Please Chance RD..

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<p>Rice is probably my first choice now, but I did not apply RD because i only realized this this week lol..</p>

<p>Freshman year:
GPA: 3.6 (unweighted)
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<p>Sophomore year: i moved to France and am attending an American School there
GPA: 3.6 (weighted). new school doesn't do unweighted.
EC's: Model United Nations (attended 1 conference in Italy), Green Team, Kenya Club</p>

<p>Junior year: first semester: (I'm doing the IB diploma)
GPA: 3.3 (unweighted), 3.7(weighted)
Second semester: 3.7 weighted.
Predicted IB score: around 35
EC's: Treasurer of HCMC Kids (a community service club), Founder of the Badminton Club, Green Team, Model united nations (attended a conference in December in Paris and another one in Milan, Italy), Green Team</p>

<p>Senior year: well first quarter just ended, and if i keep up the grades i've achieved, it will be a 4.3-4.5 (weighted) gpa.. yea i know. huge increase.. i'm working my ass off.</p>

<p>EC's: I'm learning a Turkish instrument (baglama saz) for fun, MUN (going to PAMUN and THIMUN in the coming year), Green Team, Founder of Invisible Children</p>

<p>ACT's: 30 composite (36 on english section!), retaking in december</p>

<p>Work experience: for 2 summers, i worked in Syria for the American Embassy. (paid job)
Volunteering: Mother Teresa home in Syria for a summer.</p>

<p>I got letter of recs from work and the Mother Teresa home.</p>

<p>Please chance me?
For those of you who don't know what the IB diploma is, it's basically a rigorous program that is equivalent to.. a lot of AP's.</p>

<p>Rank: top 30% of my class</p>

<p>Awards: Leadership award from my summer job at the Embassy.</p>

<p>I travel a lot. I've lived in 3 different countries...</p>

<p>I know my grades are low. but will my EC's make up for it?</p>

<p>applying RD</p>

<p>please please please chance me</p>

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<p>Apply. If you don’t, they can’t admit you.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks Antarius.
However, I just want to have an idea of whether or not Rice is way too out of my league.</p>

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<p>Rice is a hard to get into across the board. Your stats put you in contention. Make sure that the rest of your app is good (recos, essays etc.) and present the strongest case possible.</p>

<p>Bumping up the ACT won’t hurt either.</p>

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<p>Reach. </p>

<p>However, Knock the essay out of the park and show that you want to be here. Then interview well and you could very well get in. It won’t be easy, but it’s possible.</p>

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<p>You have an interesting background and Rice likes diversity… but I don’t answer chance threads. Apply and good luck! ;)</p>