Boston College Decision Class of 2016

<p>Of course, this is stolen from a similar thread. Don’t forget to remove spaces!</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Honors)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (720 CR, 740 Math, 740 W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Bio E, 780 Math II, 740 Math I (weird, I know)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure because I went to school abroad, but maybe around 3.4-3.5?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): finalist in nationwide English competition</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis, piano, 5-6 hours of volunteering a week
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: >2 yrs as an English teacher; 1.5 yrs as a translator; 1/2 yr as an office assistant
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: teaching ESL classes at my local library and at a home for the elderly; recording books for the blind and dyslexic (project leader)
[</em>] Essays: pretty good!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: from bio and literature teachers, should be very positive
[</em>] Counselor Rec: should be good
[li] Additional Rec: from my volunteer coordinator and former employer</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Public (for gifted kids)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection
I think it was a combination of SAT scores and my general life experience, supported by the recommendations and essays, that got me accepted.</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (730R, 630M, 670W - 11 Essay)
[</em>] ACT: 31 super
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.07
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP Psych, AP Gov, Honors Bio, Applied PreCalc/Calc</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Fine all around</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Human Development
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] School Type: Very competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Parents have 22 years combined service at BC, legacy…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Connections
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, Scores, everything I guess
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: To be honest I’m really disappointed. I’m not the most qualified applicant, but I have been thinking I would go to BC since I was five years old. Kind of in shock. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Will be accepting a place on the waitlist. Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Still no idea where I’ll be next year.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 1800 total. The writing/English sections were my best parts.
[</em>]ACT:
[<em>]SAT II (if submitted): I don’t remember. But it was below 700
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/80
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis):Full IB program
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Full IB.
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State awards in latin (different categories)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): EIC of website, work for two international magazines, president of cultural activities in my school. EIC of school magazine.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Zippo
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 500
[<em>] Essays: My love for writing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2. One was great, not sure about the other
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Amazing.
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[<em>]Interview: Nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: I applied for finaid, but never sent much in. I thought I wouldn’t get in…
[<em>]Intended Major: Communications
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>]Country (if international applicant):
[</em>]School Type: Charter
[<em>]Ethnicity: Chocolate
[</em>]Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: Over 100,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: English, the arts and leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: Math and science
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no clue. I’m still surprised. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
This is a big IN YOUR FACE to all the people who said I would never get in. Don’t listen to CC, half of them don’t know what they’re saying.
Also, I probably won’t attend because my parents want me to go to a state school. :/</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to Honors</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780M, 780CR, 750W)
[</em>] ACT: 32 (did not send)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 710 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96 (on 100 point scale)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/177
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Music Theory (5), Calculus AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs and band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country/Track (captain, multiple time conference all-star, Foot Locker Senior All-Northeast Team member), Piano (14 years of study, 2 performances with an orchestra, various other performances and achievements) marching/concert band (president, section leader), Altar Server at Catholic Church, NHS, math team (captain), peer mentor, a few other minor ones
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: have worked at ice cream shop since freshman year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, altar service
[</em>] Essays: not great, but not bad; maybe a 7/10
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: did not see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: did not see
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: scores, grades, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my scores and grades are a little above the norm for BC applicants</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>Most likely will not attend, but excited anyway. Congrats to all other acceptees!</p>

<p>Waitlisted</p>

<p>2220 SAT</p>

<p>3.88 GPA</p>

<p>■■■</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:780 M: 790 W:800; 2370 total
[</em>] ACT:–
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH, 800 Math IIC
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted 4.08-no unweighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) LangComp (5) World History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, physics, AP Stats, band, Spanish Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LiNK (Secretary, Treasurer) Colorguard (captain) Amnesty International, Intern at County Justice Center, Kumdo, Operation Smile (sec), bass player
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer school teacher, private tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Paraguay mission trip
[<em>] Essays: pretty good/strong, I would rate my commonapp 7/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: must have been pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[<em>] Intended Major: sociology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: highly ranked public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: -
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: visited/showed interest, SAT scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure, but so happy![/li][/ul]General Comments: I am sososo happy. I had wanted to go to BC for a while! Not sure if I’m definitely going to attend though–still waiting on other schools.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (780 CR, 720W, 710 M)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Literature, 680 US History, 620 Math
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 120/390 (did unweighted year at Exeter that brought rank way down)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, 1 regular class and a sport
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Business Professionals of America (President), Diversity club, Track.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work as cashier since august of 2010
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a bit
[</em>] Essays: Not great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One I think was pretty amazing but I’m not sure about the other one.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Philosophy
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public (again did year at private prep school)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Multiracial
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 120,000-140,000ish
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs and luck I guess
[<em>] Weaknesses: Grades, essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea but I’m happy that I did!
[/ul]General Comments: My day got so much better when I saw the big envelope :slight_smile: I’m excited</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math 730 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (56/565)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem - 4, AP Calc AB - 4, AP Physics - 3
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Latin Vergil, Honors Biochem</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Latin Club – 9, 10, 11, 12 (Scriba 12)
Key Club – 10, 11, 12
NHS – 11, 12
NLHS – 11, 12
Rugby Club – 9
School Soccer – 9
THON - 9,10,11,12 (Committee member 11, Technology Chair 12 - We raised $116,000 this year)
Junior Class Vice President
Senior Class Treasurer
Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Wegmans Food Company – 11 (15 hours per weekend stocking shelves)
Universal Protective Packaging – 11, 12 (10 hours per week unloading trucks)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Bethany Village Retirement Home: 250+ Volunteer Hours by graduation
Senior summer - Research at Columbia University Medical Center for 8 weeks on Kidney cells.
Sophomore summer - worked in the office of the speaker of the house for my state for 9 weeks
[</em>] Essays: Common app essay is pretty good, it ties in my research and my volunteer work
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Math + science teachers, had them for 2-3 years each, they like me so I assume they were good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good. She chose me and one other student for a leadership conference payed for by the school.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Letter from the doctor I worked under at Columbia University Medical Center
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemistry or Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] School Type: Large competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research internship at Columbia University Medical Center
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Leadership + volunteer experience, ACT score
[<em>] Weaknesses: Gpa / rank
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a well rounded applicant with more than just gpa and test scores, and i think that is what they are looking for
[/ul]General Comments: Pretty happy to finally have an elite acceptance under my belt! I’m excited to visit and see what BC has to offer!</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>2090
GPA: 4.15… approximately 3.8 unweighted
Female
New Jersey
extracurriculars: mostly community service, 4H, and science clubs</p>

<p>Breathing a sigh of relief!! Congrats to those who got in, my condolences to those who did not.</p>

<p>to those of you accepted: how many tabs are in your portal?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to Carroll School of Management</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (710 M, 700 CR, 740 W)
[</em>] ACT: Did not send
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Foreign Language, 740 Math II, 610 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.518
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (4), Foreign Language (4), English Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov’t & Poly, AP Econ, Honors English, Independent Studies in Foreign Language, Astronomy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing “major”
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC & Track, Yearbook Photo Editor, School Newspaper Staff Writer, Model U.N.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 6 years as a front desk worker (cashier and host) at a restaurant during the summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Elementary school tutor, American Red Cross
[<em>] Essays: Excellent according to Honors English teacher and College advisor
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: First one was excellent, second once as good but not amazing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Unsure
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[<em>] Intended Major: Finance
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[<em>] School Type: Private boarding
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: High 6 figures
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, course load, recs
[<em>] Weaknesses: Junior year GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most kids from my school with my academic profile almost always get accepted. My school is somewhat of a feeder for BC.
[/ul]General Comments: Pretty excited. BC was not exactly my top choice but being offered to opportunity to attend Carroll is pretty awesome.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted CSOM</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160: 800 CR, 640 M, 720 W
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 700 USH, 700 Lit
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 not including this year
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25th out of 202 again we don’t re rank or I would in much better standing
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem, Psych, Lit, and USH
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: all the above plus prob stat and spanish 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC Captain, Treasurer of BPA which has a state competition where I won and placed 9th out of 24 at nationals, Track for 3 years, Foreign Language Activity Group Member, and Honor Society
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: about 100 hours
[<em>] Essays: good I suppose
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one meh, the other good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably unremarkable
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Intended Major: Undeclared in CSOM
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): De
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT for CR and W, maybe my essays too?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Math grades, Math SAT, Class Rank, lack of calculus in my schedule
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure but I’m pretty happy about it, if only I could afford it though; BC is soooo expensive.
[/ul]General Comments: YAY!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 790 Math, 770 Writing (11 Essay) – Total 2230
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 770 Chinese, 720 US History, 640 Chemistry (did not submit)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW, 4.37 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile. School does not rank, but around 5/390
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 4 US History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus CD AP, Chemistry AP, Government AP, all other classes honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing home music-volunteering group (Founder, President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Varsity Math/Chemistry Teams, All County Band, Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society (Secretary), School Newspaper, Asian Festival (Country and Event Leaders)
[<em>] Awards: Award from NSF for work on Solar Cell Project, various Piano Auditions, Festivals, and Competitions (performed at opera houses, Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: performed piano at nursing homes; Valley Hospital Volunteer, Chinese School Teacher’s Assistant, Japan Earthquake Charity Concert
[</em>] Summer Activities: Culture Tour in Taiwan, American Music Abroad, Band Camp
[<em>] Essays: Great – wrote about my homestay experience during my Culture Tour in Taiwan.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be really good, both teachers really like me and I got good grades in their classes
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good (piano teacher, part of arts supplement)
[<em>] Interview: None
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: $170,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Music, math, rank, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of variety in activities
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I just about fit the profile
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers University
[/ul]General Comments:
So happy! First really good college I’ve gotten in. Now just waiting for a bunch more…</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 690 CR, 670 M, 680 W
[</em>] ACT: 32, or 33 superscored
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): USH - 740, Math I - 670
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top tenth percentile/top 40
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5), Physics B/C(4), Lang(4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc B/C, AP Literature, AP Economics, AP Gov, Spanish V
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing big.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field Captain, National Honor Society President, Interact Club Secretary, Fitness Club Founder, Class Council, Student Council (fundraising leader),
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 1 continuous job (average 16 hours a week) and 1 seasonal.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Extensive hours, and experience.
[</em>] Essays: Rushed, unedited, no second eye to look over them and not nearly as strong as they should have been.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Strong
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undelcared
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extra curriculars and recommendations
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays, only sent in my unweighted GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m very well rounded. I think they could look past my not as impressive 3.8 UW GPA because I am a full time athlete, hold many leadership positions and manage to work 3 to 5 times a week too.
[/ul]General Comments: Sweeeet</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (720 CR, 740 M, 760 W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Physics 660, Latin 680, US 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/144
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Bio, Lit, Latin: Vergil
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Latin, Calculus, Macroeconomics, Theology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A couple of National Latin Exam certificates, nothing MAJOR
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Bass Guitar 6-12, Multi-instrumentalist in two indie bands 9-12, Celtic Club 9-12 (Vice Prez), NHS 10-12 (Director of Special Projects & Tutoring), Started tutoring program at a nearby school 11-12, Community Service Club 9-12 (secretary), School Newspaper 10-12 (assistant editor)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Usher at an historic theatre 11-12
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: see extracurriculars i guess
[<em>] Summer Activities: sleeping
[</em>] Essays: I put A LOT of work into it, plus it was pretty unique. And lots of people who read it said they liked it.<br>
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: From APUSH teacher and Calc teacher, didn’t read either.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[<em>] Additional Rec: nope
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup, and needed lots.
[</em>] Intended Major: Classics/History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity: Very white
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $80k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, obscure intended major (maybe?), i don’t know
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT I, GPA, essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II, extra curriculars (kind of)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I guess I’m kind of well rounded and a little unique, but still I really don’t know. I knew that I had the SATs and GPA to get in, but I felt the rest of my app was a little subpar
[/ul]General Comments: I most likely won’t attend, so hopefully that will open up a spot for someone on the waitlist who really wants to go :)</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (780W, 700M , 680M- 11 Essay)
•ACT:
•SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH, 800 M
•Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.8
•AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5)
•Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP French, AP Gov, AP Calc, Honors Physics,
Religion</p>

<p>Other
•Intended Major: Business
•State (if domestic applicant): CT
•School Type: Private Catholic
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: F
•Income Bracket: Upper middle
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Grandfather went to BC
Reflection
•Strengths: Ranked 1st in class, gpa, great rec’s , tons of ec including leadership, athletics
•Weaknesses: none for BC
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows? ND legacy and BC hates kids who’s parents went to ND (the whole back up college thing)
General Comments: Accepted to Notre Dame, Villanova, UVA OOS, Uconn Honors
Attending: Notre Dame
Comments: Really? you have to be kidding me</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/546
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English 4, World History 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Eng, AP Calc, AP Gov’t, AP Psych
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NYSSEF Science Competition 2nd place
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP of Science Honor Society, President of Science Olympiad, Coordinator for Food Drive, Concertmistress for Symphonic Orch, etc.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Waitress
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons…
[ *] Essays: Strong but wasn’t spectacular
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Nope
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Science…
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: 64000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Kinda first generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars, recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my strengths
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 29 Super
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 18%, school doesn’t give rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History, English Literature
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Anatomy&Physiology, Spanish 5, AP Psychology, Honors Woodwinds(Band), AP English Language, Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Spanish Honor Society, National Latin Exams 1+2, State Exam Scholar, Interfaith Leadership</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interfaith Leader, Lead youth group, Private flute lessons for 6 years, Symphonic wind ensemble, Orchestra,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None really, babysitting
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot, at least 120+ Documented
[</em>] Essays: Exellent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2 Teachers- Physics and AP Lit
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didnt read it.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES, I REALLY NEED IT
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided/ Pre-med
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy(my mom went), technically a religious minority</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not the strongest academics but strong everything else. [/li][/list]General Comments: If I get moved up, I kind of want to go.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (A&S Honors Program)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (760 CR, 790 M, 790 W), 800 M in another sitting
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t send.
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Biology M, 790 Math IIC, 790 Chemistry, 780 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (4.98 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/600 (might’ve changed to 1 at Midyear report)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language & Composition (5), Calculus BC (5, AB Subscore: 5), Psychology (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), U.S. History (5), Comparative Government and Politics (5, self-studied), European History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer IB program.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics/AP Government and Politics, Physiology Honors, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics C
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, regional medals in Science Olympiad, National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lab research, Science Olympiad, Tutoring club (Treasurer), Math Club (Treasurer), MUN (President), NHS
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Private tutoring in various subjects (~100 hours), Hospital volunteering (~200 hours)
[</em>] Essays: Solid.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good but probably not great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Generic most likely.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None.
[</em>] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Molecular Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public (roughly 2,500 students)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low enough to be a Questbridge finalist.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Questbridge finalist.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Objective minus awards.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Subjective, awards.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Mainly applied because it was a decent match school without a supplementary essay prompt. I didn’t even know they had an Honors Program. I will not be attending though, as I have already received an Early Write to Williams and am waiting for several other colleges.</p>