Boston U RD Decisions - Class of 2014

motion12345 · March 24, 2010, 5:41pm

Well, seeing as decisions are going to be released sometime soon, I thought it’d be useful to make one of these.

Post in here when you receive your BU decision, whatever decision that may be. Please try to post even if you were rejected/waitlisted.

[ 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]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses:
[ *] 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 and number of years participated in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):
[ *] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis):
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions):
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

Also, try not to post in here until the decisions have actually been released. Good luck everyone!

Significa · March 26, 2010, 6:35pm

Decision: Accepted - School of Management

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 (Don’t remember, didn’t submit)
[] ACT: 31 (30/36/30/30)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 4.00
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 48/941
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 1 Elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Lots =/
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Summer 2007
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): A bunch too
[] Summer Activities: Fencing, etc
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Great
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Very Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Low Income
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Standarized test scores
[] Weaknesses: Not sure
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: 52.6k Fin Aid, 8.5k in loans (With 0 EFC)

ansar · March 26, 2010, 6:47pm

Accepted (CoE)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (610 CR, 700 M, 680 W)
[] ACT: 35 (34 E, 35 M, 36 R, 35 S)
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 720 Bio M, 730 World History, 600 Math I, 670 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 (APHG), 5 (Spanish Language), 3 (Calc BC), 3 (Stats), 3 (US History)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: A-Level (Biology, Chemistry, History, English Literature, and Pure Maths), French 4 Honors, AP Computer Science A
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): See “Extracurriculars”
[] Summer Activities: Studied French. Took Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations.
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Bullshat the essay the night before deadline. Talked about how nice Boston is and how awesome the Biomedical Engineering department is and all the opportunities I would find at Boston University.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math (He likes me. He doesn’t like many people. I trust it was good.)
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me. I trust it was good.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A. Talked over the phone with a guy, though. Seemed pretty nice.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: XY
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: URM. 35 ACT.
[] Weaknesses: Was not poor enough to get good financial aid. . . or something.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM with 35 ACT.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[list]
[li]Accepted: Tulane University, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Cornell University. []Waiting on: Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth College[/li][li]Rejected: MIT[/li][/ul]
[/list]General Comments:
Nice school. Financial Aid makes it impossible to attend. Oh well. Hopefully Cornell will pull it off.
Waitlisted people, I’m turning Boston University down. So one of you will get my spot.

awtgol · March 26, 2010, 6:49pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR 650 W 530
[ *] SAT II: 650 Latin, 680 US History
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 7.42
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3 APs taken total, 2 Honors
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) Latin Literature (3)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Not major awards…Junior Book Award, National Latin Exam: Bronze, Gold, Gold.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): A lot. Too lazy to name
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Stop and Shop, Harvard etc. A lot.

[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions): Fine I guess.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Filipino
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nooo idea.

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: EC’s.
[ *] Weaknesses: Academics
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All the smart people from my school apply to BU as a safety. My stats weren’t as great as theirs.

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Kind of devastated.

motion12345 · March 26, 2010, 6:57pm

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 760 M, 770 W E:10 (1450/2220)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 720 Math 1, 710 US History, 670 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 4.16
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 7 AP’s, 13 honors
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked but not top 10% - top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B, Economics (Micro/Macro), Calculus AB, Statistics, Chemistry, World History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Physics, Physics Honors, AP U.S. Gov, English 12 Honors, Java, Gym, Webpage Design, Art
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Model UN, Econ, and FBLA awards (all regional/state)
[/ul][ b]Subjective: /b][ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Model UN (odd leadership position, 4), Econ Club (Co-President, 4), Student Government (Speaker of Freshmen Class, 2), Writer for School Paper (2), Poet for School Arts Magazine (1), School Shop Worker (1), FBLA (2), Tech Student Association (2), NHS (3), Rec Soccer/Basketball (4), Track (1)[/li][] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Basketball Ref (3 hours/week - 2 games a week basically which is actually a lot)
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Camp Counselor (180), Presidential Campaign Volunteer (32)
[] Essays (subjects and opinions):
EC Short Answer: Well-written, about reffing, I thought it was okay
Common App Main: Very abstract and I turned in a rough draft copy, I liked it, still
How You Became Interested in BU essay: Well-written but not much substance, didn’t like it
Three Words: I used a lot of humor and showed my intellectual side at the same time, I liked it
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t See, but not spectacular I don’t think
[] Counselor Rec: Same as Teacher Recs.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Competitive, 1700 Average SAT
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sent in a short political science research paper
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT’s, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: GPA/class rank, some of my essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Relatively good academics
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UPitt, Penn State, UMichigan, Waitlisted: Wash U, Rejected: UChicago, Pending: Duke, Harvard, Yale
[/ul]General Comments: Got a 30k/year merit scholarship! I might be seeing some of you next year :)!

Monoclide · March 26, 2010, 7:00pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 1910 - M640, CR610, W660
[] SAT II: USH670, M610
[/ul]

I was going to disclose more information, but I don’t think I care enough to really waste my time. I’ll leave the SAT scores up there because they seem to be the most beneficial and reflective.

I used to really like Boston University but as the application deadline rolled around and I did more research, I wasn’t that interested in Boston or BU. I submitted an essay that was not meant for BU and wrote a giant joke on the supplement (I was “hungry” for one of my adjectives).

I made it very clear that I did not want to go there and they obviously picked up on that. I’m fine with the rejection. I wasn’t even going to consider it if I was accepted, anyway. Good luck 2014 & 2015 hopefuls!

jnd3344 · March 26, 2010, 7:03pm

Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M 610 CR 580 W 480
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Math 1 530 Math 2 600
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):3.3
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 Aps
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):Basketball MUN Student Body Treasurer Mu Alpha Theta etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):
[ *] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis):
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions): Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome
[ *] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Colombia
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Colombian
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments: I was accepted after being deffered early decision

creepydoll · March 26, 2010, 7:05pm

Accepted Undecided!!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): reading 570, math 640, writing 660

ACT: didn’t take that test

SAT II: math 620, literature 600, spanish 380 (LOL!! didn’t submit that one!)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): i have no idea

Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.6

Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: about 10 honors classes throughout high school

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 54/256

AP (place score in parenthesis): none

IB (place score in parenthesis): none

Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Forensics, Honors Calculus, Computers, English, Honors Spanish 5, and of course Gym

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): no, just a lot of art awards

Subjective: i dont even know what that means

Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): i didn’t do a lot of extracurriculars. i did volleyball for one year, fencing for one year, and treasurer of the spanish honor society for 3 years

Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): i’ve worked at a nursing home for about 2 years. had 2 summer internships in London

Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): just youth group volunteer stuff from 7th grade to 10th grade

Summer Activities: always travelling

Essays (subjects and opinions): i liked my essays! i thought they were really different & creative. My common app essay was all about how i hate me name. one BU essay was about travelling i think. and the “what made u interested in BU?” essay was because the People Watching Club made me feel like it was very different and blah blah… it was funny though

Teacher Recommendation: great, one from Spanish and one from Calculus

Counselor Rec: i didn’t see that one, but she hates me so…

Interview: didn’t have one

Other

State (if domestic applicant): i go to school in NJ but live in London

School Type: relatively large, public

Ethnicity: middle eastern

Gender: female

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no

Reflection

Strengths: creative? and i guess diversity

Weaknesses: very little extracurricular activities and volunteer work

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted, yay! i guess i was different, and i don’t think its too hard to get into

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to BU, university of vermont, and northeastern uninversity. Rejected to Boston College

beanstreet · March 26, 2010, 7:05pm

holy SH** i just got accepted into the accelerated med program…

AliAngel · March 26, 2010, 7:11pm

congratulations! bu med is pretty amazing, love it so far! pm me if you want any info!

Pantoufle92 · March 26, 2010, 7:46pm

Decision: Accepted CAS Undecided

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2000 (don’t remember the breakdown, I didn’t send it)
[] ACT: 32 (E=33, M=29, R=34, S=31)
[] SAT II: Didn’t send!
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): Doesn’t
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: AP=2 Honors=10
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Econ/Psych, AP French, Art English (2 period advanced English course. More like an AP but I counted it as honors), Practical Law, Choir, Gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Commended Scholor for the National Merit Scholarship
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Theatre (4 years), Culture Club (VP this year, 3 years), Literary Magazine (Editor this year, 4 years of writing for it), GSA (3 years), SADD (2 years), Outdoor Club (Public Relations this year, 2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): 40 hours a week summer of fresh and soph year at a kennel
[] Summer Activities: TASIS (French Immersion Program in Switzerland) and working
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Personal: Never getting a part in HS theatre, Three words: Inquisitive, Creative, Extroverted; I talked about clubs I would join and classes and stuff, How I heard About BU: Counselor, Friend that goes there, visit, etc. They were pretty good I think, and fairly creatively written
[] Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher, good I think.
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t really know, but probably good.
[] Additional Rec: My US and Practical Law teacher. I think it was really good, he’s my favorite teacher ever.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public, fairly small, competitive. 800ish kids, 215 seniors, 50 of which applied to BU
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Personal and 3 words essay, ACTs, Teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: Definitely my GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have NO idea
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Northeastern. Waitlisted: Tulane, Elon, GWU. Rejected: Barnard ED[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone that got in. To those who didn’t: I’m sorry, I’ve been there, and I know it sucks but remember that everything happens for a reason (I also know that doesn’t really help)

LameUsername · March 26, 2010, 8:12pm

Decision: Accepted
CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 700 M 800 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 670 Lit 670 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): N/A
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 4 AP when applied, 7 by graduation.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 121/~500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang & Comp (4) World History (5) US History (4) Spanish (2). Currently enrolled in Gov & Politics, Econ and Biology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Satire/Film Lit, AP Gov/AP Econ, PE, AP Biology, AP Calc AB/TA (dropped after first semester), Drama
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Merit Finalist, if that counts
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): A ton of theater and theater related ECs. 
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Very minimal. An internship at a local museum, some paid theater work.
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): A lot of work at local food bank, other smaller things
[] Summer Activities: Nothing of note.
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Probably good but not incredibly compelling.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I’d guess good but forgettable.
[] Counselor Rec: Same
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, ~1900 students, competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, EC’s, possibly essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA, rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I put together a strong application, and I’m sure my test scores didn’t hurt. 
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Thus far accepted at University of Washington, Willamette University, NYU (Tisch) and rejected at Northwestern. Still waiting to hear on a few more.
[/ul]General Comments: I thought I had a good shot, and it is nice to know I was right because it certainly wasn’t a sure bet. Looking forward to continuing the college decision process. Good luck everyone!

garygl2 · March 26, 2010, 9:00pm

Ahhh… typical of a big university.
It’s okay, Ithaca College loves me.
Sorry I didn’t follow the format, I don’t feel like going through the trouble for a rejection…

Decision: Rejected

Ethnicity: Asian American
Location: New York, NY
School type: Public
Unweighted GPA 4.0, class rank 1 out of 220

Family size: 4 (father, mother, brother and I)
Family income per year: ~$43,000

SAT I score (one sitting) 1780, Math 630, CR 540, Writing 610
SAT II scores: Biology M 630, US History 580

AP classes: One semester AP English Literature, two semesters of AP biology

Awards: National Honor Society member for three years, won NYC Dept. of Education “Musicianship Award” [trumpet section leader of school ensemble]

Extracurricular / activities: Operate a YouTube channel (for past four years), producing over two hundred videos, 19,000 subscriptions, 7,500,000 views worldwide

Production leader in school video production team

Cinematographer [internship] for Public School Athletic League (PSAL) for the past two years, filming live sports events

President and founder of school guitar club, started Fall '09

100+ hours of community service, working in college office at my school, tutoring fourth grade kids at public elementary school

Freelance videographer, running my own business starting summer of 2009

thisismyhandle · March 26, 2010, 9:21pm

Decision: Accepted School of Management

Hopeful88 · March 26, 2010, 9:25pm

Decision: Accepted: Accelerated Medical Program

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 Biology, 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II, 700 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.75?
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): >4.0
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: By the end of Senior year: 8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Medically Related
[] Job/Work Experience: Medical Research
[] Volunteer/Community service: A plethora
[] Summer Activities: Research, Hospital Volunteer, etc
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t Read, excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t Read
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t Read
[] Interview: I hope (and probably did!) leave a great impression!!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Objective and Subjectives. SATs, Essays, Interview!!!
[] Weaknesses:My weakness was definitely my GPA but IM SOOOOO GLAD my interview and essays made up for it!!!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO CLUE!!![/li][/ul]General Comments: IM SOOO HAPPY, never been happier in my life!!! Almost 100% sure I’m attending!!!

CalAlum · March 26, 2010, 9:26pm

Decision: Accepted

These are my son’s stats (he is never on cc):

SAT I (breakdown): 2130: 690 verbal; 760 math; 680 writing
ACT: 32
SAT II:750 USH; 690 Math 2
Unweighted GPA: 3.46
Weighted GPA: 4.02
Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 11
Rank: school does not rank
AP:AP Stats, 4; AP USH, 4

Senior Year Course Load:AP English, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP English, Honors Japanese 4, AP Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none

Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout, many hours of community service; participation in 2-3 school clubs; many hours backpacking & mountain climbing – probably the most extreme in the school context
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: hundreds of hours per year
Summer Activities: Study abroad two years in a row, including a summer in Japan funded by merit scholarship
Essays (subjects and opinions): Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing, given the gpa
Counselor Rec: Strong
Additional Rec: Eagle scout advisor, very strong
Interview: none

State: CA
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: male
Hooks: none, unless a school is interested in a high-school senior who has summited more than a dozen peaks over 13,000 feet?

Strengths: Persistence in Japanese, study abroad (2 summers); mountain climbing
Weaknesses: Unweighted gpa; second-sibling syndrome (older sister a physics major at MIT)

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected Whitman (ED1), rejected Middlebury (ED2); accepted Willamette U; UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara

General Comments:[ /b] Williamette University in Oregon (a wonderful school, we discovered) offered an extremely generous merit scholarship, whereas Boston U offered nothing. My guess is that this spot may go to someone on the waitlist. He’s also waiting on a number of other schools.

davincifan · March 26, 2010, 9:28pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

HOW DO U MAKE THIS ACTUALLY WORK???

garygl2 · March 26, 2010, 9:32pm

There are spaces. Remove the spaces before the brackets and you’ll be fine. It’s there so you can copy the format.

pekingduck · March 26, 2010, 9:35pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): reading: 600 math: 580 writing: 560
[] ACT: 27
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): I’m not sure
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/110 I think
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, Humanities, Photography, 20th Century Honors, AP Lit & Comp, Spanish 4 Honors, AP Stats, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Cross Country (Varsity in 10th Grade) (4)
S.A.V.E. (Environmental Club) (Artistic Coordinator) (1)
Prom Committee Meetings (1)
S.P.I.R.I.T. (1)
Helped with middle school summer schooling (1)
Gave tours of the high school (1)
Co-founded a Swing Dance Club (Vice President) (1)
Civics Leadership Conference (1)
GYLC (Governor’s Youth Leadership Conference) (1)

[li] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Busser/ Cashier at a ski resort for 2 winters (8 hrs/ 2 days), restaurant hostess for 2 yrs (3/1)[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Trustworthy Transitions (helping 8th graders transition into high school safely) (oh man way too many hours)[/li]Babysat Kids for a School Board Strategic Planning Meeting (2)
Face Painted at Unicorn Craft Fair (5)
Sang Christmas Carols at the Springfield Rehab and Health Care Center (3)

[] Summer Activities: I won a scholarship to travel to Japan the summer before my Senior year
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): My BU supplemental essays weren’t so good hahah, but my common app essay I was told was written well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but should be good. I’m taking the hardest load of courses available.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Comm Service, Essay
[] Weaknesses: SAT, Science grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, Supp. essay
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Vermont, Northeastern University, Marymount Manhattan, The New School
[/ul]General Comments:

skazu27 · March 26, 2010, 9:36pm

Decision: Accepted CGS (applied SMG)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1840 700 Math 530 Reading 610 Writing
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 Japanese 580 Math IIC
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3-3.4
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.7-3.8
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: most classes were honors. took only 3 ap classes throughout hs career
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no idea
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 in Euro (dont give a *)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy, AP gov, AP Calc, Eng Honors, Yearbook, Sports
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): some sports throughout hs, volunteered at hospitals, lab, play piano
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): 0
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Id say 4 hours per week
[] Summer Activities: nothing just chilled
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): really good. got it proofread and my tutor liked it alot. 3 words were pragmatic, gregarious and respect
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): speak japanese
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, extracurricular stuff, recs
[] Weaknesses: gpa (had a *ty fresh/soph year)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: counselor called admissions, essays, and probably extracurricular
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at LMU, Syracuse, Hofstra, Stony Brook, New Paltz, couple UCs, 1 cal state (it’s sad), and some more. Rejected at American, Cal Poly SLO, Northeastern, SDSU, UCSB. Waitlisted at Cal state LB
[/ul]General Comments: I really want to go to BU but I’m disappointed at there financial aid offer. I’m 60% sure that I’m able to attend now.

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