Boston College Decision Class of 2016

Joanna17 · March 24, 2012, 3:04pm

** Decision: Accepted to CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II (if submitted): 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5) AP English Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP US History, AP English Lit. , AP French, AP Chemistry
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, National Honor society, Math Honor Society (VP), Volunteer at a hospital, Educational program with another local hospital, Journalism, Tutoring, Chemistry Olympiads 
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer, tutoring
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Sent the ones written by my calculus and chemistry teachers but I never read them
[] Counselor Rec: never read it
[] Additional Rec: no
[] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry and pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ma
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, gpa
[] Weaknesses: Act scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know. I wasn’t expecting to get in since my scores were kind of low
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m very excited although I’m not sure if I’ll attend since I’m still waiting for 4 other schools

ckcollege · March 24, 2012, 3:32pm

Decision: Accepted into Honors Program

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34
SAT II (if submitted):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, Weighted 5.17
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/925
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang (5), AP US History (5), AP Comparative Gov (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP English Lit & Comp, AP Spanish, AP Bio, AP Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit commended, AP Scholar
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (captain), Literary magazine (Editor in chief), NHS
Job/Work Experience: Social media intern
Volunteer/Community service: Established a free tennis program for kids through the YMCA, volunteered at women’s shelter in downtown Chicago
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but I think strong.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Sort of first generation–no one in my family has graduated from college
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays, recs, GPA
Weaknesses: Didn’t send in my AP scores/SAT subject test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck & hard work!
</code></pre>

General Comments:
I was so excited when I got the package in the mail. I wasn’t even aware of the honors program until today!

9polo21 · March 24, 2012, 4:07pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): >2200
[] SAT II (if submitted): 3 of them, USH 690, Math II700, Lit 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/?
[li] AP: all 5’s, several 4’s in science APs. 10 APs total[/li]
[] Senior Year Course Load: couple of APs, solid. Not too crazy, not too easy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several, not going to list

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): several sports teams, president of a club, Regional Advisor for a club that shall remain unnamed, all 4+ years. Other instrument/musical and foreign language training for about a decade, some other things - sorry can’t remember right now but I did give up a lot of time for these things
[] Job/Work Experience: some, over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~ 100 hours
[] Essays: Not sure, heard it had personality
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, hoping it was good
[] Counselor Rec: hoping it was good
[] Additional Rec: same as above
[] Interview: no interview. BC has interviews?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Econ
[] State (if domestic applicant): somewhere on the west coast
[] School Type: gigantic public school, moderately competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Income Bracket: middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): personal life has an interesting/uncommon story. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, grades, ECs
[] Weaknesses: could have done interviews?, and the CommonApp could have been filled out better, crappy SATIIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know, but I’m very glad, after being deferred from one of my top schools earlier, BC is very high on my list and I am just thankful for all the things that happened to work out.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m so relieved and happy for this. Good luck to everyone else, and just remember that it’s apparently lots of luck that goes into this.

JoMusic · March 24, 2012, 6:06pm

Does anyone else think that these admission decisions were all over the place?

Biebs1 · March 24, 2012, 6:29pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to CAS[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[ ] ACT: composite: 33, Math: 33, Science:36, Reading: 30, Language Arts: 33
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2: 760, Biology: 780, Physics: 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/300ish
[ ] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Biology (5), AP Physics C Mechanics (5). Physics C and Biology were self-studied
[ ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Gov. & Politics, Calculus 2, Anatomy & Physiology, Creative Writing, Spanish 5
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): several piano awards, several service awards, AP Scholar with Distinction, voted “most likely to rule the world,” a leadership award
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (14 years), Cross Country, Science academic team captain, Key Club secretary, NHS treasurer, math meets,
[ ] Job/Work Experience: work as a customer service associate. I have had a job at same place for 6 years.
[ ] Volunteer/Community service: >200 hours
[ ] Essays: good, but not amazing
[ ] Teacher Recommendation: good I think
[ ] Counselor Rec: very good
[ ] Additional Rec: very good (piano teacher)
[ ] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ ] Intended Major: Biology
[ ] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[ ] Country (if international applicant):
[ ] School Type: Public
[ ] Ethnicity: White
[ ] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: <$80,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ ] Strengths: test scores, GPA, rank
[ ] Weaknesses: boring extracurriculars/awards
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: boring but dece extracurriculars and above average test scores
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] will possibly attend! Waiting for some more decisions.

wavylays94 · March 24, 2012, 6:40pm

Accepted to CAS

SAT: 2180
ACT: 33

Most competitive acceptance so far

SDTash23 · March 24, 2012, 7:18pm

Decision: Accepted CSOM

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1930
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH, 660 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/414
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (lots of 2s and 3s, never took the tests seriously, 5 in Macro)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: US Gov, Shakespeare, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, Teacher Aide, Philosophy (2nd semester: only taking four classes, two APs, TA and Journalism)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, NHS, American Cancer Society, Yearbook (Business Manager/Co-Editor)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, I’ve known the two teachers since my freshman year and one recently took a job as a principal of a German charter school
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Business (Finance)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Alaska
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under 50k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Alaska
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA
[] Weaknesses: ECs, low test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Geographic diversity FTW[/li][/ul]General Comments:

litokhmaikid · March 24, 2012, 7:31pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800R, 700M, 700W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 780 Math II, 760 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Physics B (4), Chemistry (5), English Language (5), Calculus BC (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP English Literature, AP American Government, AP Psychology, AP Biology, French 4
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar with Distinction
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (President), Hiking, Doctor Shadowing, Volunteering
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Library, School
[ *] Summer Activities: Internship at Hospital, Video Game Programming
[ *] Essays: Good I think.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Good-Did not get to read them.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Ok- Counselor was new this year.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Public
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores and Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, Extracurricular (lacking leadership)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: See strengths
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

johndoe1992 · March 24, 2012, 7:32pm

Decision: Accepted CAS honors

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240
[] SAT II (if submitted): bio 750 english 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 and 4.4 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 exams taken, lots of 5s.
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 ap classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist, ap scholar with distinction, blah blah. not really major lol
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of club, swim team, language club
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: helped at shelter, chuch
[] Essays: alright. not as good as i wanted them to be but apparently they were acceptable haha
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably average
[] Counselor Rec: probably avg
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: foreign language
[] State (if domestic applicant): ca
[] School Type: competitive public magnet, in the top 50 or 60 schools in nation
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: dude
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen in US but that probably doesn’t count
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: i have NO idea. my common app essay was unique but i kind of rushed it and it wasn’t as good as i’d hoped it would be.
[] Weaknesses: everything, esp. my recommendations
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God!
[/ul]General Comments:
it’s great to feel wanted! good luck to everyone else.

cdissolute · March 24, 2012, 7:40pm

Decision: Accepted to Carroll School of Management

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 Superscore (690 R, 760 M, 800 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math Level 2 (800) Physics (790) Biology-E (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Marcoeconomics (5) Gov (5) Stats (5) & 4 this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Too lazy. Refer here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1290600-chance-me-please-business-schools-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1290600-chance-me-please-business-schools-will-chance-back.html</a>
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ^
[] Job/Work Experience: ^
[] Volunteer/Community service: ^
[] Essays: Good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 good, 1 mediocre.
[] Counselor Rec: mediocre.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Finance
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: 1500 students, public, upper-class, top 10 of state
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: > $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: All board scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT[/li][/ul]General Comments:

hoiboy · March 24, 2012, 8:24pm

Decision: Accepted to Connel School of Nursing

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (720 Math 720 Writing 700 CR)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 Chem, 760 Bio-E, 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25 percent
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chinese (5), AP Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macroecon, AP Calc BC, Physics Honors, Contemp Lit, Chamber Orchestra, TA
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit - commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Forum moderator (organized international projects)), Quiz Team (Captain), (Co-principal Keyboardist of MVCO), Tri-M Music Honor Society, Chinese Honor Society, Psychology club, Piano for 12+ years, Online pen shop
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter at my church (for children with autism and young children).
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital (175+ hours), Sunday School teacher (250+ hours), Tutoring at low-income housing area (50+ hours)
[] Essays: Great. About my first day at the summer school teaching.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t look at them.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t look at it.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Nursing
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nursing
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public 4 year (top 100 in US, non-magnet)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, community service, essays
[] Weaknesses: Schoolwork (GPA, course load) - It doesn’t really help that I go to one of the most competitive public schools in the nation. 3.85 puts me below the 80th :/.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno. Decent stats? Male in nursing?[/li] [/ul]General Comments: Yay? Probably not going though :(.

laplatinum · March 24, 2012, 11:36pm

My son was accepted in CAS. Sorry I cannot take the time to provide full stats for my son, who has similar objective stats to all of you who were accepted. He did have strong GPA and Ivy-level test scores (33-36 on ACTs). Subjectively, I think he also had smart Common App essays (but he was distressed that he did not get to write specific essays focused on Jesuit mission, etc), Jesuit connection (relatives who graduated & one who is a prof), and has been accepted at 5 of 6 Jesuits to which he has applied (Georgetown decision next week).

laplatinum · March 24, 2012, 11:44pm

I wanted to point out that 3.85 at one of the most competitive high schools in the country is factored into the mix. Obviously, universities know which high schools’ A’s are not comparable to others.

foreverarianaaa · March 25, 2012, 2:07am

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (Math: 670, CR: 650, Writing:650)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math II: 690, Bio-E: 680, Lit:660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/434 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Psychology SL (5), Mathematics SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English A1 HL, IB French HL, IB Biology HL, IB 20th Century History HL, AP Statistics, IB Visual Arts SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Outstanding Participant, National French Honor Society, 21st place in national French contest out of over 19,000
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (president), Environmental Club (founder and president), Junior State of America (president), National Honor Society, Black Student Union
[] Job/Work Experience: Had jobs the past two summers and I was the Easter Bunny last year during school.
[] Volunteer/Community service: in various community leadership commissions, AmeriCorps peer tutoring, lots of community service hours, etc.
[] Summer Activities: summer jobs
[] Essays: I, personally, thought my CommonApp essay SUCKED.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great, as far as I know.
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it, but I’m almost positive it was amazing.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[/ul]Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant): WA[/li][] School Type: suburban public
[] Ethnicity: black, white, Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: about 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
[] Strengths: Umm, my leadership abilities, passionate nature, and involvement? Also GPA.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores. Without a doubt.
[] Why you think you were accepted: My passions and goals are very clear not only through my essays, but also through my EC’s. Also, URM.
[] Where else were you accepted: Cornell, Northwestern, University of Washington, Reed College. Waiting on Stanford and Brown.
General Comments: Boston College was one of my better back-ups, and I won’t be going, but congrats to all that were accepted and good luck! :)

tatata · March 25, 2012, 3:01am

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310: 720 CR, 790 M, 800 W
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II (if submitted): 700 Lit, 780 USH, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (3), Lang (4), USH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP World, Spanish 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dorm Council (I go to a boarding school), Varsity Water Polo, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Golf, Tour Guide
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Helped with little brother’s soccer league as a volunteer
[] Essays: Not bad, maybe a little above average
[] Teacher Recommendation: One pretty good, one alright (didn’t see them)
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: Didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undeclared
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Boarding School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores/gpa, school type
[] Weaknesses: lack of volunteer/good essays and recs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores[/li][/ul]General Comments:

skearney11 · March 25, 2012, 1:21pm

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070, 690 reading, 680 math, 700 writing
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II (if submitted): 620 lit, 560 us hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04 weighted, 3.89 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 43/785 (6% roughly)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang and Comp (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP psych, AP gov, AP lit, AP stats, Spanish 4, Yearbook
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student council, NHS (blood drive chairperson) , yearbook (editor),
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer swim coach
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2
[] Counselor Rec: yes (didn’t read)
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: business
[] State (if domestic applicant): indiana
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public (very large)
[] Ethnicity: hispanic
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: over 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: transcript, essay
[] Weaknesses: no major awards or research projects
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, gpa, essays, leadership[/li][/ul]General Comments: So excited to be accepted, still thinking about other schools, tough decision!

JoMusic · March 25, 2012, 3:18pm

Decision: Waitlisted by CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[li]SAT I: (didn’t send) 2120 (690 M, 700 CR, 730 W)[/li][li]ACT: 32[/li][li]SAT II: (didn’t send) 760 Literature, 720 World History[/li][li]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92[/li][li]Rank: top 10%[/li][li]AP: Gov (3), World History (4), Language & Comp (5), Chem[/li][li]Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Newsmagazine, AP Euro History, Band[/li][li]Major Awards: AP Scholar, Principal Trumpet All-State Honors Band, MVP Varsity Tennis Team[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars: Marching Band (Band Manager & Librarian), Jazz Band (Lead Trumpet 2 years), Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wind Symphony (1st trumpet), school Wind Ensemble (1st trumpet 3 years), trumpet lessons, Unitarian Universalist church youth group (Youth Liaison to the Board, Social Action Coordinator, Chaplain), Varsity Tennis (4 years, Captain), Zenith Brass Ensemble (1st trumpet, 2 years), Writer’s Club, school newsmagazine (Section Editor), National Honor Society.[/li][li]Job/Work Experience: 2 years Ski Instructor at Pine Knob Ski School, 1 summer Tennis Instructor at Baseline Tennis.[/li][li]Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours: Summer in the City; Youth Liaison to church’s Board of Trustees; chaplain for Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Heartland District[/li][li]Summer Activities: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (5 years); Interlochen Arts Camp Trumpet Institute; Eastman School of Music Trumpet Institute; UUA General Assembly, Charlotte, NC; Wayne St. Univ Jazz Week, and more.[/li][li]Essays: Common App one was on a risky topic, but all were well-written.[/li][li]Teacher Recommendation: French teacher I’ve known for 4 years—we have a great relationship; 2-year teacher, awesome letter.[/li][li]Counselor Rec: Probably one he just entered my name in—he deals with so many students.[/li][li]Additional Rec: for Arts Supplement, my band teacher of 5 years, pretty darn good[/li][li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[li]State: MI[/li][li]School Type: large public[/li][li]Ethnicity: white[/li][li]Gender: female[/li][li]Income Bracket: $70,000ish[/li][li]Hooks: none[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[li]Strengths: extracurriculars, essays, recommendations[/li][li]Weaknesses: test scores, I didn’t cure cancer[/li][li]Why you think you were waitlisted: test scores, because I’m a white female?[/li][li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UMich, GWU Honors, Northeastern Honors, Boston U as Presidential Scholar; rejected Yale EA; waiting on Barnard, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn (I know, waaayyy too many reaches).[/li][li]General Comments: A bit confused about why I was waitlisted, but not too upset–BC was never one of my top schools.[/li][/ul]

andybatts · March 25, 2012, 3:41pm

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT: 29 Composite
SAT II (if submitted): NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (5), USH (5), World(4), Lit(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Macro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity baseball(11-12), JV Baseball(9-10), NHS, Intel Club, Foreign Language Honor Society, School Tour Guide, Flag Football, Street Hockey.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours, with multiple groups such as the Veterans.
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation:Amazing
Counselor Rec: No idea
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: History
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, rank, recs
Weaknesses: Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Great grades in my intended major
General Comments:

glido · March 25, 2012, 8:14pm

Decision:Accepted

SAT I: 2200; M710, CR770, W720
• SAT II: USH 770, Eng.Lit 800
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93, weighted 4.55
• Rank: top 2%
• AP: 11 APs, a fist full of 5s

• Awards: Magna Cum Laude National Latin Exam; Poetry Prize; Science Award.

• Extracurriculars : Mock Trial 4 years (Officer), several awards, Honor Choir, NHS, community service.
• Job/Work Experience: some, over the summer
• Volunteer/Community service: ~ 100 hours
• Essays: yes, several.
• Teacher Recommendation: solid
• Counselor Rec: fine

Other• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• Ethnicity: white
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lucky dart on the wall.

General Comments:
Very happy! Best of luck to everyone.

eroy8494 · March 25, 2012, 8:28pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted to Carroll School of Management

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 Total – Math (760) CR (680) W (710)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II (800) Chemistry (680)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 out of 120
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (4) AP U.S. History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC; AP Chemistry; AP Econ Micro/Macro; AP English Lit/Comp; Honors French 5; Honors Physics; Theology; Architectural Design
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Yale University Book Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Indoor Track Runner, Outdoor Track Runner, Cross Country Track Runner, Investment/Finance Club Officer
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-Time Legal Assistant at a Debt Collection Firm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club Officer
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, per my teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Outstanding, per my counselor
[] Additional Rec: Outstanding, from my supervising attorney at work (she let me read it)
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Finance
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Religious - Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lower-middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation College Student[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Professional work experience; personal qualities; essays; recommendations
[] Weaknesses: SAT Scores were just okay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (See strengths)[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: n/a

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