Are Boston College and Villanova a reach or at my level?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>My GPA is a 3.8 and my SAT score is 1650 but I am taking them again and hoping to get a 1850 and I am taking SAT subject tests: MATH I and US HISTORY. </p>

<p>I speak three languages Arabic (first language since my parents are foreigners from Syria) , English, and Spanish.</p>

<p>I am CCD first grade and kindergarten teacher for two years (volunteer work). And was in Sunday school in freshman year (got my conformation).</p>

<p>I have taken 10 honors courses 9 - 11 grade.
I will take 2 more honors courses next year with AP lit, bio, and psychology.
I earned the Scholastic Award (academic award for freshman year).</p>

<p>I have worked since freshman year. And now carry a second job as well and an internship
this summer
I started photography club at my school and I am the President.
And I am a homeroom rep aka student govt.</p>

<p>I write on my own religious blog. (Won a contest and wrote a review about "Jesus > Religion" by Jefferson Bethke before the book came out and is now a NY Times Best Seller).</p>

<p>I have done Mock Trail, Model UN (delegate and treasurer), Interact, and Habitat for Humanity from freshman or sophomore year).
I have danced since freshman year but had to quite due to expenses this year.
Over the summer I have volunteered at my town's library because I loveeee reading books.
Also I went to Washington D.C for a Law & CSI program with George Mason Law and University plus I got to visit and talk to Georgetown Law admissions :)</p>

<p>I want to be an attorney and if I got into probably left some stuff out but this is it. </p>

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<p>Try your hardest to get the SAT up to at least a 2000</p>

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<p>Are you familiar with the program Naviance? If your school uses it, you can see how you stack up against people that applied there in the past. At the moment it definitely seems that you are below the fifty percentile marker for SAT scores which could play an important role in whether you get admitted. So I’d say you have a chance if you raise those test scores (perhaps try the ACT) but right now it would be considered a reach for those schools.</p>

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<p>Both posters above have good advice. I can tell your right out that without about 2000 SAT, from son’s school, you are highly unlikely to get accepted unless your Syrian nationality is URM status recognized by these schools and some quarter given for that. I know more kids, a lot more kids rejected than accepted with your stats, unless there is some hook involved.</p>