Boston U RD Decisions - Class of 2014

Prostbr · March 27, 2010, 4:06am

ACCEPTED!!! College of arts and sciences into HONORS PROGRAM with half tuition scolarship and 20,000$ financial assistance!!! (what else could I ask for!?)

SAT: 2180 ( C.R. 680, M 800, W 700)
SAT II: Math I 770, Math II 750, French 680 (:S)
G.P.A.: 45/45 (IB Grading)
Class Rank: Valedictorian (1st/53)
Senior Year Coursework: IB Diploma Program (Economics, English A2, Mathematics, History: HIGH LEVEL & Physics, Modern Greek: STANDARD LEVEL)

Extracurriculars: Debate (Member of National Team, School Captain, Won various Tournaments), MUN (Various distinctions in international conferences), Drama Club, Radio Station (Head Producer), Student Magazine (Editor-in Chief), Student Government (Vice-President), Youth Parliament, Mathematics Club, Swimming (Won national medals), Tennis
Work Experience: Worked in an environmentally friendly firm for 2 weeks and offered voluntary service for the Ministry of health and Welfare
Summer Activities: Columbia Sumer School, Yale Summer School, Debate Camp at Greece (won the tournament)
Essays: For the common app i chose to wrote about the “Profound Importance of Failure”, which I found really inspirational! The second one was about my experience as a voluntary worker! The 3 adjective one was creativity to the full! I pretended i was an artist and I was choosing the colors to paint my canvas! The three colors were my three distinct characteristics!
Recommendations: Haven’t read them, but they assured me they are one of the best they have written!

Country: Greece
Type of School: International
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Gender: Male

Strengths: I think my ERs and my essays. My grades and class rank as well!
Weaknesses: Not so excellent SAT scores (especially SATIIs)

englishtodd · March 27, 2010, 4:52am

Decision: Accepted CAS Undecided

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):760 CR, 660 M, 690 W
SAT II: 690 French, 760 Lit
Don’t have GPAs
Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: IB Diploma - 38
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Theatre (4 years - 2 as stage manager), Field Hockey (9 years), Events Management, Year Book, Piano
Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): A week in a law firm, two weeks in a retailer
Summer Activities: A summer course at cambridge
Essays (subjects and opinions): I like to think they were pretty darned good
Teacher Recommendation: My English and Business teacher, didn’t see but hope they were good
Counselor Rec: Don’t really know, but probably good.
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Not domestic
School Type: Private school in Brussels
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of really
Reflection
Strengths: Essays maybe
Weaknesses: My ECs aren’t awesome
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who can say
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still waiting
General Comments: Yay!

Alexxx · March 27, 2010, 4:55am

ACCEPTED. CAS. Biochemistry and molecular bio.

SAT: 1880 (CR 600 M 760 W 520)
SAT II : Bio E 700 French w/L 800
GPA : 3.88 (top 10%)

Varsity: horseback riding
School magazine editor in chief
UN Model : school delegate
Active member of an NGO that deals with the underprivileged…
Fluent in French/Arabic/English and Spanish. Studying Chinese
Essays were quite good (according to teachers and friends)
Recommendations: teachers assured me they were stellar

Country: Lebanon/France
Jesuite School : in French and Arabic (English is my 3rd language)
Gender : male (just turned 17 )

Strength : my essays and recommendations. Math score
Weakness: CR and W (understandable english not being my language of studies)

Evolitak · March 27, 2010, 5:45am

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):1st attempt(2nd attempt):Cr 500(620) Maths 720(750) Wr 550(600)
[] SAT II: Maths Lv.2:800 World History:750 US History:730 Physics:700 Chemistry:710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not applicable
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): not applicable
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 347/351(not kidding!!) latest rank: 149/351
(just sent; so no influence on the admission decision)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): the two econs(5) Human Geography(3)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Nil
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): executive committee of a city’s joint school academic association, pioneering the format of the first inter-school competition of a certain social subject; a few posts in school clubs
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):Nil
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): not seriously any
[] Summer Activities: credit beraing course in a local university; summer camp in another local university
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): the common one: average the BU one("three word"essay): the best one out of the many ones I have written for college application this year. I think it’s really good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: one good, one average
[] Counselor Rec: average

[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: government aided
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nil[/li]
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**

Maybe I have to explain rank a bit(if you are interested:)). I study in a local school in Hong Kong and the education system here does not place emphasis(no one looks at it in fact- -) on school exasm. Only public exams matter(GCSE, British A-level), so I guess BU do know about the unique education structure of each region.

Xinxin · March 27, 2010, 5:49am

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 (CR) 770 (Math) 770 (Writing) / 2270
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 740 Math II, 660 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 UW / 4.2 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Art HL, IB A1 Eng HL, IB A2 Chinese HL, IB Econ HL, AP Calc B/C, US History
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Badminton team for four years, Basketball team for two years, Piano for thirteen years, Art for fourteen years, Model United Nations for two years, Roots and Shoots for two years.
[] Job/Work Experience: The country I’m in doesn’t allow work for those under eighteen, only internship. Interned at a company doing stuff like catalog design, photography, photo editing.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much. Some Roots and Shoots stuff.
[] Summer Activities: Badminton, piano, art. Same old, same old.
[] Essays: Common app was very different. Very abstract, poetical discussion (almost) that links together the fundamental aspects of my life: art, piano, academics and cultural identity. Supplement essays were alright.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good. I think. Both have taught me for a few years, and I’m generally a good student.
[] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good?
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[] Intended Major: Undecided.
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): China (but US citizen)
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: High.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I was really committed to most of my ECs, although I didn’t have any leadership positions. Solid test scores / grades.
[] Weaknesses: No awards. No leadership positions. Not a lot of community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Meh.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted (Boston College, Stanford); rejected (Northwestern); waitlisted (Claremont McKenna)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone! (:

grootmeester · March 27, 2010, 6:11am

Decision: Accepted to CGS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): WR: 520 CR: 590 M: 550
SAT II: French: 770 World History: 610
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 75%
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 out of 24

International applicant from Belgium
Most probably attending if I get rejected by NYU !

leo_francis101 · March 27, 2010, 6:27am

Decision: Accepted to CGS

SAT 1: CR 690 M 590 WR 540
SAT 2: US History 530
A level predicted: BBB
International applicant from Malaysia
Definitely attending! I love BU!!!

Demiitasse · March 27, 2010, 7:32am

Decision: Accepted（School of Education）

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (660CR / 680M / 770W with 12E)
[] ACT: -----
[] SAT II (if submitted): History – 760, Literature – 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Approximately 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (4), Bio (4), USH (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -----
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP 2-D Art, AP English, Human Behavior, AP French, Select Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): See below[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Tons of theatre (ITS Historian and then Vice President, Costume crew chief for 3 years, Scenic designer). Music includes some local piano awards and French horn. Tons of art awards, all regional and national. Varsity tennis team.
[] Job/Work Experience: Substitute pianist at a local church, but I also made clear that I had family responsibilities at home so there was otherwise little work experience
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons that pertained to my extracurricular activities, including 300+ hours designing/construction costumes for a local children’s theatre, painting murals for a local animal shelter, volunteering for an art auction to benefit a local elementary school, collecting over 90 gowns for girls in CT who otherwise cannot afford to attend prom, raising $35,000 for a new school sound system and raising $4,500 for a Haiti earthquake relief effort. 100+ at soup kitchen just because I enjoyed cooking.
[] Essays: I thought they were heartfelt and demonstrated who I am.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but my teachers sure liked me!
[] Counselor Rec: ^Same as above!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English Education
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope!

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strength in extracurricular activities, essays
[] Weaknesses: Grades and scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Eh[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Best of luck to everyone—there is a place for all of you out there.

ballerina123 · March 27, 2010, 7:44am

ACCEPTED- ARTS AND SCIENCES

SAT I (breakdown): 2080 740 ENG 650 MATH 680 WRITING
-ACT: 31
-SAT II: 770 BIO, 730 MATH I, 710 PHYSICS

Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):3.6
-Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 7 APs (Bio, Calc, Chem, Multi Calc, English Lit, English Lang, World History)
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): (5,4,,,,4,)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Chem, Bio Technology, AP World, Multivariable Calc,

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):
Ballet/ Dance (5-6 days a week), Environmental Club (President), Violin, Piano, Student Council (PR Rep) </li>
</ul>

-Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Lots of Babysitting

Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis):
EMT/Ambulance/Hospital Hours: over 200
Summer Activities:
Essays (subjects and opinions): Awesome!
-Teacher Recommendation: Awesome! Junior English and Math + Senior english teacher wrote me a letter in February b/c he was impressed by my class work
-Counselor Rec:Awesome!
-Additional Rec: EMT Crew Chief, Ballet Teacher
Interview: Nope

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CT
-Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Large Public
-Ethnicity:White
-Gender:Female
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lots of life experience from traveling and EMT work, international family with 3 passports</li>
</ul>

-Strengths: Pretty Good SATs and a strong course load. My Essays were written in the form of a letter to the first man I gave CPR too. I also have 3 passports

Weaknesses: Def my GPA and grades. I love being challenged and I was never willing to sacrifice learning for a good GPA and boring classes so it suffered.
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Very Well rounded! I did alot of research into BU too and added that into my essays!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCONN Bucknell Fordham Waitlisted: Georgetown Rejected: BC
Congrats to everyone accepted!

mmm321 · March 27, 2010, 7:47am

Decision:Accepted College of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.96
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3 AP’S, 4 honors
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 50% (which killed me because our ranking system is totally unfavorable for those who take the harder classes)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (4), taking more this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English (dual-enroll for college credit), Honors Spanish IV, Honors Physics (dual-enroll for for college credit), Honors Pre-Calc, Sociology II, AP Chem II
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): no major awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): no real leadership positions, but I have been a member of numerous clubs and played club softball and soccer for 4 years. My extracurriculars weren’t my strong point.
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Maintained a job all throughout my high school years. (12 hrs/week during the school year, A LOT more during the summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity, volunteer at Open Door Mission, volunteer at Boys Town. A few other little things.
[] Summer Activities: mostly work and softball
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Pretty good I would say. I don’t want to explain it all; it’s a long story.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never got to read it, but it was from my AP English teacher and she loved me and was a great teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Never got to read it either, but she knew me well and could express a few extenuating circumstances.
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NE
[] School Type: private, all-girls Catholic
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen college, low income maybe (single parent household)? I doubt if that is really a hook.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my steady GPA all throughout highschool, maybe my dedication to my extracurriculars and job
[] Weaknesses: ACT score could have definitely been better and I didn’t have any leadership positions or outstanding awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I see myself as a well-rounded student and I guess that’s what they saw too.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure besides the reasons stated above. I also already have college credit (which I’m sure many of you do too) and had a college transcript in my file so that may have helped just a little.

[/ul]General Comments: Unfortunately, because of the horrible financial aid I was given ($11,00 total and half of that was loans anyways), I think I will be unable to attend. I was quite surprised due to the fact that I have an EFC of 0 and most of the colleges I have been accepted to have practically tripled that offer. I just don’t understand how I could be offered only federal aid and absolutely nothing from BU. But congrats to all that are going!

listenwithme · March 27, 2010, 8:11am

Decision: Accepted CAS

**Objective: [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1920 (M:530) (CR:670) (W: 720, essay 10)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Lit:560, US History: 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t provide
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.69
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 6 APs, and other honors
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t provide
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t submit so doesn’t matter
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Pre-Calc, AP Euro, AP Bio, and Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): African American club (President), Theater Crew, Organizer of this fundraiser, other crap
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): I’m a hostess (working when I received the decision lol)
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): I volunteer at music concerts
[] Summer Activities: Like I said, I volunteer at music concerts in NYC over the summer
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Incredible, personal.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Nice (I was flattered)
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Nice
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Typical public high school
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays. My essay was personal and my BU supplement was on point too. They definitely looked at my app from a holistic approach.
[] Weaknesses: All things academic lol. I’m a terrible math student.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They liked me as a person
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far all: Northeastern, Rutgers, Drexel, CUNY Baruch, CUNY CCNY, CUNY Brooklyn College
[/ul] General Comments: I’m extremely excited. BU is a dream for me. Of course I’ll have to get like 20 grand in loans to go but I’ll deal with that later. AND TEST SCORES ARE NOT THE ONLY THINGS THAT MATTER! Even though the fact that I’m black helped, my essays were sincere and personal. To future applicants: WRITE A DAMN GOOD ESSAY! **

livelaughlove424 · March 27, 2010, 8:57am

Decision: Accepted SED!!!
Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown):CR: 640 Math:600 Writing: 730
-SAT II: Math II 600 US History 640
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
-Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 4.1
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
-Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP’s, 3 Honors, Religon
-AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
-Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Environmental Club (4 years), Key Club (3 years), Spanish Club (3 years), National Honor Society (Vice President: 2 years), Field Hockey Team (2 years), Spanish National honor Society (2 years), Peer Mentor (2 years), Peer Tutor(2 years)
-Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Claims adjuster in an insurance department. Lots of babysitting.
-Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Helping teach English as a second language (30 hours) and Nursing Home Volunteer (200 life hours, 1-2 hours per week)
-Summer Activities: working and traveling
-Essays (subjects and opinions): the common one: i definitely put a different twist on the typical bu essay that i think made it unique. My Common App essay was about making meatballs with my dad from an old family recipe. The meatballs acted as a metaphor for our family.
-Teacher Recommendation: both great i would assume
-Counselor Rec: good
-State: Connecticut
-School Type: Private/Catholic Affiliated/All Girls
-Ethnicity: Caucasian
-Gender: Female
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation

-Strengths: Strong course load, good SAT’s, GPA

Weaknesses: Extra Curricular activities
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my essays were creative, my transcript was great, and that I really showed an interest in BU
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: NYU, Fordham, George Washington, Fairfield, UVM. Still waiting for: Georgetown, Yale, Connecticut College, and Brown University.

Congrats to everyone accepted! To those who weren’t, you will attend an amazing college!

thebeesknees · March 27, 2010, 9:59am

Decision: Accepted to CAS!

Objective:
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (790W/760CR/570M)[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II: 600 Biology E, 700 Literature[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not calculated by school (Spent a year in India doing IB; my school was unable to translate a GPA for me with their system.)[/li]
[li] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): As mentioned above.[/li]
[li] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3 APs, 6 IBs[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology, AP English, AP US History[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Biology HL, Chemistry HL, English HL, Math SL, Psychology SL, French SL[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Biology, Digital Photography, Internship (shadowing a pediatrician), Advanced Math, AP US History, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Comparative Anatomy, Phys Ed[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None[/li]
Subjective:

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):[/li]Prafulla’s Academy of Indian Classical Dance and Music (9yrs, senior member and assistant coach)
National Honors Society (3yrs)
Rotary Club of Hyderabad, India – (1yr, Board of Directors)
North Kingstown High School Junior States of America (2yrs)
North Kingstown Dance Team (1yr)
North Kingstown High School Junior Jazz Band (2yrs)
North Kingstown High School Art Club (1yr)
North Kingstown Drama Club (1yr)
International School of Hyderabad CAS (Community, Action, Service) Program (1yr)
International School of Hyderabad Summer Camp Counseling (1yr)
International School of Hyderabad Choir (1yr)
International School of Hyderabad Computer Club (1yr)
International School Of Hyderabad Drama Club (1yr)
International School of Hyderabad Library Aide (1yr)
International School of Hyderabad Soccer (1yr)

[li] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): None[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): [/li]Fall River Senior Center (4 hours)
North Kingstown Free Library (6 hours a week)
Personally Sponsored Tsunami Relief Fundraiser (1 hour a week for a month)
International Day – Rhode Island School of Design (5 hours)
Heritage Day – Hamilton Elementary School (2 hours)
Byraju Foundation -Worked with underprivileged children (4 hours)
Ashreya Akhruthi - Worked with underprivileged children (4 hours)
Guild of Services- Worked with the physically challenged, taught arts and crafts (4 hours)
Madhapur Mandal School- Involved in teaching computer skills and interactive English to the school children (4 hours)
International Crop Research In Semi-Arid Tropics Association for Community Development - Actively contributed to the Mural Painting on the walls of the community center and successfully completed the gardening project (3 hours a week for a year)

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]Summer Camp Counselor
EF Educational Tour to Europe (Summer ’08)
Tennis
Swimming at URI

[li] Essays (subjects and opinions): [/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: AP English and American Literature Teacher (same women), US History I and Junior States of America advisor (same women)[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: None[/li]
[li] Additional Rec: None[/li]
[li] Interview: None[/li]
Other

[li] State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Island[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type: Public High School (Gr 9-12); Suburban; 1600 students, approximately 400 seniors in Class of '10[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: East Indian[/li]
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
Reflection

[li] Strengths: Diversity, living abroad, resume, and IB[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Junior and Senior year grades, definitely[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m honesty surprised and humbled, but, of course, very pleased. I really have no idea. I believe it’s because of my courseload and varied interests. I’m a pretty interesting applicant, I guess.[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted (so far): URI, UMass Amherst, BU
Waitlisted: Northeastern (Biology)
Rejected (so far): Maryland- College Park, UC Berkeley
Still Waiting For: Brown, UMich - Ann Arbor

General Comments: Congratulations to all who were accepted! Good luck to waitlistees and to those who didn’t make it this time, I definitely know the feeling, so don’t get too down. Best wishes, all.

neuh14 · March 27, 2010, 10:17am

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 590M, 620CR, 660W = 1870 total
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 650 M Bio, 600 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not exactly sure on a 4.0 scale but 93, so roughly 3.7?
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 97, so roughly 3.9/4.0?
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 14
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%, 30/224 UW, 35/224 W
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (4), AP Euro (3), AP Comp (3), AP Psych (4), plus 2 more that I’ll be taking in may
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: H Physics, AP Lit, AP Stat, H Humanities (it’s this weird class that counts as both your history and english requirements for seniors), and an Independent Project in Art.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Softball (2), Basketball (1), Photography Club (3), Art Club, (2), Newspaper (4 - Writer), Key Club (4), GSA (3)
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Waitress/Hostess/Cashier (15-20hrs/week)
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): I tutor weekly, get about 30 hours per year doing that, and volunteer for Key Club (>40hrs)
[] Summer Activities: Volunteered a bit, worked, and participated in a Pre-College program at FIT for 3 weeks for Photography.
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Photography and how it allowed me to step out of my shell and discover more about myself. AP Lit teacher said it was “sensational”
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but I can imagine both would be very nice.
[] Counselor Rec: Should be pretty good, didn’t read though.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, small
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None probably.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, interest in university, the 3 words to describe yourself as on the Common App for BU, Essay, Recs.
[] Weaknesses: SAT and no major awards or anything, just local ones.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: For what I listed as my strengths I’d assume…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far Waitlisted for Northeastern (originally my top, but BU probably is now) and Geneseo, Accepted for UMass Amherst, Fordham and Binghamton. Still waiting to hear from URochester, Skidmore, and NYU.
[/ul]General Comments:

desi_chick · March 27, 2010, 12:44pm

ACCEPTED xD
CAS…i haven’t checked whether its honors or not, can’t log into the server yet =x

SAT: 2150 ( C.R. 650, M 700, W 800)
SAT II: Math I 710, Math II 750, Bio: 720
G.P.A.: 3.9/4.0- weighted?
Class Rank: no idea but in top 5%
Senior Year Coursework: a few aps too lazy too type xD

Extracurriculars: (the best part of my app lol)…okay so i was intern in a competitive hospital program, volunteered for a few years at the library, hospital. Attended Red Cross Organization meetings. Chief Editor of school journal, Researcher at a Microbio lab, and more research lol. Intern at Environmental Center, tennis, bowling 2 yrs + manager, etc.
Essays: I can’t recall from the top of my head for the supplements, but for the common app i wrote about overrcoming an obstacle in my life
Recommendations: Never read them…but hope they were good lol
State: NY
Type of School: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Hooks: nothing =[

Strengths: ECs, essays
Weaknesses: ehh SATs were okay not great
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LOL idk
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I haven’t been rejected anywhere as of yet…but i know i’ll have to be prepared for that soon =[ i was accepted to Uroch, NYU, PSU, Rutgers, Suny Stony Brook waiting on few others
General Comments: Pretty thrilled but I’m not as happy with the aid i received. I received about 33,000 so this might not be the choice for me yet.

Pugsley · March 27, 2010, 12:46pm

Decision: Accepted - School of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1900 (CR: 610, Writing: 660, Math: 630)
SAT II: 780 Chinese with Listening, 740 Physics, 670 Math II
GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: Full IB Diploma - 3HL 3 SL
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Physics (6), HL Chemistry (5), HL ITGS (6), SL English A1 (5), SL Math (6), SL Mandarin (7)
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Highest Mandarin IGCSE grade in Singapore
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): A bunch of tech and sound crew stuff at school
Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Music studio attendant (Summer 2008, 30 hours a week)
Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Hospital library
Essays (subjects and opinions): Just submitted my USC essay as ‘Topic of Your Choice’
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Country: Singapore (I’m a US Citizen international student)
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: I don’t really think I brought much to the table… Maybe they like people who’ve attended international schools.
Weaknesses: Not many leadership activities, too lazy to write a new essay for my CommonApp
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess BU isn’t that selective.
General Comments: I’m not exactly surprised that I got in, but I’m very happy with the outcome.

TcherryPie · March 27, 2010, 1:16pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
School of Management for Information Systems

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):670-730-720--------1400/2120
[ *] ACT:31
[ *] SAT II:710-US His 700- Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.3
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):3.7
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses:8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):4 AP exam scores through jr year, all 4+
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):-
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:4 APs
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):n/a…AP scholar?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):Tennis, Computer programming projects (iPhone apps), various clubs at school
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):tennis coach
[ *] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 150 hours of volunteering at russian school
[ *] Summer Activities: programming (working at my dads software company)
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions):wrote a VERY creative essay, writing about myself from my “grandsons” point of view as if it was his college essay.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: two VERY good ones. On great terms with both teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec:-
[ *] Interview:-
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: top public school in NY
[ *] Ethnicity:white, but i wrote a lot about moving here from russia only 10 years ago
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: worldly, good test scores, ECs are pertinent to my major
[ *] Weaknesses:low GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted for good ECs and scores
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at GWU, Fordham, NE…rej at UChic,BC…still waiting on NYU
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] top choice if i dont get into NYU!

dukevonkane · March 27, 2010, 2:57pm

Accepted!
SAT (CR 460,Math 760,W 560)
SAT II Math II 750,Chem 660,US His 660, World His 660)
GPA:92/100
Rank: 30%-40%
AP: Physics,Chemistry
Private School

motion12345 · March 27, 2010, 3:01pm

So, did sat4lyfe get in? lol

MagicalMalik · March 27, 2010, 3:58pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1840 M: 590, CR: 630, WR: 620 (Superscored)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: World History: 730, Math Level II: 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): N/A
[] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s, 4 regular classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): MUN for three years, was our school’s MUN club Secretary General junior year. Went to two international conferences - one in Jordan, and one in Singapore.
[] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): None.
[] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 1 hour a week for two years.
[] Summer Activities: None.
[] Essays (subjects and opinions): Common app essay was a standout. I discuss my experience moving from California to Sudan. Supplement mentioned my experience in MUN and how I would contribute the skills that I gained to the BU community.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from my math teacher of the past 3 years, and my history teacher. I’ve been told that they were very good.
[] Counselor Rec: I heard that it was great.
[] Additional Rec: Sent in another rec from my programming teacher - I felt it would be appropriate as I applied as a computer science major.
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Sudan.
[] School Type: Private.
[] Ethnicity: African.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m Sudanese - there are only a handful of Sudanese people, graduating from high schools in Sudan, who apply to universities for undergrad.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Essays, Recs
[] Weaknesses: SAT score.
[] Why you think you were accepted: I think my recs and essays were great, and having a near perfect GPA helped too I would assume haha.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, American University, Drexel, Purdue, Northeastern, Boston College, and University of Southern California. Rejected by UCLA, and UC Berkeley. Whatever, USC was my #1 and I’m going there.

[/ul]General Comments: Can’t say I’m surprised that I got in, but it feels great to have been accepted. BU was my final response. I’m going to University of Southern California for college however and I couldn’t be more psyched. Good luck to everyone else!

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