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Pad my application with extracurricular activities - Rice really likes a diverse, but bookworm, student body.
However, if you are looking for a small school and can afford the comparable tuition, I suggest the East coast schools.
Architecture
Be yourself, Rice recognizes your true value.
Architecture
letsee... a couple ap credits.. all a's... some school clubs.. being an officer and president in some... summer programs... portfolio porfolio portfolio... won some awards... saludatorian of hick alabama school... some service hours... lovely essay about sleeping.. sat score... i dunno. i do a lot of stuff and i "excel" in things but i consider myself pretty mediocre.. the essay and portfolio got me in i think.
sooooooo... architecture only accepts twenty something people so you gotta show creative ability and potential
Biology
Pray. Doesn't hurt to do well on the SAT, have good grades, play an orchestral instrument, have written a treatise on the role of native uprisings in the fall of the British Empire, and speak five languages. Either that, or be able to score 30 points a game in basketball or run a 4.3 forty in full pads... Did I mention praying.
Chemical Engineering
I was an experienced international athlete, had almost 1000hrs. real volunteer work(not sitting around drinking or brewing coffee), was a member of my high school physics and math teams and some other random stuff. no AP credit.
the admission comitte likes people with real lives, not dorks who study for the sat all day long.
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Rice is expanding. Right now is a great time to apply. Also, they're trying to recruit a more diverse population. So internationals and people from the northeast: apply! They're one of the rare top tiered universities that give out a lot of merit aid too.
Chemistry
Wide range of extracurricular activities and some sort of area of interest, experience or talent that separates you from the rest of the students with good grades. High grades, high school rank, and decent SAT's are important, but Rice is looking for unusually gifted individuals, not just people who manage to accumulate good grades.
Chemistry
BS on Admission Applications -- every university receives TONS of admission applications, there is NO way they can verify everyone's credentials.
Rice tries REALLY hard to ***project*** a diverse student body. Put something on the application that would trigger their diversity-meter.
Chemistry
Extracurricular activities, AP classes, and reading of literature and philosophy outside of the required high school texts. I recommend balancing off any grades and test scores with areas of interest and expertise that will reveal you to have potential beyond being a "student."
Computer Science
Try and be as unique as possible, it takes more than brains to get in. Interviews are highly recommended and crucial in the admissions process.
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