Chances for BC, any shot at honors program?

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<p>Gender: M
Ethnicity: White as the day I was born
Location: Fl
School: Private
Applying for Financial Aid: Unfortunately, yes…</p>

<p>Rank: Not officially released sans Val/Sal and then only after first semester…I will probably be ranked 1 or 2 out of a class of around 250.
SAT (superscore): Cr-790, M-760, W-770, E-11
SAT II Subject Tests:
World History: 800
Literature: 750
Math II: 780
Chemistry: 790
APs:
Human Geography (self study fresh. year): 4
World history : 5
Music Theory: 5 (Aural-5, Nonaural-5)
Spanish Language: 5
Calculus AB: 5 (this is a prereq. for BC at my school)
English Language: 5
U.S. History: 5
Chemistry: 5</p>

<p>GPA (UW): around a 3.93 but, then again, my school uses plusses and minuses, so I am unsure how to calculate this properly. In total, I received about three Bs/B+s out of 42 semester grades. In all, I took 2 APs soph year and 5 Junior year.</p>

<p>Courseload: Most rigorous (7 APs+ physics, which is not offered AP)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP English Lit
AP European History
AP Environmental Science
AP US Government
AP Calculus BC
Hon Economics
Band</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
USNCO Semifinalist (not top twenty…curse you, organic chemistry!!!)
National AP scholar (correct me if I am wrong?)
(Likely) National Merit Semi-finalist (PSAT: 223)
National Spanish Exam level 5 Silver Medalist
Cornell Book Award
School Academic Achievement awards in: Band, Algebra II, English, Chemistry, etc.</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Marching Band (4 years)
Symphony Orchestra (4 years)
Church Choir (4 years)
Bell Choir (4 years)
NHS (2 years)
Spanish Honor Society (2 years)- peer tutored
Tri-M Honor Society (2 years)- 50 hours of volunteer work in total
Performed in two School Musicals, about 100 hours each (instrumental)
Community Band (1 year)
Jazz Band (4 years)</p>

<p>EC Awards:
9th: Allstate Orchestra
All County Band, Principal Chair</p>

<p>10th: Allstate Band, Principal Chair and doubler
All County Band, Principal Chair
State S and E: Superior Grade 7 Flute solo
State S and E: Superior Grade 7 Oboe Solo
Principal Chair in local side-by-side orchestra</p>

<p>11th: All COunty Band: Principal Chair
All County Orchestra: Principal Chair and doubler
State S and E: Superior Grade 7 oboe solo
State S and E: superior Grade 7 flute solo</p>

<p>12th: DESPERATELY NEED SOME!</p>

<p>Community Service : ~500 hours, variety of activities</p>

<p>Recs: One from Hon/AP chem teacher, other from AP US teacher. Both should be good to excellent.</p>

<p>Job Experience:
3.5 years working in the grueling heat at a local grocery store…</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Should be decent</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>you have an excellent shot at admission, IDK what the criteria is for the honors program. The only thing hurting you is the essentially all band / music ec’s</p>

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<p>On the contrary, the OP shows a deep commitment to a particular EC. While his app may not reflect the usual laundry list of half-hearted ECs, his statewide and county wide awards reflect a talent and proficiency that BC should look favorably upon, especially if he indicates that he plans on continuing to perform in college. Every college information session I have attended has reinforced the idea of passionate commitment to a small set of ECs as opposed to shotgun resume padding.</p>

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<p>I’d say you’ll almost certainly be invited to the honors program.</p>

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<p>Thanks, guys!</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppp</p>

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<p>Dear noreally : A simply crafted search on the Boston College main web site (entering “Honors Program” into the search control) will take you to the Arts and Sciences Honors details.</p>

<p>[About</a> A&S Honors Program - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/honors/about.html]About”>Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences | Boston College)</p>

<p>There, you will see a 1450, top 5% and other attributes which can mark an application for the Honors Program. Your academic background clearly fits the profile suggested.</p>

<p>While your passion for music is evident and will be very well received, you did not highlight any school leadership or sports involvement. The leadership component is substantially more important for tagging you for the Honors Program than the sports item, but this was an area not discussed in your profile.</p>

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<p>scottj: Thanks for the advice!</p>

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<p>You have very impressive stats, so why not give HYPSM a try. However, be wary; I know people with identical stats that were rejected from top schools and had to “settle” for something else. You kind of come off as introverted with all your band activies…sort of like a band geek. The names of your music awards don’t give an indication of what you actually did or how rigorous it was. Adcoms may see this as stat padding and not really a true passion. I mean, if you were really musical you would have at least composed a few works by now. (preliminary, of course).</p>