<p>ACT: didn’t take it
SAT I: 1240/1910 CR 580 Math 660 Writing 670
SAT II: Bio 620 (sophomore year), French 550 (supposedly this score waives the language requirement in some of the schools @ BC)
AP Scores: 3 US History, taking Calc AB and French Language this year (my school doesn’t offer a ton)
Rank: 7/170-180 (not sure of the exact number)
GPA: 4.71 weighted, 3.88 unweighted
In addition to the APs I’ve taken 17 honors classes throughout the 4 years</p>
<p>Recommendations: haven’t read any, but there’s guidance counselor which should be good, one from my 11th grade english teacher, and one from a teacher who has had me for 3 years (for both french and latin)
Essay: About taking a ballet class with my hip disorder</p>
<p>Activities: Math Team (11-12 Co-Captain), French Club (9-12 Co-President), Yearbook Editor (12), Concert Band (9-12 Clarinet),Dance (9-10, but I danced for 11 years before that), Tennis (9-12, Varsity for 3 years), Science Club (11-12), Ski Club (9-10), Student Council (11-12),Model UN (11-12), JV Field Hockey (10), Worked at Target for 3 months, 25 hours a week (11)</p>
<p>Awards:
National Latin Exam Gold Medal (10)
Boston University School of Education Book Award (11)
National Honor Society (11-12)
National History Day Town Exhibit Winner (10)
National History Day Primary Source Award (11)</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Tutoring (My school just started the program this year)
Math Nights at my old elementary school for the past 6 years</p>
<p>I hope I didn’t forget anything here…I’m know that my SATs will hurt me,
but maybe my GPA and extracurriculars will make up for it?</p>
<p>^ d-bag! maybe the math team isnt elite, or the school doesnt put that much money/time into it. the poster is still in AB calc. 1 question for the OP. does your school offer BC calc? cause all of the kids in my school on the math team are in BC calc.</p>
<p>as for acceptance, i wont say youll get accepted, but i wont say that youll get denied either. im not sure how competitive the LSOE is, so i dont really wanna put my two cents in. the thing you have to ask yourself is, have you taken the most challenging curriculum possible? you say there arent a ton of AP’s so im assuming you have with the 17 honors classes. if you have taken the most challenging curriculum possible at your school while still achieving success, thats the best you can do in order to put yourself in a position to compete for a spot at BC. good luck!</p>
<p>Another strategy is to apply for A&S then transfer into LSOE after your first or second semester. It is generally easier to earn admission to A&S than the other schools. Using this tactic is successful most of the time, though CSOM has resisted students doing so. Otherwise I’d say you look like a good candidate overall and you have a fair chance at earning admission to LSOE.</p>
<p>@ oppashi: my school barely has the money to get us a bus so that we can compete at other schools, and our teachers/principals have more important things to worry about than whether our math team is world-class…and in reading your stats, i don’t see anything about you being a math team captain, so i really wouldn’t go trashing other people’s accomplishments.</p>
<p>@eemmzz10 AP Calc AB is the highest level of math offered at my school…as for curriculum, I’d say that about 90% of the time I’ve taken the most challenging classes. thanks for your feedback!</p>
<p>@PaulAtBC thanks for the tip! I already applied to Lynch, so I’ll just have to hope for the best. I read somewhere that Lynch is the easiest school to earn admission to (which is not the reason I applied, I really do want to become a teacher), but I’m not sure how true that is.</p>
<p>There is a discrepancy between your GPA and your SAT scores; whenever this happens, adcoms start to wonder. oppashi is an a-hole, but his point is valid: how do you explain your position on the math team in the context of your 80th percentile score on the SAT math section? Your only AP score is a 3, which is really mediocre… another warning sign. I would say that you have a shot, but it’s probably a reach.</p>
<p>PaulatBC is incorrect: LSOE has a high acceptance rate than A&S and you should not apply to one school and expect to transfer; it is not always guaranteed.</p>
<p>I did not specifically say it was easier to earn admission to A&S over LSOE, and Boston College’s policy does allow you to transfer internally rather easily. The same may not be true for other schools.</p>
<p>Dear EPags825 : Your application, coming from Massachusetts, is coming from the most heavily represented state at Boston College. According to the most recent edition of the Boston College Fact Book, 4955 applications resulted in 1330 acceptances and 531 enrollments. The acceptance rate of 26.8% slightly exceeds the overall 2008 acceptance rate of 26.2%. Hence, there is no real advantage of disadvantage in terms of your home state.</p>
<p>You board scores are the major problem here at you are in the bottom quartile of the general acceptance pool in critical reading and around the midpoint in mathematics. Overall, this points to an application right around the bottom quartile, maybe slightly higher, of the application pool. Figure that if the Top 25% of applications are accepted and your numbers are right around the bottom quarter, you have a major challenge in gaining acceptance. While SAT II scores are not used in the admissions decision, but used for placement, those numbers are not really glamorous compared to some others. Your lack of advanced placement courses is hard to gauge given that we do not see the full array of courses available at your school - for example, sciences, history and english are all missing here which might be offered for top level candidates at your current school.</p>
<p>Certainly, your activites are strong and comprehensive, but it is difficult to overcome some academic factors. You seem like you would add to the campus fabric and we hope that your essay and recommendations increase your appeal far beyond the numbers. Good luck with the final decision process.</p>
<p>Dear All : Transferring into LSOE is a dicey decision after freshman year - forget about the transfer rates from school to school for a moment. The required curriculum in LSOE starts in freshman year with foundation courses that must be present in the sophomore year. Attempting a transfer across schools, like from CAS to LSOE, poses a problem only because of the earlier specialization needed in LSOE. Expect that you might need to attend summer courses in order to execute such a plan in four years.</p>
<p>Our recommendation has always been to avoid “gaming” the system. It is far better to attend a school where you are wanted in education from the start rather than denying your passion and attempting to apply for an internal transfer.</p>