<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2040, CR 660, Writing 660, Math 720
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): 32, English 33, Math 29, Reading 36, Science 31, Essay 10
[<em>] SAT II (place score in parentheses): USH (660) ML2 (610) LIT (630)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): WHAP (4), APUSH (4), English Lang (2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Economics/Gov’t AP, Intro to Psych/Sociology, English IV AP, Court Systems/Practices, Calculus AB AP, Chem AP
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate Team (Captain), Student/Class Council (President) Drama Club, Golf Team, School District Improvement Team (School Rep)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community Service: After School Baseball Program, Church Youth Ministry
[<em>] Summer Activities: Attended HOBY Leadership Summit, Bill of Rights Institute Constitutional Academy
[</em>] Essays: Common App discussed my love for Current Events, Rice Essay discussed how conflicting personalities (Being a “Hipster” with “Conservatives”) made me realize what true compromise is, Rice Box was my Tumblr
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: APUSH Teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Yes, Done in October
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle/Lower Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Grew Up Loving Rice (Dad works there)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My Interest shown in the school (Interviews, Overnights, the works), my strong academic commitment, my clear career goals, and the sorta personal vibe I tried to give the paper to stand out (I didn’t let anyone read my Rice Essay because I knew they would edit the personality out of it)
[<em>] Weaknesses: Transferring to a school that had a lower academic rep Junior Year, not taking advantage of AP
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think the interest really did help. Being from Houston really does make it 50/50 on chances, but it all depends on how you utilize it. If you just expect to get in because you’re from Houston, then bad news, but if you can show early interest, they’ll remember you.
[li] Where else you are applying or have already applied: Harvard, Columbia, UChicago, UT Austin[/li][/ul]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m just so excited for the Class of 2018! Go Owls!</p>