<p>*3.7W - 3.4UW
*Rank 61 out of 654
*600 (M), 500 (CR), 500 (W) – I just took the ACT and I’m retaking the SAT again in October. I’m hoping for some significant improvement. </p>
<p>HL Pre-Calc, AP Calc, AP Stats, AP US, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Eng Lang, AP Eng Lit, HL Chem, HL Span 3.</p>
<p>Tennis - (4 Years)
Journalism - (2 Years) – Entertainment Editor
Foreign Foods Club - (2 Years) – Vice President
Key Club - (4 Years) – Vice President
Relay 4 Life - (4 Years) – Team Member
Conservation Club - (2 Years)
California Scholarship Federation
Block B Academic Award
Certificate of Scholastic Achievement
Circle B Athletic Award
Most Consistent Player - (Tennis)
Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) - (3 Years)</p>
<p>My essay topic is on relay 4 life and cancer as both my mom and brother had cancer throughout my high school years. And I will have amazing recommendation letters.</p>
<p>Thanks…</p>
<p>I'll blunt, and I think everyone else here will agree with me, you have an uphill battle on your hand. Your current SAT is 300 points below the 25th percentile (1900). Being from California doesn't help; it's the fourth highest state we get applications from. Your activities are well rounded, but not really impressive. I don't know what being in the top 10% with a 3.7W GPA mean in your school, so I won't comment. Just know that high school GPA is the number 1 most important factor in admission for BC. They really scrutinize that.</p>
<p>My advice:
1) Don't apply Early Action. Use those four months from Sept to Dec to really improve your grade and SAT/ACT. With your current credential, you must break a 2000 on SAT and at least a 30 in the ACT.</p>
<p>2) The essay should be very well polished. Your verbal and writing scores are really below average; therefore, the essay should have ZERO mistake.</p>
<p>Thanks for being honest. My ACT scores will be online sometime on Oct 2 - Oct 4, so if there is a big increase, than maybe I'll consider applying to BC.</p>
<p>And as great as the school sounds, I really don't want to waste a lot of time for another rejection letter. (I'm applying to USC so I'm assuming I'll get rejected there).</p>
<p>But thanks again...</p>
<p>i agree with what reddune said.. work on your SAT/ACT if you want to increase your chances of being accepted. the rank looks good even though the GPA is nothing spectacular so maybe your school is ultra competitive or deflates grades or something that we dont know about.</p>
<p>i agree not to apply EA but i would still apply RD. everyone needs that school that they know is a reach but still will apply to anyway, it never hurts expecially because BC does not require any additional essays or anything.</p>
<p>REALLY work on trying to get those SATs up and get the best grades possible 1st semester</p>
<p>does EA or RD have a higher acceptance rate?</p>
<p>According to collegeboard, EA has a higher acceptance rate.</p>
<p>The EA admission rate at BC is extremely misleading. It's tougher to get into BC than it is during regular. It accepts more students in term of percentage (33%), but those students are also more qualified than the regular pool. BC has this on its admission site:</p>
<p>"At other institutions like Boston College, it is actually a bit more competitive to be admitted in the early process."</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>"Early programs were designed for TOP students in an applicant pool to hear early from their top choice schools in order to make informed decisions in the spring. They were not created with the intent that all applicants would use the option. Some students would be better served waiting until the regular admission process."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/process/tips/s-applyingearly.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/process/tips/s-applyingearly.html</a></p>