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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's a TT NYC school, top 20 is very likely, non-HYP ivy is doable, and HYP (as always) is a big stretch but she should apply.[/quote]
HYP+MS are big stretches.  Other than T5, all possible.  3.9 (if unweighted) is extremely high in these private high school.  We only have a handful each year, all goes to top schools with just normal ECs.

OP didn't mention her test score.  A high score above 1560 or close to 1600 would also help.[/quote]

OP: yes, one of only few kids (but we don’t know how many exactly) who have 3.9. We know no one ever gets 4.0 at this school. SAT 1560 first try, no tutoring, may retake. [/quote]

You don't need to retake the SAT with a 1560. That's good enough for everywhere. For this student's interests and disposition, I think Rice would be an exceptionally good fit. The lack of standout ECs is an issue though. But if this is a "top feeder" high school, and she has some writing awards and a proven passion for certain fields - even robotics - it could work. Rice is changing though - they have been on a building spree recently and are expanding their undergrad size by I think 25 percent. So it's not as small as it used to be. And they've added a business major, which is a very un-Rice thing to do. But even going from 4000 to 5000 undergrads and including a business major, Rice will always be Rice. It's a school for bright kids with a lot of intellectual curiosity who want to do good things.

I'd visit. Preferably in October. For most of the academic year, the weather is great. But September still has the heat. I get the Texas issue. But Rice has a very nice campus in a good neighborhood near the largest medical complex in the world. It's a very blue corner of Texas. So visit, get a sense of the residential colleges, which are great and a feature of Rice. And if she likes it, shoot your shot ED.

Other schools to consider for an unhooked student with those interests, stats, and disposition would be Chicago, Brown, Northwestern, WashU, Harvey Mudd, maybe Pomona. And the really good publics like Michigan and Berkeley, which are big enough for everyone to find their space. And if applying RD, I would go ahead and apply to Stanford and MIT because you never know. The stats are there. Who knows, maybe a really compelling essay gets them over the top.

But I would really look to apply to a school ED if possible.  [/quote]

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