Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

altwtx
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:04:49 +0000

Decision: Accepted

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[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (770 M, 640 CR, 690 W)
[] ACT: 36 (36 M, 35 R, 36 S, 35 E)
[] SAT II: Chemistry - 740, Math II - 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/463
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Studies (7), SL Psychology (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP/HL IB Chemistry, HL IB English IV, Pre-AP Computer Science, SL IB Spanish IV, IB Theory of Knowledge, HL IB HOA II
[] Major Awards: U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate (ended up not applying)
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (President), Key Club (Treasurer), Student Council, NHS, Spanish NHS, Dance Team Escort/Manager (hard to explain, hundreds of hours though)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an elementary school every Wednesday morning for two years, designed and created wooden puzzles for elementary school, mission trips, anything for clubs
[] Summer Activities: none
[] Essays: Honestly can’t remember what they were really about. I know I wrote a good one about how I can add to the diversity even though I’m white.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably not too strong.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably not very good either. I’ve probably only spoken to her a handful of times.
[] Additional Rec: none.
[] Interview: Didn’t apply in time to get one.
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but I probably won’t get any.
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] School Type: Public (5A)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$400k with divorced parents
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely none.
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, my attached picture was pretty good
[] Weaknesses: White, male, parents make a lot of money, SAT & SAT II scores, recommendations
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure to be honest. I have friends with comparable scores who didn’t get in. They’re from the Houston area though and I heard they try not to accept as many locals.
[] The most unique thing in your application: Attached picture