Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

Guesty
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:38:15 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted

Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 Math, 800 CR, 740 Writing, 8 essay)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA: 3.8-3.9-ish unweighted, 4.78 South Carolina Weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A [probably top 25%]
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (4), AP Bio (5), AP US History (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Calculus AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP French, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, Guitar 1, AP Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist (semifinalist when applying)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country state team, Track, 90 volunteer hours, Wrestling (only one year), Debate (only one year)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: none
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Bio Teacher
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Calc AB teacher
Counselor Rec: Had a new counselor this year, so I dunno.
Additional Rec:
Interview: Didn’t have one…was I supposed to or something? If I missed one, this may have been why I was waitlisted.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian (Bengali)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 80-100 K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: academics, SAT
Weaknesses: Lack of leadership, extracurriculars, probably my essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It may have been my essays or my lack of truly compelling extracurriculars…honestly I thought I’d get in but that’s the way life is I guess.
The most unique thing in your application: Nothing really