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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went on a college tour at BU and the AO presenting said the average SAT score was 1500. They also take test optional so I’m assuming the 1500 is for only the ones with high scores. But then Duke is also TO and would think they would also be similar 1500+.

I have one junior who is 1500+, straight As, too many activities and awards to list that I am not worried about for college.

I have another kid who also has good grades, did not take SAT yet, plays 3 sports and an instrument. Does not do many/any other clubs. Can a kid like this get into BU/BC if he has a decent SAT score and mostly As?[/quote]

GPA is seen in context so it's pretty school dependent. At our DS's school, he had friends with mixed grades and GPAs around 3.6-3.75 get into both BU and BC, both in ED and RD. Some things that seem to help are not needing aid (full pay), less-subscribed major (English, Undecided science, Public policy, History, or something niche). References seem to matter a fair bit.

Also, with BU in particular, their yield is lower than other schools with similar admission rates so playing the long game - waiting for wait list offers - does tend to work out ultimately. They appear to lose out to peer schools like NYU or USC, state flagships, and Tufts, Georgetown, etc so this does mean they prefer ED and also need to go to their waitlist every year.[/quote]

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