Any Chance BC CSOM?

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For RD

Stats
UW GPA- 3.7. I know it’s crap - Did horrible freshman year but did quite excellently sophomore and junior year. ( Moved from Top 33% - > Top 10%. It’ll be 3.73-3.75 after first quarter senior year )

W GPA- 4.6250
ACT- 33 superscored composite ( 33 E, 35 M , 33 R, 29 S ). BC Superscores. ( Still waiting for my retake score; hopefully I got a 34 )
SAT - 2140 ( one sitting )
SAT Subject Tests - 690 Math II and US History ( I probably won’t send these scores either )
AP SCORES: APUSH ( 5 ) Psych ( 4 ) English Lang ( 5 ) WHAP ( 3 )

*I will be graduating with 13 AP courses.

Senior Schedule:
AP Stats, AP Environmental Science, Calculus AB/BC, AP English Lit (UGH), AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics

*Will probably only send AP scores and ACT

State: Texas. Go to quite a good/competitive school.
Ranked 82/806 ( Around barely top 10% )

Extracurricular:
Debate Captain ( LD )
President and Founding Member of Philosophical Inquiry Club
Founding Member and Leader of a Church-Based Organization ( Distributes Flowers and Cards to Elderly Homes )
Head Activities Director for Church
Tech Solutions Club ( Nerd Herd )

No Major Awards

Community Service: ( About 120 hrs )
Volunteered at Special Education Facility
Service Trip to Fix Poverty-Ridden Homes and Communities in West Memphis
Homeless Ministry

Essays: Expect them to be good, at least the common app.
Recommendation Letters: Probably decent

…My largest concern is that I don’t have any business-specific extracurricular activities or nothing in my app that indicates a strong passion for business… But I was really involved in leadership in my church and various clubs and stuff so maybe it’ll be aight?

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Whatever you do, just don’t try to make any of your EC’s seem like they’re business related if they’re really not. You’’'l come off seeming fake.

My daughter’s test scores were lower than yours and she was not able to take any AP classes until senior year. She had no business background or even a strong understanding of the many tracks one can take in business. She was third in her class, but not in a very competitive school. She got into CSOM early decision. She wrote her common app essay on working at McDonald’s, but her Magis essay had depth. Whatever she wrote, it obviously resonated with the admission officer reading her application.

You just never know what they’re looking for, so keep your grades up, get the best test scores you can, stay involved in things that are important to you, and be sincere in your essays. The rest is pretty much out of your hands.

Good luck!

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My test scores and GPA were lower, but in terms of business “background” / business extracurriculars- I had none and I got into CSOM. If you have any more specific questions feel free to PM me.