Do I have a shot at getting into Boston College?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m a current 10th grade student in a fairly competitive public school (definitely one of the better public schools in the country).

9th grade classes:
Geometry CP (B+ average)
Biology honors (B average)
Italian CP (A+ average)
English CP (B+ average)
Spanish honors (A- average)
Modern world history CP (A average)

10th grade classes (this year):
Honors chemistry (B average so far)
Algebra II honors (B quarter 1, C quarter 2, D+ or C- right now…)
English CP (A+ average so far)
U.S. history CP (A+ average so far)
Spanish honors (A- average so far)
Italian CP (A+ average so far)

11th grade classes (next year)
AP Language and Composition
Honors Anatomy + Physiology
U.S. History II CP
Spanish Honors
Italian CP
Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry CP

PSAT (sophomore year) score: 1100
SAT: yet to take
ACT: yet to take

Extracurricular activities:
Small-bore rifle at the local club.
Altar serving for 5-6 years at the local parish.
Most likely beginning men’s volleyball this year (first time they ever offered it).

Other:
My parish priest teaches a class at Saint John’s Seminary (attached to the BC campus) and will most likely write me a letter of recommendation that will look good.
Boston College is my top choice.
Both parents went to BC. Pop got a bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD there (so he’s a “triple eagle”), mom got a master’s.

Thoughts? Is it possible to get in with my semi-average grades, BC family legacy, and minimal extracurriculars?

My other school choices besides BC, for reference: Notre Dame, UMass Amherst, Brandeis, Northeastern, BU.

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It’s very hard to chance someone without an SAT/ACT score. Your grades seem to be decent, but I would get that Algebra 2 grade up. I remember I had a D+ the first quarter in that class, but I got a B in the end. It’s also very hard to chance you if your 11th grade grades are unknown, because those grades matter the most out of any year. I’m going to be blunt and say that your PSAT is low and you will probably not be able to get into BC with an equivalent SAT score. However, I didn’t do great on my PSAT, I got like a 1600 (out of the old 2400 scale). But after a long summer (going into Junior year) of studying and multiple practice tests, I got a 2070, so if I were you, I would spend next summer studying hard going into your senior year.

Get your grades up and your SAT up and you will have a shot. You are only beginning your junior year. Junior year can make you or break you. DON’T SCREW IT UP!

3

A triple eagle is BC High, BC Undergrad, and BC Law. Just saying. You will need great scores to get in, study hard. It is also my first choice…

4

Not likely.