EDII Chance?

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Applying to CGS on EDII

White female attending a public high school in MA

School doesn’t rank

GPA: 3.4W (pretty extreme upward trend-- 2.8 freshman year, 3.4 sophomore year, 3.8 junior year, looking at about a 4.4 or higher for senior year but that’s not final yet), my school doesn’t calculate UW but that’s probably close to 3.2?

ACT: 33

APs: didn’t start taking any until senior year, but I am currently enrolled in AP Psych, AP Environmental Science and AP Art History

Extracurriculars:
3 years in Mock Trial
2 years in Art Club
2 years in Book Club
1 year in Clay Club
2 years of volunteering at a dog rescue (100+ hours)
religious education teacher’s aide (only about 10 hours)
began working at a pizzeria in August as a server/cashier

Awards: Four-year John and Abigail Adams Scholarship (I know everyone probably has this listed but I don’t have any other awards so I figured it’s better than nothing)

As far as essays and recs I’m not sure. I wrote my essay on failing my driver’s test twice and was told it was pretty good, still in the planning stages for the supplemental essay

I toured the college over the summer and also signed up for the mailing list

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You should apply to another school at BU (CAS, COM etc.) and choose the CGS option. Your SAT is great for BU and while you had a bad freshman year you have a good upward trend

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@TomSrOfBoston thanks for responding! Just wondering, why should I apply to another college within BU and choose the CGS option instead of applying directly to CGS?

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Your ACT is way above average for BU. Your GPA is low but has an upward trend. You would have a decent chance of admission to other schools. If not, you will still have CGS.