Please chance me to BC CAS RD

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<p>Background
I am a junior at a Florida private school that has sent a few people to BC and has an overall good record of sending kids to great schools.
Academics:
-I have a 3.5 ish GPA (yikes!) but that is taking some of the hardest classes that my school offers
-By the time I graduate I will have taken 11 APs and the rest honors except for Pre calc as a sophomore
-PSAT projections show a likely 1450-1600 (out of 1600) on the SATs so as of now lets use a 700-700 as my score
ECs:
-Varsity track 3 years
-School Paper 2 years
-Lead America Conference on Medicine
-6 different mission trips including in Florida and Costa Rica (more to come)
-active in my church’s youth group and will finish with 200+ service hours from there alone
-Member of Key Club 2 years
-play in a band with friends (not really sure how to show this)
-will apply to a Penn Pre-college summer program where I will take college classes (shows ability to succeed in college specifically at Penn)*essay topic?
-organized drives to local pantries with my school
Recs:
I always build a great rapport with teachers and have many that I believe will write me excellent recommendations.
Essays:
I consider creative writing one of my strong suits so I am sure that my essays will stand out</p>

<p>With all these considerations could you please chance me? thanks and God Bless</p>

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<p>Dear dman13287 : As a junior who has yet to actually sit for the college boards, you still have another 15 months before applications are due. Much of your material is forward looking (what you will have hopefully completed) rather than offering measured courses. Your GPA at a 3.5 is weak and if the course work continues to increase in intensity, this would be a major area of concern for your application. Also missing from your profile is participation with your school’s honor societies, high school band/music or fine arts (drama, theater), and any leadership positions in those activities in which you participate. At this point, it would seem that you have some significant gaps to close in order to present yourself well at some of the most highly competitive schools.</p>

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<p>bump…anyone else?</p>