White/Asian male, top 1% of wealth in my state (Don’t think this matters anything but I guess ill list it)
Just to note: Should I put asian on my application? Ik it hurts people at ivies, but what about schools like these? Im not some 100% chinese dude I look pretty much 100% Itallian
Cumlative GPA- 3.2 (at the moment)
Diagnosed with severe ADHD end half of sophomore year and finally got medicated. Freshman and sophomore year each semester I was getting a 2.6, but end of soph year and so far junior year I have been able to maintain around a 3.6+, so my cumlative should be able to shoot up a lot by the time I apply. I think colleges will find the massive upward trend really interesting.
ACT- 31, can still retake 3 more times
I attend a prestigious Jesuit college prep school, so the workload is a bit more rigrious. I believe and heard I get a pretty decent advantage coming from a fellow Jesuit school. (For example, BC is currently a 29% acceptance rate, and according to Naviance, 2 years ago 50% of people were accepted from my school, and last year 36% were accepted)
Over 150 hours of community service, which includes mission trips to other states, and many retreats, which I was a leader on 2 of them. I also went on a service trip to Jamaica, where I built houses and schools. This is something my guidance counselor said that B.C will love, as community service and mission trips is something Jesuits value extremely greatly. Will go very indepth into service in my essay, how all of the hours of service I have performed in my community I will also serve at BC.
Other EC’S- National honor society, Spanish Honor society, stock market club, business club. Cardinal Key (A club devoted to more community service).
Heard somewhere BC likes when students take a 4th year of language, so I am taking spanish senior year again (Thought I would throw this out there)
Recommendation letters will be good, very close to a lot of my teachers. My essay will be good, lots of interesting things I want to write about, and will incorporate Jesuit ideals of service, giving back, and equality.
I have no idea if this means anything but it seems like my school has an insane amount of students getting into top schools. Last year was 3 Harvard, 1 Princeton, 2 Yale, Michigan State, Vanderbilt, 19 Boston college, and John Hopkins. Just thought I would list this, because maybe it has created a really good reputation for my school from a college’s point of view?
My life is literally revolving around BC right now, so please give me any tips or advice on my application. I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH!