<p>Rising senior</p>
<p>unweighted gpa- somewhere between 3.45 and 3.5 (sorting out issues with my records) w/ upward trend
ranked top 15-20%
weighted gpa- 4.1 (5 pt scale)
5 aps- World (4), Human Geo (4), waiting on the rest, pretty sure a 5 on Psych.
SAT I composite- 1920 (planning to retake)
Breakdown- CR (730) M (520) W (670)
SAT II- USH (750) LIT (760)
took all honors or AP. taking 4 APs next year, 2 required dance classes (arts school) and a TA period. Took all ap classes my school offered except music theory (haha) and calc (hahaha, did you see my sat math score?) and one addtl. AP online</p>
<p>EC’s </p>
<p>Dance (4 years)
Dance honor society- president, secretary (2 years)
SGA- secretary, PR officer (2 years)
Teen summit/ community service group- president (3 years)
Captain of relay for life team, not school related (2 years)
volunteer at horesback riding center for disabled kids every other week (2 years) approx 50 hrs
mentor/ mentee program via SGA (2 years) approx 50 hrs for this year alone
Limited participation in some activities, I help out with my mom’s family business, dad lives in different county and works, can’t bring me to a lot of activities
Founding president of 4-H group (2 years) (coincides with mom’s horse business)
150+ hours community service total </p>
<p>If it makes a difference, my electives are actually what pull my unweighted gpa down, freshman year aside (B average), I have straight A’s in all academics but B’s in my electives (dance classes). ugh. </p>
<p>Would really appreciate some feedback! Thanks :)</p>
<p>edit- also nhrp finalist, disney dreamer and doer award recipient, and first gen. hispanic female, school ranked in 100 public schools by newsweek this year 
sorry!</p>
<p>I think youhave a really good chance! BU cares a LOT about passion for the school. Research the school, be very specific in your essay, AVOID “because I want to be in Boston” and the Boston bombing because that will be everyone’s comment, and talk to the essay readers like they were a treasured older aunt or uncle with a good sense of humor. Go for it!</p>
<p>Thank you! I’ll definitely take your advice on that :)</p>
<p>What does the Boston bombing have to do with anything?</p>
<p>I think you have a decent shot. When are you retaking the SAT? My advice would be, if you are not already doing this, get an SAT prep book, and put in a little time each day doing some math practice problems. Highlight your volunteer work/ECs and, as the previous poster suggested, make sure your essay is compelling and strong. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>The average stats for the Class of 2017 are: A- average (they didn’t say weighted or not, not sure how they translate this to GPA), SAT’s 2016, top 9% of the class. Based on those, I don’t know you’re going to stand out enough to get ED.</p>
<p>That said, you have lots of good EC’s, your grades are improving, and you have decent AP scores. If you can get the grades and SAT scores up, you’ve got a good shot. Just don’t be too disappointed if you get deferred.</p>
<p>Also, you might want to do a search–someone posted (maybe Parents forum?) a few weeks back on a symposium BU held, explaining how they picked who they picked. It was really interesting. They said they looked for a student who presented an interesting narrative–you could see where they were heading and how they planned to get there. Keep that in mind when you’re preparing essays or if you interview.</p>
<p>My son and I attended the symposium that BU runs each year that explains the process and the qualities of an applicant that makes BU want to accept a student. They want an incoming class to be a mix of people. Thus, they put a lot of importance in your college essays. Make the essay personal so that they can get a representation of who you are. Also, make an appointment with your English teacher or someone who you know that can edit the paper for grammar and perhaps give you some pointers as to where you need to be more specific or less wordy. BU also wants to know why you want to go to BU. Be specific. Mention a program that they offer, perhaps you have talked with a professor or a current student and it sparked an interest of yours. Perhaps you experienced something on a visit that made you want to attend the school. Although, they look at test scores, more importantly they look at grades. They want to see if you are challenging yourself and that you have obtained good grades. If you have a “blip” in a year, they give you the opportunity to explain why and how you have improved. I believe test scores may be used as a “tie breaker.” Thus, if you have a chance take advantage in some tutoring to improve your math scores. BU superscores testing which means they take the best scores for each test round.</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>thank you so much for the info and opinions, I’ll make sure and do some more research/ work on my essays already working on the math scores, they’re improving! :)</p>