Boston College Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Anybody think I can get in? My college counselor says that this is a low reach for me just based on my GPA and standardized testing scores, but he's been working with me a lot, so hopefully I get in!</p>

<p>State of Residence: MA
School: Really good public school
Race: Asian (Filipino)
Hook: none
GPA: 3.78 UW, my school doesn't do weighted
SAT: 2060 (not submitting)
ACT: 32 (Writing 34 (with essay 8, so that composite is 31), Math 33, Reading 33, Science 28) I took it just last Saturday, I think I raised the science component a bit so I'm probably gonna submit both so they'll superscore it.
SAT Subject Tests: 680 World History, 780 Math, 680 Chem
APs: World History (5) and US History (4) my school doesn't offer very many AP courses, I've also taken Honors level English sophomore and junior year and honors psychology junior year.</p>

<p>Senior course load:
AP B Physics
AP Economics
Modern Art and Lit for English (no level.......)
Lvl 1 Spanish
Lvl 1 Calculus
Honors level Chorus</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Honors chorus at school (we've competed and have won several gold medals)
School musicals
Camp Counselor
Mission trips with my church
Religious Education teacher
Private voice lessons
Private piano lessons
I occasionally intern during the summer at my parents' company
Boston Conservatory vocal program during the summer
Summer@Brown Leadership Institute during the summer
NHS</p>

<p>Essays: Good, my college counselor and I worked extensively on them. My BC supplement has a Catholic emphasis on service, which is what BC really stresses in their mission statement. At their info session, they said that they didn't take interest much into consideration, but I told them that BC is my first choice.</p>

<p>Recommendations: From my English and math teachers. The one from my English teacher is, I'm expecting, amazing as we got along really well and she liked my writing a lot. The one from my math teacher is probably pretty good; she was kind of moody so I'm not sure how she felt about me some of the time, but a lot of the time she liked me and I did well in her class.</p>

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<p>A 32 on the ACT is great and enough to get you in to BC. I would say you have a strong chance at BC, especially considering the religious stuff you got going.</p>

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<p>My son was accepted to BC last year with similar stats- yes they superscore the ACT, and I really think that their essays were more involved than other schools- if you can write a string essay about service and the Jesuit ideals, I’m sure they will take notice of it. Good luck!</p>

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<p>From a local’s perspective…match. GPA is good, courses look hard, supplements have potential. Best of luck!</p>