Waitlisted, what can do

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>hey, i got waitlisted at BC last week. I did not send in my card yet, because i wanted to hear back from my other schools. Now that i got rejected from all of them, i want to know if there is anything i can do to help my chances at being addmited to BC. Ive enclosed a copy of my reseme below. If it helps at all im a catholic that lives in New England(ive heard rumors that BC gives an edge to its catholic applicants).</p>

<p>Grades-
Freshmen Year </p>

<p>Honors English 3- B-
Honors Algebra 2- b-
Honors Enviormental Science- B+
History- b+
Spanish- c+ </p>

<p>softmore year: </p>

<p>honors english: b/b+
honors Geometry: c+
Spanish 5: A-
History: B
Honors Biology: B+ </p>

<p>Junior Year: </p>

<p>AP english: B
AP CALculus AB: B-
AP History: A-
Spanish: B
Honors Chemistry: b+ </p>

<p>Midyear Senior: </p>

<p>Ap English: A-
AP Stats: A-
Ap Econ: B
Honors Physics: B+
Ap Spanish: b</p>

<p>I go to a very competive prep school. All these grades are not weighted. I think my courseload is amoung the top 10 percent of my class. My overall grades/ courseload qualifies for the top 25-30 percent. There is no class rank in my school. </p>

<p>SAT info: </p>

<p>Math: 760
Verbal: 620 </p>

<p>SAt 2 MAth 2c: 660
Sat 2 Writing:620
Sat 2 History:660 </p>

<p>Extracuriculars: </p>

<p>Editor of the School Newspaper and Literary Magazine
School Tour Guide
Member of 3 clubs (debate, a community service club, and Math)
4 years on the cross country team ( running)
2 years on the ski team
4 years concert band
i attended a harvard/stanford summer school programs for hs students in between my softomore and junior years:
Grades: Harvard, Goverment B, Pre-Calc B-
Stanford, Linear Alebra and Calc: Pass, Human Physciology: B
I designed a website for my church’s school </p>

<p>Thanks you guys</p>

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<p>Honestly i would say that your chances are very slim...i know kids who i thought were shoe ins into schools get rejected, likewise i know of 2 kids at my school, similarly a dificult private school, waitlisted with an equal number of ECs, stronger gpa and strong SATs...i dont know though, talk to your college councelor, see what they think...from what happened last year (BC accepting too many kids) in doubt they will draw on waitlists to much, but what the hell do i know! </p>

<p>See what others have to say though, maybe i am being overly pessimistic! Good luck there and whereever else!</p>