<p>i visited rice over the weekend, and i absolutely loved it. rice is definitely my first choice so far.</p>
<p>but…i was wondering what are my chances for admission into the school? and perhaps any other possible schools that suit me?</p>
<p>asian at an catholic all girls preparatory school in phoenix, az:</p>
<p>FRESHMAN YEAR [ not much was offered in terms of advanced/honors courses ]
- world history/geography - A both semesters
- pre-ap english I -A both semesters
- spanish I - A both semesters
- basic catholic beliefs - A both semesters
- pe/health - A both semesters
- intro to music - A both semesters
- honor algebra I - A both semesters
***GPA at end of year: 4.09</p>
<p>FRESHMAN TO SOPHOMORE SUMMER
- pre-ap biology [prerequisite to ap biology during the school year] - A both semesters
***GPA at end of summer school: 4.14 [unweighted: 4.0]</p>
<p>SOPHOMORE YEAR
- pre-ap english II great books [great books is a program for a select group who scored high on the catholic high school entrance exam; essentially - a level higher than honors courses at my school] - A both semesters
- intermediate dance - A both semesters
- visual arts/ms word I - A both semesters
- ap biology - A both semesters
- honor geometry - A both semesters
- spanish II - A both semesters
- scripture great books - A both semesters
***GPA at end of year: 4.25 [unweighted: 4.0]</p>
<p>SOPHOMORE - JUNIOR SUMMER
- honor chemistry [prerequisite to ap chemistry during school year] - A both semesters
***GPA at end of summer school: 4.28 [unweighted: 4.0]</p>
<p>JUNIOR YEAR
- ap chemistry - A first semester
- ap english III great books - B first semester
- honor spanish III - A first semester
- honor music theory - A first semester
- honor algebra II/trig - A first semester
- world religions/social issues - A first semester
- ap us history great books - A first semester
***GPA at end of first semester - 4.36 [unweighted: 3.97]</p>
<p>SENIOR YEAR [ COURSES I PLAN TO TAKE ]
- varsity spiritline [being on the team requires practice during period 1]
- ap english IV great books
- ap physics
- american government 1st semester & ap comparative government 2nd semester…or ap european history, it depends on my schedule
- ap calc ab or honor precal…depending on whether i take honor precal during summer school or not
- ethics/philosophy
- ap psychology</p>
<p>EC ACTIVITIES
- nhs
- liturgical music since sophomore year
- varsity spiritline since junior year
- accelerated science program since freshman year [ i hope to obtain 4 independent study credits in science by the end of my fourth year as a senior ]
- student council class secretary for freshman & sophomore year, i hope to run again for senior year
- yearbook photo staff since junior year
- key club since junior year
- mu alpha theta since sophomore year
- dance since the age of 5 [ dance competitions, solos, etc]
- piano since the age of 5, except that i’ve taken more dedication to dance
- volunteering at my local pediatric hospital
- ‘who’s who among high school students’ member
- national society of high school scholars member
[additionally, i plan to attend a leadership convention in medicine and maybe also in business over the summer.]</p>
<p>TEST SCORES
- ap biology - 5
- psat - 201/240
- satII biology/m - 760
[ i plan to take satI, act, and all the ap exams for the ap courses listed above]</p>
<p>RANKING
prior to first semester, i was top 8% out of 300 students, but my current GPA probably sets me into the top 6% now…?</p>
<p>ESSAY
i consider myself to be a fairly good essay writer…it all depends on the topic though.</p>
<p>please tell me what you think =] thanks</p>