Boston University EARLY DECISION Class of 2021 Thread

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Objective:

SAT I (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:

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:

Essays:

Recommendation Letters:

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:

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted to:
-Waitlisted:
-Rejected:

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Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): OLD: Crit. Reading:700, Math:620, Writing:650. NEW: Reading+Writing:680, Math:630, Essay:7
ACT (breakdown): COMPOSITE: 33; ENGLISH:35, MATH:28, READING:33, SCIENCE:34, WRITING:21
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.55-3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 50%, but an extremely competitive school
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), ENG III (3), PHYS I (didnt take the test), ENG IV, SPAN AP, ECON, GOV, CHEM II, CALC AB
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: English IV AP, Spanish V AP, Study hall, Principles of Engineering (Engineering math course), Gov. AP, Calc AB AP, Chem II AP, Econ AP

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Dont feel like listing, but quite a lengthy list, including a club that I started and an internship at MD Anderson

Job/Work Experience: Accounting at a local construction firm, Barnes and Noble Bookseller

Volunteer/Community service:
over 150+ hours junior year, about 60 hours combined freshman and sophmore years, recieved Presidential Service Award.

Essays: Everyone who has read them, particularly the one to the honors college, has told me that they are very strong and well-written.

Recommendation Letters: Influential for sure. Got some strong ones from teachers, and additional ones from other recommenders.

Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
Intended Major: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING W/ AEROSPACE CONCENTRATION
State (if domestic applicant): TEXAS
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Hispanic & Native American
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:Not sure, but we are an upper-middle class family
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): YES (Hispanic and Native American), second-generation college student, my father also went to law school at BU

Reflection

Strengths:Essays, recommendations, extracurriculars
Weaknesses:grades (freshman year), also ACT math is a bit weak but I feel that my SAT math made up for it

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted to: nothing yet
-Waitlisted: nothing yet
-Rejected: nothing yet

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Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT (breakdown): Highest Comp: 30 highest English: 33 Reading: 33 Science: 33 Math: 28 writing: 27
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA but top 20 national high school and prob. in top 50%
AP (place score in parenthesis): will have taken 11 by end of year, passed all tests
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Lit, AP Physics, Student gov., digital imaging, internship, Anatomy and physiology

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): TEDx Organizer, ASB President, Junior President, Sophomore President, Destination Imagination (3x Global Finalist), ASB 4 years, 3 year internship at emergency vet hospital, Varsity field hockey (captain)

Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor

Volunteer/Community service: Amigos de las Americas (volunteer and senior leader staff) (500+ hours), fostering puppies (50+ hours)

Essays: Strong common app and supp, very strong special circumstance essay

Recommendation Letters: Strong from teachers, other from Principal

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Bio specializing in Behavioral Bio (Pre-Vet track)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): na
School Type: Large, Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: lower Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): mom w cancer

Reflection

Strengths: extracurriculars, recommendations, essay, experience w intended major
Weaknesses: 10-11 grades, act math

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: univ. of oregon, haven’t heard from others
-Accepted to:
-Waitlisted:
-Rejected:

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Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown) Composite:30 Highest: Math: 35 English:32 Reading:28 Science:28
SAT II:
Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50th percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World, APUSH, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, AP Micro Economics
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Calc AB, APES, Symphonic Band,

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many don’t feel like listing them all

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service: Same as above

Essays: Well written, strong supplement

Recommendation Letters: mediocre
Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major: elementary education
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:Asian (Korean)
Gender:M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:

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Good luck everybody!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2140 – 690 CR 770 Math 680 Writing, will take again in November
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math II 760 Biology E 760 Literature 670
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature and Composition
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English Literature and Composition, American Government/Economics, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Music Theory

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
– CYCS Pipa 2nd Chair
– Certificate of Merit Piano Level 9
– Speech: Dramatic Interpretation
– Mock Trial: Pretrial
– Green Club
– GSA

Job/Work Experience:
– Teacher’s Assistant

Volunteer/Community service:
– Teen Challenge

Essays: mediocre

Recommendation Letters: don’t know

Applied for Financial Aid?: Submitted FAFSA
Intended Major: Marine Biology
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted to:
-Waitlisted:
-Rejected:

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SAT I (breakdown): 1970 total. 720 reading, 560 math, 690 writing
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental science (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap english, ap photo, stat, gov econ, journalism 4, photography ta

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): journalism for 4 years (4 editor positions,) literary magazine (photography manager,) yearbook (1 editor position)

Job/Work Experience: babysitter for 5 years

Volunteer/Community service: volunteer for ESL Helpers senior year, tutor at Boys & Girls Clubs senior year

Essays: supplemental wasn’t super strong, but I think Common App essay was

Recommendation Letters: 2 from teachers, 1 from counselor, 1 from peer who I’ve done journalism with (probably the best one, but would they trust a peer letter?)

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes but probably wont get any
Intended Major: Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, high ranking
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female

Reflection

Strengths: essay, experience in field of my major
Weaknesses: scores, lack of ap classes

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted to: u of o
-Waitlisted:
-Rejected:

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Is anyone else applying ed as a journalism major? I’d love to chat with you! :slight_smile:

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Applied ed as a journalism major too. let me know if you want to chat

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SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
ACT (breakdown): 32 Overall. English (33), Math (30), Reading (29), Science (34).
SAT II: Didn’t Take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): About a 3.7. (My school does GPAs out of 100, and mine’s a 90)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (3), AP Government (senior year class), AP Psychology (senior year class)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none.
Senior Year Course Load:
-College Writing/Contemporary Literature
-Architecture II
-College Spanish
-College Calculus
-AP Psychology
-Drawing and Painting II
-AP Government

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader)
-National Art Honor Society
-Art Club
-Architecture Club
-Science Olympiads
-Russian Independent Study

Job/Work Experience:
-Worked in the bag room of a golf course over the summer

Volunteer/Community service:
-Boy Scouts of America
-Many volunteer hours in NAHS

Essays: Strong. Wrote about the square knot and how it has helped me throughout my life.

Recommendation Letters: Strong. Got one from my Math teacher that said I was most likely to excell in Mathematics. Got another from my Chem teacher who frequently told me I was the best in class. I also got one from my Scoutmaster.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type:
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, EC’s, Recommendation Letters, Volunteer work.
Weaknesses: GPA, Senior Year first quarter grades (I was sick a ton during the first quarter).

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted to: Wentworth Institute of Technology
-Waitlisted: None
-Rejected: None

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I applied ed to journalism too! good luck to you all!

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@meganf373 good luck!!

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Going through posts from earlier years, I’ve seen that BU ED I decisions are usually announced the friday before Dec. 15…which would be this friday!!! Would they continue with their pattern b/c Dec. 9 seems too early compared to Dec.15…thoughts?

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@grafsmgms thats what ive been hoping!!! im so nervous so I really hope so but I could also see them waiting until like tuesday since it seems pretty early

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maybe one of us should call them and ask if they know yet

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oh my god that’s terrible because i’m going to be on a plane to Florida and my parents won’t be with me

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someone pls call and ask for me!! this is very bad for me cause I know I won’t be able to wait until Monday to find out if I get an email on Friday…but at the same time it could literally ruin my entire week and I won’t be home

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i really hope it’s friday. tbh for me, being away from my parents would probably help in reducing my stress haha

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if I get accepted, I celebrate with my family (parents excluded) for the weekend. if I get rejected, i’ll be miserable the entire time

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i’m stressed bc it’s really so iffy whether or not i could get in. i know it’s unlikely that i will but i can’t help but hope

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you never know. it’s a target school for me, but honestly anything could happen. you’ll end up happy no matter what the results :slight_smile: