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

RolandCorvos
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:02:47 +0000

Hi! I guess I’m a bit late but here goes my decision…

Decision: Accepted

Objective
-SAT I: Composite (2160) Reading (770) Math (700) Writing (690)
-ACT: N/a
-SAT II- US History (790) Spanish (770)
-GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0 (my school only does unweighted)
-Rank: 1 out of 423
-AP: Human Geography (5), World History (5), US History (4), Spanish Language (5), Physics I (2), English Language (5)
-IB: N/a
-Senior Year Course Load: AP AB Calculus, AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, Academic Decathlon (Honors), College Readiness (Honors)
-Major Awards: National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Questbridge Finalist, Rotary Club Recognized Scholar, 2nd Place Writing at ACDEC Area Meet, 2nd Place at UIL Social Studies District Meet

Subjective
-Extracurricular: Honors Band (Squad Leader), Academic Decathlon (Team Leader), Rhetorical Society (Secretary), UIL Social Studies, UIL Literary Criticism

Job/Work Experience: N/a
-Community/Volunteer Service: 100+ hours for Destination Imagination, Kids’ Summer Reading Club, Marching Contests
-Summer Activities: Volunteering at Middle School Summer Band and Public Library, attending my own summer band camp
-Essays: My counselors and editors all found my essays very personal and original so 9/10
-Teacher Recs: My ACDEC coach and my junior English teacher both gave me pretty good reviews so 8/10
-Counselor Rec: Pretty decent recommendation since we get along pretty well so 7/10
-Interview: I applied for one, but there were none available off-campus

Other
-State: TX
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Mexican-American
-Gender: M
-Income Bracket: ~$45,000
-Hooks: First generation, low income/high achiever, not white, strong overall

Reflection
-Strengths: My test scores, I chose just the right amount of extracurriculars so that I’m not overstretched, Questbridge Finalist status
-Weaknesses: Not a lot of leadership positions, SAT I isn’t almost perfect only decent
-Why was I accepted?: I honestly have no idea other than those reasons stated above. A miracle perhaps?
-Where else did I apply: Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Williams, Columbia, Notre Dame; I also had Baylor and UT-Austin applications on standby in case Questbridge didn’t pan out

Comments: I truly believe that my journey has been blessed by God himself and even though Rice wasn’t my 1st choice, researching it has led me to start getting excited about going there. I hope to see as many of you as possible there in August or April!!!