<p>Congratulation to everyone who got in, and I cant wait to meet yall in the SAC meeting in the Spring!</p>
<p>I meant Owl Weekend ^ …</p>
<p>i’ll post my full stats ;S for future people i guess!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800M, 710V, 680W (2190)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 mathI, 680 mathII, and some other worse ones lol
[<em>] ACT: –
[</em>] GPA: 3.65UW/4.5W
[<em>] Rank: top 11%
[</em>] School Applied: engineering (comp sci)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience: 100ish volunteer hours, culture stuff, lots of art stuff, some tech stuff, worked for natl sci. foundation, work for myself by drawing, etc
[</em>] Essay: common app was about how i started drawing (pokemon!!) and rice supplement essay was on breaking stereotypes/labels… they were just ok imo
[<em>] Teacher Rec(s): they were pretty good 
i know both teachers very very well… i cant wait to thank them.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: so-so… counselor uses a template
[<em>] Hook: i dont think i had any academic hooks… i mailed them some prints of my contest-winning paintings though
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: kentucky
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School: public (~2k students), sends 0-3 students to ivies each year, maybe 20ish to top schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks: –
[<em>] Strengths: passion for art/tech? i dunno!
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, satIIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: good question :S i think teacher recs helped a lot, gpa is low but i had a upward trend… from 3.5 soph to 3.9 junior[/li][/ul]Other Factors: didn’t interview or visit
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
excited like whoa, this was my reach school!
hope all the deferreds get in RD, and hope the RD peeps get in too! … unless you have another top school XD then i hope you get in where ever you wanna go!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 710M 630CR 640W (1980)
SAT IIs: 670 mathIIC, 730 Chem, 720 Phy
GPA: 4.85UW
Rank: top 5%
School Applied: engineering (comp sci)
Subjective:</p>
<p>ECs/Community Service/Work Experience: Cant write it here (too long)</p>
<p>Other Factors: didn’t interview or visit’</p>
<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:[ /b]
OMG OMG OMG OMG I cant believe this! my scores were sooo low…YET…hahahahahahaahahaah</p>
<p>Wish everyone luck in their future endeavours…and to the deferred…KEP YOUR HEADS HIGH…!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2300, single sitting. 800M 750W 750CR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2 780 Chem 740 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 2/650
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMF, Yale Book Award, 40+ math competition awards, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, 15 AP’s by the end of high school, 2nd in a national ping pong tournament
[</em>] School Applied: Engineering
[<em>] Rice/Baylor Applicant: Yes?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience: Math team, Brain Bowl, Sushi chef (3 yrs), competition table-tennis, 5 yrs of guitar
[<em>] Essay: Pretty well-written, I’d say. I just recycled an old one though, after tweaking it a little.
[</em>] Teacher Rec(s): Assuming to be really good, I haven’t seen them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): FSU’s YSP,
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL, USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large, public, upper-middle class
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
[</em>] Strengths: Math? I really don’t know.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Standardized testing (crappy AP scores), barely any service hours
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea. I guess I was lucky; 2 other applicants from my school got in ID too.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Pretty excited. I actually would enjoy going here. I’m not sure if I’m going to Owl Weekend… Congrats to everyone else!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 790 M, 760 CR, 720 W (2270)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 U.S. History, 800 Math 2, 700 Physics
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 110, a weighted 100 point scale
[<em>] Rank: 1/276
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Bausch and Lamb Science Award, Academic excellence awards in 10 classes, State farm academic athlete award
[<em>] School Applied: Social Sciences I think
[</em>] Rice/Baylor Applicant: No
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs/Community Service/Work Experience:
-Tennis Team Captain, MVP, we went to regionals 3/4 years. I also play individually, and I’m ranked by USTA in the state (not high enough to be recruited or anything though).
-Band, trumpet section leader, first chair top band for three years, All-District band, band has one frequent competitions
-Play piano, recently won a school battle of the bands with a two-person band
-Member of church youth group and youth choir, go on mission trips, etc.
-Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout with 3 palms, on Staff of a youth leader training camp for 3 years, Order of the Arrow Brotherhood member
-Member of UIL social studies team (academic competition), have gone to state all 4 years, we placed 2nd in state last year
-Went to Boys State, elected state delegate, state senator
-Went to HOBY youth leadership conference
-Went to Duke TIP for 4 years
-Tutoring work experience
[</em>] Essay: Common app one pretty good, others I dont remember
[<em>] Teacher Rec(s): Both very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Extremely good
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Rural Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing like that
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, Well-rounded
[</em>] Weaknesses: No national recognition, scores could be a little better
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably being well rounded, interests in so many different areas[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to all in, and to all deferred–I was deffered from my EA school so there is still hope! I hope to see everyone soon at OWL weekend or whatever.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 740M, 800CR, 800W
- SAT IIs: 800 (Math IIC), 730 (Physics), 800 (Literature)
- GPA: 4.25w (probably 3.96 uw)/4.0
- Rank: 17/206
- Other stats: 5s on AP Lang & Comp, Spanish Language; 4 on US History. National Merit Finalist or whatever
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:
* ECs: mostly theater, also some fencing, some dance, Mu Alpha Theta, Girl Scouts…mostly theater. Quite a bit of community service through school, Girl Scouts, etc.
* Essays: The main essay I wrote for Rice was my favorite of all the ones I wrote for college apps. I really liked it a lot, and evidently so did Rice!
* Teacher Recs: Probably really good (didn’t read); I had to fill out these extensive forms for all of my rec-writers, which were almost college apps in themselves, so those probably helped increase the quality.
* Counselor Rec: Probably really good (didn’t read); I know she adored me. I talked to her a bit, so…yes.
* Hook (if any): My beautiful essay that I am still in love with, Gold Award, started school’s chapter of Mu Alpha Theta. Girl going into physics, maybe? Oh, I also showed initiative by self-studying the Physics SAT II since my school’s curriculum is stupid. <em>shrugs</em></p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Texas
- School Type: Catholic
- Ethnicity: white white white
- Gender: Female
- Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I have very good numbers, but I haven’t done anything super-mega-awesome. I’m also from Texas, which is minus thirty points right there. :rolleyes:
- Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Eh, who knows. I think the objective part of my application was very strong, and then my essays/recs pushed me over the edge.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congratulations everybody!! Deferred people, good luck in RD! I’m actually headed off to MIT, so I won’t see any of you guys next year, but best of luck with your lives, etc, etc, etc.</p>
<p>Accepted! Congrats to all who got in! Is anyone going to VISIONS next weekend? :)</p>
<p>what’s visions?? i’m visiting campus thurs night to sat morning but that’s just to do an overnight</p>
<p>Accepted. Also offered a Trustee Distinguished Scholarship.</p>
<p>Ugh…I almost definitely still favor MIT (EA admit) over Rice though…</p>
<p>Can you give me the Rice scholarship then?</p>
<p>Was scholarship information included in the email, or do you have to wait until you get your letter?</p>
<p>You have to wait until you get the letter.</p>
<p>I’m simply amazed at the stats. At the same time, they make me feel discouraged. :(</p>
<p>i’d have to agree with kevster1001…but at the same time the stats are quite inconsistent so I think it really just depends on what you personally have to offer.</p>
<p>yeah MenalQ is correct…my stats are awful <em>Well just my SAT scores.lol</em> So i guess it was what i had to offer other than BRAINS hahah! Jus kidding.</p>
<p>Goodluck RDers</p>
<p>hahaha my stats aren’t stellar… i spent quite awhile trying to figure out why i got accepted :S</p>
<p>who knows what those admissions people think!</p>
<p>you guys are gonna be like what the? but</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!
Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 700M, 610V, 540W (1850) I’m pretty sure they ignored my SATs…
- SAT IIs: 660 Math I, 670 US History, and 610 Lit (wowwwwww)
- ACT: 32 <– this saved me.
- GPA: 3.96UW <– this too.
- Rank: top 10%
- School Applied: Social Science
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs/Community Service/Work Experience: 316 hospital volunteer hours. VP Student Council (the easiest position), NOH, Golf Varsity, Euphonium player in Band…I dunno.
- Essay: Common App was about me joining a rock band and Rice supplement essay was a narrative of me at Rice, walking around The Loop. (Did that around midnight of November 30th…)
- Teacher Rec(s): They were probably the greatest recommendations ever written in the history of recs.
- Counselor Rec: Good I guess…dunno really.
- Hook: Umm I’m not from Texas. Maybe not many people from Iowa apply there.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Iowa
- School Type, Average Stats of School: small Catholic. really small.
- Ethnicity: Filipino American
- Gender: Male
- Hooks: IOWA
- Strengths: Oh yeah I write the editorials for the school newspaper, they might have liked that?
- Weaknesses: satIIs
- Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Teacher Recs, my great procrastinated essays.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: No interview, never been there.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I waited for the physical envelope to come in the mail, and opened it and I was like ‘why?’ My mom taped it too, should I youtube it?</p>
<p>Now should I go to Rice (no scholarship obviously) or Creighton (maybe 3/4 tuition covered)??? Rice looks like a pretty tough school. </p>
<p>I am sooooo sorry to those who got denied! You all seemed to deserve to get in. I hope you’re happy wherever you end up. I’m still pretty unsure about Rice; it’s a great school, but I don’t know if I can put my parents through the 40k tuition (my bro went to WashU and that doesn’t help).</p>
<p>Well, see you at OWL WEEKEND!!!</p>
<p>^^^
Go to Rice.</p>
<p>n8<em>a</em>a, I’m in the same boat as you, no scholarship to Rice, or go somewhere else with a decent amount of money. Ugh. </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I: 0000 (didn’t take it!)</li>
<li>ACT: 36 composite, 33 Writing/English</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 Math IIC, 760 Chem</li>
<li>GPA: 3.98 uw /4.0</li>
<li>Rank: 20/390~ (school doesn’t weight grades at all, we’re going to have 18-19 “valedictorians” this year)</li>
<li>Other stats: 4 on AP Calc sophomore year, about 2.5 years worth of community college and university credit</li>
<li>School applied to: Social Sciences</li>
<li>Rice/Baylor?: Yes, but I’m not feeling too confident about it.</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:
- ECs: Played guitar in Jazz Band (Essentially Ellington finalist), lots of marching band percussion (won lots of marching band competitions) But it should be noted I only did these freshmen and sophomore year. Other stuff: a decent amount of hospital volunteering, lots and lots of work in my church starting up and running a youth group/praise band. I also did some other small stuff, but nothing really meaningful.
- Essays: Common app essay was okay. Rice essay was much, much better.
- Teacher Recs: I never read them, but I think they were really good.
- Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but I think it was pretty good
- Hook (if any): None? Asian male w/o math or science awards.</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington</li>
<li>School Type: Suburban Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Korean</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: 36 ACT composite was definitely helpful. I think my Rice essay and teacher recs were really good too. My main weakness lies in the lack of national ECs or anything “truly amazing.”</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Eh, not exactly sure. I think my numbers were pretty good and the college/uni credits were really helpful too.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Well, I’m relieved I got in, but I really, really wish I got a scholarship. Hopefully the financial situation works out and I can see you guys next year in Houston.</p>