Chance me for Rice University

MYOS1634
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:00:31 +0000

Ok, that’s a solid program.
What about foreign language? Have you started on French or German yet?

Have you taken CC or HS level biology, chemistry, and physics?
Have you reached level 2 or 3 in a foreign language?
Have you taken World or European History?

If you can, continue with either one in the Spring (or start either one if you haven’t already - be ready for a very fast pace!), take a seminar in history (not “overview of history from … to …” – or take the seminar in addition to that overview course), one more philosophy course, plus whatever is required.
Philosophy assumes knowledge of European history and often a good grasp of the world outside Europe, too. It also requires knowing several foreign languages.
BTW, if you study French, you could ask to spend a year abroad in a French HS as a 17 year old and ask to take the “HLP” advanced specialty course, which means 10 hours of philosophy a week (you’d have another “advanced specialty” such as History&Geopolitics and a bunch of core classes.)

Have you been in touch with the adcoms? With the philosophy dept? visited (officially)? had an interview (if not: register – they’ll want to assess your maturity level).

I’d say your odds are better than most