Rice Class of 2024 Regular Decision

waitlisted!!

ADMITTED
NC - Chemical Engineering Major
4.0 UW GPA (don’t know W)
1550 SAT (800m, 750e)
National Merit Scholar
Solid ECs (Leadership/national titles)
White Female
Accepted: NC State, GA Tech, UCLA, UC Berkeley
Rejected: Johns Hopkins, Princeton
Waitlisted: Cornell
Congrats to everyone who got accepted and lots of love for everyone who applied

Accepted! 3.97 UW, 34 ACT

waitlisted :confused:

I got in! I can’t believe it!
1560 SAT
740 BioE, 800 Math II
IB Predicted: 42/45
Waitlisted: Cornell, Brown, Duke, UCLA
Rejected: UCBerkeley, Columbia
Accepted: Wellesley College, RISD, Parsons
Major: Environmental Studies
East asian female - International

rejected :frowning:

10 percent admit rate this year. Breakdown is summarized here. https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2020/03/2024-admissions

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35 ACT, 4.0 UW, 4.4 W
Rank 7/430
Decent LOR’s + EC’s + essays
No national awards or achievements
Asian male from TX

I cannot believe it! Accepted!
White Female
NC
Political Science major

34 ACT (35 superscore)
4.0 UW, 4.6 W
Rank 2/570

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Accepted with $15k/year in merit!! Combined with need-based aid, I won’t be paying anything for the first year!

36 ACT
94/100 UW
basically all honors and AP classes
Truly passionate about my ECs, have lots of leadership and some unique stuff
White female from CT
Applied as a CS major with interest in linguistics

rejected
4.0 UW GPA, 5.12 W GPA
SAT: 1490 (720 R, 770 M)
8 APs
Many hours of dance for four years, one year poms team, lots of volunteering including mission trip and weekly hospital shift, part time job, some clubs
Accepted into: USC, U Miami, Tulane, GWU, American, SLU, UCSB
Waitlisted at: UCLA and Emory
Rejected: Only Rice
Congrats to everyone accepted!

@Houston1021 My O-Week brother wrote that article!

Is anyone having issues with the portal? I can’t get out of the t-shirt window

Accepted.
1530 SAT
4.70/4.0 GPA
10 APs
Asian female
Very strong art portfolio and national art awards.
Accepted: Williams College, Columbia, University of Virginia, UMich, Vassar, UCI, UCSD
Waitlisted: Yale
Rejected: Other ivy schools.

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That’s explains a lot. My d applied for music. Ony 3% was admitted to music

Accepted
Political Science Major
Pacific Islander Male
California
3.8 UW GPA, 4.0W GPA
ACT: 33
9 APs
Eagle scout, intern for state senator during summer of junior year, intern for local legal bar association for 2 years, worked for my city’s youth commission for 3 years, and won my league’s annual debate final tournament. Also, student body treasurer. Participated in many clubs as leadership (Civics, FIRST Robotics, and multiple service clubs).
Rank: My school doesn’t do rank but I’d say top 15%.
Accepted into: USC, Pepperdine, UC Davis
Waitlisted at: George Washington University, UC Santa Barbara
Rejected: Georgetown University, UCB, UCLA, Brown

@shulad I think they mean that 3% of acceptances went to music applicants, as the numbers in that row add to 100%. However, I’m sure it was extremely competitive and your daughter should be proud of everything she has accomplished, regardless of any college’s ultimate decision

Waitlisted
Asian female from midwest
34 ACT and 800 SAT II Math 2
4.0 uw GPA and 4.5 weighted GPA (10 APs and many honors classes)
Ranked 12/319 students
Solid leadership and state/regional awards in Drumline, Band, Speech, and Science Olympiad
Published research in cardiology (second author)
150+ volunteer hours
Did a Skype interview that went really well
Did not visit

@mathhappy yes… it means they accepted 28 students this year because the total is 2346 students… it makes me feel better… I must say:-)

Where to find scholarships info?