<p>After seeing this i am starting to get nervous. I am a junior and in the summer will be starting this dreaded college application process. Rice is currently my first choice. But seeing all the stats and much lower acceptance rate (21%-16%), i feel like I don’t have a shot any more. I got a 32 on my ACT score and thought it put me in a good position in that category but clearly it didn’t. Does anyone know what the average GPA of the accepted class since this is my one weak area. Also I am from Chicago, so does this make me an attractive student?</p>