My absolute dream school is Boston College. There is no place I would rather go. My heart is set on BC. However, I am extremely nervous about my chances of getting in. I’m towards the bottom end of their student profile averages. So I would like to think what others might think about my chances of getting into BC are.
-Rigor of secondary school record College preparatory, some AP/honors classes
-Academic GPA: 3.98 weighted GPA (at the end of this semester, if all goes well, I’ll have above a 4.0)
-Class rank—Top 30% (my class is extremely smart)
-Recommendations very strong recommendations from my soccer coach/teacher and another from teacher
-Standardized test scores 30 composite
-Essays My essay truly makes me stand out as an individual.
-Extracurricular activities—President of 3 clubs, varsity soccer player, club soccer which takes up A LOT of my time- about 11 hours of soccer and then about 4 hours of driving a week to get to practices and games. My extracurriculars have been limited because of soccer and because I also live a little less than an hour from school.
-Talent / ability – Not mentioned but maybe I’ll add this in, I can play piano.
Character / personal qualities – I am extremely hard working and determined. I am also very caring because while I was growing up I’ve had to help take care of my severely disabled sister. When I’m doing something I love I excel. Moreover, I am a goal-oriented person and whenever I make a goal for myself I always achieve that goal.
-Alumni/ae relation – My best friend’s grandma donated 2 or 3 million dollars to the school and I’ll get a letter of rec. from her. (Sub-note: will a letter of rec from her help or hurt me?)
-State residency-- CA
-Religious affiliation/commitment—Roman Catholic
-Minority status Hispanic/Caucasian (does being Hispanic really help like people say it does?)
-Volunteer work I don’t know how many hours but I’ve done maybe 200-300 hours of service? I’ve done a lot for my school.
-Work experience Assistant manager of marketing to my local assemblyman. Worked at my mom’s global meeting planning business throughout my life.
-Financial Aid – Yes please… haha
(I got this template from a thread I was reading. Tell me if there’s something I missed)
Thank you for helping me out! Hopefully this will be confidence booster.