<p>Hey, so, I have a post in the Chance me forum, but I feel I would get more attention from actual students here, therefor I’m going to post a little thing here.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.3 UW, 3.7 W (No Reason why I shouldn’t be getting a 4.0 this first semester, just so happens that’s when my easier classes are.) SATI: 610 W. 590 M, 560 CR (Retaking in Oct. I would’ve had a 750 in W had I written a better essay) SATII: <em>RETAKING: **US History</em> - *580 Lit - 570 World - 500 ACT: Taking in Oct. as well. Will be first time.</p>
<p>ECs:
-Marching Band 9-12
-Indoor Drumline 10-12 (Member of the first year it ran)
-Boy Scouts
-People to People Japan 2010
-Digital Arts Club 11-12 (Member of first year as well. Running for Pres. this year)</p>
<p>Cant think of any more, but those are the majority.</p>
<p>Honors:
-Eagle Scout</p>
<p>Community Service, etc, etc…7 AP Classes…</p>
<p>ANYWAY, to the point. How much do you think I need to accomplish in this first semester to have a good shot at admission? OR What did you have that got you accepted?</p>
<p>You either need to get your GPA up or your SAT up, you choose.
I had the exact same UW and W GPA as you but I had a 2190 SAT
score so you need to figure out which one you can work on easier.</p>
<p>Personally I think you should buy the big blue book of practice SAT’s from collegeboard and just do a test every day or every other day for about 4 weeks leading up to the exam, one where you can check the answers in the back and they show you how to get that answer. You’ll improve by huge jumps.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for the response! Yeah, I went out and bought it the other day. I haven’t really had time for a test yet, but I’m going to do some this weekend. I also bought the SAT subject test book :P</p>
<p>Hopefully it does help improve my score and chance like you say it does.</p>
<p>Sorry to bring this topic back up, but I’ve been thinking. Do you think I’d be able to get in ED? I just took the SAT over again and will take ACT next weekend, so we’ll see how those are. Or do you think I’ll still have a better shot with my mid year grades in?</p>
<p>Bump! I’m just going to apply RD. My essay topic will either be my struggle with Math or my road to Eagle Scout. Soo, hopefully it’ll turn out well ^_^</p>
<p>do you essay on your eagle scouting. your struggle with math is kind of ordinary…a lot peole have problems in one particular subject area. i too have issues with math. you can individualize more with the scouting and make it more personal. good luck!</p>
<p>Just found my SAT scores for the October Test. I got a 1790 overall, 1210 M+CR. If BU only counts your best scores, I will have an 1810 overall. I took the ACT and I’m hoping for the best. Though, on the math section, I zoned out and forgot to guess the last five Math questions and ran out of time… How much could that hurt me? I’m personally hoping for a 28-31 overall, but we’ll see.</p>
<p>Do these scores help me at all chance wise? And does it matter if I have higher scores than 75% of my high school? I’m talking to people who are ranked like, 10th to 20th, and they have lower scores than me on the SAT.</p>