Chances of Admission to Bentley University

As a senior, I take two AP courses (Econ and Italian), and the remainder of my schedule is honors courses. I did not opt out of any classes for my senior year, I have every class I could possibly take packed into my schedule. I also have a 4.0 GPA, 3 Honor Societies (Italian, Math and National Honor Society) and 8 other school wide honor certificates (I will more than likely receive a couple more this year).

For my leadership roles and extracurricular activities: I am the president of one of the clubs at my school and I am also involved in SHEILD, which is a club at my school that helps students enhance their leadership skills (I am a mentor in the club). Another leadership role I have is my status as lead tutor for a language enrichment club; I was selected for the position by taking Italian for 6 years and having over a 90 throughout high school. In addition to those three clubs, I have volunteered for various other charities, such as YMCA and Wounded Warrior Project, and I am also a board member for one of the non- profit organizations in my town (I have had input in a couple events put on by the foundation). Overall, I would say I have 90+ volunteer hours over the past 3 years.

The last bit of information I think could be helpful is I play varsity golf, and I was also on the varsity hockey team. I have also received gleaming letters of recommendation from NYU and West Point alumni, and I attend a notable Catholic prep school in New Jersey.

My SAT scores are low, I got a 1600. How much will this effect my chances at admission?

Bentley is not particularly competitive, so you’ll likely get in. But, you should consider trying for some much more competitive schools which are test-optional.