Let me just say thank you rock! Thank you so much for being vulnerable and giving such honest insight in everyone of your videos. 🤞🏻I get in to Rice! Thanks again!
its almost my turn for college admissions (class of 2023) and your videos have helped me out so much. after watching your vids Rice honestly sounds like a perfect fit for me, esp the campus culture and setting, so I might try to early decision, is that a good idea or should I save my early decision for a safer school?
Hi! I can’t give you a direct answer to that question as everything college related depends on your personal situation😅 I personally did not apply to any school ED as I wanted to keep my options and did not want to be forced to commit to any school. However, if you have a dream school in mind, previous data has shown higher acceptance rates for ED. I would say though that I personally wouldn’t ED to a safety school because I would want to see if I could get into a better school/get better FA, etc. but the decision is ultimately up to you and your situation! I know that’s a vague answer haha but I hope that helps. Best of luck with your application!
Hi Mina! I was wondering if you knew how you got a full ride to Rice and how much you think your essays impacted the admissions officer's decision to admit you and provide you with the scholarships you were awarded. Also, great video!
Hi! I can’t say for sure what it was about my application that got me a full ride, but honestly I’d say it’s competitive enough that they probably consider your application as a whole (including essays, extracurriculars, awards, etc.). Hope that helps!
I can’t say for sure, but if I had to guess I’d say they take all aspects of your application into consideration(standardized tests, essays, extracurriculars, etc.)
Hello, I want to transfer to Rice and attend this upcoming fall. I attend a CC here in Texas and have a 37hrs with a 3.81 GPA ;( . I just wish I knew exactly what admission was looking for in these essays.
It’s hard to say and honestly I don’t think admissions have specific things they’re looking for in the essays (that’s not helpful I know 😅). But the best I can say is just write true to yourself instead of writing what you think admissions want to see!
Hii. I really liked your video and it helped me a lot. I just want to ask how you specifically found out about rrcel and see. Like what websites did you look at or did you ask students of Rice?
Any tips for an incoming high school sophomore? Im a Texas native and rice is my target school along with ut Austin. My g9 gpa was I think 3.4 ish. You think this is enough or I need to step up my game?
Hmm I can’t give a very concise answer because a lot of things come into play like race, annual household income, extracurriculars, etc. Plus I think there’s a luck factor that goes into things too. I’d say try to get all As from now on and take the most difficult classes you can handle (don’t overload yourself to the point where it’s too much for you) . Also make sure you have good standardized test scores, you’ll need to have really great essays, and have a decent set of extracurriculars that you’ve made significant contributions in. I hope that helps (I know it’s not a clear answer but that’s the best I can say haha) and I wish you the best of luck!! I’m happy to answer any other questions you have too :)
To be blunt but not insensitive, you need to up the game pretty big time. 3.8 with a very challenging curricula that includes a bunch of AP classes could work.
Hi! My gpa unweighted was a 4.0 and weighted I believe was somewhere near 4.4. My school did not rank students. I go into full detail of my stats here which might be helpful for you: czcams.com/play/PL92NCCVOH0mIx9Q76Kk0QNW2rkFPc6XsJ.html
What types of extracurricular activities do you recommend? Should you volunteer places to have a better chance to get accepted? Rice is my dream school and want to do as much as possible to get in.
The ECs you should do depend on what you’re interested in and what is available in your area. For example, since I wanted to major in CS, I did robotics and was a part of the leadership council of an IT club in my tri-state area, etc. I’d say just try to find clubs that you’re interested in and become as involved as possible (try to get leadership positions!). If you have a good volunteer opportunity (say you could be a cofounder of a non profit) then that would a great addition to your resume. Otherwise, if you only volunteer like 20 hours somewhere I don’t think that would do much for your resume. Hope that makes sense!
Ayo, I'm starting a vitamin business and I'm trying to get other high school students to help out with website design, programming, advertising, and clinical study so if you wanna do something for it then it would be a good extracurricular and I'll give ya a fancy job name😈
Is it possible to get in through test optional? I've had hardships that hindered me from getting a good score and was wondering if I would be at a disadvantage if I decided to not submit them, thanks.
To be honest I’m not entirely sure. The year that I applied (the year that Covid had a really big impact on) I don’t think that they placed any emphasis on tests. It helped your application if you had a good score but didn’t hurt you if you didn’t submit. Now since we’re coming out of Covid the story may be different but I’m not sure. However I do believe that a lot of schools are caring less about standardized tests in general and more about extracurriculars and essays. I think if you have a strong application otherwise, you can still have a chance of getting in
Mina, can you please elaborate a little more on the FULL RIDE part? Was it in a form of financial aid or merit scholarship? Did it cover just the tuition or room and board as well? Did it require a separate application? Is it renewable annually or is it fixed for 4 years? Minimum GPA requirement? Thanks in advance!
Rice doesn't really have merit scholarships very much, but it does have a very generous financial aid policy. That is, unless she received some award about which I am unfamiliar. Rice uses the commonapp but has it's own supplemental essays and such. You don't have to make a 4 year financial commitment; the prices always go up each year a bit. I love these videos because I have always said that it's the people at Rice that really make it special. I was surrounded by the most intelligent group of people I will ever encounter, and everyone was very modest. Get as close to all A's as you can, but if you take a stacked load of AP courses, getting a couple B's isn't a big deal. (I interview prospective freshman as a volunteer, and my son is there now.) I think it's more important to take a challenging course load in high school than getting all A's, but most students are going to have an unweighted 3.8 or above with taking AP english, calculus, literature, history, and maybe one or two of their choosing. I would say a "safe" SAT score at the 75th percentile is 1560, but scores of 1520 and above are in the average zone. At Rice, your essays, accomplishments, and experiences can go a long way toward making up for having a little bit lower SAT, I believe. If you treat the Rice application as something to fill out with cut-and-pasted essays and do a cursory job of showing knowledge of the university, it won't fly... guaranteed. Rice is special, has few incredibly gifted students, and offers a unique and elite education and life experience. The best thing you can do to make yourself stand out is to really research the qwerks and culture of campus life in preparation for completing the application. Come to campus at least once for a tour. I know for me and many others, you really need to honestly want to be at Rice to have a good shot at acceptance. I should also add that a higher percentage of early decision applicants are accepted compared to the regular decision applicants. But those applicants are making a commitment to attend if accepted, so there is probably a self-selection bias.
@@RedRageStudio I don't remember saying that, exactly, and I don't see the posting. But at Rice around a 1530 is 75th percentile. Rich has a student body with very high Sat scores. On level with the Ivies.
Hello! I love your videos😍 I am planning to apply to Rice as an International student for Fall 2022. I was wondering how you got a full ride scholarship? Did you fill out FAFSA or was there something else you had to do?
Hi I’m so glad you’re enjoying my content 🙃 no, other than filling out the application and financial aid stuff I did not have to fill out any other application to get the scholarship
Great question! I used the bullet points for a couple other essays as well. I used it for one Yale essay because it was a 125 word max and USC because it just made more sense to have that kind of format but neither essay was a “why college” essay. I also used it for a Caltech essay (also not a why college essay) even though it was a 400 word max because I thought it was easier to separate my ideas out that way. I’ll talk about that essay in a couple videos!
Hi Mina! thanks so much for this video! I was wondering: would you be able to read over my essays and provide some feedback? I don't have anyone checking over my rice essays because I finished them last-minute... Please let me know, thanks!!
How long are College essays supposed to be? I need to do one for CommonApp so looking up tips and tricks and examples of others essays to get an idea on how to write mine.
It depends on which essay you’re doing. The common app has a limit set (I forgot exactly what it is) and school specific essays all have other limits set. For an idea of how long common app should be I have a video of the essay I submitted: czcams.com/video/VBjuy7ibaZw/video.html
@@SufficientlyGaming that’s awesome! Rice is an amazing school and best of luck. I hope my videos help you out and I’m happy to answer any other questions you have. I’m also going to be making a lot of videos about Rice once I get there this fall so I hope you stick around :)
It depends on the dual credit course and what material was covered in the class. What I had to do for each class I tried to transfer was collect the syllabus and some sort of weekly schedule, find which rice course the class matched up with, fill out a form, and connect with a credit transfer advisor. In the end, I was able to transfer about 2 semesters worth of credits
@@gamergurl142tm5 no, you do it once you’re accepted and committed to a school. I do know that most top universities hardly accept any credits though so that’s something to keep in mind as well!
When it comes to the why us essay can I add how when I was 6th grade visiting a university for the first time being rice university and how amazing everything everything seemed as a young kid with big dreams
Misleading. Full ride means you don’t pay anything- even room and board is cover. Rice offers full tuition scholarships for income lower than $75, 000. Many of such videos claims to be full ride when it’s only full tuition scholarships.
Hi! I actually did receive a full ride academic scholarship that covers everything, not just full tuition. But you’re correct in that rice does offer full tuition for lower income students!
So it’s income based, which does not apply to everyone that get in Rice. As other comments has requested, it would be nice that you explain clearly what you exactly got, merit or financial aid. There’re high school kids looking for info here.
@@viviangriffin6842 yes, the scholarship that I got does not apply to most students but my specific scholarship did not have anything to do with income as I received it for academic merit. Hope that clarifies!
@@MinaRyumae okay I did find the info on merit scholarships on rice’s web page. Good for you. You should answer the comments asking for more details about your scholarship so more people are aware. That would be really helpful.
Thank you so much for sharing your essays! They are extremely helpful 😊
Let me just say thank you rock! Thank you so much for being vulnerable and giving such honest insight in everyone of your videos. 🤞🏻I get in to Rice! Thanks again!
I really appreciate your kind words and I’m so glad I was able to help you out! Best of luck with your application :)
🎉This is so very insightful to me 😍 Thank you so much for your nice informative video✨
Thank you so much!! Rice is my dream school and I’m just so nervous right now 🥺
Happy to help and good luck!!
Thank you so much!! This is so helpful!
I’m so glad I was able to help you out and best of luck!!
So hardworking Mina 😌
its almost my turn for college admissions (class of 2023) and your videos have helped me out so much. after watching your vids Rice honestly sounds like a perfect fit for me, esp the campus culture and setting, so I might try to early decision, is that a good idea or should I save my early decision for a safer school?
Hi! I can’t give you a direct answer to that question as everything college related depends on your personal situation😅 I personally did not apply to any school ED as I wanted to keep my options and did not want to be forced to commit to any school. However, if you have a dream school in mind, previous data has shown higher acceptance rates for ED. I would say though that I personally wouldn’t ED to a safety school because I would want to see if I could get into a better school/get better FA, etc. but the decision is ultimately up to you and your situation! I know that’s a vague answer haha but I hope that helps. Best of luck with your application!
@@MinaRyumae Thank you so much! Its nice to have someone whos gone through what I am dealing with right now be so helpful 😌
@@sloppyspaghetti4690 glad I can be of help and best of luck with everything!
Hi Mina! I was wondering if you knew how you got a full ride to Rice and how much you think your essays impacted the admissions officer's decision to admit you and provide you with the scholarships you were awarded. Also, great video!
Hi! I can’t say for sure what it was about my application that got me a full ride, but honestly I’d say it’s competitive enough that they probably consider your application as a whole (including essays, extracurriculars, awards, etc.). Hope that helps!
Amazing! So would you say that essays are what determine you to getting a full ride itself, or are there other factors such as grades?
I can’t say for sure, but if I had to guess I’d say they take all aspects of your application into consideration(standardized tests, essays, extracurriculars, etc.)
Hello, I want to transfer to Rice and attend this upcoming fall. I attend a CC here in Texas and have a 37hrs with a 3.81 GPA ;( . I just wish I knew exactly what admission was looking for in these essays.
It’s hard to say and honestly I don’t think admissions have specific things they’re looking for in the essays (that’s not helpful I know 😅). But the best I can say is just write true to yourself instead of writing what you think admissions want to see!
Hii. I really liked your video and it helped me a lot. I just want to ask how you specifically found out about rrcel and see. Like what websites did you look at or did you ask students of Rice?
I mainly just did research online! I didn’t know anyone at the time who attended rice
Any tips for an incoming high school sophomore? Im a Texas native and rice is my target school along with ut Austin. My g9 gpa was I think 3.4 ish. You think this is enough or I need to step up my game?
Hmm I can’t give a very concise answer because a lot of things come into play like race, annual household income, extracurriculars, etc. Plus I think there’s a luck factor that goes into things too. I’d say try to get all As from now on and take the most difficult classes you can handle (don’t overload yourself to the point where it’s too much for you) . Also make sure you have good standardized test scores, you’ll need to have really great essays, and have a decent set of extracurriculars that you’ve made significant contributions in. I hope that helps (I know it’s not a clear answer but that’s the best I can say haha) and I wish you the best of luck!! I’m happy to answer any other questions you have too :)
Thats amazing information about Rice University: czcams.com/video/eKfpZVZ8aCU/video.html
To be blunt but not insensitive, you need to up the game pretty big time. 3.8 with a very challenging curricula that includes a bunch of AP classes could work.
Hi, Mina, What is your GPA and SAT score? I heard Rice requires almost perfect GPA and top 10 class rank. Thanks
Hi! My gpa unweighted was a 4.0 and weighted I believe was somewhere near 4.4. My school did not rank students. I go into full detail of my stats here which might be helpful for you: czcams.com/play/PL92NCCVOH0mIx9Q76Kk0QNW2rkFPc6XsJ.html
What types of extracurricular activities do you recommend? Should you volunteer places to have a better chance to get accepted? Rice is my dream school and want to do as much as possible to get in.
The ECs you should do depend on what you’re interested in and what is available in your area. For example, since I wanted to major in CS, I did robotics and was a part of the leadership council of an IT club in my tri-state area, etc. I’d say just try to find clubs that you’re interested in and become as involved as possible (try to get leadership positions!). If you have a good volunteer opportunity (say you could be a cofounder of a non profit) then that would a great addition to your resume. Otherwise, if you only volunteer like 20 hours somewhere I don’t think that would do much for your resume. Hope that makes sense!
Ayo, I'm starting a vitamin business and I'm trying to get other high school students to help out with website design, programming, advertising, and clinical study so if you wanna do something for it then it would be a good extracurricular and I'll give ya a fancy job name😈
@@ashywashy4376 anyone can join from anywhere?
Is it possible to get in through test optional? I've had hardships that hindered me from getting a good score and was wondering if I would be at a disadvantage if I decided to not submit them, thanks.
To be honest I’m not entirely sure. The year that I applied (the year that Covid had a really big impact on) I don’t think that they placed any emphasis on tests. It helped your application if you had a good score but didn’t hurt you if you didn’t submit. Now since we’re coming out of Covid the story may be different but I’m not sure. However I do believe that a lot of schools are caring less about standardized tests in general and more about extracurriculars and essays. I think if you have a strong application otherwise, you can still have a chance of getting in
Mina, can you please elaborate a little more on the FULL RIDE part? Was it in a form of financial aid or merit scholarship? Did it cover just the tuition or room and board as well? Did it require a separate application? Is it renewable annually or is it fixed for 4 years? Minimum GPA requirement? Thanks in advance!
Rice doesn't really have merit scholarships very much, but it does have a very generous financial aid policy. That is, unless she received some award about which I am unfamiliar. Rice uses the commonapp but has it's own supplemental essays and such. You don't have to make a 4 year financial commitment; the prices always go up each year a bit. I love these videos because I have always said that it's the people at Rice that really make it special. I was surrounded by the most intelligent group of people I will ever encounter, and everyone was very modest. Get as close to all A's as you can, but if you take a stacked load of AP courses, getting a couple B's isn't a big deal. (I interview prospective freshman as a volunteer, and my son is there now.) I think it's more important to take a challenging course load in high school than getting all A's, but most students are going to have an unweighted 3.8 or above with taking AP english, calculus, literature, history, and maybe one or two of their choosing. I would say a "safe" SAT score at the 75th percentile is 1560, but scores of 1520 and above are in the average zone.
At Rice, your essays, accomplishments, and experiences can go a long way toward making up for having a little bit lower SAT, I believe. If you treat the Rice application as something to fill out with cut-and-pasted essays and do a cursory job of showing knowledge of the university, it won't fly... guaranteed. Rice is special, has few incredibly gifted students, and offers a unique and elite education and life experience. The best thing you can do to make yourself stand out is to really research the qwerks and culture of campus life in preparation for completing the application. Come to campus at least once for a tour. I know for me and many others, you really need to honestly want to be at Rice to have a good shot at acceptance. I should also add that a higher percentage of early decision applicants are accepted compared to the regular decision applicants. But those applicants are making a commitment to attend if accepted, so there is probably a self-selection bias.
@@FergusScotchman 1560 75th percentile? are you going by the old scoring system?
@@RedRageStudio No, the system you are talking about has changed back to a max of 1600
@@FergusScotchman 1570 isnt 75th percentile bro 1410 is 90th percentile
@@RedRageStudio I don't remember saying that, exactly, and I don't see the posting. But at Rice around a 1530 is 75th percentile. Rich has a student body with very high Sat scores. On level with the Ivies.
Hello! I love your videos😍 I am planning to apply to Rice as an International student for Fall 2022. I was wondering how you got a full ride scholarship? Did you fill out FAFSA or was there something else you had to do?
Hi I’m so glad you’re enjoying my content 🙃 no, other than filling out the application and financial aid stuff I did not have to fill out any other application to get the scholarship
@@MinaRyumae thank you so much for responding!
Hey 👋. Have you applied to Rice?
BTW, are you from TKM?
@@abashimov Hello) Yes, I have applied and I am from Turkmenistan.
@@abashimov oh wow, are you from Ashgabat?
I’m curious: did you use this bullet point strategy for other college’s Why College essays or just Rice because the word count was low?
Great question! I used the bullet points for a couple other essays as well. I used it for one Yale essay because it was a 125 word max and USC because it just made more sense to have that kind of format but neither essay was a “why college” essay. I also used it for a Caltech essay (also not a why college essay) even though it was a 400 word max because I thought it was easier to separate my ideas out that way. I’ll talk about that essay in a couple videos!
@@MinaRyumae did you get in those universities?
@@siddharthmundra1895 I got into all the ones I mentioned except for Yale
@@MinaRyumae ah okay.. I’m planning to do the same for rice although the deadline is in 1 hour 💀
I was admitted into Rice RD! Thanks for your great videos!
Hi Mina! thanks so much for this video! I was wondering: would you be able to read over my essays and provide some feedback? I don't have anyone checking over my rice essays because I finished them last-minute... Please let me know, thanks!!
Hi! Please message me on LinkedIn and we can discuss possible next steps: www.linkedin.com/in/mina-ryumae
How long are College essays supposed to be? I need to do one for CommonApp so looking up tips and tricks and examples of others essays to get an idea on how to write mine.
It depends on which essay you’re doing. The common app has a limit set (I forgot exactly what it is) and school specific essays all have other limits set. For an idea of how long common app should be I have a video of the essay I submitted: czcams.com/video/VBjuy7ibaZw/video.html
@@MinaRyumae tysm for the quick reply! I’m so going to check the video out, thanks again :)
Hi also what did u put for that picture question for rice uni?
Haha lucky you I made a video on that too: czcams.com/video/7i3v1fExMs4/video.html hope that helps you out!
@@MinaRyumae woah looks like I am lucky lol thanks! I’m planning to apply to rice this year
@@SufficientlyGaming that’s awesome! Rice is an amazing school and best of luck. I hope my videos help you out and I’m happy to answer any other questions you have. I’m also going to be making a lot of videos about Rice once I get there this fall so I hope you stick around :)
@@MinaRyumae thank you so much and yes I definitely will!
does rice really not accept dual credit courses such as Engl4 and 3 DC and DC us history ?
It depends on the dual credit course and what material was covered in the class. What I had to do for each class I tried to transfer was collect the syllabus and some sort of weekly schedule, find which rice course the class matched up with, fill out a form, and connect with a credit transfer advisor. In the end, I was able to transfer about 2 semesters worth of credits
@@MinaRyumae oooh ok, is this something I should do when applying to the school or should I do it early (Currently a junior)?
@@gamergurl142tm5 no, you do it once you’re accepted and committed to a school. I do know that most top universities hardly accept any credits though so that’s something to keep in mind as well!
@@MinaRyumae ok thanks so much!
hey were you an international or domestic student?
I was a domestic but out of state student!
When it comes to the why us essay can I add how when I was 6th grade visiting a university for the first time being rice university and how amazing everything everything seemed as a young kid with big dreams
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Ngl , This video has honest introduction 😅...
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And also i like your nails more than your essay , JK 😅🤭
Misleading. Full ride means you don’t pay anything- even room and board is cover. Rice offers full tuition scholarships for income lower than $75, 000. Many of such videos claims to be full ride when it’s only full tuition scholarships.
Hi! I actually did receive a full ride academic scholarship that covers everything, not just full tuition. But you’re correct in that rice does offer full tuition for lower income students!
So it’s income based, which does not apply to everyone that get in Rice. As other comments has requested, it would be nice that you explain clearly what you exactly got, merit or financial aid. There’re high school kids looking for info here.
@@viviangriffin6842 yes, the scholarship that I got does not apply to most students but my specific scholarship did not have anything to do with income as I received it for academic merit. Hope that clarifies!
@@MinaRyumae okay I did find the info on merit scholarships on rice’s web page. Good for you. You should answer the comments asking for more details about your scholarship so more people are aware. That would be really helpful.