Chance me PLEASE

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<p>I am from Florida.
I am in the IB program. Here are a list of my classes that I took:
--Freshman--
Pre Algebra - A
French I Pre-IB - B
English I Pre-IB - C
Algebra I Hon - A
Geometry Hon - A
Biology I Pre-IB - C
World History Pre-IB - B
BST Computing - A</p>

<p>--Sophmore--
French II Pre-IB - A
English II Pre-IB - B
Algebra II HON - A
Anatomy Physiology HON - A
Chemistry I Pre-IB - B
AP Euro History - B</p>

<p>--Junior--
French III IB- A
English III IB- B
IB Pre-Calculus - A
AP Calculus AB - B
Biology II IB - B
Chemistry II IB - B
History of the Americas IB - B</p>

<p>--Senior (current)--
French IV IB
English IV IB
IB Mathematics Higher Level
AP Calculus BC
Biology III IB/AP
History of the Americas II IB
Theory of Knowledge IB</p>

<p>-GPA -
Cumulative Unweighted GPA: 3.3488
Cumulative Weighted GPA: 4.5116</p>

<p>-Ranks-
Class total: 615
Unweighted Rank: 164 (75%)
Weighted Rank: 83 (86%)
Unless I am mistaken most colleges weigh classes on their own scale?</p>

<p>-SAT-
First attempt(05/2009): Critical Reading - 650 Math - 690 Writing - 710
Second attempt(06/2009): Critical Reading - 630 Math - 710 Writing - 690
Best combined score: 2070
SAT Subject Tests not taken. Should I take them in October?</p>

<p>-Extracurricular-
- French Honor Society: 2 years, held the position of Treasurer- managed all the money flowing in and out of the society and mapped out spending for events, 2 hours contributed each week
- Cricket Club: 3 years, held the position of Captain (President) for the last year- organized meetings, bought the equipment and taught new players on how to play Cricket, 2 hours contributed each week
- Physics: 1 year, 1 hour contributed each week
- Math Honor Society: 1 year
- Ocoee Baseball Junior League: 1 year, 12-15 hours contributed for week</p>

<p>-Community Service (total of about 150 hours)-
- Gift for Teaching teacher store: helped teacher checkout and organized donations, 2 hours per week
- Orange County Head Start (Hal Marston Center),
- Nemours Children's Clinic, provided a welcoming and compassionate presence to patients’ families in the waiting room/resource center, 4 hours per week</p>

<p>-Employment-
Web producer/developer for an online merchanting site (<a href="http://www.cyberhypezone.com):%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cyberhypezone.com):&lt;/a> October 2006-October 2007, approximately 6 hours spent per week. The site was held as a model for my classmates for the time it was present and used simple html and flash.</p>

<p>Other info:
Freshman year there was an incident in my family where my father got lost while he was vacationing in India and that whole year it was a huge mess over here. I think that's why my grades were much lower. Also I was born in India, English is not my first language nor the language spoken at home. I am the only student in my school to start with Algebra 1 freshman year and end with Calc BC senior year. I am also the only student to take 4 Higher Level IB classes and one of few to take two IB science classes in one year.</p>

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<p>Your chances are decent (i would say 55% to 65%). Your test scores are within the range. However, as you stated yourself, your grades are low for Rice. Since you underwent a very difficult/stressful situation when you got lower grades, explaining the situation about your dad getting lost in India on the Common App application may redeem yourself a little bit. I believe that the admissions officers will understand as long as you articulate the situation accurately. Also, be sure to ask your counselor to explain the circumstances in his/her recommendation.</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars are fine, but none of your activities really stand out. However, not everyone at Rice has impressive extracurriculars, so you should be fine. Good luck!</p>