Please Chance Me: EA CSOM

Colleges & Universities Boston College
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<p>Statistics:
 Grade Point Average: 4.2 (Weighted)
 Rank: Top 5%
 ACT: 31 Composite (30 English, 32 Math, 34 Reading, 28 Science) (Waiting for September Score)
 SAT: 1950 (610 Critical Reading, 650 Math, 690 Writing)
 SAT Subject Tests: Math I – 650, Math II – 630
Classes
 Freshman: Biology Honors, English I CP,Spanish I Honors, Algebra II Honors, History
 Sophomore: Chemistry Honors, English II Honors, Spanish II Honors, American History Honors, Geometry Honors
 Junior: Physics Honors, English III Honors, Spanish III Honors, AP U.S. History, Pre-Calculus Honors
 Senior: AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP Statistics, Psychology, Speech Communications</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities/Volunteer Work:
 Head of Campus Ministry
Grade Levels: Freshman – Senior
Hours Per Week: 10
Basic Description: I plan and organize all of the school liturgies and every grade-level’s service retreats. In addition, I plan the Chaplain’s schedule every week.
 Quest Foundation
Grade Levels: Sophomore – Senior
Hours Per Week: 5
Basic Description: I serve as a peer model to autistic children and teenagers. I spend time with the autistic kids as their companion who will always be there for them. Moreover, I assist at fund-raising events such as golf outings and auctions.
 Head of Peer Ministers
Grade Levels: Junior – Senior
Hours Per Week: 5
Basic Description: At the beginning of every school year, I organize the peer ministers in a master schedule, assigning them to retreats. Also, I lead the peer minister training retreats.
 Habitat For Humanity
Grade Levels: Junior – Senior
Hours Per Week: 3
Basic Description: I serve on Habitat for Humanity’s Steering Committee where we plan and organize fund-raising events for the organization. We go to local malls, shopping centers, town picnics, and flea markets to gather support. Furthermore, sometimes we even help build houses for impoverished families.
 Head of Communal Affairs
Grade Levels: Junior – Senior
Hours Per Week: 5
Basic Description: I plan and organize trips to one of the local shelters called “Shelter Our Sisters.” I gather a group of students to go to the shelter to spend time with the single mothers and their children. We tutor the children and play fun games and sports with them. Moreover, I organize toy drives during Christmas and Mother’s Day to support the shelter.
 Passback Program
Grade Levels: Junior – Senior
Hours Per Week: 5
Basic Description: My varsity soccer team collects soccer equipment to bring to an armory where we donate the equipment to inner-city kids. We also put together a soccer clinic for these children. Hence, my position could be referred to as a volunteer soccer trainer.
 Varsity Athletics
Grade Levels: Junior – Senior
Hours Per Week: 15 (Each Season of Soccer and Basketball)
Basic Description: I am a two year varsity letter-winner in the sports of basketball and soccer. By the time I graduate, I will have earned four varsity letters.
 Eucharistic Minister and Sacristan
Grade Levels: Freshman - Senior
Hours Per Week: 2 (Varies)
Basic Description: As the Lead Sacristan, I set up for every school liturgy.
 Vice President of “Future Business Leaders of America”
Grade Levels: Junior – Senior
Hours Per Week: 2
Basic Description: “Future Business Leaders of America” is a club at my high school. With this title, comes some responsibility in keeping the club interested. My fellow partners and I have set up our club members in an online virtual stock game. Also, we take about the basic principles of finance and economics. We strive to give students a minor background in business before they begin studying it at the college level. </p>

<p>Work Experience:
 SecondMarket, Inc.
Time Period: July 2009 – August 2010
Hours Per Week: 35
Basic Description: I earned the position of a paid intern at an agency brokerage on Wall Street. I worked with Bloomberg Terminals and created portfolios of potential investors, along with many other things.
 John C. Conklin Insurance Agency
Time Period: June 2008 – August 2008
Hours Per Week: 25
Basic Description: My title was referred to as Executive Assistant.</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
 National Honor Society
 Spanish National Honor Society
 Principal’s List (Highest Academic Honor)
 Scholarship Recipient </p>

<p>Other Information:
 Recommendations: Great
 Essay: Great</p>

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<p>bump…anyone</p>

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<p>Match. There are so many students here with your resume its ridiculous- the admissions season will be even more intense for the class of '14, so write a stunning essay and you’ll have a great shot.</p>

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<p>Dear maddhandles : Your two-way SAT I score is right at the 25th-percentile meaning that your board scores would be the bottom quartile of the average accepted class. This is a very atypical performance for someone reported in the Top 5% of their graduating class so retaking the SAT should be part of your senior year strategy. Your ACT score at 31 is a more attractive number, but that too could use some polishing as an extra point on the cumulative score could move you towards the top quartile. What concerns me about your profile is that your SAT II scores reflect the same lower 600 scores as seen on the SAT I which might be an indication of the grading rigor you have seen to date at your high school. Again, it is very unusual not to see a 700+ score somewhere in a top student - even moreso to see these types of scores from someone in a Calculus AP curriculum.</p>

<p>The Future Business Leaders area and leadership position will play well in your application with CSOM. Your sports, working experience, and school programs are all very strong and complete. Your number of hours per week seem excessive since with time in the classroom, we counted a 70+ hour week if all of your weekly time estimates are accurate. If this is true, time management at college should not be an issue for sure.</p>

<p>If yours is a regular decision application, you are a 50/50 proposition on acceptance, largely due to your community engagements. If this was a year where the board scores take a very high priority, you are in trouble on the SAT side of things, so be very careful with the scores you submit and take extra care with your essay. Good luck.</p>

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<p>thanks guys - much appreciated.</p>

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<p>Also the extracurricular activities are not every single week of the year. I forgot to put the number of weeks per year for each activity. Sorry about that. scottj - I am most likely not sending my SAT I scores because my ACT appears to be more attractive, like you said. Also, Boston College does not require SAT II scores so I am not sure if I should send those scores because they seem to weaken my application. Any other advice?</p>