BU Film Major Chances

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<p>GPA: 2.9
SAT: 1900
Extra Curricular:

  • Sports: Cross Country 9th grade, Soccer 9th and 10th grade.
  • Clubs: Interact Club 9th grade. Model UN 3 years, Music Club president 10th grade, SOAP 12th grade, Film Club 10th-11th grade.
  • Job Experience: Personal instructor for children about 100+ hours of community service during Summer of 2008. Summer of 2009, worked in an office for a small tracking device company working over 300 hours this summer.</p>

<p>Portfolio:
One of my films got into a community college film festival nominated for “Best Cinematography” in a bay-area wide high school film contest. I didn’t win, I’m working on a film I wrote this summer. I’ve made about 6 films in 3 years, 10th-12th grade, most of the work being directed, written, and editted by me. </p>

<p>Does BU even accept an undergrad portfolio?</p>

<p>What should I focus on that will improve my chances?</p>

<p>In my essay I plan to write about how a horrible family event caused such a low GPA in 10th-11th grade for me.</p>

<p>I still have to take SAT II’s and ACT.</p>

<p>I have my first semester of senior year to get at least a 3.8+ first semester, hopefully boosting my chances just by a little bit.</p>

<p>It would be great to hear some feedback, thanks.</p>

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<p>COM is somewhat harder to get into than CAS and you have, as you know, not the strongest gpa. </p>

<p>My understanding is that they’ll look at a reel but film / tv is in COM not CFA so you don’t get a BFA but a BS and that means it’s not really an audition program.</p>

<p>I have to say it’s a very good film / tv program and I wish you luck.</p>