BC chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>I just applied last minute to BC.</p>

<p>SAT I
680 verbal
730 math
730 writing</p>

<p>SAT II
630 biology m
650 french w/listening
770 math iic</p>

<p>AP
English Lang/Comp - 5
US Govt - 4
Comp Govt - 4
Statistics - 5
AB Calculus - 5</p>

<p>Rank
100.72 %
1/308</p>

<p>National Merit Commended Student
AP Scholar with Distinction
National French Contest Merit Winner (3 years)
Writing Contest Winner (5 times)
Harvard Book Award
All-Conference Academic Swimming Team</p>

<p>French Club President
Soccer team manager
varsity swimming - 4 yrs
club swimming</p>

<p>summer work experience 30 hrs/week lifeguarding</p>

<p>I sort of considered BC as a safety school, but I’m starting to think that it’s more of a match rather than a safety. What do you think?</p>

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<p>What do you mean "last minute"? The EA deadline was Nov. 1 and the RD deadline is January 2nd.</p>

<p>Still, seeing the great resumes of many who post here makes me very leery about my chances of admission.</p>

<p>You are probably a good bet to get in according to the averages.</p>

3

<p>First, did you apply EA or RD?</p>

<p>I'm certainly no expert, and I think you have a pretty good chance, but I would definitely not call BC a safety for you. I remember reading the stats of a lot of students as admissions decisions came out last year and I was shocked that some people who seemed like shoo-ins to me were rejected or waitlisted. Just don't get your hopes up - college admissions is a crapshoot. Good luck!!</p>

4

<p>Well I meant last minute because my school requires that applications are submitted a month before the college's deadline so that transcripts can be processed and school reports can be filled out with plenty of time.</p>

<p>Thanks for the info by the way.</p>

5

<p>definite safety...
you are getting in if u have decent recommendations and essays</p>

6

<p>I don't think BC is a safety for this applicant. It seems like a great match, but not a safety.</p>

7

<p>"I don't think BC is a safety for this applicant. It seems like a great match, but not a safety."</p>

<p>WRONG...
Safety</p>

8

<p>Id say a slight safety/easy match at the most. Def not a reach.</p>

9

<p>Well I already applied ED at Princeton, but I'm most likely going to be deferred- anyways, BC is a great school and my brother and a good friend of mine who graduated last year go there as well, so I'm planning on applying. Since Princeton won't likely be in my future, anyone mind giving me some feedback on how I might fare in the admissions process at BC? (Note: Intended major is History or Political Science)</p>

<p>SAT- 2210 (800 Verbal, 610 Math, 800 Writing)</p>

<p>SAT IIs- 800 US History, 720 Bio M, 760 Lit, 780-800 World History (I'll find out the 19th)</p>

<p>APs- 5s on Bio and US History (all my school offered), am taking World, Euro, US Gov't, Micro and Macro, and Lit and Lang this year (World and US Gov't will be self-studied).</p>

<p>GPA/Class Rank- 3.9 unweighted, 8/105</p>

<p>ECs- Student body president, founder and President of Junior State of America club, Sports Editor for school newspaper, four years of golf, distinguished in academic trivia</p>

<p>Recs- Pretty solid. I saw the one from my professor whom I had at Georgetown over the summer (he works at U of Minnesota-Duluth), and he basically said I'd be qualified to go to grad school right now.</p>

<p>Essays- Might not make an admission officer's "greatest hits" file, but they're quite good.</p>

<p>White and no alumni connections- at least I might fit the geographic diversity file, as I come from a rather depressed area of NYS.</p>

10

<p>definately in, no question, unless you are very very unlucky</p>

11

<p>Burr, you are a veritable lock.</p>