Hello all,
I just want to know if I have a shot at Boston University. I had some screw ups here and there but I just want to know as of now if I can do anything to make my chances higher. For my freshman year of high school I did very bad, I was easily distracted and I was integrated with the wrong group. (I have detached myself from the group after sophomore year). Freshman year I ended with a 3.29 average, which when I look at always makes me feel so uneasy. Looking at this low GPA makes me extremely sad, and I lose hope because I know that every year counts. The following year, I somewhat did better but I wasn’t trying. I was easily distracted and I thought that everything was fine, and that I was doing good in school…Big mistake. I ended sophomore year with a 3.62, which again makes me feel terrible. Junior year I have gotten back on my feet. I am currently in a few AP and Honors levels classes including AP Physics, AP US History and Honors Pre-Calculus (you cannot take AP junior year). All of which I am doing well in. I think that at this point in my junior year I have either a 3.7-3.9 GPA For all my other classes I have at least a 90/100, if not 100/100 in them. My senior year I will be taking four AP classes, 2 honors and 1 regular class. These classes are AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 2, AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science, Honors Mock Trial (this class is a competitive legal course that required a application, the highest level is honors for this course), Theology and Philosophy as an English course, and International Relations Honors (this is also the highest level for this course). I believe that senior year I can easily get above a 4.0 with all of the AP classes that I will get, I am confident in this.Aside from school, I also plan on taking the regular SAT. I have been preparing for the past year now and I am extremely confident that I can do very well on it. I will also be taking the following subject tests: SAT 1&2 Mathematics, SAT Physics 1. On top of academics I have some extracurricular actives like piano, and soccer. I have been playing piano for 11 years now, and I will soon be taking an exam to enter a Royal British Music Academy, and I get a certificate and everything. There are 8 levels for the Music Academy, 1-8, 8 being the highest. My piano teacher believes that I can get to the 7th level. I am not sure how much this will help me but I’ve been told it can help a lot. (I’ve also done 6 years of Band at my school, I played Saxophone for these years) I play soccer for my town, though I do not think this is worth mentioning but it just goes to show that I am somewhat involved in physical activities. Lastly I am part of a national charity organization and have been active with it’s events. Earlier this month I ran for a Senior Class position, and unfortunately lost, though I was close to winning, again I’m not sure if this is worth mentioning. I’ve also been a part of “Key Club” and I’ve helped with community service events. Well, that’s my story. All I wanna know is if I could get into Boston University, I want to stay local and go to a good college, it has everything I want. I appreciate all help with this topic, it means a lot to me.
I would say if you keep improving you have a higher chance