<p>Do you think a 2160 is too low for Rice especially since i am from houston?
V700 M710 W750 E 12</p>
<p>I plan on re-taking in october</p>
<p>That’s a perfectly acceptable score. By no means does it make you a shoo-in, but I don’t think it will hold you back, either.</p>
<p>Hi Magerie - Rice definitely looks at each applicant holistically and doesn’t really have a ‘formula’ that looks at one number or another. That bit of good news being said, it is tougher to get in if you are from Houston. My d, from Houston, is a NMF, SAT scores 2250, had national awards and was waitlisted. Fortunately she was accepted at several other top choices and is happily packing the U-Haul for North Carolina as I type. </p>
<p>My advice would be to take the SATs again, it may help. But more importantly work on a creative essay and resume that tells Rice what is unique or unusual about yourself. Imho, Rice takes great pride in selecting those unique candidates.</p>
<p>Go ahead and retake if you like, but as ldmom said, your primary focus should be on the non-standardized, non-statistical parts of the application. In an area like Houston – nay, the State of Texas – there will always be someone with higher scores. Big deal.</p>
<p>Show them who you are, and reveal your passions. Be more than a student and more than a set of numbers on the page. As for your scores themselves, you already have me beat in math/verbal, and now I’m an alumnus – you could be, too.</p>