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Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>Male
White
Rising Senior
Go to a very competitive public school in Washington- ranked 50th best public school in the nation
GPA- 3.60 (UW) *Excellent upward grade trend.
ACT- 27</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Senior English
Honors Health (ASPEN)
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
Anthropology
AP American Gov.</p>

<p>Teacher & counselor recs- excellent, lots of thought put into both
Essay- will be very good</p>

<p>Extracurriculars-
-4 year varsity tennis letter winner- 9-12th grade
-Captain of my club tennis team
-Play in competitive tournaments locally
-Senior Class Historian- 12
-Class Senator- 11-12
-President and Founder of Sports Debate Club- 10-12
-Member of Asian Culture Club- 11-12
-Member of Key Club- 11-12
-Member of A.S.P.E.N.-12 (Had to try-out)

  • Head Tennis Pro during the summer at a Private Club.
    -Community service award for completing a certain amount of volunteer hours
    Volunteer work at a local tennis club, through Key Club, camp counselor, district wide volunteering events, and various other events. (100+ hours)</p>
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<p>I'll be honest and say that BC is a reach for you. Your ACT puts you below the 25th percentile (28 -32), your gpa is not spectacular--by saying that it's the result of upward trend, we can guess that previous GPAs were not so hot. Your EC doesn't stand out; with the exception of tennis, you have joined most of the other activity during your junior year and Adcom will see right through that. It's a serious uphill battle.</p>

<p>My recommendation:
1) Take the ACT (or SAT) over and score at least a 30+
2) You need glowing recommendation from your tennis coach since it's the only thing you have committed for four years.
3) Write a killer essay.</p>