Chances of acceptance to Boston College

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<p>Hey, I’m planning on applying to boston college and I was hoping that you guys could give me an idea of what my chances are. I have boston residency but live in Greece (which is where i’m from). I’m planning on applying for Bio and am interested in medicine. Here are my statistics:</p>

<p>SAT’s: 2170 (700 CR, 720 M, 750 W) might retake in october. Haven’t taken any subject tests yet but am planning to take the BIO E/M and Chemistry subject tests in the fall.</p>

<p>UW GPA is 3.6something and W is around 4.2 I’ve been taking challenging courses throughout high school, including the IB Diploma Program in my Junior year and now upcoming senior year, along with a total of around 8 or 9 Honors classes throughout my freshman and sophomore years (the greatest number of H courses available at my school for those years).
My school is a very competitive International school in Athens, Greece but it doesn’t report class ranking due to the small number of students in each grade (between 70-90) i believe my grade has 87.</p>

<p>My EC’s are okay:
-4 years of soccer (2 years at varsity level). our team competes in the ISST tournament, a tournament between various international schools in europe
-Debate team
-4 Years of playing the Guitar
-Treasurer of Student Council
Planning on joining MUN (model united nations) in senior year</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
-worked in Neurosurgery department at a greek private hospital (about 100 hours)
-volunteer work at archipelagos (a organization researching and preserving marine and terestrial life in greece) (around 80-90 hours)
-Started an english learning program at a greek day care (hoping to spread this program to other day cares)
-work with the Make a Wish foundation
-tree planting</p>

<p>Any responses would really be appreciated.</p>

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<p>I would say cautiously that you have a good chance. You come from a very interesting background which, I think, will play to your advantage. Your high SAT scores with lower GPA is okay in this case because you have taken the hardest courses the school offers in addition to the IB program. However, I would work even senior year to bring that unweighed average closer to 3.75, which is the sweet spot for BC. Finally, your EC’s are really unique (I wish I had worked 100 hours in a neurosurgery wing!) which really helps cover somewhat the downfall in your grades. As a general question, are your grades an upward trend or about the same year to year? Upward trend will work in your favor much more. As a whole, good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for your quick reply! My grades have had a positive trend, especially my junior year, because i wasn’t as focused in my freshman year. I’m gonna try to get straight A’s this upcoming semester to raise my overall GPA as much as possible.</p>

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<p>In that case, I think the school’s a good match for you. Again, best of luck!</p>

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<p>thanks again!!</p>