<p>My unweighted gpa is 3.08 and my weighted gpa is 4.4. My sat score is 2010 and i have a decent amount of volunteer work and i worked at a job. I have subject tests scores of 650 and 750. I took a very difficult course load which is sort of why my unweighted is low. What are my chances of admission at BU?Please be honest. I want to major in humanaties and have never gotten a c in any of those subjects.Only math and science hurt me.</p>
<p>Your SAT is slightly above average for BU (even a good amount above average depending on your source), but your GPA is low. The average Boston University undergrad has an unweighted GPA of 3.54. (This is coming from my school’s naviance, so It is an accurate number I assume). </p>
<p>Boston University will take into consideration your course rigor, however course rigor is no excuse to have a low GPA. Remember, there are thousands of other applicants who have taken just as hard of a curriculum and have a GPA that meets BU’s publicly accepted standards. </p>
<p>As of right now, Id say Boston University is a low reach/high match (meaning its somewhere between a “just barely” match and a slight reach) kind of school for your. I think your admission ticket all depends on your ECs. Volunteer work is always good, but you would need to be more specific about it. What kind of volunteer work? Scattered volunteer work, or have you dedicated your time to a couple organizations you are passionate about? </p>
<p>What about school ECs? Clubs? Sports? Competitions? Organizations? </p>
<p>In your case, ECs are a major component. Your SAT shows your very intelligent, but your GPA poses a question mark to the decision board. While I am not accusing you of being lazy, generally a higher sat score applicant with a lower GPA (like yourself), will cause the decision board to think your a smart, qualified person who is just lazy. </p>
<p>I hate saying this, but its really only the way I can put it: It is as if your SAT and GPA cancel each other out.</p>
<p>Depending on what BU focuses more on whenever you apply, your chances of being admitted are sort of all over the place.</p>
<p>My best advice is to focus on ECs and make sure your essay is great.</p>
<p>But my final verdict is: BU is a “just barely” match/low reach school for you. Id say you have a 25% - 50% of getting in, basing your chance solely off of your SAT and GPA</p>
<p>What are your ECs?</p>
<p>I have volunteered at a hospital, library, and greenhouse.Have worked at a job. I also am a member of student council, played travel and rec basketball, was manager of my high school freshman team, member of jv tennis for a year. Those are mainly my xc’s.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to sound blunt, but rec and travel basketball are not considered as an extra curricular by colleges. Unless you are nationally ranked in basketball, BU doesn’t even need to know you played basketball.</p>
<p>JV tennis might look good, might be useless. Generally being in a club for only a year shows that you had no lasting interest, and the admission board might just look at it as a filler.</p>
<p>Not to sound dismissive, again, but the job part isn’t really an EC. While I think its something you should include in your application, and make BU aware of, its nothing that will help you extensively. A lot of 17 and 18 year olds have had jobs. But I’d still work it into your essay - maybe talk about how it taught your responsibility, and you were able to manage school work and a job at the same time. But ultimately, the job isn’t really going to help you. It won’t hurt, but its nothing of importance. Sorry :(</p>
<p>Student council and a managerial position on a team are good accomplishments. These two ECs show leadership abilities, which schools love. </p>
<p>Your community service things are great: represent good things about your character. The hospital and library volunteer service hours are great. Those are two big community service activities that really impact the community.</p>
<p>My advice is to focus your application on community service. Being involved in a hospital shows a lot - it says to the admission board you are mature and have some sort of grasp of what the real world is like. The plain and simple truth is, hospitals can be sad and depressing places. Volunteering there is a great thing and shows how you have had a dosage of real life and can bring a sense of maturity and compassion to the school</p>
<p>how is your UW so low but your weighted so high?</p>