<p>Dear purplepoppy07 : Ignore the SAT score for a moment despite its impressive nature. Remember that 80-85% of BC accepted students are in the Top 10% of their High School graduation class. Further, 96% are in the Top 25% of their scholastic classes.</p>
<p>With a 3.58 UW/GPA, you are likely in this second (Top 25%) grouping. Our point is that the competition and difficulty of course work will be targetted at that 80% community and as such, the work might require more academic ability than you have demonstrated in High School. </p>
<p>You will have a challenge to demonstrate that you have both improved your academic performance as you have progressed through High School and that your coursework is among the most rigorous offered at your school.</p>
<p>Even with both of those pieces in place, you are still by no means an auto-accept with a perfect SAT performance.</p>