My Chances at Boston College

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<p>I would be soo happy if you just skimmed this at least and chanced me!!! (I am a prospective Int. Studies or History major)</p>

<p>I am going to be a high school junior this upcoming year and I am pretty sure my first choice is Boston College, though the other three are my next top choices. I attend a public high school in Vermont and take as many of the most rigorous courses it offers as I can.</p>

<p>-I have taken one course with the University of Vermont under the Gifted and Talented high schoolers program, but have not received my grade yet. I am hoping that the fact it is called “Hockey in Canadian Literature” may show I take initiative in my education and take classes I enjoy! heehee
-I played soccer for the past two years but will not be involved with it for the next two.
-I was involved in the H20 (Help 2 Others) Club this past year and next year, and will most likely be the president of it my senior year.
-I am planning to finish my high school career with 6 APs (Studio Art, Calculus, Statistics, U.S. History, European History, and English). Have so far completed honors in Earth Systems Science and American Experience (required 10th grade history/english class).
-I have maintained a 4.0 unweighted GPA since I began high school and plan on keeping it that way, and I have never received a B as a final grade in any class thus far (woohoo).
-Will finish HS with 4 years of French, and more than 4 years in every other core subject.
-I have volunteered 27 hours over 4 months at a local museum so far.
-I had decent PSATs last year, each in the 610 range, but I expect to do much better on the SATs and this fall’s PSATs.
-I am planning on getting involved in our Red Cross Club this year and will volunteer other places as well.
-Will be in the National Honor Society for the next two years.
-Will be involved in Model UN senior year.
-No personal awards yet but I hope I will get some!
-Involved as a student ambassador in my sophomore year for incoming freshmen to my HS.
-I hope and expect to be in the top 5 - top 10 of my graduating class of about 200 students.</p>

<p>And finally, here are the science and math classes I will be getting credit for (I m not including history or English courses because I have way more than enough):</p>

<p>Experimental Chemistry
Earth Systems Science
Engineering Lab
Experimental Biology
Principles of Physics
AP Stats
AP Calc
Geometry
Algebra I
Algebra II / Trigonometry
PreCalculus</p>

<p>Do you think I have a decent shot at getting in to each/any of my top 4 colleges? Also, will it hurt my chances if I don’t get a job until the summer before I apply? THANK YOU!</p>

<p>p.s. this list looks way better than it feels to me… ha</p>

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<p>OH and I will most likely be going on a missions trip with my Christian - Protestant church next summer, to either Ecuador or Zimbabwe.</p>

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<p>Curriculum is excellent. Test scores are low for a 4.0 student. Shoot for 2100, or try the ACT and aim for 31/32.</p>

<p>Unless you have been a 3/4-year member of Model UN, I would not add it senior year. (No, it won’t help for “international” studies.) Colleges prefer depth over breadth. Much better to earn a leadership position in something that you have been involved with – either at school or in the community (perhaps Red Cross?). NHS is considered ho-hum by colleges. The buzz word for the next two years should be FOCUS. Focus on maintaining that top gpa, focus on better test scores, focus on obtaining a leadership position in something meaningful to you. (The latter then makes a great personal essay.)</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>^^^ Okay, thanks for the advice.
Yeah I know I am not a good test taker :confused: but I am confident that my final SAT scores will be in the low 700s. I didn’t study at all for those PSATs last year.
Model UN isn’t a club at my school , it’s just part of an international politics class which is only one semester long. I wish it was a club!
I am going to try to focus very hard on obtaining a leadership position in both Red Cross and Help 2 Others. Does it matter that I was the captain of my high school soccer team if it was only JV?</p>

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<p>Captain of the JV squad is better than member, JV squad, so absolutely put it down.</p>

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<p>Your curriculum seems really good. Keep up the good work. Try to get an excellent SAT and you will surely get in. You should consider staying in soccer, colleges love commitement. Plus it is a great sport.</p>