Rd chances?

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<p>White male from Vermont </p>

<p>2300 SAT (740V, 780M, 780W)
34 ACT (34,34,34,34,) writing = 33(with 10 essay)
SAT2 Math1 = 730
SAT2 Lit = 580 (retake!!! probably somewhere in low 700’s)</p>

<p>Less than stellar GPA ~ 89/100 (about a 3.5 UW), but MAJOR upward trend
Hardest classes of anyone ever at my HS (GC noted this)</p>

<p>5 on only AP offered (enviro)</p>

<p>classes this year:
AP English
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Physics
AP Stats
AP Latin
French V
Greek </p>

<p>Ranked 6/53</p>

<p>captain of two varsity sports (hockey & tennis)
sadd president
yearbook editor in chief
head of leadership
…lots of other stuff too</p>

<p>worked 16 hours a week all through high school</p>

<p>essays: unique (about something only I have done)
recs: damn good</p>

<p>Anyone?</p>

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<p>Why even bother posting this? </p>

<p>A 2300 pretty much guarantees you will get in.</p>

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<p>brass nice brag thread..seriously</p>

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<p>sorry</p>

<p>i just have a low GPA, and nobody from my school has gotten into BC. (alot with higher GPA's, but lower SAT's have applied)</p>

<p>also, my sat2's aren't so great. (580 LIT) </p>

<p>sorry if it came off as a brag thread.</p>

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<p>Unlike Brass, I actually need advice on my chances of getting into boston college RD. </p>

<p>White male from maine</p>

<p>1920 SAT ( 620 M 620 CR 680 W)
SAT IIs: 730 US H, 580 French </p>

<p>Course load: most rigorous offered (at a competetive private school)
Freshman and sophomore years: 7 honors classes
Junior year: AP USH (4 on exam), AP Chem (2 on exam), AP Lit (3 on exam); also took 3 honors classes (french IV, trigonometry, physiology)
Senior year: AP Gov&Pol, AP Bio, AP British Lit, AP French V, two honors classes (calculus, physics)</p>

<p>Rank: Top 10% in a class of 250
GPA: 3.9 </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
NHS, FNHS, Tri-M Music honor society, Honors Concert Band (9-10), varsity soccer, varsity alpine skiing (captain), varsity tennis (captain), concert pianist (11 years of lessons, ranked nationally in contest), volunteer at local hospital, Sunday school teacher, French exchange student host, accepted to and attended a state academic summer program, </p>

<p>Legacy: yes</p>

<p>...so not a good test taker at all....how much does this weigh into the process?</p>

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<p>I was accepted to Carroll, and in my opinion essays are very important in the admissions process to BC.</p>

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<p>For the essay, I wrote about overcoming an impediment and how my life has since been changed and how I tackle new challenges with the same confidence that i had when i overcame the impediment. </p>

<p>One of my recommendations was about my "conservative values" (not sure if that will hurt haha), and the other was very good (by my liberal lit teacher) and unlike the first one, there wasn't a central theme.</p>

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<p>oh btw, I was deferred from BC early action if that helps...</p>

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<p>If I were you I'd tell BC that they are still your first choice (If their not then don't) and call the admissions office and ask them if you could submit additional materials, if yes try to redo your essays, your SAT's are within their 25-75 percentile, But just like all top school admissions, it can be very trivial. Good luck, im actually appealing bieng deferred from my top choice school myself</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks a ton!</p>

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<p>anytime, good luck</p>

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<p>im a senior in virginia and i too am applying to Boston college, its actually my first choice, how much of the ethnicity factor do they consider? I am of latin american decent . I have a 3.5 GPA there are over 800 students in my grade, i take IB and AP classes , but i still have my fingers crossed do u think i have any chance?</p>

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<p>depends on your SAT/class rank/extracurriculars/community service/essay</p>