Chance me please! (RD; Urgent!)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>GPA: UW 3.5</p>

<p>Intended Major: Economics
Class Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning:
Math – 620
Critical Reading – 610
Writing – 750</p>

<p>ACT:
English – 33
Math – 28
Reading – 28
Science – 29
Composite – 30</p>

<p>Subject Tests:
US History-- 670
Literature-- 630</p>

<p>APs (my school doesn’t have any AP courses; much more rigorous than AP):
US History-- 4
Literature-- 4
Euro History-- 3</p>

<p>ECs:
Part of program in which I mentor of underprivileged student in NYC <a href=“10-12”>I was once part of this program in the 5th grade-8th grade</a>; Yearbook (11-12); Various Cultural Societies (10-12); Economics Club (11-12); Christian Service Program (12); Medical Science Club (9-10); Hockey Club (9-12); Intern at top PR firm in NYC (Summer of 2010); Featured Columnist on BleacherReport.com</p>

<p>Essays + Recs: Should be top of the line</p>

<p>Hooks: First generation American; Only second in immediate family to attend university</p>

<p>I was looking to drop one of my schools max. 9 schools in favor of BC. Ideas?</p>

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<p>Dear Cudder : Let’s seriously look at your math/critical reading combination. On the SAT I test, you are looking at a combined 1230/1600. This is bottom quartile on the current Boston College SAT profile curve. While your ACT composite at 30 is right at the tipping point based on past year’s threads here on college confidential, your math (28) and reading (28) scores are again bottom quartile.</p>

<p>An unweighted average at 3.5 is not typically a Top 10% GPA, a profile which takes between 80%-85% of the incoming class. It does appear to be a Top 25% GPA which runs to the 97% mark of the incoming class (meaning about 15% of the class is between the 10th and 25th percentile in their High School classes).</p>

<p>BC feels like a stretch school based on this profile. Are there leadership roles that you can leverage to describe how you can offset these scoring concerns? Also, can you share the other schools that are under your consideration?</p>