chances and questions

fallenchemist
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:26:45 +0000

Sounds like you have the money question under control.

OK, with a 3.8 UW you have a good shot at BC, longer shot for UChicago, Northwestern, and Brown. The 31 ACT is good, but puts you on the borderline. The sports and EC’s are strong though. I disagree that schools will care if you showed initiative at the hospital or not. I mean if you did and a supervisor can say something really nice, great. But you were busy with studying and three sports and still found time for the other things, so I think that is pretty impressive. So worth applying to these reach schools, it is not a waste. Just remember only about 10% get accepted to Brown in any case, and a fairly low % to Chicago and Northwestern, so they are a reach for everyone. You should be fine for UW, Marquette, Minnesota, and Loyola. Marquette is not a commuter school. It has lots of kids that live on campus and nearby. It does draw heavily from the Milwaukee and Chicago areas though, so especially your first semester kids would tend to go home more often. But there are enough from much farther away that it would not be deserted by any means.

Tulane you would very likely get something like a $20,000 merit scholarship, maybe more. USC you certainly have a decent shot at getting accepted.

Boston is a great city for a college student. But as you know since you have visited, BC is actually out just a bit. But certainly easy to get into the city. I wouldn’t worry about the “reputation” a school has for snobbiness or whatever. With thousands of kids from lots of different backgrounds, you will find plenty that you can relate to. Just like you will find snobs at the most midwestern of schools. People are people. If BC attracts you for whatever reason, go for it.

Is playing hockey and/or soccer going to be important to you in school (I assume at the club sport level)? That will make some difference in where you choose.