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03-31-2005, 10:45 PM
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#1 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 325
| Decisions Stats Please!
Everyone who applied to Rice this year-do you mind posting your stats? It would help me(and alot of other ppl applying next yr) alot!
Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT:
SAT IIs:
GPA:
Rank:
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays:
Teacher Recs:
Counselor Rec:
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
major strength/weakness:
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
Other Factors: | 
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04-01-2005, 01:35 PM
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#2 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 97
| Decision: Accepted-Questbridge Scholar(full ride)
Stats:
SAT: 1460
SAT IIs: N/A(applied through Questbridge)
GPA: 5.13, UW 4.00
Rank: 1/233
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: fantastic
Counselor Rec: fantastic
hook: I am Questbridge, so coming from lower-middle background
Location/Person:
State or Country: Charlotte, NC
School Type: Magnet-IB
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: male
major strength/weakness: fantastic ECs(winner of england trip through essay contest, pres of two clubs, part-time manager at grocery store, etc) | |
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04-01-2005, 01:53 PM
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#3 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 10
| Decision: Accepted! With Trustee Distinguished Scholarship ($12,000/year)
Stats
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: 800 writing, 780 math IIc, 760 US Hist
GPA: 3.99 (school doesn't weight)
Rank: 6/281
Subjective
Essays: decent, i guess...wrote about being from a liberal family for the 'what will you bring to rice?'' essay
Teacher Recs: i assume good, but I haven't seen them
Counselor Rec: Same as above
Hook (if any): being from Minnesota (?)...I don't think they receive a ton of applicants from the midwest
Location/Person
State or Country: Minneapolis, MN
School Type: Public w/ magnet program (IB)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
major strength/weakness: clear leadership qualities and commitment (3-sport captain for 2 years each, Stud Co VP, etc... ib diploma candidate | |
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04-01-2005, 03:08 PM
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#4 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 436
| rejected.. sorry dont feel like posting stats  | |
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04-01-2005, 03:32 PM
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#5 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 5
| Decision: Accepted.
Stats:
ACT: 35
SAT: 1480 (770V, 710M)
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 790 Chem, 690 Writing
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/40 (valedictorian)
Subjective:
Essays: It's hard to objectively rate your own work, but I'd say not great. I wrote the main essay like the night before the deadline.
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Location/Person:
State or Country: Oklahoma
School Type: Small rural public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
why you think you were accepted: Because I have incredible luck  . It probably also helped that I come from a kind of disadvantaged background (single parent, low income, etc)
Other Factors:
Awards: I won like a half dozen state curriculum contests in math/science stuff.
EC's: Nothing outstanding.
Interview: None | |
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04-01-2005, 05:08 PM
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#6 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 28
| dimnar--
do you, by any chance, go to Myers Park? | |
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04-01-2005, 08:48 PM
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 103
| Decision: Accepted ED
Stats:
SAT: 1220
SAT IIs: 670 540 480
GPA: 3.4533
Rank:36/505
Other stats: AP 3 english/2 us hist/2 chem
Subjective:
Essays: it was ok i guess, talked about getting to know my asian culture and other experiences
Teacher Recs: i dont know
Counselor Rec: pretty basic, same as any other rec
Location/Person:
State or Country: texas
School Type: public
Ethnicity: vietnamese
Gender: male
major strength/weakness: well rounded all over; varsity tennis player, thespian (actor), volunteer, cured cancer blah blah blah... | |
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04-02-2005, 12:43 AM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 97
| Laurenhe, nope, one of the other IB ones. I don't know why I am hesistant to say it, I've really already given more than enough information to be identified on. | |
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04-02-2005, 01:25 AM
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#9 | | Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 599
| Wow, dimnar. You're the person I've seen on CC who is a Questbridge Scholar. I was a finalist, but eventually rejected by both Williams and Rice. I'm really impressed. CONGRATS!!! | |
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04-02-2005, 05:02 AM
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#10 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: in a cardboard box down the street
Posts: 90
| Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT: 1400 (800M, 600V)
SAT IIs: 750 /710 / 610
GPA: n/a
Rank: n/a
Other stats:5A's at AS level
4A's predicted at A-Level
5A*'s , 4A's and 1 B at GCSE
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: excellent.
Counselor Rec: alright
Hook (if any): was big on diversity and international exp, summerbridge
Location/Person:
State or Country: Hong Kong
School Type: private
Ethnicity: indian
Gender: male
major strength/weakness:teacher recs / math ability
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: international exposure, stats, good recomendations
Other Factors: none | |
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04-02-2005, 09:43 AM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Posts: 109
| Decision: REJECTED
Stats:
SAT: 1430(710M,720V)
SAT IIs: 760 writing, 700 Math IC, 660 Math IIC, 610 Chem
GPA: 3.91uw
Rank: 5/502
Subjective:
Essays: I think my personal essay was complete garbage
Teacher Recs: Very good
Counselor Rec: Very good
Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Math, Science, and even English / writing essays that explain how my personal experiences contribute to the atmosphere of a certain university
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Sub-par personal essay | |
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04-02-2005, 02:15 PM
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#12 | | New Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5
| Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT: 1480
SAT IIs: 770,740,720
GPA:3.9 UW
Rank:8/330
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays  retty good
Teacher Recs:good
Counselor Rec:eh
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country:NJ
School Type ublic
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
why you think you were accepted: hm, not sure, i didn't think i would be
anyone who is planning on going to Rice next year, IM me: Splasher911 | |
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04-02-2005, 02:18 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX
Posts: 2,271
| linus....sorry to hear. | |
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04-03-2005, 03:25 AM
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#14 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 88
| Stats
Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT: 1240
SAT IIs: 590 Writing/ 680 Math IC/ 770 Spanish (i decided to take them 1 day before the actual test)
GPA: 3.99
Rank: 2/300
Other stats:
Subjective:WTH
Essays: they were aight
Teacher Recs: pretty good
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:Sunnyside
State or Country: Washington
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness:I dunno
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm mexican duh...my stats were too low
Other Factors: | |
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04-03-2005, 07:06 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 72
| uh i already posted my stats on the ED page but here...
decision: Accepted ED
Stats:
SAT: 1480 (780 m. 700 v.)
SAT IIs:chem 690. math2c 700. writing 730 or 740 forgot...
GPA: w. 4.06
Rank:14/362
Essays: pretty decent i guess.. tried to make them un-stuffy. tried to make it lighthearted and readable but showing them my presonality at the same time i guess.
Teacher Recs:excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent. good relationships with these ppl helped too i guess
Hook (if any): a lot of ECs. 3 yrs swimming varsity letter. piano. flute. (yeah typical azn instruments xP) volunteer 400 hrs plus (at hospital and library) club president. senior council. 2 yrs link crew. church worship team. 1st grade sunday school teacher. the DISTINGUISHED WHOS WHO award haha!! <jk> oyeah chinese school for 11 freaking years and i've moved around alot (diversity??) 5 locations (4 states) in 17 years
State or Country: oregon : (
School Type: public
Ethnicity: ASIAN. taiwanese
Gender: female
major strength/weakness: strength? iuno i guess i'm somewhat well rounded. wish my stats were higher tho. weakness.major procrastinator? and i dont really excel at anything
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: cuz i applied ED. i doubt i would have got in otherwise : D | |
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