<p>Uhh why did you post this twice?? You didn’t have to. And basically, you need to look at the stats of some people that got accepted - I wasn’t RIDICULOUS by any means in the applicant pool, but SO many people on this board were some of those people who were extremely competitive and were therefore offered admission. Compare your stats to them - I know that it’s sometimes unfair to compare different applicants because it’s like apples and oranges, but Rice adcoms expect a LOT on the general whole out of their applicants.</p>