Do I have a shot at Rice?

<p>Ethnicity: Caucasian.
Rank: Number 5 out of a little over 300. Ranks are not set yet, but will be after the second half of this semester.
Location: Middle Tennessee
GPA: 3.85 unweighted
Cumulative Average: 97.625</p>

<p>I'm wondering if the grading scale our school system goes by is not a ten point scale, will the numbers be recalculated by that or kept the way they are despite the difference?</p>

<p>ACT
English: 30
Mathematics: 28
Reading: 36
Science: 24</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Softball, outside league [4 years]
Varsity Track & Field [3 years]
Varsity Cross Country [2 years] [Team Captain 1 year]
Marching Band Colorguard [1 year]
4-H Lifelinks Club [2 years]
Photography Club [1 year]</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
Achievement of Academic Excellence [2 of 3 years available and pending] - County-wide; must have a 93.0 average for the past two semesters prior to the award ceremony and have not received anything below an 85 in any one subject.
Certificate of Excellence: French I, French II, Art IV - Student or of the top two-three students with the highest grade out of the classes.
Excelling in Education Gold [2 years] - All As for first semester and first half of second semester.</p>

<p>Honors/AP Classes Taken/Taking
Honors English I through III
AP Literature & Composition
Honors Geometry
AP Biology</p>

<p>50+ hours of community service gained through tutoring and things organized by the 4-H Club. </p>

<p>Please be honest and tell me anything you think would help for the remainder of my senior year. </p>

<p>Also, for the 2-D, scannable image, would it be acceptable if I did a sketch of something I liked and sent that in? Would it help make my application stand out at all?</p>

<p>Thank you. (:</p>

<p>I wish you have leadership positions…
… maybe…</p>

<p>You only have a shot if you apply. Good luck!</p>