Can I get into Boston University with a 2.8 gpa and a 1700 on my SAT's?

If you improve your grades and SAT scores tremendously, yes you can.

It also wouldn't hurt to have someone rich in your family make a "donation" to the school :)

Lol. Just remember that ANYTHING is possible. As Jim Goodwin once said;

"The impossible is often the untried."

Sorry to break it to you, but that is a long shot. You MIGHT be placed in the College of General Studies (CGS) but that is not worth 50K a year since you have to take mediocre classes. I'm not quite sure about U of V...

what do you recommend by utilising respectable gpa? Is it like interior the three.50ish variety? anyhow your ap training and honors, extracurricular are good. yet in terms of gpa and SAT one ought to stand out greater beneficial than the different so it style of overshadows that actuality that one is respectable yet might desire to be greater acceptable.

It would probably be on the reach side, but if you add in extracurricular activities and write a good essay, it is definitely possible for both of those schools. Keep your grades up.

I agree with abi nicole. You simply cant. PEOPLE WITH A 4.0 GPA DONT EVEN GET INTO THIS FREAKIN SCHOOL.

No I'm sorry, you can't.