Do I have a shot¿¿

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>I really liked BC when i visited and its among my top schools to apply to and I just wanted to know from admissions experts at CC if I had a decent shot at being accepted =P</p>

<p>Here’s my info:</p>

<p>SAT I: 640 CR, 500 M, 560 W (06 essay)…horrible i know but planing to retake asap…and this time i also plan to study before hand =P</p>

<p>SAT IIs: none so far but will take Chem, Math IC, and time allowing either French or Bio</p>

<p>ACT: 25 (didnt study for that one either…plan to study for it and retake it too) =P</p>

<p>APs: English Language, Chemistry, French
next year i’ll be taking English Literature, Biology,</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 3.1 W: 4.6</p>

<p>Rank: 15-20%</p>

<p>Senior Yr Courseload: Biology, IB-SL; French 5, IB-SL; Math Studies II, IB-SL; English Literature, AP & IB-HL; Chem, IB-HL; Business Management, IB-HL; Internship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute doing research (counts as an honors credit)</p>

<p>ECs:
NHS - 3 yrs, historian 2 yrs
FrenchNHS - 3 yrs
IBHS - 3yrs
FBLA - 3yrs
Amnesty Int’l - 3yrs</p>

<p>Amnesty is prolly the club where in which im most involved…I’ve helped organize rallies to inform ppl of the genocide that is occuring in the Sudan (before it was even covered with the news…ppl are stupid enough to think that news networks are a reliable source of information)…have worked at homeless shelters…helped with disaster relief efforts in the South Florida area after the passing of every single of the hurricanes in the last 3 or so years (wilma all of S FL w/out power for 2 weeks…had lots of work then…)</p>

<p>This summer I completed an internship at the Latino/a Student Cultural Center at Northeastern U…worked there for 6weeks everyday from 9-5</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: 1 super deduper rec from my ToK (philosophy) teacher, 1 very good one from Chem teacher of 3yrs</p>

<p>Essays: will be very good…</p>

<p>Misc:
I’m a Hispanic male(mexican…emigrated here when i was 7) live in Miami, FL
I’m an IB Diploma candidate…fluent in 3 languages…very interested in the sciences (plan to major in Biochem or something related)…love a good discussion…and ummmm ya…what do ya guys think are my chances?? =P</p>

<p>P.S. thnx for your help =D</p>

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<p>bump bump¿¿¿ help plz¿¿ =/</p>

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<p>BC will certainly be a reach for you unless you can bring up your test scores, (particularly the math, if you are thinking about biochem as a major) and your unweighted GPA. With 26,000 applications last year, BC is scrutinizing those numbers more carefully every year. I'm not sure how an UW 3.1 translates into a W 4.6--there must be a pretty big GPA boost at your school for IB. S2 had a UW 3.975 translate into a W 4.5, so your school is very generous. Still, they will look at your strength of schedule, your school's profile, etc. when they are checking out your transcript.</p>

<p>Being a URM will be helpful, but they still want to see strong numbers--they want you to succeed at BC if they accept you!</p>

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<p>i second irish. you really NEED to bring up the SAT and gpa, it's not optional at all. have good essays, good recs, and definitely DO NOT slack off senior year, work harder than ever. good luck!</p>

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<p>thnx for the help guys</p>

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<p>you really do need to bring up the SATS and GPA to have a more solid chance at getting in.</p>