Chances at CAS in BU?

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<p>SAT Score: 2000
ACT Score: 20 (Already sent in… lol.)
GPA: 3.1 (End of Junior Year) Cumulatives: 2.8, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4, 3.1, 3.7 (Upward trend)
Class Rank - Top 33%
Competitive Public IB Diploma School
Ethnicity: Indian
Income: 200-300k+ per year</p>

<p>Course Rigor:

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Language and Composition
  • AP Government
  • IB Biology YR1
  • IB Biology YR2
  • IB Literature
  • Honors Algebra II
  • Honors Pre-Calc
  • Honors English 9
  • Honors English 10
  • Honors World Studies
  • Honors Biology</p>

<p>Regular Courses:

  • Spanish (I-III) (Should I take a fourth year if I get an average grade?)
  • US History
  • Chemistry
  • Economics</p>

<p>Electives Per Semester:

  • Psychology (Senior Year)
  • Debate
  • Creative Writing
  • Astronomy
  • Health
  • Gym
  • Intro to Business (Senior Year)
  • Psychology II (Senior Year)
  • Ceramics (Senior Year)</p>

<p>Sports:

  • Four years of Tennis. Three years on Junior Varsity with being captain one of those years. One year on Varsity</p>

<p>Extracurricular:

  • Played on the Quizbowl team. Our team made it to states all four years.
  • Was on the Debate team for three years. was on Varsity Debate for two of the three years.
  • One Small Step program for two years. I was treasurer for one of the two years.
  • Participated in the multi-cultural club for three years.
  • Participated in Outdoors club for three years.
  • Participated in Chess club for two years.
  • Participated in Astronomy club for two years.</p>

<p>Community Service:

  • 100 Hours Volunteered at the hospital</p>

<p>Job Work:

  • 50 Hours in Restaurant Management</p>

<p>Letters:
Going to get letters from

  • US History teacher (Loved me)
  • AP Lang teacher (Liked me, thought I worked hard)
  • Counselor (Liked me)
  • Boston University International Politics Professor (Took summer course was a really good letter)
  • Boston University Law Professor (Wrote an ok letter about me and how I was successful)</p>

<p>Would I have a good chance for CAS Biology? (I have taken three years of biology)</p>

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<p>In all honesty, you need to worried about your grades and tests first, and not your out of school record. If you sent in a 20 as your ACT instead of your 2000 SAT, that is a bad choice. Horrible choice, actually. And a 3.1 is not the ideal grade BU looks for (around 3.4-3.8 is the 25-75% I believe). You should work to raise your GPA next year as much as you can. If it means lowering your courses (from AP’s to maybe just advanced courses, do it). </p>

<p>Also, as a senior who is in Spanish IV Honors, the only way you should take it is if you average an A in Spanish III Honors. 5-6 of my friends who averaged low B’s-mid B’s in spanish III honors dropped out after 6 weeks.</p>

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<p>Well I will send my 2000 SAT in of course… the school accidently sent my ACT score in.</p>

<p>So I don’t see how my test scores are a problem. I can’t raise my GPA to more then a 3.2 by the end of first semester senior year anyways.</p>

<p>Also there are no advanced courses for juniors or seniors in my school.</p>

<p>I would rather take AP/IB Classes considering I can maintain a B to B+ average in them anyways showing that I am capable of handling college leveled courses.</p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I’m sure you will get in. Just make sure not to drop the ball during your senior year.</p>

<p>Brendon</p>