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<p>Is it likely that I could get accepted RD at Boston College?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.5, rank 9/300
SAT I: CR: 680 MATH: 640 WRITING: 750
SAT II: KOREAN: 780 USHISTORY: 770 MATH: 690 English: 660</p>

<p>-I’m aware that my scores are rather low, especially math and english haha but I’m planning on taking them again October and November >_></p>

<p>AP: English Lang: 4, US History: 4, Euro History: 4, Human Geography: 5, Psychology: 5, Macroeconomics: 4, Microeconomics: 4, Calculus AB: 4 </p>

<p>(Next year taking AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science, AP US Gov, AP Comparative Gov, AP English Lit)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Korean School Assistant Teacher for 3 years: 3 hours every Saturday (excluding holidays, semester breaks)
YWAM Mission trip in downtown Houston: feeding homeless, various church related activities
ECAMP: English-camp in South Korea (Daejeon) for 2 weeks, teaching English to children for free
Tanglewood Arboretum: 3 days of yardwork at an arboretum in NC, around 6 hours a day</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Model UN president, Asian club, Stamp club, Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, National English Honors Society, Math Honors Society, National Science Honors Society</p>

<p>Active Church involvement: Worship team leader for two years, member of team for four years (youth group)</p>

<p>Varsity Soccer player 1 year (state-qualifying team, AA), JV 2 years (captain) </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>provided that you raise your math score on the SAT, you’re practically surely in.</p>

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<p>Be careful. If you read through the “decision” threads for BC in recent years, you’ll see many students with academic profiles better than yours who did not get accepted, and you’ll see many with academic profiles worse than yours who got accepted.</p>

<p>Your academic profile, especially if you raise your SAT scores, is very good. But with that taken care of, the BC adcoms will then look at your ECs, your essay, and your recommendations, and they’ll look at the demographics of the students they’ve already admitted. </p>

<p>And no one here will be able to tell you how the adcoms will react and what their discussion will be when they review your application.</p>

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<p>Your SAT R scores are actually in the comfortable mean/median range for BC. I wouldn’t worry too much about those, although a 2100+ would definitely look superficially nicer on the application.</p>

<p>Now that BC has added the supplemental essay, it’s obviously important that you pay close attention to that and write your best possible response.</p>

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<p>highly likely with well-written supplemental essays.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>Dear hdkyu10 : Please let me start this chance-me review by suggesting that your profile is strong - slam dunk, no - acceptance worthy, yes. Now, let me share with you some short comings that you might want to consider.</p>

<p>[1] Your SAT I Math score has already been highlighted as you are second quartile right now. If you can move up, as one would expect from an AP Calc BC student, that would help your credentials.</p>

<p>[2] From a sports perspective, there is one season mentioned. What happens in the Winter and Spring seasons?</p>

<p>[3] Regarding clubs, do you have any leadership positions that can demonstrate you are directing members of your student body at school ? For example, what does a Model UN President do to improve the quality of life amongst the student body?</p>

<p>[4] Great that you have the Honor Societies listed - but what difference have any of these organizations - or your personal involvement - had on the school and community?</p>

<p>[5] Is there anything from the arts to share? Music? Drama?</p>

<p>Again, I am being very tough - admittedly. However, your resume as posted reads like a listing of items without any real passion being shown in any single area. If you were speaking to an admissions counselor for 30 seconds in an elevator, what one message would you want to communicate that says “I make Boston College’s Class of 2017 better because …” Once you get your thoughts sorted around that sentence, it will help you understand why I always stress answering the question “Why BC?”</p>

<p>Hope that this helps - again, this is pointing out competitive gaps. Not everything needs to be closed - just food for thought.</p>

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<p>scottj, thanks! I’ll keep all of these huge points in mind… This might sound stupid, but where would I typically “answer” these kind of questions in my application?</p>

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<p>Dear hdkyu10 : You have the whole “new” supplementary essay to answer the questions about yourself and connect to the “Why BC?” concept. Remember that there is plenty of “white space” in the application. Do not waste it.</p>

<p>Not every question can be answered, but pick out your passions, your personal essence, and connect those elements to Boston College. The more research you do about the institution, the easier it will be to answer your own question as to where (and how) to answer these questions. </p>

<p>Sorry to appear circular here - but there are some deeper questions that you can ask after you do some more research that I would be happy to answer. (Such as "I can improve BC’s Class of 2017 by doing ______. Would an application reviewer be interested?)</p>

<p>Your application is not due tomorrow - so now is the time to start a renewed push on your research. Sorry to just hand you hints and suggestions rather than the answer … let me be the first to say, “Welcome to College”. With your extra effort here, it will be a “Welcome to Boston College” in a few short months. Take the challenge.</p>

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<p>As a mother of a new Eagle who just made it through the senior year ordeal, I would offer a consideration as you begin to formulate your essays: “I can ‘contribute’ to the Class of 2017 by…” My son is entering with the Class of 2016 in just a few weeks and after attending Student/Parent Orientation in July, I would definitively say there is nothing to “improve” in any entering class at BC. The entire class is unique, gifted, brilliant, talented, heart-felt, etc. It was an overwhelming experience to be with so much talent in a room at once and the administration made this abundantly clear throughout the days we spent on campus. I would also suggest that any aspiring Eagle consider the Jesuit mission carefully. One of the new questions addresses this and it is a perfect opportunity to demonstrate how you align your own values and beliefs with those of the institution. You need not be a Catholic to do this since these values are universal and Jesuit universities do admit people of any religion or no religion. In my experience with Jesuit universities, though, the mission is no small matter and these new supplemental questions are not fluff. Best wishes to you!</p>