I REALLY want to go here..please please chance me

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<p>Hey all, I would really like to go to BU its my top choice…i would appreciate the chancing.</p>

<p>unweighted GPA - 3.0
SAT - 2030 out of 2400
Math - 720
Reading - 650
Writing - 660</p>

<p>AP/Honors Classes</p>

<p>Major - Either Pre-Med(Bio) or Health Care Administration </p>

<p>EC’s

  • Debate Club President
  • Debate Team Captain
  • Philosophy Club Vice President
  • DECA, BETA, FBLA, Interact, and International Club member.
  • Mock Trial participant.
  • 250 hours of community service hours (medicine related)</p>

<p>Laws of Life Essay Contest winner
Extemporaneous Speaking Contest 2nd Place winner
Literary Meet 2nd Place winner
Medical Conference (attending this summer)</p>

<p>Essay - I plan on writing about how my GPA is low due to a medical illness i had causing depression. After finding a donor, I decided I wanted to become a doctor and worked hard for SAT and such.</p>

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<p>I know my GPA is low for BU, and I can explain why in my essay but I really really want to go here. THANKS</p>

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<p>Since you have a legit reason about why you have a low GPA, you should be fine since you're going to explain it.</p>

<p>Everything else looks great to me!</p>

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<p>dunno if you should make you essay about that though. while it's a nice story I would be worried it came off kinda like a pity me type of thing. you can definitely include a supplementary letter or somethin and formally explain the GPA thing- they'll read it.</p>

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<p>there is a whole section at the end of the application asking if there is anything you want to explain, like low grades or something. i would make your essay about something else. it can still be about the illness if you want and how it whatever to your life but don't make it alla bout the low grades</p>

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<p>DJglover16 and ud2006---</p>

<p>The thing is, its kind of a long story..well not really a story. Its not just an explanation for my bad gpa..its like the reasoning and motivation for what I want to pursue in life (medicine). I don't know, you all think thats too dramatic for an essay?</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies every one</p>

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<p>when i was talking to my orgo professor, who wrote me a rec for mmedic, i told him i wanted to write about my surgery and how it made me want to be a doctor. he said to be careful because the admissions board would flag it as someone wanting pity or with a hidden agenda so to not bring too much emotion into the essay. i would talk about how overcoming your illness has given you the drive to go to college and make up for the time u missed out on doing well in high school or something along those lines.</p>