Deferred EA, Chances RD?

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<p>I applied to CSOM and got deferred</p>

<p>SAT I: 590 CR, 720 M, 670 W (1310/1980)
SAT II: 720 Math I, 720 Math II, 750 Chem
GPA: 3.88
Rank: 48/374 (Top 13%)
APs: AP Chem, USH, Language, Statistics
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP European History, AP Lit, AP Art History, AP Physics C, AP French
Major Awards: AP Scholar Award
Extracurriculars: NHS, Social Studies Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, Music Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Select Choir, Spring Musicals, various other choirs, peer tutoring
Volunteer/Community Service: senior homes and libraries
Essays: I don’t really want to rate my own essay
Teacher Recommendations: Good hopefully
Counselor Rec: Good hopefully</p>

<p>BC was my top choice. Although I’m not really upset or heartbroken over getting deferred (still have my fingers crossed for Villanova) I would really like to know my RD chances.</p>

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<p>can’t comment on the chances for RD, but if you were my kid, I would highly recommend that you retake the SAT or consider the ACT.</p>

<p>A 590 CR is red flag for a school like BC which prides itself on a liberal arts curriculum, even in CSOM. That means lotsa reading’’ & writin’.</p>

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<p>Last year a friend of my daughters was accepted to BC RD after being deferred EA. He had similar stats to you but his SAT was much lower, a 1790! He was shocked. Not sure how much this matters but he was a full pay education major. Good luck!</p>

<p>By the way, after the 1st semester he is very happy at BC and did very well.</p>

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<p>The only ones who can comment on your chances for RD are the BC adcoms at the time they’re reviewing your application.</p>

<p>I wholeheartedly agree with bluebayou on doing whatever you can to raise your SAT CR score. Also, see what you can do to pull your grades up a bit, since more than 80% of BC’s admits are in the top 10% of their class.</p>

<p>Then send BC a one page update with the new (only new) information.<br>
Good luck.</p>

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<p>Major matters a lot, particularly for Education and Nursing…(Educators in particular, have close to the lowest SAT scores nationwide.)</p>

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<p>CSOM is more competitive as far as admissions goes. I would say the same - bring up the CR score and the grades if you can. That being said, I still think you have a fair shot of being admitted RD.</p>