Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

katie459
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:41:49 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
•SAT I (breakdown):
•ACT: 33
•SAT II: only submitted math (didn’t have to submit any w/ ACT) Math I: 750 Math II: 740
•Unweighted GPA: 4.203 (4.33=A+ 4.00=A)
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, 1st or 2nd /190
•AP (place score in parenthesis): did horribly and didn’t submit
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP French, Government
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
Subjectives:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I am a competitive dancer, 20-25 hrs/week in studio. Won nationals last year, Dancer of the Year, etc. French Club President for three years. Student Government, Senior Class President.
•Job/Work Experience: Work at local ice cream place approx. 10 hrs/week since 2009.
•Volunteer/Community service: belong to a nonprofit dance company that does outreach programs in underprivileged areas, does concerts to benefit charity, approx. 300 hrs. Did some other random stuff.
•Summer Activities: Harvard Summer School 2011
•Essays: Spent a lot of time perfecting the Rice supplements and ensuring I showed interest through them. Common App essay was about how dance has been the one constant in my life and helped me to overcome a rough family situation
•Teacher Recommendation: fantastic 
•Counselor Rec: good, but generic
•Interview: nope
Etc.
•Applied for Financial Aid?: yessss
•Intended Major: Political Science
•State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
•Country (if international applicant): United States
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: Female
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Listed Rice for National Merit way back. I did it on a whim but I think it really paid off.

Reflection
Strengths: EC leadership, essays
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly expected a rejection! I was thrilled when I got the email. I think National Merit really helped. I also played the dance card and included a link in my application where the adcoms could view a video online. So excited! Hoping to visit during Owl Days!

Good luck to all those waitlisted or rejected! I know it is hard; but keep your heads up! There are tons of amazing schools out there!