Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

Susie101
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:14:56 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780 Reading, 790 Math, 800 Writing (2370 composite)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Lit, 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/191
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on U.S. History, Psychology, World History, Chemistry, English Language, Statistics; 4 on Spanish Language
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Creative Writing, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics/AP U.S. Government, Health Science, AP Calculus BC, Business Information, AP Literature, AP Physics B
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, 2 national 1st place awards for HOSA
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I forgot what I put on the QuestBridge application, but this wasn’t a weak point.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours at public library and 100 misc. hours through National Beta Club and National Honor Society
[] Summer Activities: National HOSA Leadership convention in summer of 2010 and 2011, Kenyon Young Writers in summer 2011
[] Essays: Okay. Supplement essays weren’t up to my usual standards. QB essays were rushed.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Rushed, I decided to do QB the week it was due and did not give my recommenders much time.
[] Counselor Rec: Rushed
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Missed deadline, and I live in Houston…I did visit the campus, though.
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Low enough to qualify for QB Finalist
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not that I am aware of.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats, major national awards, taking the toughest courseload at my school consistently
[] Weaknesses: Rushed application
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rice wanted some writers. I received the Trustee Distinguished Scholarship for my literary merits.
[li] The most unique thing in your application: Rice Box[/li][/ul]