Hey guys,
I have a random but simple question I’ve been stressing about since I turned in my application 2 months ago: Will I get into Rice University?
I just heard back from USC (University of Southern California) and I got accepted with an additional 50% merit scholarship, and USC’s acceptance rate is about 5% higher than Rice’s so I’m hoping it means I’ll get similar results with Rice.
My stats:
4.56 weighted GPA
3.93 unweighted GPA
2260 superscored SAT score
(Rice looks at “ALL SAT scores” and while my highest single sitting was a 2230, my other score, which I took a year after the first one to bring up my reading score in the 700 range, was only a 2090 because I studied for the reading and not much else since I had perfect/almost perfect scores on every other section and it was enough to bring up my superscore but it’s an ugly single score).
780 History Subject Test
750 Math 2 Subject Test
740 English Subjecy Test
740 E Biology Subject Test
5s on AP European History, AP US History, AP English Language, and Calculus AB subsection AP Tests.
4s on Calculus BC subsection and AP Biology.
3s on AP Physics 1 and AP Studio Art.
Currently enrolled in AP Chemistry, AP Spanish, AP English Literature, AP US Government, Multivariable Calculus, and CP World Issues.
Also took a bunch of computer science and psychology classes at local community college (4.0 GPA).
4 year varsity softball starting first baseman
Mock trial lead defense attorney
Mounted (equestrian) drill team corporal
HIMCM (math modeling competition) finalist, top 3-8%.
Stanford University run neurological research project student intern at Pepperdine University branch (this should really help because I’m applying for neuroscience).
Working as a part time AP and SAT tutor with a $25/hour rate.
I thought the content of my essays was really good and that they were well written in general but after turning in my application I found two tiny but stupid typos that are driving me crazy because I’m scared they’ll ruin my admissions decision? (I wrote “neurilogical” and "an Muslim-American)??
One of my teachers lied in his letter of recommendation and said I got a B in AP Physics when I really got an A? But my transcript shows I got an A so I don’t think that will hurt me too much but I don’t know why he did that?
My interviewer said I was one of the smartest girls she’s ever met so I think she liked me and she said she’d write a good report.
Everyone tells me I should get in but I’m so scared that I won’t and I really do want to and saw some harsh/honest criticism on here so I decided to take it if you guys have any.
Will I make it? They won’t tell me till April 1st and Rice is my top choice school.