<p>Marker13:
Look at the BC Factbook which is published every year. It’s at:</p>
<pre><code>http://www.bc.edu/publications/factbook/meta-elements/pdf/10-11/10-11_fact_book.pdf
</code></pre>
<p>On page 32, you’ll see that an 1850 SAT score lands you deep into the lower 25% of accepted students. The lower your academic profile, the more you’ll need significantly strong elements elsewhere in your application. Are those the odds you really want to be playing?</p>
<p>No one here can say if your 1850 SAT score will keep you from getting in - but it will hurt. If you scan recent BC threads, you’ll see several with scores over 2200 and with high GPAs who were rejected or waitlisted. You’ll also see some accepted with much lower values.</p>
<p>If you seriously want to remove the 1850 black-eye from your application, you have plenty of time between now and next fall to improve your SAT scores. I’ve seen many do it, either through paid prep courses or totally on their own (with self-help material). But the ones with appreciable gains were the ones who devoted serious time to it.</p>