Chance me...

<p>Female/Caucasian
Applying RD</p>

<p>Connecticut Public High School:
GPA: 3.7 / 4.0
Class Rank: 12 of 165 (Top 10%)
SAT: 1300/1940
SAT II: US History: 620 & Math I: 610</p>

<p>12 Honors & 1 AP (scored 4 on AP US History test)
& 1 UConn Honors Course (received credit)</p>

<p>Honors and Activities:
 Treasurer of Student Council
 National Honor Society
 Spanish Honor Society
 Scholar-Athlete
 CAPT Scholar
 Peer Advocates
 AFS (American Field Service)
 Yearbook Committee </p>

<p>Athletics:
 4 year varsity starter - Basketball (captain)
o SLC Champions in 2005, quarterfinals of states in 2004 & 2005
 4 year varsity starter - Soccer – SLC Champions in 2004
 4 year varsity starter - Lacrosse (captain)
o Led team in scoring Freshman, Sophomore and Junior year; Selected 1st Team All-Shoreline Junior year, All-State nominee, Selected as a Connecticut lacrosse ‘Super Junior’
 AAU Basketball
o qualified for 2 national championships, State Champions in 2003 and placed 2nd in States in 2005
 Club Lacrosse - played in multiple national tournaments
Work Experience:
 Cedar Island Marina - customer service
 Full time summer of 2006 & 2007
 Part-time during school year
 Certified Youth lacrosse Referee
 Park and Recreation Basketball referee </p>

<p>Volunteer Work: (75 Hours)
 STEP Program Coordinator & Role Model
 Volunteer at Jeff Miller Benefit Dinner
 Toys for Tots Drive participant
 Thanksgiving Turkey drive participant for homeless
 Organized Care Kits for Needy families during the Holidays
 Park and Rec Halloween Party for Little Kids volunteer
 Helped organize Fashion Show fundraiser for Darfur
 Blood Drive Volunteer/Donor
 AIDS Awareness Volunteer (State Capital)
 Arts for the Hearts (Circle of Care) Volunteer
 Volunteer at Library Gala Fundraiser</p>

<p>i say ur in. everything looks great except test scores, and even those arent that bad, as theyre bareley below the accepted average. the ECs are very good and BC puts that very high on their list. </p>

<p>you never know though, the apps (at least EA) were apaprently up 16 percent this year.</p>

<p>thanks for your input. any other feedback?</p>

<p>Dear cgord13 : Your GPA is strong at 3.7, but you show only one AP course in your curriculum. You will be competing against students who have half-a-dozen and more advanced placement courses under their belts at application time. Your SAT two-way at 1300 is slightly below the midpoint - as is your three-way exam score in the 1900s. Your SAT II scores while solid in the low 600 range are not overly eye-catching.</p>

<p>Your three season athletic status and four year varsity role is interesting - a by-product of the smaller school setting, but the point is that you were part of your teams throughout your High School career demonstrating commitment and achievement. Are you pursuing anything in terms of collegiate sports?</p>

<p>Nice to see your work and volunteerism history. As you have seen with other chance-me threads, your clubs/activities are similar to many other considering the BC path.</p>

<p>Honestly, cgord13, you are right on the bubble of BC admissions - slightly below the midpoint in some areas and in the pool along with tens of thousands of applications seeking differentiation. (I wish you had some music or other arts offering in your resume.) If BC offers 7000 applications admission from a pool of 28000, you need to be in the top 25% of appealing applications. I am just not sure you are there.</p>

<p>But ... Your complete sports experience keeps drawing my eye.</p>

<p>My guess is that the academics are going to press you in ways that your High School curriculum did not. This will be a stretch school for you and with that designation comes the need to raise your game academically.</p>

<p>Good luck with your application and let us know how you do.</p>

<p>Thanks for all your comments! I am being recruited in the NESCAC conference (little ivys) but my cousin goes to BC and I love the school and if I got accepted would consider not playing sports or possibly walking on or club. Hopefully my decision will be made for me one way or another!</p>

<p>I think you are in the ball park with BC, not a shoe in, but not a hopeless cause. If you are good in any sport, then play up that card.</p>

<p>thank you for your opinion.</p>