I am applying ED II to the college of arts and sciences
4.0 GPA
Rank: 35/250
9 Honors Classes throughout high school
AP classes:
AP Euro (3)
AP Language (5)
AP US (4)
AP Psych
AP Lit
AP Environmental
AP Spanish V
Sat: 1260/1600 (670 English, 590 Math)
Extracurriculars: Involvement with Human Rights Group (3 years)
part time job with high responsibility and leadership (3 years) summer job fishing (2 years)
community service throughout social work organization (2 years) + other community services
Hooks: Multiracial (American Indian with tribal enrollment, capeverdean background, and white background), first gen student with a parent that didn’t graduate high school, low-income
I am worried my extracurriculars are a little weak because I have been working a lot and my SAT scores are pretty low for the school. Do I have a chance?
Working part time jobs is an extracurricular so don’t diminish it’s value. Your SAT score is low but your GPA and rank are strong and you have a number of honors/ AP courses. I won’t chance you because college admissions is unpredictable and no one can give you any indication of how it will turn out. You just have to wait it out for a few months and you’ll find out. Best of luck to you!
Your GPA is not too shabby for BU average GPA which is around 3.65-3.85. Your SAT however is on the weaker side because most applicants will have a 1300+ score. On your EC, it is good that you have done a summer job (so that is a plus!). You’ve taken a good amount of APs for BU so that is also good! Applying to EDII to a school is always good because it shows them that you really want to go to their school, but the applicant pool will be more competitive. Personally, I feel that you have a 50-55% chance, but it could be higher or lower depending on admissions. Good luck!
