Do I have a chance for Rice?

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<p>Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic (Puerto Rican) ---> I'm actually the only Hispanic kid in my grade... one of about 3 or 4 Hispanics in the entire school if that matters.
State: New York
Intended Major: History & Buisness
High School Info: One of the best Public High Schools in America. We used to be #11 on the US New Report, but somehow this year we were in the 30s... Every year we send a minimum of 3 kids to Harvard, 2 to Yale... Dozens to Ivys.
Rank: We don't rank, but I'd say top 25%?
Recommendations: Fantastic, one of my strongest points.
1.) English Teacher
2.) Obsolete Currency Dealer I work for.
3.) Curator of Historical Society at Colonial Williamsburg</p>

<p>GPA: 3.3 (Steep upward trend... Freshman year and 8th grade keeping me down)
ACT: 31 -> Taking again. Hoping for 32+
SAT: 2020 (680 CR, 670 M, 670 W) -> Taking again. Hoping for 2100+
SAT II: Literature, Math I, American History (Scores on 29th, expecting 700+ on all)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars / Leadership
- Varsity Wrestling Captain
- President of Symphony Orchestra
- Captain of the Ultimate Frisbee Team
- Captain & Co-Founder of the Badminton team
- Captain & Co-Founder of the Footbag (hacky sack) team
- Principle Bassist (1st chair) of Symphony Orchestra
- Principle Bassist of Chamber Orchestra
- Principle Bassist of Stage Band</p>

<p>-Volunteered with my brother (a peace core volunteer) for three weeks during summer of 08 teaching English to people in a poor Costa Rican village. Also did farm work.</p>

<p>-Volunteered with the Student Conservation Association restoring Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Stayed, camping outside, for three weeks rebuilding the curtilage fence, which is now a permanent exhibit. </p>

<p>Other: I'm also heavily involved with Numismatics (coin & currency collecting). I work for a currency dealer, trusted with tens of thousands of dollars of notes and coins. I also have done several lectures at local coin clubs.</p>

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<li>3x recipient of American Numismatic Association Young Numismatist Scholarship. Full ride, including air fare to the ANA Summer Seminar at Colorado College.</li>
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<p>I love SCA - spent the summer at Bryce Canyons when I was 16, many, millions of years ago. Apply!</p>

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<p>A helpful comment might be to change principle to principal on your applications.</p>

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<p>Also, I do believe it’s Peace Corps, (not core). In case you wrote that on your application</p>

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<p>Thanks, I wrote it correctly on my applications… I guess I had a mental slip.</p>

<p>I’m so used to thinking of the Peace Corps as just ‘cuerpo de paz’, which is peace corps in spanish.</p>

<p>So… Assuming I fix these misspellings… What are my odds for Rice?</p>

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<p>Everything sounds good here, I especially like the currency thing, it’s an interesting twist given that you want to major in history.
That aside, I would like to see MORE history credentials if that’s your intended major. Consider volunteering somewhere else (although you’ve done that already) and you NEED TO BRING UP THAT GPA.
but seriously, your application looks pretty good. good luck.</p>