<p>I am an African American high school junior in MD. I am currently enrolled in the full IB Diploma (aka 6 really hard classes in 11th and 12th grade). I screwed up freshman and sophmore year but took most honors and pre-IB classes. </p>
<p>Freshman year 2.28
Sophmore year 2.71</p>
<p>If I were to bust my behind and get a 3.71+ junior and senior year. With a 31 or 32 ACT score, 450 volunteer hours at a hospital, and 5 clubs 11th and 12th grade, great recs, and great essay. (Probably going to travel to Africa next summer and help the sick and poor in case that helps). Do i have a chance to getting into BC. By the way I plan on going to Med School and doing PreMed at BC. I know my stats are low but will the turn around count for anything.</p>
<p>The turnaround will count for something. An upward trend is always better than the converse, but will it be enough? Don't know.</p>
<p>Your junior-senior scenarios are hypothetical -- how likely are the grades, test scores, essay? Why the sudden willingness to work? Or was something going on Freshman-sophomore year? All things to consider.</p>
<p>Do you really need to go to "Africa next summer" to help the needy? I'm sure Michigan has plenty of destitute people that need your volunteer hours. An admission officer at Dartmouth cautions against extravagance charity trip to third-world country; it doesn't show sincerity, the trip only buy a namesake without substantial merit behind it. If you were planning to live there for 2 years for the Peace Corp that's different. </p>
<p>About academic, let say you earn 4.0 for the next two years (forget 3.71) your average GPA would still only be 3.248. That's really low for BC standard. Improvement on the last two years would help, but remember, you are fighting against people who have been consistent in their efforts. Dislodging their slot will be a challenge. Getting perfect ACT (36) will help make your case.</p>
<p>I hate to be a bearer of crappy news, but your chance is really slim. I believe if you have a darn good reason why you messed up the last two years, plus improvement, and some other extracurricular achievements, it might make your case. I wish you luck.</p>
<p>P.S.
Why not try State Universities (in-state) and then transfer to better school after a year or two? With your current record it is extremely unlike that you'll get into any of the top 60s univerities (as ranked by USNews)</p>
<p>MD is Maryland, not Michigan. If your turnaround is that dramatic, then I'd say you have a shot (especially if your SATs are high, thus indicating that your high junior-year gpa is not a fluke). If your SATs are low, then a high junior-year gpa might look like a fluke. Reddune is right about transferring--if you went to a college and got a really good gpa your first semester, you could apply as a transfer to a lot of places that would forget all about your high school grades (especially if the SATs are good). Bad news is that the higher up you go in the US News rankings, the skimpier the # of transfers they accept. BC seems to take fewer and fewer each year.</p>