Hi,
3.52 UW GPA
24 ACT
1 AP, 2 Honors, and 3 Dual Credit Classes
Highly competitive high school (#85 in the country)
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Honor Roll every year
4 years of every major subject including spanish
White Male Out of State (NJ)
EC
Habitat for Humanity (4 years) (Volunteering)
FOP (4 years) (Volunteering)
Key Club (3 years) (Volunteering)
Blood Drive (2 years) (Volunteering)
DECA State Qualifer (3 years) (Business Competition)
Many Many hours of community service
Leadership–
President and Founder of Non profit charity, *was featured on national news!!!
President of Spanish NHS
Publicist of Habitat for Humanity
President of Habitat for Humanity
Executive Board Member of Habitat for Humanity
Job Experience
Sleep away camp counselor (2 years)
Assistant at a Chiropractic office (4 years)
I toured Boston University earlier this week and your ACT score is below their average. Try to get at least a 32 because that’ll put you in the 50th percentile of applicants. Hope this helps!
Your GPA is slightly lower than their average of 3.60, especially since you didn’t take a lot of advanced classes, and your ACT is a lot lower than their average of 32. You should try to get at least a 33 to balance out your GPA. I would get a tutor or try taking the SATs instead. Some people do better on one than the other. Your ECs are good.
Is BU test optional, or do they only report scores from some colleges. To be honest going up 4 ACT points in one year is not only unprecedented, its shady.
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By the looks of it your chances are slim to none. However still apply because you never know. Do you have any hooks?
For the class of 2021 BU’s average admitted ACT and GPA were 32 and 3.8 respectively, so I would stand to say that BU is a low to mid reach for you, mostly because of your ACT. It doesn’t really matter what the statistics are of kids who enrolled are because you have to be admitted before you enroll…so judging yourself based on the kids at the lower end of BU’s accepted pool who are obviously more likely to enroll isn’t the best approach for getting gauging your chances of actually be admitted. Nonetheless, I would definitely encourage you to retake the ACT if that is an option, but you can take solace in the fact that BU puts a lot of emphasis on the rigor of your coursework (aka a 3.5 UW from a highly competitive high school bodes well). Good luck!
Hello potential BU 2022, as the people have mentioned your ACT is pretty low for their standards and I would highly recommend you retake it or maybe even take the SAT. Some people test better on the SAT than on the ACT and that could be the case with you. I think you’re EC are solid you just need to focus on raising your test scores and grades as BU is getting more and more selective each year. I would also focus on writing solid essays that express how much you want to attend and relate to the morals and values of BU. If you need any more advice feel free to message me, I’m going to be a freshman starting this fall
Vandemory, I think it is possible to go up four ACT points!! I know somebody who in the math section got it up from a 23 to a 32 with the help of a tutor, it is definitely possible it just takes A LOT of work
