Chance me for BC?

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<p>What I am looking for is this school a stretch, match, or safety schools for my following stats.</p>

<p>Rising Senior </p>

<p>Intended Major : Political Science
High School : One of the top catholic private college-prep schools on the east coast located in NJ </p>

<p>GPA = 95 out of a 100 scale [do not know the weighted and unweighted conversion]
Class Rank = School does not do this however in the top 20% of the class at least.
Course Rigor : 3 AP Classes and 10 Honors Classes for my 4 years (more honors would have been taken but could not have been due to scheduling conflicts, my guidance cousenlor will be able to let admission officers know of this) </p>

<p>SAT I : 1920
Reading : 610
Math : 660
Writing : 650
Essay : 12<br>
Taken both in March and June and recieved same exact scores in every single section. </p>

<p>Academic Honors : First Honors [Freshmen - Junior & Senior Year]</p>

<p>Co-Curricular Activites :
Spanish Club [9,10,11,12]
Italian Club [9, 10, 12]
F.B.L.A. [11, 12]
Model U.N. [11,12]
J.S.A. [11,12]
National Honors Society [11,12]
S.A.D.D. [9,12]
La Sallian Youth [12]</p>

<p>Sports :
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Volleyball </p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activites:
-member of Teen Committee in my town government
-part of three different travel baseball teams throughout the state of NJ
-law explorers
-youth group
-altar server in local church
-altar server in school ministry
-member of the teen age republicans
-special olympics regulator/coordinator
-member of NJ Young Republican Federation
-volunteer on the NJ Governor’s Race </p>

<p>Leadership Positions :
-Spanish Club Treasurer
-F.B.L.A. Executive Board
-Head Intern in State Representatives Political Office
-Special Olympics Coordinator </p>

<p>Community Service :
-Over 500 hours of service throughout different things:
-Visits at Local Nursing Home
-Involvement at Township Public School with Autistic Children
-Individual Work with Autistic Children
-Special Olympics Coordinator/Regulator
-Altar Serving
-Helping out at local downtown Soup Kitchen
-Local “Clean-Up” Organization in town park
-Tutoring Peers, Autistic Children, and Underprivileged children
-Autism Volunteer/Ambassador with the NJ Autism Foundation </p>

<p>Employment History

  • Unpaid Counselor in Training (Summer 2007)
  • Cashier at Wegmans Food Market (Summer 2007 - present)
    -Umpire in Local Baseball Little League (Fall 2007 - present)
  • Intern in State Representative’s Office (November 2008 - present)
  • Law Intern Clerk Prestigious NJ Law Firm (Summer 2009 - present) </p>

<p>-Attended Penn State Volleyball Sports Camp for two summers.
-Extremely strong recs and essays.
-Parental Income : Upper Tier (greater than 250k a year)</p>

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<p>we have extremely similar stats … interesting to see what people will say. i just posted a thread for chances too.</p>

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<p>good to hear! </p>

<p>best of luck to the both of us then! haha</p>

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<p>Dear yankeefan0022 : Given your board scores, this is a stretch school with elements that match your background. By no means should you view Boston College as a safety school. Safety at BC would include 2100+ three way SAT scores, 32+ ACT scores, a sure top 10% performance with a strong AP curriculum backing up a committed extra currciular program. Then, there are the essays and recommendations which say even more about you as a person and your potential ability to contribute to the Boston College community.</p>

<p>Your sports background does not provide much detail on your achievements or length of service. Your extra curricular section seems a bit narrow in scope and does not provide any indication as to the amount of time that these activities might require. (In essence, it looks like a list of “stuff” without clear indication of why these elements are important in understanding you as a potential student.)</p>

<p>Your community service is interesting and varied and might supply some interesting essay material.</p>

<p>Something to consider : while your background and oneal32’s background are similar, you can see that there are many tens of thousands of applications that can look similar. You have to think how you will differentiate yourself from the pack.</p>

<p>Again, BC is a stretch for you - what can you do to try and close the gap based on this review? Good luck and keep us informed.</p>

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<p>thank you for the detailed input! </p>

<p>yes, this school is on my stretch list as by no means did I consider it a safety. Also, on my college application I would explain more in detail about my sports and ECs and how much time I put into them. I just put them in list form so users like yourself could get an idea of what would be put on my application. Believe me, not one of these is a one week thing that I am just throwing on there and I have recds from political figures (most of my activites) to back that up. </p>

<p>I will do everything to stand out during the application process to BC - thanks for your concern and I will take your advice to heart! Greatly appreciated. :)</p>