Odds by score band
Boston University odds for a 3.7–3.9 unweighted GPA and a 28–30 ACT
Reach
A student with an unweighted GPA of 3.7–3.9 and an ACT of 28–30 applying to Boston University is in the Reach range. Boston University admits 11% of applicants, and the middle half of enrolled students submitted ACT scores of 32 to 34. At this band the estimate is about 4 in 100.
28% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, 10% an ACT — these ranges describe students who submitted, not the whole class.
For this band, the estimate reads the middle of the band, an unweighted GPA of 3.8 and an ACT of 29, so a student's own numbers can land differently. It also weighs only the numbers; essays, activities and course rigor count too.
← One band lower: unweighted GPA 3.5–3.7, ACT 25–27 (Reach)
One band higher: unweighted GPA 3.9–4.0, ACT 31–33 (Competitive) →
Every band, on all four ladders, at Boston University →
Boston University on Reach →
Same band, other ways to read it
SAT, unweighted GPA: unweighted GPA 3.7–3.9, SAT 1300–1390 (Reach)
SAT, weighted GPA: weighted GPA 4.1–4.3, SAT 1300–1390 (Reach)
ACT, weighted GPA: weighted GPA 4.1–4.3, ACT 28–30 (Reach)
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