Please chance me! thanks :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>I know y’all are probably tired of these chance threads but I’d really, really appreciate it:</p>

<p>Female; ny resident; us/Israel dual citizenship
GPA 3.32uw (im guessing, but im not really sure bc my school doesn’t release the uw) 3.9 weighted, top 30% (im guessing, but my school doesn’t rank)
SAT: 560cr, 640m, 710w (12essay)
SATII: 690m1, 620m2
Full International Baccalaureate Candidate
Senior courses: IB History of the Americas, IB World Literature, IB Physics, IB Spanish, IB Theory of Knowledge, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Government</p>

<p>*my school was rated the 4th public high school in the nation by newsweek. most demanding/rigorous course schedule.</p>

<p>*Essays: Excellent
*Recs: Guidance rec was excellent (called me the "renaissance girl’), teacher A Excellent, teacher B Great, 1 extra recommendation from the prof. at columbia that I interned for this summer… the rec was AMAZING.</p>

<p>*not asking for any financial aid</p>

<p>*also sent in a supplemental portfolio displaying unique one of a kind fashions that I’ve designed and created as a result of my international travels. also included photography that I’ve done, seveeral newspaper articles, and scientific abstract.</p>

<p>*Extras:</p>

<p>Activities and Organizations:
-CEO of Fashion Design Company that I founded (2005-present)
-Intern at Swiss Consulting Group (New York, NY)
-Meszaros International Center for Entrepreneurship classes at university of buffalo
-Advanced Acting for Film Class (2002-2006)
-In 2005, Co-created a 30 minute television pilot that was pitched in LA. It was picked up, however, I decided not to re-located to LA, in pursuit of continuing my high school education.</p>

<p>Leadership in School:
-Editor of School literary magazine. (2007-2008)
Helicon (3hrs/wk, 2004-Present)
-President of Junior Class of 2008 (2006-2007)
-Vice President Senior Class of 2008(2007-2008)
Student Government (2 hrs/wk, 2006-Present)
-Secretary of Student Council (2006-2007)
-Vice President of Student Council(2007-2008)
Student Council (2 hrs/wk, 2000-Present)
-Vice President of Multicultural Club (2006-2008)
Multicultural Club (2 hrs/wk, 2000-Present)
-Math tutor (1.5 hrs/wk, 2006-Present)
Tutors children in advance mathematics
-Junior 8 Summit Competition (4 hrs/wk, 2007)
Justice League Representative in International Competition</p>

<p>Leadership in the Community and Volunteer Work:
-Coats for Kids (150+hrs/yr, 2000-Present)
Co-Founded organization to provide over 500 warm winter coats, hats, scarf’s, gloves, and boots each year to the poorest Hispanic Community of Buffalo.
-Roswell Park Cancer Institute (150+hrs, 2004-Present) (I’ve been volunteering a lot here ever since I was diagnosed with cancer when I was 12. I’m fine now though. I just try to give back to the pediatric cancer community as much as I can)
• Raised $3,000+ by hosting a Charity Fashion Show featuring my dress creations; Spends time with Pediatric cancer patients.
• PaintBox Project at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (50+hrs, 2004-Present)
Designed and donated artwork that was reproduced by PaintBox Project and sold as corporate holiday cards and products that yielded thousands of dollars in revenue for the Institute; Assists young cancer patients in expressing their ideas in art form.
-Jewish Philanthropic Organization (4 hrs/wk, 2004-Present)
Teen Tzedakah; Student Board of Directors who allocate money to various non-for-profit organizations in the Buffalo area</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
-Scientific Abstract Awarded Finalist
At the World congress of Biological Psychiatry in Vienna, Austria.The only presenter without a doctorate.“The Association of Adolescent’s Height and Weight with Stress and School Achievement” Sponsored by University at Buffalo’s Biobehavioral Program.
-Roswell Park Cancer Institute Above and Beyond Award
For outstanding dedication and lasting contribution to Carly’s Club for Kids and Cancer Research in Western New York
-Western New York Hispanic Society Award for Community Service
For outstanding dedication to the Hispanic Society of Western New York
-Swarthmore Book Award
For academic passion and outstanding leadership
-Various Published Poetry and Photography (2000-Present)</p>

<p>Travel Experience:
-Has traveled to over 35 countries on 5 different continents
-Exchange Student: Artes de Mexico: Queretaro, Mexico (Summer, 2005)
-BBYO: International Leadership Seminar, Israel (Summer 2007)
A 3 week leadership program in which I was immersed in the teachings of Judaism and the current Arab-Israeli conflict. Participants were students who showed outstanding leadership in their community.</p>

<p>*looking to major in entrepreneurial studies and design</p>

<p>*applying:
Barnard College (my dream school, i’d do anything to go here)
Brown University (5 year duel degree program brown/risd)
Rhode Island School of Design (5 year duel degree program brown/risd)
Georgetown University
New York University
Sarah Lawrence College
Wellesley College
Boston College
Swarthmore College
Vassar College
UCLA/Berkeley
Fordham University
Northeastern University
University at Buffalo Honors College</p>

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<p>your gpa and test scores will hurt you a little, but you have great ec's and you'll prob get into a good amount of the schools you're applying to, or at least i hope (im applying to alot of the same ones)
sorry im not really insightful but w/e</p>

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<p>BC will be a definite reach because BC plays the numbers game with over 30k apps</p>

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<p>Renaissance Girl: You have Amazing EC's and Leadership and you go to a top-ranked high school, however you will likely be deferred because of your grades/rank/test scores, but those EC's and your rec's could tip the hand in your favor, good luck!</p>

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<p>Dear eskimo208 : Let's start with your standardized test scores. As you have seen hopefully on other chance-me threads, the midpoint for BC's acceptance pool is about 1350 on the two way SAT. The 25th percentile is currently 1240 according to the college board statistics. Speaking in real terms, you are probably about the 15th percentile. Regardless of the school's ranking, your GPA of 3.3 and placement in about the top third are significantly below the mark. Receiving an International Baccalaureate diploma (as opposed to a certificate) will bolster your case, but we cannot tell if your are scoring 4s, 5s, 6s, or 7s.</p>

<p>Your profile does not show any sports background or any team oriented sports. Similarly, you do not show any music background although you do demonstrate experience in the arts. </p>

<p>Your entrepreneurial background is extremely strong at this age and in that, you should clearly take pride. That said, your resume is very stilted in that direction - it is difficult to extrapolate team aspects in your work. Your extensive travel is interesting when you eventually get to interning or your first job - hopefully you are considering an international organization. At the freshman level, your travel reads bit like "my family took me across the globe". Many would rather see someone who pursued a passion rather than gathering stats like 35 countries and 5 continents.</p>

<p>So, where does that leave us? The uniqueness of your resume will have to be appealing to one of the top schools as your numbers are not there. Boston College, Georgetown, and Wellesley will likely be rejections/deferrals. Brown University will value the international aspects of your application and I would suspect a better chance of acceptance there. Barnard seems to be a reach at this point. By all means, please let us know how it turns out. Yours is the type of unusual background from which we can all learn for college placements.</p>

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<p>"At the freshman level, your travel reads bit like "my family took me across the globe". Many would rather see someone who pursued a passion rather than gathering stats like 35 countries and 5 continents."</p>

<p>I pursued the passion of the business I started and I used the traveling as an inspiration (essays). It inspired me to start a business based on international culture. I took advantage of the traveling basically. And, yess for sure, I will let everyone know how it turns out. I'm worried beyond belief lol.. ahhhh. I guess that's what this whole college process does to you :P</p>

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<p>anyone else out there?</p>

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<p>I don't know much about BC, but I do know that they reject kids for the smallest imperfections in their application- mediocre SATs/GPA isn't going to help. The lack of sports/music definately hurts. Don't sweat it though, you'll get into a lot of the schools on your list! You have a strong chance for NYU based on you ecs and background, and I would say Barnard is a match.</p>

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<p>i'd say a reach, unless you're wrong about your class rank and meant to write 660 rather than 560 for your SAT critical reading. However, I really hope your passion for fashion and your leadership in ec's can get you in. I'd recommend sending in an extra list of your activities b/c the common app only allows for about 7 or so. Swarthmore, Wellesley, Brown, and G'town seem out of the question, but i think you have a definite chance at some of the others. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>ahhhcollege- for lack of sports/music i think i made up for that with my involvement in the arts i could only hope they see that though :/ and i justtt now realized that i forgot to include that fact that I've played piano for 7 years.. do you think that would have made any of a difference/ added a little more?</p>

<p>mdebater- thanks! yeah i sent a resume... hope that helps</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>Eskimo208 - it will probably not be an easy task of being accepted to BC, as many others have stated based on your stats. Btw, did you really need to apply to like 15 schools? I never understood the logic of my fellow peers applying to so many schools, many of which they know nothing or very little about and have no passion for....</p>

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<p>Eskimo - You definately made up for it in music and arts, and the good majority of schools will recognize and like that, but from my experience with Boston College, they're more likely to accept a football player than an artsy kid. They're kind of jerks like that :(</p>