My chances at BC?

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<p>Stats: </p>

<p>GPA: ~3.5 unweighted, ~4.0 weighted, these will hopefully be a bit higher by the end of first semester Senior year.
PSAT: 130 on Math and Verbal overall, 66 on verbal, 64 on math (This was kind of rushed though, only taken for AP Lang as an assignment)
ACT: Taking 6/4
SAT: Taking 6/11</p>

<p>Classes this year:
AP Psychology (A’s)
AP US History (A’s)
AP English Language & Comp. (A’s)
Precalculus Honors (C-1st semester, brought it up to a B for 2nd semester)
Physics Honors (B-1st semester, brought it up to an A for 2nd semester)
Debate VI Honors (A’s)
Government Honors (A’s)
Health (A’s)</p>

<p>Extra-Curric: </p>

<p>Debate Team (~325 NFL Points…for those who know what those are), this is my passion, I’ve competed in 5 different event categories as well, and placed in 3 of them (Student Congress, Oral Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Public Forum, Policy)
President of Debate
VP of Law Club
Mock Trial Team
Social Studies Honor Society
JETS </p>

<p>Community Service: Look to be a Counselor at local summer camp, should get ~100 Hours
Work: Public Library (20 Hours/Week)</p>

<p>Background: Single-Parent Home, Dad pays no child support, etc. Roman Catholic, Irish-Italian, Public School in Florida </p>

<p>Looking to major: Poli. Sci., Government, Political Media
Minor: Journalism/Psych </p>

<p>Courses for Senior year:
AP Euro
AP US Gov
AP Microeconomics
AP Lit
AP Stats
AP World (Independent Study)
Debate VIII Honors </p>

<p>I know it’s a bit of a reach, but do I have a shot at BC?</p>

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<p>A small little nitpick: The ACT is given on 6/11 and the SAT 6/4</p>

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<p>I know, just took the SAT, taking ACT's next week...sorry, must've posted late at night or something.</p>

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<p>Any opinions?</p>

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<p>fantastic chance, make sure to make it known that your dad pay nothing and heavily emphasize your passion. Good Luck</p>

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<p>^ Wow, thanks, I'll make sure to focus on Debate as my hook, as I've heard of their Fulton Hall and great Debate team.</p>

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<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior and wondering about my chances of getting in EA and possibly the Presidential Scholars Program...<br>
New SAT: 610 math, 610 verbal, 710 writing (planning to take again in October with more adequate preparation)
GPA: 4.3
Rank: 8 of 277 (should be higher by beginning of sr year)
Classes: Frosh: H Geometry, H English, Advanced Biology, Spanish 2 (no more honors classes offered that year), Band
Soph: H Algebra 2, H English, Advanced Chemistry, Spanish 3, H US History, Band
Jr: H Pre-Calc, H English, H US History 2, AP Chemistry, H Spanish 4, Band
Sr: H Calc, AP English, H BioChem, Physics, AP Spanish 5, AP European History</p>

<p>EC: Peer Development Leader, School Newspaper, 100+ hours volunteer work at local hospital, Spanish tutor for 4th graders, NHS, Spanish NHS, CCD teacher local church, Interviewed war veterans for Library of Congress, participated in roundtable discussion to promote study of foreign languages, National Social Studies Team, in charge of fundraising for school's History club, and maintain 2 jobs (one of which i have had for 2 years). </p>

<p>Additional: I frequently spend my summers in Europe in close contact with a small monastic community, am fluent in 2 eastern european languages and therefore do alot of translating, immigrated to the US at age of 5- lived in two European countries prior to coming to US</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are? Thanks so much for your time..</p>

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<p>^ Jeez, hijacking my thread, lol, jk</p>

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<p>ecm- i think you're definitely into bc, and if you get your sats up a lot, you might have a shot at the presidential program</p>

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<p>Alright, well, for the first update: I got a 1910 on the new SAT</p>

<p>710 CR
600 M
600 W (9/12 Essay)</p>

<p>Any more ideas, I think my ACT will be better which I'll post tommorow.</p>

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<p>ecm- just keep in mind that generally the kids that get invited into PSP are in the top 1% (i.e. ranked 1,2 or maybe 3 in your class of 277)</p>

<p>duff- I answered you already on another board but I thought you might enjoy this ...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bc.edu/offices/pubaf/meta-elements/ram/powell_psa_56k.ram%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bc.edu/offices/pubaf/meta-elements/ram/powell_psa_56k.ram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Well, not sure why the link isn't working on my comp, but its a short tv sport that shows the Fulton Debating Chamber that I wrote you about last time. The video is kind acheezy, but at least you get to see what it looks like. Try this link if the other one didn't work:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bc.edu/offices/pubaf/meta-elements/ram/powell_psa_220k.ram%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bc.edu/offices/pubaf/meta-elements/ram/powell_psa_220k.ram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>ECM, I think your SATs are a bit low for BC but you can bring them up in October so you probably have a shot.</p>

<p>Heightsman, for PSP what does BC place the most emphasis?</p>

<ul>
<li>SATs</li>
<li>SAT IIs</li>
<li>GPA/class rank</li>
<li>Service</li>
<li>Legacy</li>
<li>other?</li>
</ul>

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<p>Oh, so update</p>

<p>ACT: 30 Composite</p>

<p>Any ideas on my chances?</p>

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<p>duff- I'm not familiar with the ACT (or the new-fangled SAT) so can't really help you out there, sorry.</p>

<p>eagle- from what I know, presidential scholars are selected based on three criteria:</p>

<ol>
<li>top academic record (i.e. grades/class rank and SAT/ACT scores)</li>
<li>demonstrated leadership</li>
<li>commitment to community service/social justice issues</li>
</ol>

<p>Actually I'd venture to say that these are the qualities (in that order) that BC looks for in all its applicants, only the standards are higher and I don't think being a legacy is considered at all for PSP.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone.. thanks for all the advice and feedback :-) I have high grades (have gotten only one B my whole high school career) and hope that my rank will move up to at least 6/ 277.. my high school, particularly my grade, is extremely competitive.. I hope to get my SATs up to the 2100 mark, am involved in the community, and have an interesting background.. do you think these factors could possibly earn me an interview for the PSP program? To say the least it would be awesome!</p>

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<p>And I see many of you have obviously been successful with these standardized tests.. any advice on how to prepare? I took the SAT for the first time ever in May and got a 1930.. yes, it leaves much to be desired :-/</p>

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<p>I think things like interesting background and legacy status will definitely help get you into BC, but I don't think they will have an effect on gaining you an interview into PSP once you're been accepted. Indirectly of course they could. I'd bet your interesting background has given you unique opportunities for service/leadership/things they do look for. So if you've taken advantage of those opportunities that would definitely help. And just to nitpick: PSP=Presidential Scholars Program. So saying PSP program is like saying ATM machine :)</p>

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<p>Well....if we could get back to my post, lol, with the updated scores, I'll be using the 30 ACT, if I do EA, will I have a shot, or should I just do regular decision??</p>

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<p>Duffman, I would offer some advice, but still being in high school myself, I have no idea.. you seem like an interesting and bright candidate and I could definitely see you getting in.. I have a question regarding the common ap.. I wanted to start writing my essay for BC this summer, but they still haven't published the 2006 common ap. Do you guys think the essays would change?</p>