I’m a junior in high school this year, until last spring I had no idea where I wanted to go to college. I have always known that I wanted to go someplace really unique and unconventional, and none of the state colleges in Texas that I had visited(A&M, UT Austin, Tech) really lived up to my expectations. Then I heard about Rice… It sounded amazing, so I researched it, and I decided that I might really want to go there. Then I read the admission statistics, and only about 30 percent of applicants are admitted. Tough odds.
My mom took me to Houston to visit Rice during an on campus day in November, and on that day, I fell in love. It might sound overdramatic, but I completely adored every aspect of Rice University. The originality of the student body, the gorgeous campus, the caring professors, the educational opportunities…. it just amazed me. Rice seems like the perfect place for me, and honestly, I can’t imagine myself going anywhere else. It’s kind of hard, because I know that the odds of getting in are REALLLY against me. I don’t want to build my Rice dream up in my head too much, because I don’t want the letdown if I don’t get in. I can’t help it though! I want this SO much… Rice feels so perfect and so RIGHT. I strongly believe that if I get in, my life will be changed forever for the better.
I make good grades, mostly A’s, I take all honors classes, I’m in the top 8% of my class, I am yearbook editor, decently conversational in spanish, on student senate, on drill team, in Spanish Club, in NHS, I recently made a 2090 on the SAT and I think I’m pretty creative. Is this enough to get in? If anyone knows what I should do differently, or has any tips on what classes I should add to my schedule, or advice on what to say in the Rice interview, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me.
I want this more than I have ever wanted anything in my life.
