<p>Rising senior
White, upper middle class
Chicago, Il
BC is my number one choice and has been my favorite school for over 5 years</p>
<p>School: Montini Catholic-respectable private school from Chicago suburbs
GPA: 4.359 weighted (out of 4.0) 3.97 unweighted
Class Rank: 5 out of 180(?) should go up though
ACT: 34 (Eng: 35, Math: 32 (i have no idea what happened), Reading: 33, Science: 34, Writing: 10)
SAT 2s: Math lvl 2, USH (awaiting results)
APs: World History: 3; USH, Calc AB (awaiting results probably a 4 and a 5); next year: Poli Sci, Calc BC, Bio, Stats (test only), and Eng
Total AP/Honors classes: 18</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Football (2 years, 1 at varsity level: STATE CHAMPS!)
Track and Field (4 years, 3 at varsity level, 1 as a captain)
Math team (2 years, last year 7th in state)
Math Club (3 years)
Spanish Club (4 years, 1 as Vice President)
NHS (2 years) (only offered for 2)
Spanish NHS (2 years, one as Vice President)
Mu Alpha Theta (Math NHS) (1 year: executive board member)</p>
<p>Volunteering:
AIP Program (sever and profound handicapped children) at a local middle school: 40 hrs
PADS: 8 hrs
Lose the Training Wheels Program (teaching handicapped kids to ride 2 wheelers): 10 hrs
Football/Track little kid camps: 16 hrs
Schools Fashion Show: 12 hrs
Unpaid tutoring: 10 hrs</p>
<p>Jobs:
Worked as a janitor over spring break, 6 hrs a day
NEDSRA: special needs summer camp counselor
Babysitting</p>
<p>Let’s see, you break the average for ACT scores and GPA, you’ve got pretty good, solid ECs, and you’re pretty well rounded. I’d say you’ve got a good chance to get in. As long as you get decent recommendations and have an essay that doesn’t suck, you’re pretty much in there. Of course, you can never be 100% sure, but I still think you’ve got a great shot. </p>
<p>Would you mind chancing back? Here’s the link to my profile.</p>
<p>As an admitted student this year, obviously I can’t know all the answers, but personally, I think your academics are fantastic. I was admitted into the honors program for A&S, and as long as you’re an interesting person through your essay, I think you could get in. Obviously, along with the honors program, that implies admission. I think you have a pretty good chance. Your ECs aren’t mind-blowing but a good essay/ recommendations could make up for that somewhat. I have a good feeling, but good luck regardless! </p>
<p>On a side note, I’m biochem pre-med. So if you have any questions about math/pre-med freshman year, I can do my best to address that as well.</p>
<p>I got into Honors this year also, and although it was probably for my background rather than academics. So from what I’ve learned about BC admissions, I think BC would be more than honored to know they are your first choice.</p>
<p>i think you have a great chance of getting in. but you never know… i’ve heard of some people not getting in because they’re ‘too good’ for BC. haha, but i think if you get admissions know that BC is a top choice for you, that’ll be good. your academics are great, ec’s are solid. </p>
<p>honors program-wise, everyone I know has at least a 2100 on the SAT or 33 ACT. I mean, EVERYONE. Some of my friends were valedictorians of their schools, but had like a 2050 and aren’t in the honors program. But my roommate had a 2150 on her SATs and wasn’t val, but she was in the top 10%. so i think you have a great chance. </p>
<p>that being said, dont take the admissions process lightly. if you can, try to visit BC and sign in so that admissions knows youre serious. if not, no biggie. gooooood luck!</p>
<p>Dear mchs12 : Your test performances (ACT) are solid and the 34 cumulative score is certainly in both the acceptance range for the college but also for the Honors Program. The 32 score on the Mathematics section will have relatively little impact on the overall assessment of your application for suitability to the Honors Curriculum for the College of Arts and Sciences. Your AP scores in English and History will also have some impact as the caliber of reading and writing requirements in the Honors Program is typically “AP style on steroids”; you will find honors to be an exceptionally rigorous treatment of the classics and more.</p>
<p>To try and polish your presentation, you will want to paint a leadership picture related to your sports and club engagements that shows how you actually made a difference in these roles. How did your volunteerism matter to the community? Discuss both the impact in the short term and perhaps any longer term residual impact.</p>
<p>As we say to everyone, your essay will be critical - remember to answer the question “Why Do You Make Boston College A Better Place?” After five years of having BC as your number one school, you should be able to articulate how you will not only take advantage of BC’s offerings, but why you make the campus a better place for others.</p>
<p>thanks everyone!
do you have any idea on how i can show bc now (before applying) that i am serious about going there, i signed up on their website for the mailing list but my parents say i cant visit unless i get in (i know sounds a little backwards but whatever), is there any other way to make myself known without coming off as pushy?</p>
<p>if you saw my application you may have noticed i have literally 0 clinic hours, im currently on three wait lists at three different hospitals trying to get some volunteer hours, do you think this is a huge problem if i can only get a few or no hours at all?</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think it matters too much at the high school level. I volunteered at a hospital over the summer my sophomore year, and it was probably one of the most meaningless experiences of my high school career. It was organized terribly and half of the patients didn’t even want to talk to me. What’s important at this stage of the game is that you have an interest in science and its medical implications. Which I already think is well presented with your grades and the AIDs program. What med school looks at is clinical volunteering in college, so just keep doing what you’re doing and sweat that stuff later.</p>
<p>As for demonstrating interest, I don’t think BC actually keeps track of that. I know I did absolutely nothing before applying, not even a visit, and I got in. I guess email admissions for what they have to say on that issue?</p>
<p>BC won’t track your interest, I didn’t put my name down anywhere and got in. If BC is your number one choice, write your common app essay on your volunteer work. I haven’t even had a day of classes there yet and I hear a TON about their emphasis on “service to others”. I had maybe a 3.85 at the end of first semester senior year, 2200 SAT, varsity sport as my only real EC, but wrote a really strong essay on this big service project I did overseas and got into Honors. So since BC doesn’t have their own essay and it’s your top choice, I highly recommend writing your CAPP essay on that AIP program.</p>
<p>hahahaha @lilshowstoppa
so true! About half the school thinks its awesome to pretend to be guidos, and worse of all ninety percent of them arent even italian. I am only a quarter italian but watching them ****es me off so much, i dont know why they find it cool to act like a jersey shore dumb ass</p>
<p>So i just realized that BC doesnt offer that many merit scholarships. I’m not sure if i’ll be offered that much financial aid because fafsa doesnt take into account the fact that i have two older brothers in college when accumulating how much my family can spend. However, my dad is only willing to put up 20,000 which leaves another 30,000 for me to figure out.
Basically what i am getting at…do you think i have even the slightest chance of being a presidential scholar and thus getting tuituon paid in full? I know my stats aren’t amazing, but are they even remotely good enough? Any suggestions on how to improve my chances for getting the scholarship?</p>
<p>The response indicates the number of people in the student’s household, including the student, who will be college students between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. </p>
<p>This does not include the student’s parents. This number includes others only if they will attend at least half-time in 2011-2012 in a program that leads to a college degree or certificate. This number must include the student that completed the FAFSA even if the student will attend college less than half-time in 2011-2012.</p>
<p>ok so it DOES include that, but according to my parents we always get screwed over to the point where it says we can afford like 70,000 per child, and that is not possible or ever going to happen, so do i still stand a chance, and does BC give financial aid based only off of a fafsa report?</p>
<p>If your family income is more than $100K you start to feel really squeezed. BC also expects your parents to borrow against the equity in their home. Search for schools that meet 100% of need and see if any of those are a fit for you. I know that it can get really frustrating.</p>