<p>hey, i was wondering what you guys thought my chances were to get into BU</p>
<p>At first i thought the only way i would be able to get in was through General Studies (CGS) and my plan was to transfer to SMG after the two years. Now i don’t If i should try to apply directly to SMG or maybe even apply to CAS instead of CGS becasue i heard SMG is harder to get into than CAS. </p>
<p>-anyway, what do you think my chances are for CGS, CAS, and SMG???</p>
<p>White male…NY
Great public school, send many grads to top schools
GPA: 3.388 (w) 3.367 (u)
ACT: 29</p>
<p>I took one AP JR. YEar; AP Phych ( i got a 4 on the test) and i’m planning on taking AP macroeconomics and AP Gov’t and politics Sr. year </p>
<p>I’m the manager of my schools paper for the business section
Secretary of Chess club…hopefully president this year (all 4 years)
Treasurer of Italian Club…hopefully president this year (all 4 years)
Founder of a Improv club at my school
AIDS Awareness Club (10,11,12) </p>
<p>i go to a soup kitchen once a week
100 + hours of community service </p>
<p>Varsity x-country all 4 years
Varstiy Track- 9th
Varsity Ski team- 11,12
Varsity Tennis- 11,12</p>
<pre><code> Awards
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<p>-Every year i enter this PTA contest and iv won the last 2 years in many different categories…i wont name them all…and iv won on a county level
-2006 Business Education Award for Outstanding Determination given by the college of westchester
-A poem published in a few books but i dont think the books are big-name books
Work
Caddy at a country club for a month
Referee/Umpire for Rec Dept. for a year
Lifeguard at a country club near me for the last 3 summers</p>
<p>No less people apply to SMG. That's why it's smaller. The admissions office is very strict about standards like that. They DO NOT use different standards for the regular schools. This is to avoid a situation where people apply to a school that is 'easier' and transfer to another school, which would be unfair to those that originally applied to that school. There is no application process for transfers within BU schools (excepting special programs like CFA or SMED) so it makes sense that they all MUST have the same admission standards.</p>
<p>You have a low GPA, and even the increases have been low. However, you have a great ACT - 93% or something? You also have good community service and extra currics. If you write good essays, I think you have a good chance.</p>
<p>zralos, I think you have a good shot, if you look at the collegeboard rankings for each gpa, you fall into a pretty good shot area. Yet I would advice you to do as much as you can possibly do to make your chances even better. Make sure you have a good UNIQUE essay, do not write about the rivalry between BC and BU or something like that. Write something that will be interesting to read. That in many cases could be the deciding factor between you and one other student. Make sure you do everything to the best of your ability, if anything ask you AP english teachers to help you with this process. Good Luck.</p>