Ea Chances At Bc!?

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I am planning on applying to Boston College EA and thus I was wondering if my stats are qualified and if I have a good chance?</p>

<p>-Profile:-</p>

<p>-Asian Indian from New Jersey</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I- 1480/ Math IC - 760, Math IIC - 800, Bio- 790, Physics- 790, Latin- 750, Writing- 640/</p>

<p>8 APs: Biology, AB Calc, BC Calc, Latin: Vergil, Chemistry, Physics B, English Language, Statistics
-Mostly 5’s and 4’s</p>

<p>Grades:
Freshman year, I had attended a prep school in which I received a 98.5 average with the highest GPA of a 4.2/4.2 with the most difficult courses and perhaps ranked in the top three students academically.</p>

<p>(Sophmore-Senior)
I attend an elite boarding school, Deerfield Academy, where about 33% of the seniors attend the Ivy Leagues. At this difficult place, I, personally, have an 88 average. The school, however, does not rank. The kids who get accepted to Harvard, Princeton, or Yale get around a 90-93 average. Thus, this school is very competetive and a feeder to the top universities. I am on target for perhaps the lower end of the Ivies and other great institutions.</p>

<p>I actually just graduated and I enrolled at Vandy but I am taking a year off. I did not get into Cornell RD and got waitlisted at JHU. My current plans are to attend a biomedical science college in India, do research, do many community service in the neighboring areas and in hospitals, and come back with a solid foundation entering pre-med in college. I hope this is a good idea to benefit myself as an individual and also for colleges to look upon.</p>

<p>Also, another question, as I take a year off, will colleges consider and lean towards primarily on my senior year grades and what I do the year off?</p>

<p>P.S.- Those sat IIs and 4 additional Ap courses are new and after the deadline that I am adding for my re-applying process this year so I dont want you guys to consider that the same results would proceed again this year.
Also, I realize the 640 SAT II writing is bad, but I heard that they may not consider writing so my 1480 is pretty legit as one component.</p>

<p>I have a great list of extra-curriculars which I have not compiled yet but will do so. But I have had many leadership obligations and awards with a well-rounded base that ranges from amazing,

  • excellent community service from all kinds with many hours and extends to an international scope.
    -Dance for 5 years and choreographer and leader of various genres. We have an excellent program
    -Vbaseball 2 years - went to new england championship. Varsity Soccer and swimming for 1 year.
    -Debate with a few awards. Math team with many awards and great scores & percentiles nationally.
    -President of several significant clubs that have made impact on the community and to myself. -Dance, Yoga, Black student Association, Vocal percussion-
    -Piano for 7 years- taking lessons, performing in recitals and bands. Some accapella (vocal percussionist).
    -Big Brother/Math Tutor/Buddy system/Head Tour Guide/Technology Proctor/Website Editor/Hospital Volunteering</p>

<h2>I have additional great activites plus awards whcih I have not listed. But most ly, I hope what I have done in such an environment and caliber of my school is what will be impressive to colleges.</h2>

<p>Reccs: 7 reccs (too much probably, but I know the will read it as they will provide different perspectives on myself)
-2 history, 1 Latin, 2 Science Reccs from (India), 1 Advisor, 1 Dance Teacher</p>

<p>-I will make a community service portfolio with my excellent activities that ranges from international experiences to my local community.
-Also I will send a dance tape and resume as well as a reserach report(s) of the science work I do from India.
-Also, my grandmother passed away during exam week during a term where I received an average of 83. This was sophmore year and I hope BC understands this number as I will be sure to write a letter.</p>

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<p>Looks good. Frankly though, these "What are my chances" posts are useless. Whether or not I or anyone else thinks you have a solid shot at BC is pretty irrelevant. Take a look at the Admitted, Rejected and Waitlisted threads to see how your stats compare, if that's what you're after.</p>

<p>As for the other stuff, I think you could make a very strong application, based on your interests and background. Depending on what you do with your next year, you could really wow the adcom with your research or service experiences.</p>

<p>You could also come off as all over the place. I'd strongly caution you against "over" applying. By that I mean, laundry lists of ec's, too many recs and especially a community service "portfolio" (a picture may be worth 1000 words but in this case, I'd say an essay about what impact a service experience had on you is 1000 times better than a snapshot of you "helping the disadvantaged") which could all back-fire. </p>

<p>It all depends on how you package your application, especially the essay. BC's puts a lot of importance on things beyond just GPAs/SATs/etc (again, check out the admit/reject/waitlist threads and you'll see kids with great stats rejected and poorer stats accepted). My advice is to tie your interests/background to why you want to go to BC specifically. Do your research, find out about the school and think about how studying there would help you in your future goals and what impact you'd be able to make during four years at BC.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Im deciding whether BC or UND would be a better EA choice. My parents are allowing me to choose either one.</p>