Chance me for Class of 2013!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>BC is a pretty big reach for me, I know, but it can’t hurt applying, right? :)</p>

<p>Location: Dallas, TX
Sex: White Male
School: Jesuit Dallas (I’m hoping my jesuit education will give me a bit of an edge) - Also I have two connections at jesuit who apparently have some ties at BC and are going to put in a good word for me</p>

<p>SAT
Reading: 710
Writing: 730
Math: 640 (damn you math!)
Overall: 2080</p>

<p>SAT Subject
Literature
Math 1
^Just took these yesterday and still waiting to get my scores back</p>

<p>GPA: 92/100 (not sure if this is unweighted or weighted)</p>

<p>AP’s
AP United States History
AP Literature and Composition
AP Language and Composition
AP Government and Politics
AP Computer Science</p>

<p>Awards

  • Honor Roll all 4 years (9, 10, 11, 12)
  • National Merit Commended
  • National Latin Exam Bronze (9, 10)
  • National Honor Society (11, 12)</p>

<p>School Organizations/Athletics

  • Varsity Tennis (9, 10, 11, 12)
  • Served as a Big Brother to two freshman (12)
  • Helped organize the Freshman retreat (10)
  • Served in a junior leadership group that did community service (11)
  • Latin Club (9, 10, 11)
  • Cast Member in Senior One Act Plays
  • Elves in Disguise: Helped donate, package, and deliver presents to needy families in Dallas who we surprised on Christmas (9,10)
  • Adopt a Family: Chose a nominated needy family and bought gifts for each family member, as well as wrapped them and delivered them
  • Helped out with Meals on Wheels on Thanksgiving Day and transported meals to needy families around Dallas</p>

<p>Non-School Community Service

  • Young Men’s Service League (9, 10, 11, 12 - 4-10 hrs per week)
  • Newsletter Chair (11)
  • 3rd VP (12)
    <em>NOTE</em> - I did a ton of philanthropies for this and spent tons of hours doing community service, is it right to include every single individual philanthropy on my resume?</p>

<ul>
<li>Special Olympics Tennis (11,12 - 2 hrs per week)</li>
<li>Senior Service Site: The Brady Center (100+ hours for my senior year - 5 hrs per week)</li>
</ul>

<p>Work Experience

  • Worked as a tennis coaching assistant my freshman and sophmore years for 30 hours a week
  • Working as an intern at a global networking company (and an Inc 500 company - fastest growing companies in the nation) since the end of my junior year (40 hrs per week in the summer, 6 per week in the school year)</p>
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<p>BC isn't a big reach for you at all. You're right in line with their score ranges and you'll be very competitive. It will help that you're from Texas and it will help that you go to a Jesuit School. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I think you're in. Being from Texas is a boost.</p>

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<p>I agree that the odds are in your favor. Your GPA and test scores are in BC's range, you have solid ECs and community service, and as others have pointed out, being from Texas and a Jesuit high school will likely provide a boost too.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>