My chances?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>I’m currently a senior at a very competitive high school that was ranked top 50 in the nation, and #1 in the county.
i have a 3.79 weighted GPA, 3.58 unweighted.
NOT INCLUDING freshmen year though.
does BU look at freshmen year grades?
i had horrible freshman year grades, however i managed to go from a 2.8 freshmen year first AND second semester to a 3.8 in sophomore year.</p>

<p>I’m asian, first generation high school graduate, and from a LOW income family. (does that help?) </p>

<p>my SAT scores are pretty bad, how ever im waiting for my november scores which i’m pretty sure i did better on!</p>

<p>Verbal- 520
math- 580
writing- 540</p>

<p>Chinese- 800
Math 2C- 600
Bio- 560</p>

<p>AP test scores
bio- 4</p>

<p>junior year classes:
AP bio
H Chinese 4
French 3
Math analysis
Brit Lit
US history</p>

<p>senior year classes:
AP econ
AP gov
AP chinese 5
H French 4
contemp lit
international business
physio</p>

<p>i’ve also taken many community college classes, (many psychology classes and Japanese), and i also finished precalcus this summer. I’m planning on taking calculus in the next quarter, which is in jan.</p>

<p>EC:
-4 years involvement in steering committee (leaders of the org), diversity committee, and action team of GFC, an organization that has over 1,000 girl members in the bay area.
-Science camp counselor (160 hrs)
-School colorguard team
-library volunteer (80+ hrs)
-3 years member of California Scholarship foundation (academic club)
-2 years member of FBLA
-Work experience at local stores</p>

<p>andn theres kinda bits here and theree that are not significant…</p>

<p>so far, my colleges in order of my fav are</p>

<p>Boston University (management)
Syracuse University
UCDavis
UCIrvine</p>

<p>what are my chances?
and are any other colleges i should apply to that fits my stats?
Id like to major in management.</p>

<p>thanks SO much guys, i appreciate any help=)</p>

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<p>Hopefully your SATs will go up since the rest of your profile looks good. Be sure to point out the upward trend in GPA and that its a top 50 school. These all seem like realistic schools for you.</p>

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<p>If you could get your SATs up to about 1250/1300.. itd put you in a better position.... Im a freshman in SMG this year and i think they said the average SAT was 1290... this is based off of M/ V by the way... I was also a low income/ first generation college kid.. i believe it helps... a majority of the kids here are from the upper middle class.. soo i think they like to see kids who have fought through some economic adversity.. but considering your gpa is around 3.3 or so unweighted with an 1100/1640 SAT.. its going to be a struggle for you to get into both SMG and CGS... It is still very possible.. but right now your fighting an uphill battle considerin how competitive the college application process is getting......... but anyhow you do still have a shot.. good luck</p>

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<p>thanks for the help guys!!</p>

<p>does BU look at freshmen year grades?
does it count into overall GPA that they look at?
because my GPA is around a 3.55 UW without freshmen year grades, but a 3.2 something with freshmen year grades=(</p>

<p>but my overall pattern in high school is always progressing.</p>

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<p>They'll look at freshmen year.</p>

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<p>All schools look at freshman year but they focus on sophomore and junior grades and they like to see a trend up. Some schools figure a gpa based only on two years and others figure one for core classes - so kids don't benefit or get hurt by their art or dance or PE class grades. It varies.</p>

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<p>They look at all your years, but it seems like you made a significant improvement from freshman to sophomore year. The only thing is, how are you compared to other students in your school? If you are in a very competitive school, there are so many students competing for the same thing, so you have to make sure you shine above them. Your stats show that you are an all-around student, but try getting your SAT scores up.</p>

<p>By the way, I got a 1200 on my SATs. I came from a high school that nearly failed their accreditation testing. I received decent grades and obtained a couple of leadership positions within my high school (yearbook editor, spanish honor society secretary, art club secretary). I also played piano. So I think BU may forgive you with SATs (still try to get them up though to be on the safe side) if you show you are an all around student...but don't take that as a guarantee that you'll get in. Good luck!</p>