My chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston University
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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>Think I have a shot at BU?</p>

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<p>Two words: "Shoot Higher."
Four more words: "Customize Your Forum</a> Spams"</p>

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<p>lol, okay, it's not my #1 school, but I was just curious</p>

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<p>i think he was kidding...i don't think you will have a problem.</p>

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<p>^ Thank you</p>

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<p>I don't want to use the words "shoe-in" but it's damn near close.</p>

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<p>^ Hehe, alright, I appreciate it</p>

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<p>Any other opinions? This would be for RD this coming fall</p>

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<p>1300 SAT is average and your GPA is in the average range. ECs and course load look great. You should be able to improve your score as you take the SAT. That will help. It looks good but no one is a shoe in anywhere these days. Visit and make your interest known.</p>

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<p>How would you demonstrate your interest in a particular school?</p>

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<p>I don't know, I inquired online and filled out their information sheet to get things in the mail, then emailed my admissions counselor and a professor there.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions, I'll update on the 20th and 22nd when I find out my SAT and ACT scores.</p>

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<p>When I started asking my chances on this website last december, it was so important to me. I figured that even if these people were wrong, they can still give good advice and encouragement. But now that the process is over for me, I realized that my obsession with this website was insane. Reading from the kids who got accepted/rejected, it is really impossible to tell. Kids with 1460s and 1350s are getting waitlisted and rejected! It doesn't make sense to me. I know this will be really hard to do, but I wish someone had told me this last year: CALM DOWN. First of all, Don't set your heart on any one school. Have like 3 schools that you love and would love to go to that are reasonable and within your reach. Second of all, KEEP BUSY! I didn't have anything else to do, so every day I would like run home to the computer and be like: omgomg what did everyone say!?! Now I look at it more of a place to talk to people and ask their advice instead of: OMG AM I GOING TO GET IN!!?? Because It drove me crazy lol. </p>

<p>But anyway, another thing I've learned as that talking to people can wok miracles. Since you've been emailing people, that is definitely a plus. Also, your stats are good. I got in and got money with a 1280 and you beat that. So yeah... things are looking good. Best of luck with everything though. Maybe I'll see you at BU one day!</p>

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<p>^ Thanks for the advice! :)</p>

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<p>I know this is a bit early, but what do you guys think are my chances of getting into BU for the fall sememster of 2006??? </p>

<p>GPA (unw): 3.80
GPA (w): 4.30
No class rank, but in the top 6% of a very competitive public school.
SAT II's : 750(USHIst), 720(Chem), gonna take math 2C but prolly 750+
SAT: results havent come back yet, but hopefully 2100+</p>

<p>Classes: Very tough. Junior Year: 3 AP - APUS, AP Bio, AP Chem (all others honors); Senior: AP English, AP Psych, AP Physics, AP Calc, AP Spanish, AP Econ. </p>

<p>EC:
National Honors Society
National Spanish Honors Society
Theater (all four years)
Director of some plays
Costumer of some plays
Russian Chorus in Boston
Piano (11 years)
Tennis team (JV and V) - captain next year
Play tennis in the MA Northshore League
Named All Star Second Doubles Team in MA (with my doubles partner)
Also various athletic awards for tennis
50+ hours Comm Service award 2004
100+ Presidential Comm Service Award 2005
10th Place on National Spanish Exam
Drama guild award for Acting
I also work at an extended day care program
I have also volunteered at a local library for 4 years
Secretary and Co-founder of SRAS at the school (Sudanese Refugee Assimilation Support)</p>

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<p>@ladymarmalad: Use your best judgment. No offense to you, your vita is oustanding, but these ego massaging rhetorical chances posts have got to go.</p>

<p>EDIT: No, we don't appreciate copy and paste chance-spamming of two safety schools and two reaches within a member's first four posts.</p>

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<p>^ Hehe, oh well, BU's not a safety for me, a match I'd say, at most a slight safety, but I'd love it there none the less.</p>

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<p>well excuse me for not wanting to type up the same thing over and over again</p>

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<p>Pending a cross-board vote on your case requiring at least 60% member turnout, you may consider yourself excused.</p>

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<p>Jeez, hijacking my thread, lol, any other opinions for me?</p>