<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>[<em>] ACT (breakdown): Composite (not superscored): 31, English: 35, Math: 32, Reading: 34, Science: 30, Writing: 8
[</em>] SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/334
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Econ. Micro/Macro: 4, 4 AP US History: 5, AP Calc AB: N/A, AP Chemistry: N/A
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Symphony Band, Jazz Band, English 4, Personal Finance, Anatomy and Physiology, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, Student Government
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Forensics League Excellence Member
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): [Debate Team Captain], [Senior Class President] Pep Band, NHS, [United Way Charity Local Coordinator]
[li] Job/Work Experience: N/A[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community Service: NHS, United Way Charity Local Coordinator
[<em>] Summer Activities: Took colleges classes at Stanford University
[</em>] Essays: Heartfelt, pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $120,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I had some pretty strong leadership positions and have some musical talent
[<em>] Weaknesses: I didn’t take a ton of APs in high school, only 5
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a lot of interest in the school by taking a tour, going to the info session, and sitting in on classes. My EC, leadership positions, and my supplemental essays helped a lot as well
[li] Where else you are applying or have already applied: Vanderbilt, Wash U, University of Denver, but screw that, I’m going to Rice![/li][/ul]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t make the mistake of not showing your interest in the school. Visit, ask questions, sit in on some classes, read about the school, and overall show the admissions officers that you love Rice!</p>