Thought i'd never do this, but... chances please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>Please help me out… I?m not going to make it until April.
Deferred EA, now in regular pool
My biggest reach, but made it VERY clear with the office that BC is my #1
Catch: Sister graduated class of '05, got me in for interviews (not normal)
Grandfather was a Triple Eagle
2 uncles that attended</p>

<p>White/Male/Mass.
COMPETITIVE High School</p>

<p>3.7 GPA weighted (hurt by AP Bio junior year, challenging courses tho)
Class rank not given, assume top 15/20%
Classes thus far:
AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Psych, AP US History, AP Bio, Spanish 5 and all else honors</p>

<p>SATs: 1310/1970
680 M, 630 V, 660 W
SAT 2s
580 Hist, 630 Math L1, 550 Bio</p>

<p>Excellent/Good Essays
2 Excellent recs, 1 Good</p>

<p>ECs
Soccer 4 years (Varsity 10, 11, 12)
Swimming 4 years (Varsity 10, 11, 12)
Have held a job since 10th grade
Appalachia Service Project 10, 11, 12
National Honor Society
Voluntary Youth Soccer Coach 10, 11, 12
Play the Saxophone in HS band</p>

<p>Have lived in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Illinois.
Moved to Ma in 9th grade.</p>

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<p>BUMP, please, anyone?</p>

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<p>You certainly have a chance RD, especially with your legacy status. Your scores and grades were not high enough for EA--they like the hard stats to be much higher for that more selective round--but they may not be high enough for RD, so you are not a lock. Unfortunately, being from Massachussetts will actually hurt your chances. BC was largely a commuter school for many years, but they have changed that dramatically over the last 20 years. BC wants to have a national reputation and appeal, thus they are taking fewer students from Massachussetts in their quest to have kids from all over the country. They get large numbers of applicants from MA, so inevitably it then becomes one of the most competitive pools of students. They want the best kids they can get from MA. Students from New York, CT and NJ have similar problems since they also have large applicant pools from those states. </p>

<p>Your sports and ECs are solid, but may not be enough to outweigh the academic stats. You still have a shot, though it may depend on how many have appllied from your school, and how you compare to them and the others applying from MA.</p>

<p>Good luck!!</p>

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<p>thanks irish
(btw, i realize this is my biggest reach, just want to know others opinion)</p>

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<p>As long as you have other schools that are "matches", you should be fine. If you don't get into BC this year, you can always do well at the school you do attend, and (if you don't love that one) transfer to BC.</p>

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<p>yes, i have thought of that before, but I also would not really like the idea of having to start all over sophomore year.(w/ friends and everything) btw, how do transfers at BC work out? is admission just as difficult? becuase my sisters boyfriend didnt get in regularly, but he did get in as a transfer after one year at butler.</p>

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<p>BC's admissions website has a information for those seeking admission as transfer students. You cannot apply for January admission during the fall of your freshman year at another college since you will not be able to show them any grades. But you can apply in the spring for fall admission for your sophmore year. It is competitive. They won't accept any applications with a gpa below 3.0, but they indicate that the average is above 3.6 for transfers. </p>

<p>My guess is that you will love whatever school you will be attending in the fall, and that you will not want to transfer anywhere. I think most students end up at the school that is right for them, and have a great experience. Good luck!</p>

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<p>bump please (i know some people may be getting annoyed, but please just give me a few answers and i swear ill shut up)</p>

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<p>I also appled to BC and my stats were a little lower than yours... I think you have a good chance, but who knows.. I do think being from mass will hurt you though...so I have heard from ppl. so I think its 50/50
good luck</p>