<p>Hi.
I am ranked 84 of 145 students in my class. My average gpa is a 2.98 my sat score was a 1490. I know my chances seem bad. However I am a very active member in school activities and I am the head dance chair for my school and I have attended a leadership camp over the summer that is very well known around the state od California.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I would say literally ZERO chance. Everyone applying will have good ECs, and MUCH higher stats.</p>
<p>EVERYONE wants to go to BU, and it is very hard to get into nowadays. </p>
<p>No harm in trying, but it’s an extreme longshot.</p>
<p>If you really want to be in Boston, how about Suffolk University, U Mass-Boston
or U Mass Lowell? Not quite as sexy, but more realistic. Or University of Rhode Island perhaps.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t get too discouraged just yet… BU isn’t really all that selective… there are enough dimwits here to prove it.</p>
<p>My prep school didn’t do class ranking, but I graduated with a 3.3/4.0 (unweighted) and I scored 1880 on the SAT. I got into the College of Arts and Sciences without being wait-listed or anything. </p>
<p>But with your GPA, I’d strongly suggest biting the bullet and directly applying to the College of General Studies. Some students who are rejected from BU’s other colleges are instead offered admission to CGS (although, this isn’t guaranteed, and there’s always the chance of just being wait-listed, or worse - flat out rejected). </p>
<p>It’s a major rip off. You’ll be paying college tuition for essentially two more years of high school (you won’t be able to really choose your classes), then after writing a paper you’ll be considered for transfer into one of BUs degree-offering colleges. Most of the people in CGS aren’t the brightest crayons in the box… but if you apply to CGS directly (versus trying to get into the college of your choice) you’ll have a much greater chance of being granted admission to BU, overall. </p>
<p>Your leadership camp would be worth mentioning, but it certainly won’t be enough to win BU’s admissions office over. They will be mostly concerned with extracurriculars in which you participated throughout your years in high school (and they prefer consistency over quantity… so doing 1 sport for 4 years > doing 4 different sports, each one for only 1 year. Additionally, their office will evaluate the current classes in which you are enrolled, as well as those you have already completed. It isn’t rocket science, AP Calculus will look better than Pre-Calculus/General Math and an elective like Astronomy is going to look better than, let’s say, Family Consumer Sciences. </p>
<p>Other than that, make sure to shine in your essays! Be sure to “show” and not “tell”. Instead of letting them know you’re an active member in school activities, give them examples where one could easily conclude this to be the case. Don’t rush!</p>
<p>Take care & good luck! :)</p>