Chance me Boston University

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GPA weighted: 3.79 / 4.0

  • I’ve taken many IB and AP classes (A’s and B’s)
    SAT: 1270
    Extracurriculars and Activities:
  • National Honors Society
  • FIRST Robotics Team
  • Technology Student Association
  • Part-time job (I work about 18 hours a week at a restaurant)
  • Community Service (I have volunteered for FIRST Robotics Competitions and in several Prosthetic Engineering companies – Helping people fit prosthetic limbs and learning during the process)
    Essay/letters of rec:
  • Pretty strong essay (about my failures of computer engineering and how it shaped me as a person)
  • I haven’t seen my three letters of recommendation, but I’m pretty sure they’re well written.

I’d like to major in Computer Science

Probably a stretch, but what are my chances?

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Your GPA is really strong, and you have a good amount of EC’s. However, your SAT is pretty low, especially considering what you want to major in. I would say that it’s definitely a stretch, even if you’re applying ED II. Honestly, if it wasn’t for your major, you would have a better chance of getting in, but when students apply to competitive majors, whether that be computer science, nursing, or engineering, the admission officers tend to look at the numbers more closely even if it’s a holistic review. I wish you the best of luck :slight_smile:

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That’s great to know! It was meant to be a reach school, so if I don’t get in, I won’t be upset, but it would be amazing to be accepted.

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Did you choose the CGS option? That would improve your chances.

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@tomsrofboston I just chose a major in Computer Science.