Chance me ( Belgian Student )

Colleges & Universities Boston University
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I don’t have a clue about my chances as I’m the first one from my high school to apply to American colleges.</p>

<p>I was wondering if you guys would be kind enough to chance me…</p>

<p>SAT I : 590 CR 550 M 520 W
TOEFL: 106 / 120
SAT II : 770 French 610 World History
Teacher Rec: Good
Counselor Rec : Good
Essay: about how I could add to and benefit from the diversity on campus because of my strong interest for home-grown culture and my open-view towards other cultures.</p>

<p>Ec’s: Few years student council, soccer in club team, synthesizer, electric guitar, helping disabbled children, president of little art appreciation group, going to folk music camps,…</p>

<p>GPA : 75% ( which means I’m in the top 20 % percent of my class )</p>

<p>Thank you very much</p>

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<p>Decent shot</p>

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<p>what school are you applying to and for what major!</p>

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<p>wow, thanks.</p>

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<p>cas, art history!</p>

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<p>what school does cas stand for?</p>

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<p>College of Arts and Sciences.</p>

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<p>Hey, looks pretty good, but where do you go to school? I think I might know you… I’m also a Belgian applicant.</p>

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<p>college of arts and sciences where?</p>

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<p>I’m applying at Boston University.</p>

<p>Ik zit op Don Bosco Zwijnaarde, jij?</p>

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<p>I’m not sure what you people are looking at, but the SAT scores are well below the 25th percentile and I assume 75% put’s it at a 3.0 (weighted/unweighted?) GPA.
Definitely a reach.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about the Belgian education system, but I do know that for France, a 15/20 average (=75%) is considered pretty good, considering a 16/20 gets you “very good” mention on the baccalaureate exam. Just saying.</p>

<p>So if your essays and recommendations are good, I think you have a pretty good shot at getting in.</p>

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<p>Well I think it’s quite similar. Are you applying to BU as well, Cheddarislove?</p>

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<p>No, I’m not applying to BU, but it was one of the colleges that was on my list until about the very last minute. I did end up applying to Northeastern though. What other colleges are you applying to? Good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>applied to</p>

<p>NYU (still waiting)
BU ( still waiting)
Northeastern ( rejection)
University of Denver ( accepted)
University of San Francisco ( accepted )
Syracuse University ( accepted )</p>

<p>and you?</p>

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<p>“I’m not sure what you people are looking at, but the SAT scores are well below the 25th percentile”</p>

<p>seconded.</p>

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<p>I agree with the talk of your SAT score, might be difficult.
But your ECs look great and you look like a very interesting candidate.
Good luck :)</p>

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<p>@grootmeester,</p>

<p>Congrats on the acceptances! I applied and got accepted to UCLA, UCSD, Northeastern, USC, UT Austin and UIUC, waitlisted at UChicago and still waiting from UC Berkeley, HMC, Northwestern, UCSB, CMC and JHU. (I know, I applied to a lot, but a lot of them were reaches, so that was why.) </p>

<p>I’m international too by the way. :slight_smile: Only, from China, though I have a French passport.</p>

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<p>@chedarislove</p>

<p>Wow, very nice!</p>

<p>Well, we’ll just have to wait I suppose!</p>

<p>Good luck everybody!
or in Flemish:</p>

<p>Veel succes!</p>

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<p>Thanks! And yep, I guess. Only a couple more weeks and we’ll know everything! Good luck to you too! Bonne chance! :D</p>