Boston U RD Decisions - Class of 2014

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81

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2070, 700-CR 690-M 680 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 690 US History, 610 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.9
Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: A lot, only taken 2 non honors/APs throughout HS
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), English Language (4) Lit & Psych this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 4 honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Piano (since 6th grade), track and field (captain)
Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Certified lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 60+ hours at town library
Summer Activities: Nothing really noteworthy
Essays (subjects and opinions): Common app essay was very strong, discussed how running has shaped my life. BU essay was also strong, really felt like the 3 words I chose got across who I am and what I stand for
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, assuming they were good though
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, assuming it was quite strong
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: SATs, essays
Weaknesses: ECs, possibly GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, SATs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UMass Amherst, University of Vermont, University of San Diego, University of Miami, University of Maryland-College Park, Northeastern University, American University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Union College, Waitlisted at Villanova, rejected at Boston College, still waiting on USC and University of Michigan
General Comments: BU is one of my top choices, congrats to everyone who is accepted!</p>

82

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 750 R, 740 M, 740 W
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II:760 Math II, 770 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.85ish. 4.22 weighted, and my school has serious grade deflation compared to nearby schools.
[<em>] Rank: 6/57 (not reported by school)
[</em>] AP: 5- US History. 5- US Government. 5- Comparative Gov.
[<em>] IB: None, college prep school.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP Literature (taking both English exams), AP World History, AP European History
[li] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Model UN (President), Philosophy Club (President and founder), Student Government (VP of school senior year, VP of class sophomore year), Mock Trial (President, Awards), History Fair (State 3rd place). Other smaller ones
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: met graduation requirements, not much more (probably 75 hours)
[</em>] Essays: Excellent. Probably biggest strength.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were from history teachers, for whom I scored 5’s on AP exams. Should be good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’d imagine that it is shining.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None. </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, leadership in ECs, scores aren’t bad, quality of high school.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA maybe
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays were pretty unique, demonstrated my interest in business (which I made clear was my intended major, even though you don’t actually enter the undergrad b-school until junior year)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Just waiting for Penn now.</p>

83

<p>Decision:Accepted: SMG
Objective:[ul] Posting for D
[<em>]SATI(breakdown):M(690)CR(640)W(600)
[</em>]ACT:
[<em>]SATII:Math-II(640),Lit(620)
[</em>]UnweightedGPA(outof4.0):3.5
[<em>]WeightedGPA(usingyourschool’ssystem):4.4
[</em>]NumberofAP/IB/HonorsCourses:8
[<em>]Rank(percentileifrankisunavailable):
[</em>]AP(placescoreinparenthesis): AP Scholar
[<em>]IB(placescoreinparenthesis):NA
[</em>]SeniorYearCourseLoad:APEco,APGov,APBio,DCEng,APCalBC,Vars.Orchestra,APEnviroSci
[<em>]MajorAwards(USAMO,Intel,etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars(placeleadershipandnumberofyearsparticipatedinparenthesis):NHS,NEHS,MuAlphaTheta,KeyClub,LeoClub,IndianDance- (NatyaVisharad), Orchestra – (Cello)
[<em>]Job/WorkExperience(placehours/weekinparenthesis): Two Jobs in the Summer, Freebirds – Cashier, Aldo – Sales Assistant. Total 40 hrs /week
[</em>]Volunteer/Communityservice(placehoursinparenthesis): Two years Volunteered in the Hospital, 4 yrs NCL with various Charitable Organizations.
[<em>]SummerActivities: When did I have time?
[</em>]Essays(subjectsandopinions):smiley: Decent.
[<em>]TeacherRecommendation:D Decent.
[</em>]CounselorRec:D Decent.
[<em>]AdditionalRec:N/A
[</em>]Interview:N
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]State(ifdomesticapplicant):TX
[</em>]Country(ifinternationalapplicant):
[<em>]SchoolType: Public-Large (609)
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
[<em>]Gender: F
[</em>]Hooks(URM,firstgenerationcollege,etc.): Not sure
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Varied Portfolio
[</em>]Weaknesses:SAT and GPA
[<em>]Whyyouthinkyouwereaccepted/waitlisted/rejected: ??
[</em>]Whereelsewereyouaccepted/waitlisted/rejected: Syracuse (A), Tulane (W), NYU (Unknown), Tufts (Unknown)
[/ul]GeneralComments:: Will Probably attend</p>

84

<p>Decision: Waitlisted - CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730M 540CR 640W
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 790 MathII, 730 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1
[<em>] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):4.3
[</em>] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 25
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):40/270
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calc BC(5), Calc AB Subscore (5), Chem(4), U.S.His (4), Eng Lang(3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B/C, AP Computer Science, AP Eng Lit, AP Euro, Linear Algebra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):AP Scholar w/ Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):Baseball, National Honors Society, Science National Honors Society, Science Club, Math League
[<em>] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):Lab Tech Assistant10hrs/week
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 100+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities:Baseball, Golf
[</em>] Essays (subjects and opinions):Not great, but decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:2 excellent recommendations
[</em>] Counselor Rec: it was okay
[<em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[</em>] Interview:None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Pennsylvania
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):US
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Math scores and AP Scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay and English scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Shaky GPA
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted Syracuse, Penn State, Delaware
[/ul]General Comments:
Hopefully I’m accepted soon.</p>

85

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M 650; CR 600; W 620
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: USH 730; Italian 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 6.61/7
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3 AP, 10+ honors
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):12/507
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 5 honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): cross country( 4 years, capt.), ind. track (2), track (2), hrc (4)
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):
[ *] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 100 hours
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions): pretty good, i think
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: academics, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:strong academics and good essays definately helped me get in
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at nyu, uconn, providence, northeastern, st lawrence, fordham & u of vermont
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] BU gave me really good financial aid so it looks like i’ll be headed there next year, maybe i’ll see some of you there! : )</p>

86

<p>Decision: Accepted- Sargent</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 27, 29 superscored
[<em>] SAT II:N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[<em>] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.83
[</em>] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 2 AP/ 10 honors
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): haven’t taken yet
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, honors spanish, honors calculus, anatomy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):
Softball (4)- captain past 2 years, Soccer (4), about 3 clubs all 4 years and chosen by teachers for 2 leadership committees
[</em>] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): none lol
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 70+ as teacher at church camp for a week each summer, 10 hours playing guitar for nursing homes, 65 hours on international community service trip
[</em>] Summer Activities: really only travel, but wrote an essay about my service trip and how it helped prepare me for my future major
[<em>] Essays (subjects and opinions): written pretty last minute…they were alright.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: can’t see them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: can’t see
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: didn’t have one</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other*[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] School Type: somewhat nationally recognized prep school
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i was told my specific major would probably make it more likely to be accepted…
[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[</em>] Strengths: multiple leadership positions, upward trend in grades
[<em>] Weaknesses: i saw my application as pretty mediocre altogether
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think it’s a little easier to be accepted applying to sargent, maybe? i seem pretty average in comparison to the other posts i’ve seen</p>

87

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<p>I guess that sat4lyfe is banned4lyfe so we’ll never know. Oh well.</p>

88

<p>Hey guys!
I’ve been accepted to the College of Engineering (stats later!), but the letter doesn’t really tell anything about my Trustee Scholarship Application. Does it mean I’ve got it since I was nominated or do I need to find out?!</p>

89

<p>No, you would have found out by now if you’d gotten it. Happened to me too. :(</p>

90

<p>SAT I (breakdown): M 770; CR 580; W 640
ACT:
SAT II: M1 740; M2 750, Japanese 790,
TOEFL iBT 112/120
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):probably 3.3
Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 4.3/5.0
Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3 AP, 7+ honors
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 3 honors
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): varsity cross country( 4 years), track (2), Foreign Language school 13years, Music 8 years,
Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):
Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): 30 hours
Summer Activities:Oversea experience, teaching English
Essays (subjects and opinions): Everybody says outstanding
Teacher Recommendation: very good
Counselor Rec: very good
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): RI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen.
Strengths: academics, essays, Math
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:SAT, good essays helped me get in
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at uconn, UMass amherst, URI, Rejected BC, Result Pending 4 more colleges
General Comments:BU was my first choice and Very surprised to get in because of my low GPA and okey SAT. But I think good essays, rec helped a lot. Also, HS grades has been improving. I didn’t use Score choice and submitted all scores.</p>

91

<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected CAS[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 490 M, 600 W
[ *] SAT II: 620 Literature, 630 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.05
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): same
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank or percentile. I would guess middle half.
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Well, I didn’t slack. I have a lab class along with math, english, and a few honors courses.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): I’m not important enough…
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Debate (11-12), Mock Trial (11-12), FBLA (10), Rec Softball (9)
[ *] Summer Activities: None worth noting
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions): Well I thought I went outside of that box they were talking about…I wrote about being from a poor community and moving somewhere very prejudiced of poor people. Then, I attacked the “describe yourself in 3 words” prompt. It’s quite stupid to use labels to describe ourselves.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Well I would think that it was good, I don’t think a teacher would waste their time writing a hateful response.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Yup, got one of those. Big school, few counselors, very generic letters.
[ *] Additional Rec: Not that I know of.
[ *] Interview: No.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, over 400 students in my class.
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks: URM, First Gen College Student
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: English, History
[ *] Weaknesses: Math, Science
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hmm…I guess my numbers don’t add to favorable numbers. Everything is about numbers these days…
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rather not bother to list.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I couldn’t afford this school even if I decided to sell of my organs and/or body to finance an expensive BU education.</p>

92

<p>Decision: Accepted Sargent: Human Physiology/Pre-med</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1900 (680M, 610CR, 610W), 1940 (630M, 690CR, 620W), (1990 superscored)
[</em>] ACT:28, 29, (30 superscored)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[<em>] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 4.01
[</em>] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 4 year total- AP:5, Honors/scholarship: 11
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 87/603ish, top 12%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP’s(Calc, English Lit, US Gov, Bio), Top concert band, Human Anatomy/Physiology, Yearbook
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): idk, National Referred Scholar, “1” at Marching Band State Finals, maybe others that i dont remember/care
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Marching Band (4 years, Clarinet Section leader-2 years), Theatre (4 years, student director-3 years), Yearbook (3 years), National Honor Society (2 years, its actually only a senior society, but we’re inducted junior year and are place in the yearbook as the junior NHS, so i think it counts), DIRRT (4 years), Network (4 years), HOSA (1 year), Link Crew (1 year), Softball (4 years, JV 1, community 3)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): a lot of hours…
[<em>] Summer Activities: BAND!
[</em>] Essays (subjects and opinions): common app was how my love of art allowed me to discover my passion for the sciences, three words:multi-faceted, gregarious, and sensible, talked about how my love of boston fostered my love for BU
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: great!? they both like me and my artwork, so it can only be a plus. especially since one was my AP Bio and Anatomy/Physiology teacher.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: generic, probably
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, competitive, i guess.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black, Korean
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, I’m awesome :slight_smile:
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: writing good fluff essays that sound great, art, science, music, analying stuff
[</em>] Weaknesses: Math
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because i’m awesome, JK. idk all of the aforementioned reasons i guess.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted- Ohio State, University of Cincinnati, American, Northeastern; still waiting- Brown (though this is a REACH, its okay though beacuse the letter will be a keepsake)</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: </p>

<p>I Love Boston and I LOVE BU! I am so going. i got great financial aid so if i dont get the full tuition ROTC Scholarship, I’ll still be covered.</p>

93

<p>Decision: Accepted - BioMedical Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (610R, 670W, 740M)

  • ACT: 30
  • SAT II: 740 Math I
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
  • Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): Don’t know
  • Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
  • Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 3 gifted courses and 2 regular Grade 12
  • Major Awards: Distinction roll (>90%), Honor Roll (>80%)
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (student council, captain of sports teams, lots of volunteer work)

  • Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Coop, held a job since 13
  • Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): A lot with kids
  • Summer Activities: Competitive lacrosse and hockey and volunteer work and coop
  • Essays (subjects and opinions): Pretty good
  • Teacher Recommendation: Good
  • Counselor Rec: Great - very personalized
  • Additional Rec: Personal situation helped - dad died, mom goes away for work, so I am responsible for house/dog/brother
  • Interview: N/A
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant):

  • School Type: Public Gifted
  • Ethnicity: Mixed race
  • Gender: Male
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): see above about my personal circumstance but I also had an excellent recommendation from a mentor who is a big guy in research in US/Canada.
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Consistently high average with a tough personal schedule

  • Weaknesses: Not sure - scores not high enough eg sat/act/gpa
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong essay, personal situation and the dr’s recommendation
  • Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at all unis so far - Michigan University, Ann Arbor, USC (USA) and in Canada: UoToronto, U of British Columbia, Queens, McMaster, Carleton and Ottawa Univ. Waiting on:McGill, JHU, Dartmouth, Brown and Duke.
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments:No Fin Aid (because I am international)… :frowning:
Did not receive any merit scholarships as my grades and scores are probably not high enough.
Will probably not attend as it is just too taxing on my mother.</p>

94

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2110 (CR:670, M:650, W:790 with 12E)
[</em>] ACT:30
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M (650), US History (690)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):—
[<em>] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 16.661/18
[</em>] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: Jr. Year-2, Sen. Year- 4
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top ten percent
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), US History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):—
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP French Lang.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):—
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Yearbook (4), Yearbook Editor (1), Wind Ensemble (3, Concertmistress [2]), Symphony Orchestra (2), Wind Quintet (1), Regional/ State Music Ensembles (4), National Honor Society (1), French Honor Society (2)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): cashier at a farmer’s market (5-10 hrs/wk)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Too lazy to explain specifics :D. I did work with my church and within the school system.
[<em>] Summer Activities: working
[</em>] Essays (subjects and opinions):Common App- headbands (a strange topic but it worked well for me), Supplement: three characteristics were musicality, open-mindedness, and passion (as an essay, it flowed well)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:didn’t read
[</em>] Counselor Rec:didn’t read
[<em>] Additional Rec:—
[</em>] Interview:Nope!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):—
[<em>] School Type: Public HS, suburban town
[</em>] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):—
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:test scores, transcript rigor/grades, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses:Community service…not enough
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I hope BU saw me as a leader-type that works hard and is heavily involved in not only academics, but the arts, too.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Oberlin, Smith, Muhlenberg, Providence College, UConn. Rejected- Vassar, BC. Don’t know yet- Brown, ConnColl
[/ul]General Comments: I really like BU, even though it’s not one of my top choices. I love the city of Boston, and am really excited that I have the chance to go to BU!</p>

95

<p>Accepted!!! When do you think we’ll be getting our letters? Tomorrow?</p>

96

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] SAT II:710 chem 700 math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0474
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):3.94
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 5 ap 7 honors
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5 of 427
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):yet to take calc ab and chem
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP calc ab, AP chem, AP English, psyche, sociology, int. robotics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): all-county principal’s team (top 25 students based off of GPA and ACT/SAT)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):4 years varsity hockey, senior captain, all-state 2nd team, all league first team, yearbook editor, participant in state pretigious summer hockey league, 2 year varsity tennis
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis):NHS comm. service
[ *] Summer Activities:Hockey
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions):Solid, spoke of friend who had cancer
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:very well written
[ *] Counselor Rec:didn’t read
[ *] Additional Rec:n/a
[ *] Interview:didn’t have one
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:large, non-competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:test scores, essays,
[ *] Weaknesses:no interview, weak high school
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:from my strengths and ec’s
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Denied MIT, awaiting Harvard, Dartmouth, Tufts,
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

97

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 610 M: 800 W: 630
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math Level II: 790 U.S History: 630
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.3): 3.64
[<em>] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): 3.8
[</em>] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: 3 AP
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10th of 206
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 U.S History
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Bio BC Calc Other Honors stuff
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): Math Team, NHS, Soccer, Track, Pimpin
[</em>] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): Soccer Referee
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Mass Hospital School
[</em>] Summer Activities: Slayin Hoes
[<em>] Essays (subjects and opinions): Wack
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Didnt
[/ul]Other[list]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Mass
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Strengths: Math Science
[</em>] Weaknesses: Reading Writing
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Baller
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Denied Tufts, WL BC, accepted Brandeis Uconn (Honors) Udel (Honors) Umass (Honors)</p>

98

<p>Decision: Accepted- College of Arts & Sciences</p>

<p>I am an Korean international student in China</p>

<p>SAT I total: 1890
SAT II: Math IIC- 700 Chinese with Listening 720
GPA: 4.0
Essay- I think it was okay
Recommendations:…don’t know but I am pretty sure it was awesome
Activities: National Honors Society Treasurer
National Honors Society Vice President
National English Honors Society member
I have been to BEIMUN, QMUN, MUNISC, THIMUN, WAMUNC
…etc</p>

99

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 - 650 - math, 620 - reading, 580 - writing
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: horrible…
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 91/100
[<em>] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system): school doesn’t weight .
[</em>] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science, AP US History, AP Statistics, AP Physics
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: pretty difficult.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis): tennis, lacrosse, track, yearbook editor, soccer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis): math tutor, camp councler
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): lots of hours
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays (subjects and opinions): good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didnt read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didnt read
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): both parents went to BU
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: legacy, female in engineering possibly ?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of MD, Gettysburg, Virginia Tech, George Washington U …waitlisted at Lehigh
[/list]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted!</p>

100

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 530 M 630 R 800 W
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] SAT II: 550 Math I 650 English
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Weighted GPA (using your school’s system):4.5
[ *] Number of AP/IB/Honors Courses:13
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 50
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:IB English, AP latin, IB 20th, IB Math Studies, IB philosophy, AP Psychology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in parenthesis):Student Council, Student Ambassador
[ *] Job/Work Experience (place hours/week in parenthesis):
[ *] Volunteer/Community service (place hours in parenthesis): Over 150 hours of service
[ *] Summer Activities:Volunteering
[ *] Essays (subjects and opinions):Pretty kickass Boston essay, I must say
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Pretty solid
[ *] Counselor Rec:My counselor loves me so I imagine pretty good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:None
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NC
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None…
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:Writing
[ *] Weaknesses:Math
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Probably my essays
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Tulane, Vermont, UGA
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>