Agree. Seems like a lot of creative options are being offered to these kids instead of a simple yes or no answer.
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Son accepted, mechanical engineering
3.93 UW, 1530 SAT/35 ACT (submitted ACT), no AP only honors offered at school, self-studied and scored 4ās on 2 APās
Decent ECās: research, sports, leading clubs, accomplished martial artist, volunteering, part of a really cool club making planes.
His private college app results are not great, 6 rejections, 2 waitlists, 3 acceptances. BU is the highest ranked private college he has been accepted so far.
On the other hand, he is in at quite a few public uniās with strong engineering programs including: Purdue, UIUC, Georgia Tech. He is also in for UCLA (in-state for us).
Best wishes to everyone!
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Waitlisted. Apparently, they like to do that a lot but itās chill
DD23 got the guaranteed transfer option. Not a bad plan B for next year in case the school she picks for this fall doesnāt work out for whatever reasons.
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GeorgiaTech, although not private, is one of the best in the country for engineering and of course so are Purdue, UIUC and UCLA. Amazing results - congrats
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OK, I found this line in FAQ: If, in the course of the coming year, you choose not to pursue enrollment at BU, you are not bound to the agreement.
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Daughter Rejected - 4.6 Weighted GPA, 4 year varsity athlete, 4 yr class president, 9 APs, #1 in her class, 4 yr marching band, 5 week research mentorship on college campus last summer. Applied biochemistry. She has gotten into Northeastern, Lehigh, NC State (also honors college), and UNC -Chapel Hill (we live in NC). Got Priority Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon. Luckily she is taking it well as Boston was not a top choice but she is my oldest and this college admissions process is brutal!
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Yikes! My daughter was waitlisted for the Nutrition program. Not surprised or upset. She applied on a whim with a 1400 SAT and showed zero demonstrated interest. Congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to those on the waitlist! Weāre moving on to some other great options
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Do you have to put a deposit down?
In the past students offered Guaranteed Sophomore Transfer but do not transfer were then offered Guaranteed Junior Transfer.
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waitlisted for psych, OOS 4.0UW/4.45W, good ECs/essay/LORs/awards although Iād say nothing too spectacular, little demonstrated interest, 1570 SAT + National Merit semifinalist, 10 AP classes (tests - five 5s, one 4)
Not that upset because I wanted to stay in-state anyways (CA) and go bruins!!
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my son did this last year - ended up loving where he was and did not pursue it but nice to know it was thereā¦just be sure to keep grades up and keep syllabus from all classesā¦
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Does financial aid come out the same day as acceptance?
yes
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DS23 accepted 3.8 unweighted 1440 SAT Engineering. No $ - wish we could afford the $86,000 per year but we canāt.
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Accepted - College of Art and Sciences /Honors College
4.7 GPA 35 ACT 13 APs
5 year Varsity player
Tons of EC
Internships
Scholarship money
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DS23 accepted engineering (CE)
UW 3.97, 1520, 9 APs (all 5s and 4s except one 3)
Good ECs (club leadership, FTC, part-time job, volunteering)
Strong essay
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Waitlisted
4.0 UW, 1540 SAT, 11APs, 3 post-AP math classes
AIME + prestigious music ECs/awards
Strong LoRs + wrote Trustee scholarship essay
Toured campus
Acceptances: Tufts, UCSB, Boston College
Waitlists: UCSD, UCI, Wellesley
Rejections: USC, Northeastern, UCLA
Accepted in Maryland!
College of Fine Arts, School of Visual Art
- 1560 SAT, 4.0uw gpa, 5s on all AP exams
- strong art portfolio developed during public art magnet high school program
- several regional, national, and international art awards
- choir kid who did 2 performance tours in Europe plus a yearly national choir
- college board national Hispanic recognition program recipient
Received $25k presidential scholarship for the Hispanic recognition program plus $20k for the College of Art for a total of $45k scholarship per year. We didnāt know that BU stacks merit so it was a jaw dropping surprise!
Congrats to all who received good news today!
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@D23parent Thank you! Had we known that his profile is not what private colleges are looking for, we could have saved the money and time. We were warned going in the process that engineering is very competitive so casted a very wide net and applied all over the country. We didnāt expect to get into places like UCLA or GT (accepted after deferred at EA). Even though our school counselor in the end thought that he applied to too many, he did cover all the bases, big, small, top tier, lower tier, private, public. Thank goodness this is the second and the last kid in the house:)
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