<p>Nigerian Female
1830 March SAT . 620 cr 580 math 630 w (aiming for +2000 in may)
gpa 3.7 uw .
maybe 3.9 w ? </p>
<p>ECs:
Student leader in Christian Youth group
Interact club
NHS
Pro-Life Club
Spanish Club
Multi-Cultural Club
a little babysitting. </p>
<p>APs/Honors (that i have taken/will take)
AP Bio/Psych/Spanish - will take
Honors Spanish 3- have taken
College Precalc - have taken
College Statistics/College Chemisty/College Calc/College English - will take (summer and fall 2012)
Honors Govt/Economics - will take
Advanced Health - will take</p>
<p>No offense but realize that BC is an extremely difficult school to get into. You need to have a strong “hook” something which sets you apart from many of the other applicants. For example going to a third world country and helping homeless women, when the colleges see this they will be amazed. Also because BC is one of the biggest Catholic schools they want to see more religion besides a Christian Youth club. Don’t get me wrong that’s great but think of creative ways to change your community(BC loves seeing involvement in the community).</p>
<p>Goodluck, and you definitely have a chance!</p>
<p>I forgot to add that you need to add at least two SAT 2’s. Try taking the Math II this year since you already took Precalc. Also, since BC has no supplement, don’t forget to make your college essay amazing. Not to be a total affirmative action d**che, but the race card will definitely favor you :). Good luck!</p>
<p>I would like to respectfully disagree. College adcoms are well versed at seeing applications showing how the student went to a 3rd world country for some humanitarian service. By itself, that tells them either the student is out to impress or it’s the parents who are pushing the student to do it.</p>
<p>Those trips are great. But they are only worthwhile to adcoms if you can come back and demonstrate in your everyday life your “added value” from your new-found skills and worldly views.</p>
<p>@iwanttolearn: i go to a catholic school … does that help ? BC isnt really a school im interested in anyway because of its core curriculum and it seems really strong in religion. </p>
<p>and i lived in nigeria for sophomore year. i didnt do anything spectacular.</p>
<p>@obutto: im taking math II and chemistry in october and USH, math I and global history in june</p>
<p>like mentioned above, BC really cares about your involvement with the community. they want to see that their students aren’t about the just the grades and SAT scores, but also about volunteerism and service to others (basically what the Jesuit mission is all about) </p>
<p>so although having a nice SAT score and gpa helps, that will not get you into BC. i suggest running a local fundraiser or event? for instance, last year my friend and i ran a small walk-a-thon at our local park for an organization in our town. something like this does not only show that you want to help others, but it also shows leadership skills.</p>
<p>well im running a walk-a-thon fundraiser to raise money for a birthing clinic in a village that my church is “adopting” in Tanzania . but im not going to tanzania because they alreayd have trained missionaries there. should i add that too ? i didnt think i’d count.</p>
<p>and i was in the Multicultural club freshman year, (forgot to add that)</p>
<p>i do most of my volunteering through the pro-life club though.
and i volunteer for habitat for humanity and for various place through Hands On. but i cant possibly list them ALL … so do i just say xxx+ hours of volunteer?</p>
<p>My S got into BC. His SAT was in the 75% range of the admitted pool. His GPA wasn’t 4.0 but close. He is not a religious person and did not attend a Christian school. He is a well-rounded student with broad interests in life and he has his own point of view on many global issues of today. He felt (and I would stress that, for nobody knows for sure why he/she got or didn’t get in) that his strongest point that distinguished him from many applicants who didn’t get in was that he didn’t try to impress the admission committe with a ton of EC activities. Instead he chose to present his view on how he sees his role as part of the next generation who will be living and working in this country. Nothing really ambitious, just his thoughts expressed in his own words. It sounded really genuine. I liked his essay very much because it didn’t aim at making the admission committee members fall off their chairs with all the stunning volunteer work, habitat for humanity, homeless kitchens, etc., etc. “impressive” stuff. I think, that makes a difference SOMETIMES! Also, I know that if a student shows that he/she can start a project and then be able to stick to it for years to make something meaningful out of it (instead of hopping around dozens of volunteer organizations/projects), to learn a lot from it even if there were no major awards earned, this also help. Just the fact that a student persevers deserves recognition as a valuable trait in your character. So be yourself, defend your position and learn a lot. You’ll have a good shot at BC. Good luck!</p>