwide</p>
<p>anyways…no one cares about standardized testing. Like what you get/got is now history</p>