Rice Class of 2016 RD Results!

2girlzmum
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:45:42 +0000

On behalf of my D:

Decision: Waitlisted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2140 (710M,730CR,690W)
[] ACT:35
[] SAT II:low 700’s for Math II, Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.93/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):33/440
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calc BC (5), Eng. Lang. (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C, Calc III/DiffEq, AP Lit., AP Studio Art,Spanish V
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NM Commended
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):XC, Track
[] Job/Work Experience:Lifeguard since May 2011
[] Volunteer/Community service:~ 25 hrs, various
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:One learning new paradigms
[] Teacher Recommendation:Haven’t seen
[] Counselor Rec:Haven’t seen but he’s not a good counselor and doesn’t know my D
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:Yes, alumni. Went okay from what D said
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Y
[] Intended Major:Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Suburban Public High
[] Ethnicity:Mixed
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket:$140K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li][/ul]Reflection[list]

[li] Strengths:ACT score [/li]
[li] Weaknesses:Not so many AP’s, low SATII’s, she’s a low key kid and doesn’t always project enthusiasm even though Rice was her top choice. [/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not strong enough application, not strong enough in the “Why Rice?” essay. [/li]
[li] The most unique thing in your application: Lived in England for 9th, 10th grade years. Wasn’t sure if it made her unique or threw her schedule out of kilter with the transitions. I guess it was the latter. [/li]
Congratulations to those who were accepted! I might be more disappointed than D. Rice looks like a wonderful school!