Hi everyone I found it a bit odd that nobody started a thread for BU so i guess i will do so. Feel free to post all your stats and comments below. Good Luck with everyone’s upcoming applications.
I was wondering if someone could chance me. I’m currently attending a CC in southern new jersey. I want to study political science. My Stats:
College GPA: 3.75
Credits: I will have 68 credits after this spring
SAT: Not required to submit
HS GPA: Not quite sure to be honest we didn’t do GPA at my high school I know i had around an 88 avg not weighted.
Presidential List (College)
Dean’s List (College)
Clubs and ECs:
I’m currently the vice president of leadership for PHI Theta Kappa (college)
I’m also the Senator for Student Government (College)
captain for my Cross Country team (High school)
MVP for spring track in 2015 and 2016 (High school)
Winter Track (High School)
DECA (High School)
Have over 100 Hours of community service
I have a real passion and personal connection for special Olympics and special needs children.
I help out at various special Olympics track and field meets
I also go to help out on special days for extended summer school for special needs
Any Feedback of Advice would be great!
I was wondering for a chance me, too!
Stats:
Highschool weighted GPA: 2.8 (I know. 
I had a major surgery that required quite a bit of recovery time/therapy and problems with bullying after that.)
Awards: MFA silver key, National Latin honors society, MAFLA, National Latin Exam gold medals, Cornelia award
College (UMass Boston): 4.0
Major: Linguistics
Clubs/EC: badminton, mostly work (and promotion there!), volunteer language tutoring for kids on the weekends, organized a small charity event for Foundation for Faces
Languages: Italian (self-taught, fluent: I learned in high school for a school trip), Latin (extensive), German (self-taught, fluent: I spent a little over a month in Germany with my family there this summer), Arabic (I’m taking as a college course.)
BU is my dream school, I really hope that I get in!
I’m hoping to transfer into the economics program
College GPA: 3.4
Credits:68 (give or take a couple)
SAT/ACT: Not submitting
High School GPA: like a 2.8. Wasn’t the most exceptional student in HS
Deans list 2016
EC/Clubs:
President of Young Americans for Liberty
Member of Gay-Straight Alliance
Member of Students for Liberty
Varsity Ice Hockey Goalie (Placed top goalie in the state a couple seasons)
Member of Student Economist Union
I volunteered on the Rand Paul presidential campaign
I am volunteering with the Austin Petersen for Senate campaign
I’m a freelancer (thought I’d throw this out there)
Strong advocate for LGBTQ
LOR:
Economics teacher
Possibly from Austin Petersen
Good luck everyone!
Giving a shot for BU’s Marketing Major
College GPA: 3.7
SAT/ACT: Not submitting
High School GPA: 2.9?
EC:
2013 Southern California Nationals Tennis Team
HS Tennis all 4 years
CC Tennis 1st year, didn’t play this year because didn’t have time
Run my own credit card blog
LOR: Honestly no clue at this point
If someone could chance me I would really appreciate It.
I’m applying into the business program.
Current college: Univ. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
GPA: 3.39 (want to make a 3.5 by the end of second)
HS GPA: 3.0
SAT/ACT: not submitting
EC/Clubs:
Member of Alpha Omicron Pi at Alabama
Boxing all 4 years
Competitive dance team 3 years
Choose to Be Nice Clubs President
Lead By Example Clubs Co-President
Relay for Life Club Member: HS + college
K-5 Mentor at Aiken Elementary School
I have a lot of work experience (camp counselor, babysitting, hostessing)
I volunteered at numerous animal shelters throughout HS and in college.
I was a Teachers Assistant in Marine Science class my Senior year.
I’ll be receiving 2 LOR’s hopefully
My essay so far is pretty good. I think It needs to be great if I want a chance on getting in.
Thanks! Good luck to everyone.
Currently, a sophomore attending a public university in NY. I’ll be applying as a junior. I want to get into Business college. I emailed international office about TOEFL/IELTS. If I am not waived, I’ll be taking IELTS in February.
Ethnicity: Caucasian (international student from Turkey).
Major: Business Administration concentrating in Finance
College GPA: 3.78
HS GPA: 3.9ish
SAT: Never took it. Also, not required.
TOEFL: I don’t if I am exempt from this. This is my sixth year in the US.
LoR: I can get one from a business prof or dean of international admissions. Not sure if I should take it.
Essays: I think essays are my weakest points.
College ECs:
- Member of Turkish-American Association
- Member of Investment Club
- Member of Honor Society Club
- Have done some interns in Turkey
- Working part-time on campus
High School EC/Awards (not all, just ones I’m including)
- Couple community works
- Done abroad community work
- Some clubs in HS
GL to everyone.
Applying for Political Science!
College GPA: 3.68
1st semester: 3.38
2nd semester: 3.72
3rd semester: 4.00
Academic Honors: Chancellor’s List (1x), Dean’s List (2x)
ECs: Volunteer work, Internship with SuperPAC and Senate Campaign, Founder and Chairman of On Campus Political Organization, Exec. Director of State Chapter Political Organization , 30 hour/week part time job.
Letter of Rec:
English professor
Political Science Professor
Senior Executive from SuperPAC and non-profit organization I interned for.
Background:
-Out of state CC
-Asian Male
-Applying to Questrom
Stats:
-3.4/4.0, will be graduating with a 3.5+
-Dean’s List x3 Semesters
-Presidential Scholar
-3 Letters of Recommendation
(Former VP @ Chamber of Commerce, currently my professor)
(Dean of Economics @ my CC, currently my professor)
(Dean of Accounting @ my CC, currently my professor)
EC’s:
-President of Finance Club at my CC
-President of diversity related professional development club at my CC
-Stock Market Club
-Volunteer experience
-Studied abroad in London this past summer, studying Financial Markets; earned top student award and certificate while there
Internships/Work Experience/Certifications:
-Upcoming rotational sophomore Finance Summer Internship @ top F500 aerospace/tech. firm. Will be doing corporate m&a
-Prior Financial Analytics Internship @ Bloomberg in London over the summer, achieved top performer certificate/award
-Bloomberg Certified (Currencies, Economic Indicators, Equities, Fixed Income)
-Retail banking internship senior year in HS
-Currently work part time as a business/data analyst intern at a Tech. Company, it’s non-related to finance but really interesting development of a program that can do tasks on it’s own for the govt. (ai/machine learning)
Hey guys! I’m currently a community college student in California. Here are my stats, good luck to all of you! 
Ethnicity: Korean
Major: Elementary Education
ACT: 31
Letters of Rec: English Professor, Communications Professor
College GPA: 3.8
Credits: Will have 33 by the end of this year (I’m a freshman)
High school GPA: Somewhere between 2.5-2.8 I think?
EC:
-Over 200 hours of Community Service, mostly all relating to kids and teaching
-President of clubs in High School
-Played Field Hockey in High School
I know its early, but I submitted my application materials over a month ago, and BU is the one school that is still showing they haven’t received my materials. Anyone else seeing this, and is BU notoriously slow for taking note of application credentials?
Does anyone know if BU gives out decent scholarships/aid to transfer because that 65K is pretty scary to look at
@rando123 I’ve heard its a crap shoot like any other school that doesn’t meet 100% of your need. One of my friends transferred there last year and her family makes decent money and she said she got around 40k in aid (unsure how much is grants, but that still leaves about 25,000/year left over) which has me hopeful. But the net price calculator on their website has me getting little to no financial aid and my EFC is only around 5k, so who really knows. My strategy is basically to worry about being accepted first and then see what the financial aid looks like, because there is no way of knowing. I applied to plenty of schools, and have 3 or 4 that are similar to BU that are known to be pretty generous for financial aid that has me not as nervous about it.
Hey Guys! I just turned in my fafsa, and my Estimated Expected Family Contribution is 000112. I was wondering if you guys had any idea/estimate on how much aid I’d get/how much I would be paying if you guys had any friends at BU who got aid from fafsa. Let me know! Thanks
Hey guys!
It seems I’m rather late to the party ^^". But hey, better late than never I guess?
Current School: Colgate University (freshman)
College GPA: 4.0 (I withdrew from one class but explained it on my application as being unrelated to my major as well as why I dropped it)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Major: English/Creative Writing
High School GPA: 96.35 weighted, 4.0 out of 4.0 scale, 4.6 on 5.0 scale (according to school’s calculations)
S.A.T.'s: 760 writing, 720 reading, 550 math
S.A.T. II’s: 720 reading, 620 U.S. History
AP Exams: English Language (5), English Literature (5), U.S. Gov. & Politics (4)
College EC’s:
-Secretary/Treasurer of my school’s Catholic Community Executive Board
-Executive Team Leader of my school’s chapter of the American Heart Association (volunteerism)
-Executive Board Member of one of my school’s political organizations
-Member of volunteer group that supports local animal shelters
-Member of volunteer group that conducts random acts of kindness around campus for students and faculty
-Member of student publications (Newspaper, Joke newspaper, and Literary Magazine)
-Bowling club member
I applied to BU as a freshman and was accepted. I think my supplement and essay are both pretty good.
Hooks: URM (Hispanic female), was accepted as a freshman (not necessarily a hook but it could help), have a family member who will have graduated BU by the time I might attend, I come from a school known for academic rigor and grade deflation.
Recommendation letters: So far I only have one from my English professor with whom I had a good relationship, so hopefully that looks good. I’m also looking to get one from my dean, and I intend to have two outside recommenders as well.
Are there special math requirements to transfer to BU? My friend who transferred there said no because she took her math courses there, after transferring for her sophomore year. Just got denied to a school for not taking Algebra II//Trignometry/Calculus yet. Didn’t find anything on BU’s website regarding it or the school I was rejected from.
Just submitted. Good luck, everyone!
Just submitted… see you guys all on the other side, yeah?
Hey guys, do we need midterm report for transfer students?
@yankeebanger Friend of mine who did this last year said she didn’t get asked for it. I assume it must be a case by case basis.