<p>I’m currently a first-year student in the UPR of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico. I want to transfer to Boston College. I have around a 3.5 or 3.6/4 GPA and I got a 1670 in my SAT’s. In high school I had a 3.65/4 GPA, school newspaper reporter, soccer team, secretary of student council and my graduating senior class.
What are my chances? Also, do I have a chance at any scholarships?</p>
<p>Scholarships are pretty hard to come by at BC, they’re really only given to the very very top applicants. Financial aid is a bit more generous, but BC still tends to run on the expensive side of things. I don’t know anything about the guidelines for SAT scores for international students, but I know BC has a mid-50% score of about 2000, so that would be high 600s to low 700s on each section. Are those GPAs weighted or unweighted?</p>
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<p>Dear ruthie369 : There are just too few parameters in your paragraph to offer meaningful thought, however some data points wich are easily researchable on the internet. A three-way SAT score of 1670 is actually below the bottom quartile at Boston College. Unless there are specific extenuation circumstances, you need to explain that in your application. </p>
<p>Your high school and collegiate GPAs indicate that you are a solid B+/A- student which tends to be slightly on the fringe at a Top 40 institution. </p>
<p>You will not qualify for a Presidential Scholarship at BC and therefore would be facing a need-based aid package if required.</p>