Chance me for Boston College?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I may end up lacking some detail, but I will do my best to fill you in on where I stand, currently. I am stressed to the max and advice or insight will help me greatly!

I am a male, Maine resident, 22 years old. I just graduated from an accredited community college with an Associate of Arts degree.

I live on my own and money is tight for me, therefore, I only applied to one school and was accepted (this school is the University of Southern Maine). I am set to attend there this fall; entering with 62 credits. I major in Finance and want to enter into I-Banking once I graduate. However, I am coming to terms that my current UG school is going to make that very, very difficult.

My first choice is Boston College, followed by New York University, Bentley University, and Bates College.

I will try to break this down as easily as possible for you guys:

Unweighted (?) GPA: 3.742

Clubs
High School Hockey Team (4-year varsity)
Junior Hockey Team in MA (post grad, 11-12)
Junior Hockey Team in MN (post grad, 12-13)
Honors Project/Independent Study (saving/investing for young adults)

Job/Work
Server, 1.5 years (30-40 hours per week)
Bellman, .5 years (30-40 hours per week)
NOTE: I have worked many other jobs, but those are the most recent. I do live on my own and support myself financially, which does include housing, food, and tuition.

Volunteer/Community Service
50+ hours of hockey coaching for my school and youth programs
Agape Fosters (fostered kittens to help the overpopulation problem in my local animal shelter)

Common Awards: Honor Roll, 4x Dean’s List
Hockey Awards: 2x All-State, 2x Team MVP, Senior All-Star, Honorable Mention Player of the Year, Team Maine representative, 3 school records

I realize my “EC’s” are crap and I’m not trying to brag about hockey by any means, but that is about all I have. It was my passion, still is, and I played year 'round. Currently, I work just about full-time to support myself while in school. I don’t know if that can help me or excuse my lack of extra curricular’s, but I rarely seem to have any time.

I plan on taking 15 credits this fall semester and really buckling down to submit hopefully straight A’s at USM, along with my other transcripts, when I apply for transfer.

Can someone chance me, or help me? Are any of these schools a possibility?

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I think you have a good shot, but your SAT/ACT will also be important. Since you have had such commitments, such as working full time, I think it is also important that you really highlight to schools how these situations have really developed your determination to succeed through tough circumstances, and how it has also taught you a lot about life and shaped your goals (this could go more into the personal statement). Regardless talk about how that may have affected your grades. You can try using schoolinks.com to calculate what are the best schools for you based on your stats.

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Another chance, anyone?

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