Yes, another one - chances for bc carroll

Colleges & Universities Boston College
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<p>[background]
chinese, new jersey, upper-middle class</p>

<p>[SAT] critical reading 650, math 800, writing 680
[SAT II] math iic 800, chem 730, bio 650, chinese 790
[GPA] 3.81 (unweighted)
[APs] 2 four’s and 2 five’s last year, taking 5 APs this year</p>

<p>[in school]
student gov: vice president
red cross: co-president
habitat: president
orchestra: cabinet leader, 1st clarinet
choir: main piano accompanist, alto soloist
chamber music: founder, organizer</p>

<p>[awards]
piano: 1st in 1 international, 2nd in 1 regional, 3rd in 2 national competitions, best piano accompanist in an international choir competition
music composition: signed a contract with a movie soundtracks music producer</p>

<p>[community service]
hospital - weekly piano performances (4 years)
church - mass accompaniment (8 years)
church - youth group organizer (2 years)</p>

<p>[jobs]
internship at a human resouces company in nyc (2 years)
piano accompaniment for weddings (2 years)
music instructions - clarinet (3 years)
tutoring - english, chinese (4 years)</p>

<p>[recs] really really strong, school principal asked me if she could write a rec for me too
[essays] “really touching” as others have said</p>

<p>i know my SATs/ GPA aren’t perfect
but i tried to give my all in ECs</p>

<p>please let me know if i have a shot at carroll
im also applying to NYU stern & UMICH ross
let me know! & happy holidays</p>

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<p>things look pretty good for you and you have a decent chance. being from jersey wont help at all though because a large chunck of bc applicants are from here. verbal score is low but theres nothing you can do about it and gpa looks fine. the thing that would make you stand out would be your essay and recs so they could push you over the edge. good luck</p>

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<p>i think youre in, Asians arent treated as ORMs at BC</p>

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<p>I don’t think anyone can predict who will get in or who will not get in to BC. We were amazed last year when students with outstanding credentials from our local high school and surrounding private schools did not get in. BC is a fabulous university, and I’m afraid admission is just going to get tougher as the years progress.</p>

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<p>Admissions are getting harder, but those stats are good enough for admission and not too good so that BC will play its silly yield protection game.</p>