Hi! I have recently applied ED 1 to BU and I am anxiously awaiting my ED decision. I applied to CAS as an intended Mathematics and Statistics major (I noted however that I am only interested in CAS and not CGS). I go to a pretty competitive independent co-ed private high school. We do not do any class ranks, but my stats are as follows: Weighted GPA is 4.2895. I have no SAT/ACT scores sue to COVID, so I applied without a score. I have taken 5 AP’s, 10 Honors, 9 On-Level classes throughout high school.(This is considered pretty rigorous for my school. Most AP’s aren’t allowed until junior/senior year which is when I started and I have been in honors classes since freshman year). Out of these classes I have received all A+/A/A-'s, besides 2 B+'s and one B. My school doesn’t do unweighted GPA so those are my grades otherwise, plus my combined 4.2895 weighted GPA. I also noted that I received a 5 on my AP Calculus AB Exam, with the intention of taking the AP Bio, AP Stats, and AP Calc BC exams this spring. In terms of extracurricular’s and activities, they are as follows: I have played competitive travel soccer for 14 years, and competed at the state level as well as internationally. I played 2 years on varsity and 2 years on JV, becoming the top JV scorer and I earned the coaches award (basically an award for outstanding leadership and performance). I also play golf competitively, and have for 5 years. I have interned for 3 years at a healthcare software and marketing company. I have also had a job at restaurant since COVID started and work 3 times a week, night shifts only. I am a part of my schools writing center and peer education programs. I also noted my volunteer experience at the farm associated with my high school, and a non-profit who supplies food to kids in my area in need. In terms of my recs and essays, I believe they are pretty strong. I chose good recommenders who I believe were able to fully showcase myself, and I spent a lot of time working on, and perfecting both my common app essay and Why BU? essay. I would love to hear what anyone thinks about my chances for BU ED 1! Thank you so much!!
You seem to have a well rounded background, so don’t see any reason why you wouldn’t get in. It is understandable to them that you couldn’t submit test scores. BU seems to indicate on their common data set that academic rigor is the most important factor in their considerations. While you seem to have thatin terms of AP and honors courses, you haven’t mentioned your test scores on APs. In the lack of standardized test scores, the AP scores may gain additional weightage.
Overall feel you have a decent shot. Update here once you find out. Good luck!
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I got in!!! Thank you so much!
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Great! Congratulations!! 
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