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Colleges & Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>chance me if you are so generous…</p>

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<p>**GPA: ** 3.8ish UW
SAT: 1400/2050
SAT II: 670 Math 1, 660 Literature
Courses: IB Diploma Candidate, Very difficult course load
ECs: Tons of soccer, 400+ hours of community service, good work experience
Subjectives: Subjectives: Good I think, but if I was a qualified judge then I wouldn’t be here…</p>

<p>Academic Interest: Business Administration</p>

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<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.8ish UW (W= not much more because most of my classes aren’t weighted until I pass my IB exams at the end of senior year)
SAT: 1400/2050 (670V, 730M, 650W)
SAT IIs: 670 Math 1, 660 Literature (plus some more lower scores)
Rank: School doesn’t rank
Course Load: Close to hardest possible -> IB Diploma Candidate in IB-only school
School: Very diverse; moderately competitive… I think -> about 18% of my senior class is an IB Diploma Candidate</p>

<p>ECs:
Soccer: Very dedicated, play year round; all 4 years on high level club team, varsity soccer at school. Soccer severely impacted for during freshman and junior years due to serious injuries, but remained active in teams.
Coach: Volunteer head coach of youth soccer team for past 2 spring seasons.
YMCA Leaders Cub: Member for 5+ years. We organize events for children in our community, as well as fundraise so that underprivileged children can get scholarships to YMCA camps.
Work: Have worked at 2 full service hotels. Full time during summer of junior and senior years, and part time during school year of senior year.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I think they are solid… main one is about learning to live with guilt.
Recs: Read one teacher rec which was excellent (about my growth over 3 years in her classes and recovering from hardships in my personal life); didn’t read 2nd teacher rec but I think it’ll be good as well (wrote about my “remarkable integrity” as demonstrated through actions he witnessed). Counselor rec should be good (… I hope). One supplemental rec from a regional head at my international hotel brand that I have worked under for 2 years (should be very good).</p>

<p>thank you all for your insight and Merry Christmas!</p>

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<p>You're in the hunt, but exactly what your chances are kinda depends on where you are from and your gender and ethnicity.</p>

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<p>im a white male from the DC area</p>

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<p>BC gets tons of applications from whites from the NYC, Philly, and DC areas, so the odds for you are a little longer. You have a chance, but I'd guess it's not a great one. Are you good enough to play soccer at BC?</p>

<p>If you look at the Boston College Early Action decision thread, you can see that people with your credentials didn't do very well. But I think BC gets a lot of people who apply Early Action and get accepted, but don't seriously want to go there...they will opt for Georgetown, the Ivies, and the elite liberal arts colleges. So a lot of your chances depends on the Early Action "yield" (% of those accepted who actually enroll).</p>

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<p>not recruited and little hope of playing in college because of two 6-month periods where injuries prevented me from playing. This happened during primary recruiting and development times, so I don't have plans to play varsity in college.</p>

<p>thanks for all the advice TourGuide. BC is defanetly one of my top schools, so hopefully that will shine through in my application.</p>

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<p>I'd say that you have a decent chance, you just have to make yourself shine in some way. There are many many applicants (white, from your area) like you. Nothing there makes it look like you have no chance so you just gotta hope that luck goes in your favor.</p>