Chances?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>Hey, I was wondering what my chances are…
I am a Caucasian male from an extremely competitive school in the Northeast. (constantly ranked #2 school in the state)</p>

<p>GPA:
W-3.91
UW- 3.85ish (school doesnt do unweighted GPA)
Rank- top 15% (I have the option of whether or not I want to send my rank)</p>

<p>ACT/SAT/SAT II:
ACT-31
SAT-2090 (750 CR, 610 M, 730 W)
SAT II- 800 U.S. History, taking Biology in October (shooting for 750+)</p>

<p>ECs:
Volunteer EMT for my town’s ambulance corps. (I’m on call about 10-12 hours a week) (11th and 12th)
Volunteer at local hospital (2 hours/week for a year) (10th)
Sophomore Vice President of service oriented program for inner-city kid (10th)
Student Government Representative for 3 years (10th, 11th, 12th)
Member of the “principal’s cabinet” for 1 year (12th)
Senior Peer Leader and mentor for the freshman class (I met with a group of 13 freshman twice a month and we discuss issues facing high schoolers) (12th)
Part of a sensitivity program that fights racism, sexism, and prejudice by educating middle schoolers (10th)
Played on the freshman baseball team (9th)
Worked with 2 severely handicapped twins (9th) </p>

<p>Summer:
Went on a service trip to Costa Rica and I lived and worked alongside Costa Rican villagers for a month and spoke nothing but Spanish (summer after junior year)
Worked as a camp counselor at a local day camp (summer after sophomore year)
Took summer enrichment classes (summer after freshmen year)</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:
AP Literature and Composition
The Art Experience
Spanish 5 Honors
Peer Leadership
American Mind/American Foreign Policy in the 20th Century Honors
Constitutional Law/AP Government and Politics
Calculus
AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>I am applying EA to Boston College (College of Arts and Sciences)</p>

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<p>IMHO, you have really strong stats and seem to be right in the pack of incoming freshman - good gpa & test scores and lots of volunteer work. Don't advertise you are a Yankee fan though! just kidding...</p>

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<p>Haha, I'll definitely try to hide that fact!</p>

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<p>i say you have a good shot, although i would rethink using the EA option..</p>

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<p>id say you're basically/definitely in although nothing is 100% of course. plus your a yanks fan. GO YANKS</p>

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<p>ivyleague104, why do you think I should rethink the EA option?</p>

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<p>i say go for the EA, i was admitted EA with a slightly lower GPA, comparable course load, and slightly higher SATs. i can almost positively say that you wont be flat out denied EA so the worst that will happen is being deffered and then you get another shot come RD. keep your grades up and work hard on your essays and other stuff</p>

<p>GO YANKEES.. i get alotta slack here for being a yankee fan. but honestly 1/3 of the people you meet are from ny or nj so you wont be all alone. we just all laugh at the mets fans..</p>

<p>you can pm me with any other questions you have about BC!</p>

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<p>yeah im a yankees fan also! GO YANKS!! actually i did the rethinking, and i say go with the EA, it won't hurt, only help. i say u have good chances of getting accepted, but idk if i would send the rank or not, its up to you pal!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I sent transcript requests to my guidance department today and I decided that I was not going to send my rank because it doesn't help me any. Also, obviously, GO YANKEESSS!!</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>