<p>Hey I was wondering if my scores were too low for BC…</p>
<p>SAT I: 2010 (610CR 750M 650W)
SAT II: Chem 800 Phys 800 MathIIC 800</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7UW out of 4.0.</p>
<p>Do you think I still have some chance being that my SAT I is low?</p>
<p>Do colleges see SATII as the same weighting or lower/higher than the SATI? </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Your SATII’s are obviously perfect. Your SAT is not stellar, but probably will be good enough, although BC is getting more competitive. If you have a chance, retaking the SAT or ACT wouldn’t hurt. If not, don’t worry.</p>
<p>Okay thank you!</p>
<p>newyork331:</p>
<p>Your SAT score & GPA puts you in approx. 40-45 percentile of the accepted student pool. Your SAT II puts you in the 90 percentiles. Do you have a chance? Of course you do! It all comes down to your essay, recommendations, and extracurricular.
Also, which college are you applying can make a difference too! Overall, I think you have a great chance getting it. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thank you!!! I feel a lot better applying!</p>
<p>Perfect SATIIs, slightly below 50%-tile SAT scores (~2050). You’ll be totally fine.</p>
<p>I don’t know how anyone can give feedback like “don’t worry”, or “you’ll be totally fine”. No one can tell you how the discussion will go for your application (or anyone’s) when the adcom’s discuss it. </p>
<p>Just read through the past years’ of BC decision threads on this forum, and you’ll see posts with academic profiles stronger than yours who got rejected/waitlisted, and others with profiles weaker than yours who got accepted. </p>
<p>Going by the limited info you’ve provided in the opening post, you have something that should be considered and discussed. Beyond that, only the adcoms will be able to say - when they review your application.</p>
<p>I say great chance. You don’t have to be good at everything! You clearly have a great strength in math, science. I imagine that is where your interests lie. There are smart people reading applications. They’ll get it. Write a strong essay, show real interest and relax.</p>
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<p>Excellent scores (obviously). But BC has a Core curriculum, with lotsa required readin’ and writin’. How BC adcoms look at a math-science geek, and in particular, against the competition – strong math-science scores are much more common than strong Lit scores – no one really knows.</p>
<p>@jpm50, the better option, if he or she cannot retake the SAT, is to freak out? I wholeheartedly agree that people shouldn’t say “you’re definitely in!” But on the other hand, it’s not like the applicant’s scores are way out of range. It would be pointless to freak out about SAT scores if you have no more control over them. Obviously the essays and rest of the application will have weight. The OP should not worry about SAT if he or she has already applied for this year. newyork331 should finish up the application, if it hasn’t already been completed, and wait for the decision.</p>
<p>Dear newyork331 : While you have received some extremely valuable feedback, let me offer some data points that suggest that you should not be feeling comforable at any level.</p>
<p>[1] Your SAT I Critical Reading Score (610) is in the bottom quartile of accepted students. </p>
<p>[2] Your GPA at a 3.7 suggests that you are marginally at the Top 10% level of your High School class; remember that 85% of BC’s accepted class comes from the Top 10% of their High Schools.</p>
<p>[3] Your SAT II scores will receive a fraction of the weighting given to your SAT I scores. In particular, your SAT II courses are all in the sciences areas which is clearly a strength from your SAT I mathematics profile. From this collection of scores, we are left to think that your reading/writing skills as they apply to the liberal arts might be seriously challenged by the Boston College core and therefore you might not be a good fit. (This echoes the views from bluebayou appearing earlier in this thread.)</p>
<p>Now, this is an incredibly harsh review - but I have written this note in a blunt format to make a point. Short version is that there are just too many missing components here and your numbers are average.</p>
<p>Consider the following attributes : leadership, volunteerism, sports, music, arts, course load, advanced placement, awards, and community impact. Consider another round of SAT I scores or sitting for the ACT (although you might already be in your senior year). What is your passion for Boston College and how do your essay responses answer the question as to why Boston College should add you to the Class of 2016.</p>
<p>Quick question regarding admission.
Does applying into a certain school make a difference? I applied EA into Lynch. Much of my volunteer/work experience has revolved around teaching, and it is truly a passion of mine!
I also have received a few emails, starting last year, from BC regarding my interest in education and information about Lynch-- I thought maybe they were trying to generate more interest in the School of Education? I realize that all apps go right through the Office of Admission but I was wondering if anyone had any further insight into this! Thanks!</p>
<p>Dear Senior22 : The acceptance rates between the four schools at Boston College are within a single percentage point of one another. Transferring between CAS, CSON, and LSOE can be done more easily than a transfer directly into CSOM, particularly given the current oversubscription in the CSOM classes. Our advice has always been the same : apply to the school that you actually want to attend since attempts to “game” the system invariably fail.</p>