Rice University ED Class of 2020 ****OFFICIAL THREAD*******

SweetLilRiceBall
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:23:01 +0000

This is so late but i barely found out that this website exists lol. Anyways, I’m looking for people to be friends with before I go here, I know NO ONE :(( :)>-

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): superscore (2060) CR (710) Math (660) Writing (690)

•ACT (breakdown): Composite (33) English (34) Math (29) Reading (33) Science (34)

•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (720) Math II (590)

•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/4.0

•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/530

•AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4) Chemistry (3) Physics I (3) Lang/Composition (5) APUSH (5)

•IB (place score in parentheses): N/A

•Senior Year Course Load: Pre-AP Anatomy, AP Biology, Pre-AP French III, AP Calc A/B, AP Studio Art (2nd Year), AP
English Lit, AP Government, AP Economics

•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Visual Arts Scholastic Event competitor (texas-only event), AP Scholar with Distinction, Only kid accepted into Rice at my school so far (personal achievement)

Subjective:

•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (Assistant Manager), Science Club, Link Crew, NHS,
Prism Alliance (LGBT+ club, Founder and President), Friends of Rachel (Anti-Bullying, Co-Founder), Art Club, National Arts Honors Society, Student Ambassador Program (Junior and Senior years, meet with District Board of Trustees monthly)

•Job/Work Experience: Panera Bread - Line Associate/Zone Leader

•Volunteer/Community Service: Parade volunteer (8 hours), Art club volunteer work (30+ hours),

•Summer Activities: … chillin

•Essays: idk like 7-8/10 a lot of people said they were really good but idk

•Teacher Recommendations: 10/10 didn’t read but I’m sure it was amazing

•Counselor Rec:?/10 didn’t read

•Additional Rec:N/A

•Interview: N/A

Other

•State (if domestic applicant): Texas

•Country (if international applicant): USA

•School Type: Public

•Ethnicity: Half Hispanic (Honduran), Half White

•Gender: Male

•Income Bracket: idk like ~70-90,000

•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk what a hook is lol. Im gay and depressed?? is that one?? Does that count??

Reflection

•Strengths: I am good at writing sad, gay essays and using lots of metaphors. I guess my scores were ok but idk if
they were Rice worthy

•Weaknesses: I would say everything tbh, but really I was lacking volunteer work and honors/awards

•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have absolutely no idea honestly. There were so many other applicants that seem more worthy of acceptance, but I’m not complaining. I cried when I found out. Maybe it was because my CommonApp essay was so sad and gay. and i put in my own artwork for the infamous box.

•Where else you are applying or have already applied: UT Austin, Texas A&M- Commerce

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Your essays should be personal. They need to have every bit of you in them as possible. If its about the school, make it about you. Talk as if you’re writing a story, not an essay. They seem to love that. Cry everyday until you get your letter.