<p>I’m a current junior at a public school in Minnesota, class size of 680. Class rank isn’t used anymore, but I’m giving an educated guess at around 30 of 680.
GPA: 4.21(after 3 quarters, guessing around 4.3 after 4)
ACT- 32 (retake, hopefully 33)should I take subject tests?
IB Diploma Candidate
HL Math, HL English, HL History, SL Biology, SL spanish, SL Art
2 year varsity soccer (team captain of both freshman and sophomore teams)
2 year varsity lacrosse
2 year lettering member of math team
coach youth teams for both sports during summer
member of premier level soccer club over summer(big deal)
member of presidential student council at school(not like student gvt, volunteer basis, not a huge deal)
Volunteer at local library
Work as ice-rink attendant during winters
1 year of team rowing
Any suggestions of things that will strengthen my resume?
Also, suggestions for colleges that would fit me well?</p>
<p>Opinions and advise appreciated!</p>
<p>I heard from a friend who visited BC that is was harder to be accepted ED or EA than with regular admission, is this true? I personally find it hard to believe, but he argues that the ED pool is much stronger than the rest of the admissions pool</p>
<p>BC does not have ED -- it's EA -- and yes, the competition is harder in the EA round. BC's policy is to fill no more than 30% of the freshman class from EA candidates, so the school discourages all but the strongest students from applying EA. As stated on the BC website:</p>
<p>"Because it is impossible to gauge the size and quality of the applicant pool at this early stage, admission is more selective for Early Action than during the Regular Admission period. Competitive candidates who are not admitted to Boston College under Early Action will be reconsidered during the Regular Admission evaluation process. Approximately 20% of candidates deferred at Early Action are admitted during the Regular Decision process. Decisions will be communicated in early April. Early Action candidates whose credentials are not competitive for admission to Boston College will be denied in December and may not re-apply in January. This allows such candidates to move forward with the application process at colleges where they will be competitive for admission."</p>
<p>Thanks, thats helpful. I think I will apply strictly in regular admission</p>
<p>Actually, I think your stats look pretty good. If you retake the ACT and get a 33, then you should definitely apply EA. If you go to the collegeboard website, it says that the acceptance rate EA is around 40% or something. I was the only person in my school to apply EA and I got in. Five or six applied RD and they were all rejected (one of which was the class president and the other's going to a top 20 school). Even though they advise against it, I still think it shows interest. If your ACT improves even just one point, you should be all set. The worst I would think is that you'd get deferred.</p>
<p>As for your SAT II question, you can take it if you want, but your ACT w/ writing covers the requirements. Hope that was somewhat helpful.</p>
<p>I agree with Elmtree723 that you should not be afraid of the tougher EA scrutiny, because your GPA, rank, and test scores are very, very good. It's harder to judge where your ECs and community service place you in the applicant pool, but I suspect you will do OK there too.</p>
<p>Be aware that "showing interest" is irrelevant here and there is absolutely no admissions boost from applying EA. BC specifically states on their website -- and I have heard the same directly from BC admissions officers -- that the school does not care about expressed "interest" and don't bother tracking it at all.</p>
<p>Regarding your question about subject tests: If you retake the ACT and do score higher, I wouldn't bother taking the SAT subject tests -- unless you need them for other college applications. Of course, you can always take them and then just send them to BC only if you get high scores (700+). Since you took the ACT, you have completed BC's testing requirement and there is no penalty if you don't send in SAT I or subject test scores. (My son was accepted EA and sent in only his ACT score.)</p>