<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (760 R/ 800 M/ 790 W)
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): none
[<em>] SAT II (place score in parentheses): USH (690) Math II (760) Physics (670)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-4.0? (my school doesn’t do the 4.0 scale… I had about a 93/100 unweighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 33/720
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): World History(5) USH(5) Stats(4) Physics B(4) English Lang(5) and the funniest one- Chinese(3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses):-
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, PreAP Compsci, AP Physics C, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Macro, AP English Lit. AP Gov and Speech next semester
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Leo Club(Treasurer), Bollywood Dance(Secretary), Quilting for Community (Founder/President), Friends (Secretary), Orchestra (Treasurer), and some other little ones
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer research, SAT tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community Service: various… shelters, senior homes, spring festivals,
[<em>] Summer Activities: taught english in China, clogging, science research program
[</em>] Essays: eh. My “Why Rice” one was a bit quirky, I guess.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great? I gave him a packet of some stuff to help him know more about me, and the next day he came into my class and gave me a hug and said, I’m gonna write you a rec letter.
[<em>] Additional Rec: -
[</em>] Interview: -
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Low
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single parent
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT score, summer research, family circumstances
[<em>] Weaknesses: essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: NO IDEA but I’m beyond happy that they like me!
[li] Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT (accepted), some UC schools, Case Western[/li][/ul]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Be yourself! Don’t listen to those who say you can’t do it. Believe me, people at my competitive high school don’t think much of me, academic-wise.
So happy I got in, it has so much of what I hoped for! Distance, financial aid, academics, size, happy students, collaborative atmosphere, peaceful atmosphere, the atmosphere when it won’t be humid, just the atmosphere in general surrounding the beautiful campus, the atmosphere.</p>