<p>GPA went up to 4.02/5 and SAT is still 1630. Hope I have a chance</p>
<p>hey @BUgebs
do you think you have a chance with that SAT? My friend also applied with the same SAT but with a weighted gpa of 3.8 or so…
Do you think he can get in… he is so lazy and didn’t make an account so I’m asking for him.</p>
<p>Btw, I applied to BU also. I would be delighted to go there (:</p>
<p>@newyork I have no idea but I doubt it. Boston is my dream school and even if I don’t get in, I’m moving to Boston after college lol.</p>
<p>^So let me get this straight, its BU at any cost? No one applying for financial aid?
Think about the $60K sticker each year . . . have you?</p>
<p>Yeah I have it doesn’t make a difference to me. I’m very fortunate to come from a well off family who will pay for my education. I do look forward to graduate school someday which in fact I will pay for.</p>
<p>And I have applied for financial aid but I most likely won’t get much.</p>
<p>^As an alum, and a parent of a current student, a junior - I appreciate your high regard for the school. I also spend a lot of time at the medical campus, and I am aware of the multitude of schools and programs available at BU. Given your propensity towards BU, why did you not apply ED and get it over with? BU has an overall acceptance rate (all undergrad schools combined) of over 50%, this is from a published scale that lists, at the top, Stanford 6%, Harvard 7% respectively. And from the ED group, BU is notorious for taking a good number of students. Why not get the admit under your belt? Or, is it you wanted your GPA and tests to improve? As someone who works in education, I have to caution students like you and your parents about front-end loading resources without considering what you are getting for your dollar, especially as dollars spent, add up. ie, Where do you want to be after $60 K is spent, $120 K etc. You need to be a good consumer at BU, is what I am driving at. Yes, Boston is a great place and while you aspire to a quality of life upon graduation and beyond, in todays economy and uncertainty, it is important to objectively peg your progress. Depending upon what program you choose to pursue, BU students do get weeded out. BU schools do have exams, training and testing expectations, and a large minority of students who begin as freshman feel pressure about not making the cut, as sophs. and juniors. The short of it is that BU will take your money, & what you decide to gain from the school is up to you. Buyer beware and the best to you. You should not have a problem getting in, minimally at CGS. Good Luck and get to know the context and opportunities that will become available to you. Take care, Mr. VC</p>
<p>obviously, BU is taking your money, rather negative towards others, don’t ya think??</p>
<p>Does anyone have information/numbers on deferred students being accepted?</p>
<p>wondering313, check the federal stats out on “average annual cost of a school.” This is the average yearly cost paid per student. FAFSA figures it out. And not all schools just take your money. Example, Princeton’s ave. annual cost is somewhere around $16 K - BU is over $28 K, Northeastern is even higher, $32+K. I’m sorry that I’m telling you things that you don’t want to hear. The fact is that you want to use your resources wisely. A school will have your history / record of expense - payment. They will have their expectations of what you / your family can pay. And that data becomes part of a greater fiscal aggregate when the school looks ahead towards what it will budget for aid. For BU, that comes more from full pay tuitions than it does from a smallish BU endowment. Its important to have a sense of that, what you or your family is ultimately investing in. Is it the cost of your education, or are you subsidizing financial aid for others? There are schools that want to make educating you affordable, and not burdensome. Don’t rule out the concept of investing in a school that will invest in you, especially one that is committed to limit your debt upon graduation. That could be your future graduate school. Don’t choose to just cover your eyes. Critically think about how you use your resources, and peg them for progress. Because, you see, most everybody else does, and they are trying to get the most value out of their educational dollar. Negative? no. Authentic. yes! If you want to subsidize costs for others - all the power to you, and thank you. Good luck, Mr. VC</p>
<p>Agree with Mr VC regarding carefully and thoughtfully making your decisions, especially as it relates to finances. Good Luck. BU is a great school in a great city-</p>
<p>mrvc…didn’t you say your child went to BU?</p>
<p>I applied for financial aid and got denied! 
YAY MEEEE</p>
<p>You got denied financial aid? Did you get your acceptance decision as well?</p>
<p>@mrvc I applied Ed and got DEFERED. Bu is my favorite school by far</p>
<p>Yes, I have stated that, wondering313 . . .</p>
<p>newyorkmydreams, how did you already get denied? I don’t think that they have made decisions, unless you have brought forward something that has precluded you, or missed deadlines that tend to trigger rule outs at big schools. Currently my kids have 3 finaid apps in play - one a renewal, one for a first year app., and another for a summer program.
I don’t believe decisions have been made.</p>
<p>BUgebs, you’er still in the game, brought your GPA up and likely your rank or quartile, decile! How’s your math, quantitative skills - any APs? Would you go CGS if SMG didn’t work out? A lot of students have done well coming out of CGS. Back in my day, CGS was called CBS (College of Basic Studies) and students there came from families with the highest per capita family income of ANY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE IN THE COUNTRY! I had a son of a shipping magnate on my floor who was in CBS - a platoon of students with that type of wealth will help any colleges per capita standing. CGS now offers more electives for students during their first two years. Also a number of notable CGS grads, have made very generous donations to the school in recent years. I don’t think CGS offers aid, or if they do, it is very limited.<br>
All Ph.D. / Doctoral professors there, and they stick around.<br>
I think that you will make it into SMG - you are trending up at a good time. Good Luck! Mr. VC</p>
<p>These are my stats and credentials and I applied for CGS if I didn’t make it into SMG</p>
<p>GPA- 4.02/5 W. 3.25/4 UW
(I have written an essay briefly explaining why my GPA is so low). Rank- BAD (207/596)
SAT I- 1630 (570M 550W 510CR) SAT II- 630 Math I
Interest: business, finance or marketing
GPA grades 9-12 (upward trend)
UW GPA’s ( not sure of weighted each year).
Freshman: 2.93
Sophomore: 2.90
Junior: 3.3
Senior: 3.89 so far
Course load (rigor) -All honors academics and 2 total APs throughout high school.</p>
<p>Senior year:
AP Government
AP English Language and Comp Honors Spanish 4 (4 years of Spanish)
Honors Statistics
Honors world affairs
Marketing 2 (had to take an elective) </p>
<p>EC’s
–Captain’s Crew (school comm. Service) (9-12)
–FBLA (11-12) –
green Team (recycling club)(9,10,12) --writing center tutor (12)
–newspaper (11-12)
–Jv-Varsity basketball (9-12)
–JV volleyball (9)
Comm. Service (150+ hours)
-Special Olympics volunteer (6 years) </p>
<p>Work
-Cook at minor league baseball stadium (grade 10)
-basketball coach/ referee at Dan Hurley’s basketball camp (grade 9)
-started selling sports memorabilia when I was 15 and have made it into a small business on eBay (hopefully shows a bit of entrepreneurial drive) </p>
<p>State: Toms River, NJ income: $200,000+ 2nd Generation college student (mom and dad went to ramapo) </p>
<p>-Letter of Rec from 2 teachers- amazing
-Essays- fantastic
-everything else good. Anything else you need to know just ask me.</p>
<p>I took another subject test literature but it was a 500… Not good forgot to put that in there sorry</p>