Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

TanArch31
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:42:49 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ list]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 730 CR, 630 W (1490/ 2120)
[] SAT II: 760 Math, 650 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (School doesn’t have GPA)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/432

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Duke of Edinburgh GOLD [/li]
[/list]** Subjective:**[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jr. President, Cultural Club (9th Grade), Jr. Director, Theatre Club (9th Grade), Sr. Coordinator, Cultural Club (10th Grade), Sr. President, Cultural Club (12th Grade), Media Head, Chemistry Club (12th Grade), Coordinator, Physics Club (12th Grade), Editor In Chief, Physics Newsletter (12th Grade), Student Council Prefect, Award for the best all rounder student, Awardee All India Scholarship (7-8 selected each year), Auctioned a painting for International Congress for Women, Exchange Programme to Singapore [/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]Summer Internship at an Architecture Firm, Assisted on a project at Innovative Design Consultants: Sustainable Art, IRecognizeTibet campaign founder

[li] Volunteer/Community service: Work at the local council for child welfare since 6th grade, work at refugee centers, long list [/li]
[] Essays: They were fun. One was about my time at a nunnery when I was 12 and one was about how cooking
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: VERY good
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Architecture
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private (Super Competitive)
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~ $350,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Portfolio, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT, Why Rice essay
[] Why you think you were accepted: Interesting portfolio, strong point of view
[li] The most unique thing in your application: My essay on cooking and the attached picture [/li]
Accepted: Rice U, CMU, USC, Barnard, UMich
Rejected: Cornell

I am so thrilled! Can’t wait for Rice :D