Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

Skittsie13
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:08:22 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (790 CR, 740 M, 740 W)
[] ACT: 34 (36 E, 35 R, 34 S, 32 M)
[] SAT II: Chemistry (790), US History (790)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, very high 3.9/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/295
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Music Theory (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP European History, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP French Language, AP Biology, Honors Biochemistry and gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended and AP Scholar with Honor? Nothing major.
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA (Vice President), Science Olympiad (captain), Academic Team (captain), varsity swimming (captain), French National Honor Society (secretary), Chemistry Olympics (captain), piano
[] Job/Work Experience: Two summers as a lifeguard and swim instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at local hospital, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Above work experience and volunteering
[] Essays: Not the best. Common App was about the impact my Iranian heritage has had on my life. My Rice perspectives essay was about living in different countries and the aspects of different cultures that I could bring to Rice.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been decent, I really like the teachers I picked and they like me too, and we talk regularly. I picked my AP Chemistry teacher from junior year and my history teacher from sophomore year.
[] Counselor Rec: He kind of dislikes me, and he wrote it very rushed, so probably terrible.
[] Interview: Went really well! It was my first college interview, with an alumna about forty minutes away.
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Chemistry/Political Science double major
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Decent suburban public
[] Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Subject tests, course rigor and GPA
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, essays, counselor recommendation
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed a lot of interest, a bit of geographic diversity… not really sure.
[] The most unique thing in your application: Probably the topic of my perspectives essay – I grew up as a first-generation Iranian immigrant in Australia and moved to the States in second grade.[/ul]

Really happy and excited to be accepted! Now I just have to convince my parents to pay, haha. See you all at Owl Days!