Chance a worried sophomore?

bluebayou
Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:13:02 +0000

limmering:

instead of tweaking stats, with new (fake) postings, why not just ask the question, ‘if I raise my score 100+ points on the SAT, would my chances improve?’. Or, ‘I scored 2100 in a single sitting, but am confident I can score a 2250 on a retake with superscore…would that improve my chances?’ (Short answer, a high test score and a 3.5 gpa generally infers slacker to the adcom, assuming that you don’t attend a nationally-ranked HS. So no, not much help at BC; colleges chasing rankings – those offering merit money to NMSF’s – would be interested, however.)

Also, agree with vince somewhat. Yes, the EC should definitely be listed if it is a serious commitment. Whether it helps at BC I think depends more on the type of articles. If they are about health and STD’s or the effects of the hook-up culture, for example, that would be a positive. OTOH, if they are a ‘how-to engage/perform’, graphic…