Boston University EARLY DECISION '21 **RESULTS ONLY**

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I started the other trending ED discussion thread, so lets see if I can make this one a success too! Post your stats please!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown):
SAT I (superscore) (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
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.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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As OP, here’s mine:

Decision: Accepted to Questrom School of Business!!!

Objective:
SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown): N/A
SAT I (superscore) (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 31 Superscored (33 Math, 33 English, 32 Reading, 25 Science)
SAT II: Didn’t report
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (4), AP English Lang (5), AP Calculus BC (4)- AB Subscore (5),
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Literature, AP Spanish, Yearbook, Infotech, Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Volunteer Award, University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Book Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball, Cooking for Charity Club President, FBLA Treasurer, Leading and Developing Crew, School Governance Council, NHS, SNHS

Job/Work Experience: Interned for 8 months

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local Nature Center for 6 years, Cooking for Charity Club for 4 years

Summer Activities: Internship, Volleyball camp

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App Essay: 8/10, reflected my personality and traits I have (had a funny backstory), Why BU: 9/10, felt super good about it, wrote about how much I loved the school and how I’ve known it’s where I’ve wanted to be since 10th grade.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10, was told it wasn’t very personal, but the teacher is great so I’m sure whatever she wrote was very good.
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, was told it was very personal and really highlighted my traits and work ethic.
Counselor Rec: 10/10, she knows me very well and I know she wrote a great rec!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Marketing
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (2000 students)
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Don’t look like it, though)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >$100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Minority

Reflection

Strengths: My extracurriculars, my GPA (kinda?), the Why BU essay was probably very convincing
Weaknesses: Didn’t take too many APs even though my school offers over 20
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think they saw how much I love BU and how I will make a statement on campus :slight_smile:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Only heard back from BU! I am one and done, hahaha

General Comments : Congratulations to all those accepted. To those deferred/rejected, everything will work out, it always does :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted to CAS

Objective:
SAT I {1250) (620 Math, 630 Reading)
SAT I (1280) (620 Math, 660 Reading)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: World History: 660
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.32
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World(3), APUSH(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Stat, printmaking, philosophy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer, varsity field hockey, chief editor for school’s literary magazine and officer of literary magazine club,vice president of Indian American Association of Delaware

Job/Work Experience: Tutor at MathPus and Kumon

Volunteer/Community service: IAAD community service, travelled to India to work with children in local villages by teaching various subjects

Summer Activities: Selected by school to go to Delaware’s Girl State, six week college course program at the university of Delaware to earn credits for two classes (bio, english)

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 9/10, talked about how I went against my family’s religious beliefs to find my own life path in spirituality and passion for service as opposed to my family’s religion. Why BU: 7/10, talked about how my BU tour was unlike any other’s and how a certain professor was doing a specific cancer research that I could not only see myself doing, but also pursuing at BU.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, very good relationship with this teacher and the teacher wrote a personal rec highlighting my qualities in and out of the classroom
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10, also a great relationship with this teacher but talked more about my effort in the classroom as opposed to personal stories.
Counselor Rec: 10/10, has known me very well since 9th grade and wrote about my growth as a student/person
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview:N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: My service components, recs, credit for summer courses, and personal essay
Weaknesses: Definitely GPA and test scores, honestly did not think I was gonna get into BU and knew this school was a stretch for me.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my supplemental and essay showed I could fit in well with the BU environment, and that I resonate with what this school stands for.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to University of Pittsburgh but still have to hear back from four others.

General Comments : For the people who were rejected just know that each person will find the college meant for them. Grades, test scores, rejection letters, etc don’t and will never define you!

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Re-posting in this thread for my daughter:

Decision: Accepted to SHA!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): did not take
ACT (breakdown) 28
SAT II: did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (3.9w)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/310
AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 AP’s

Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Gov, Forensics, Econ, Foods

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 years varsity football (yes, she was a kicker on the football team; Special Teams Capt.), 2 years JV soccer, 2 years JV softball (Capt.), 2 years mock trial (Capt.)

Job/Work Experience: part-time barista

Volunteer/Community service: minimal

Essays: strong (overcoming disappointment of being cut from girls varsity soccer and playing football instead)

Recommendation Letters: did not see

Applied for Financial Aid?: Y (nice package with 3 older sibs in college)
Intended Major: Hospitality Management
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: suburban public
Ethnicity: W
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted to: Washington State (apps pending at UMass, Penn State, Mich State, Purdue, Northern Ariz U)
-Waitlisted: n/a
-Rejected: none yet, but doesn’t matter - she’s going to BU! Wicked pissah!