Hard Worker But Low Stats- Chance Me

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<p>Stats: I have taken 8 Honors classes, 5 AP classes, and 3 college classes through the running start program. I have a 3.6 UW GPA and a 4.3 W GPA. I am in the top quarter of my class and I have a 26 ACT. I am Hispanic and am applying for financial aid. </p>

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<li>I have always challenged myself in school, but have always gotten a B in AP math and science classes. I have taken AP classes ranging from Art History to Calculus. I am eager to learn everything and I love to challenge myself. My GPA dropped last year because I moved to a new high school my junior year, but as of now I have a 4.0 UW GPA this semester.</li>
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<p>EC: Editor for an online magazine
Marching Band/ Pep Band/ Advanced Wind Ensemble- second trumpet
Trumpet Lessons- 8 years
Active Member of Youth Group- 8 years
Cooking Blog
Creative Writing- trying to publish several of my poems
Nanny over the summer
Participated in a 30 Hour Famine
Volunteered at Food Bank
Volunteered to sell merchandise for a local sports event (Bloomsday)
Volunteered to help advertise for Hoopfest
Key Club Member Junior Year
Bible Study Group
Piano Lessons- 2 years
Been to several concerts (over 60) / art exhibits</p>

<p>Boston College is one of my reach schools. My essays were pretty stellar but I was curious to know who has been accepted and what BC looks for in a student. I wish everyone good luck in thier application process and I hope everyone gets into their desired schools.</p>

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<p>I don’t really know enough about BC to chance you or anyone else, but your ACT is in the bottom quartile so my guess is it’ll be tough. However, I wanted to reply because I have heard repeatedly (but second hand, I have no idea if it’s true) that Boston College’s School of Education has much lower average ACT/SAT scores so it’s possible if you applied to Lynch you’ve got a much better chance. There are probably others here who can more knowledgeably address this issue than I. </p>

<p>The closest I can come to confirming the lower SAT’s in SoE comes from the college night at my daughter’s school. Someone asked about improving their low scoring daughter’s chances at BC if they applied to the School of Ed and the guidance counselor said she wouldn’t recommend anyone going that route unless they really wanted to go into education because it can be difficult to transfer into A&S or Business. I thought the guidance counselor’s reply was significant in that she didn’t make any attempt to refute the widely held supposition.</p>