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Old 06-17-2012, 09:13 PM   #1
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Chances at Boston College

Im planning to apply regular decision rather than early action,

-Im a guy from a public school in maryland
-UW GPA 3.65
-W. GPA 4.3
-Took rigorous schedule of all advanced and AP classes
-SAT: 1980; I took subject tests but dont have results yet
-ACT: 29; planning to retake to get a superscore of 30/31
-In NHS, AP Scholars, DECA, and Geoculb
-A few leadership positions and a decent amount of volunteering
-I am a confirmed catholic
-About to write great essays
-Not sure on class rank, probably top 10% to 15%

I will be applying as a finance major

Thanks so much
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Old 06-17-2012, 09:28 PM   #2
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I would say that it is a reach. Your uw Gpa is a bit low and you should probably bump up your SAT/ACT scores.. If you have really good ECs though that could really help you out.
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Old 06-17-2012, 10:05 PM   #3
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thanks for the truth. Its for sure my number one choice and I'm trying to do anything I can. Any comments are very much appreciated
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