Presidential scholarship winner

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<p>would i be in the right range to be competitive for the full-tuition merit scholarship?</p>

<p>User Name: trackie10x
Gender: F
Location: Rural upstate New York
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 97.65
GPA - Weighted: 98.20
Class Rank: 1
Class Size: 93</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 670
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 720
ACT: 34</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Student Council - 9, 10, 11, 12
National Honor Society - 9, 10, 11, 12
Tutoring program - 9, 10, 11, 12
Natural Helpers - 9, 10, 11, 12</p>

<p>Leadership positions:</p>

<p>Student Council Treasurer - 11
Student Council President - 12</p>

<p>Athletic Status:</p>

<p>Varsity Volleyball - 9, 10, 11, 12
Varsity Basketball - 9, 10, 11, 12
Varsity Outdoor Track and Field - 9, 10, 11, 12</p>

<p>Track and Field Awards
-2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Sectional Championship Team Champions
-2006 Most Improved Player
-2006 Sectional Championship Individual Runner-Up
-2006 Empire State Games Western Region Alternate
-2007 Sectional Championship Individual Runner-Up
-2007 State Championship Qualifier
-2007 Empire State Games Delegate</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: </p>

<p>Northwestern University Center for Talent Development CivicWeek 2006: Chicago - Hunger and Homelessness</p>

<p>Northwestern University Center for Talent Development CivicWeek 2007: San Francisco - Hunger and Homelessness</p>

<p>100-Hour Community Service Requirement as a part of Leadership In Action course</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Pizzeria, 25+ hours per week since March 2006</p>

<p>Summer Recreation Camp Counselor, 15 hours per week July/August 2007</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:</p>

<p>Kodak Young Leaders Award 2006</p>

<p>Smith College Book Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Leadership 2007</p>

<p>Student Council Valedictorian Award 2008</p>

<p>Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar Delegate 2006</p>

<p>National Leadership Council Delegate 2006
State Leadership Council Delegate 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
State Leadership Conference Workshop Presenter 2006
Regional Leadership Conference Delegate 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Regional Leadership Conference Workshop Presenter 2006, 2007
Regional Leadership Conference Roundtable Presenter 2006, 2007</p>

<p>College programs:</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs 2005: Youth and Society - Service Learning</p>

<p>SUNY Geneseo Course Fall 2007 Semester: Intermediate French II (305 level)</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban, Small City
Size: Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, Midwest, Southeast
Importance of cost: Very important
Intended major(s): Political science, development economics, public/social policy</p>

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<p>"would i be in the right range to be competitive for the full-tuition merit scholarship?"</p>

<p>Unfortunately, no. I think you have a good chance of getting in, but Presidential Scholarship is another realm altogether.</p>

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<p>No..............and I say no, because, each year, it gets harder to get into BC. Your stats are great and should get you into BC, but presidential scholars surpass that. It's kind of hard to explain. I wish there was an online profile of previous presidential scholars so you can get what I'm saying.</p>

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<p>To get an idea on what it takes, look at this: click on "meet the top 20 students in this years competition" and then scroll to #7
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-05-16-high-school-allstars_N.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-05-16-high-school-allstars_N.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>thats okay. i was just wondering because its so hard to know if the top ppl on cc are real or what, and who actually does get it. thanks though!</p>

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<p>Trackie10x- You never know. As with admissions everything comes down to some degree of luck. Others are correct to warn you though that the pres. scholars program is highly competetive. Your SAT score is what is taking you down a notch....but you ACT is great, as well as, your other info.</p>

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<p>To those who were not accepted to BC for transfer do not fret. It's certainly not the institution that many make it out to be. I just to spent my freshmen year at BC and didnt like it all. The academics are not challenging (hence my near perfect GPA), the people are fake, and the housing is terrible. I'll be at Georgetown next year and im so happy I got away from BC. If you want to be in Boston apply to Harvard, Tufts, or Wellesley. My friend who is at Harvard loves it and I know others who are happy at the others. So to those who didnt get in dont get too upset.</p>

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<p>BC is a good school but people fail to realize that there are so many great opportunities at other schools. So im sorry if i offended anyone but I want people to "hear the other side of the story" concerning BC.</p>

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<p>Seriously tdolson88, if you hate BC, then provide concrete evidence that back up your story rather than making blanket statement that does no service to everyone. I love BC, but I acknowledge its drawbacks and know where it needs to improve. No school is perfect, but your attitude to attacking BC on every single post here shows me that you were either rejected and now is trying to get back at BC with some concocted story and then post it every chance you get, or a person who really has nothing better to do with his/her time. My advice, get a life and move on.</p>

<p>"If you want to be in Boston apply to Harvard, Tufts, or Wellesley. My friend who is at Harvard loves it and I know others who are happy at the others. "
- News alert, students who apply to BC DO APPLY TO THOSE SCHOOL TOO. I'm glad that your friends are happy at Harvard and wherever, but if you don't mind me asking, what does that have anything to do with the caliber of education at BC. I'm guessing you're a freshman, so I am assuming you haven't been here long enough to take the hundreds of different professors here at BC so you weren't challenged, but that doesn't say anything on the challenge of BC curriculum. Georgetown offers a fine education and I hope it offers the intense curriculum that you crave (I'm surprise Chicago and Reed weren't in your list if challenge is what you're looking for).</p>

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<p>Yes I have to agree that you're not quite in the realm for president scholarship, but you very likely will be accepted, which is quite an accomplishment in itself.</p>

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<p>thanks for the advice guys... didn't mean to start any drama with this thread</p>