BU RD Decisions

<p>Decision:ACCEPTED
College: LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES</p>

<p>SAT: 1280 (1600 SCALE)
SATII: 640 BIO, 650 LIT, 790 SPANISH
ACT: 30
GPA: 4.59
RANK: 51
AP/IBS: 9
Notable ECS: KEY CLUB 4YRS-SECRETARY, YOUNG DEMS. 3 YRS-VICE-PRES., NHS 2YRS, ENGLISH HONORS SOCIETY 2YRS-VICE-PRES. </p>

<p>ESSAYS: GENERAL TOPIC, MOSTLY ABOUT MY ABILITIES AND GROWTH, I CONSIDER MYSELF I GOOD WRITER
RECS: 2, ONE FROM A PHENOMENAL ENGLISH TEACHER, ALL MY INTERVIEWERS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS LOVED THAT LETTER. </p>

<p>STATE:FL
SCHOOL TYPE: PUBLIC
ETHNICITY: HISPANIC
GENDER: FEMALE
HOOKS:MINORITY
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: MY APPLICATION SHOWS IM DEDICATED (SCHOOL, WORK, EC)/ I HAVE A FEW C'S
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED:
ATTENDING?: I MUST HAVE HAD WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
OTHER THOUGHTS: BU IS THE UM (UNIV. OF MIAMI) OF THE NORTH, BUT GOOD LUCK TO OTHERS AND I HOPE THEY DECIDE TO GIVE BETTER FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
College: CAS</p>

<p>SAT: 2320 ( M: 770 CR: 750 Wr:800)
SATII: MII: 770, Physics: 770, French with Listening: 800
GPA: N/A
RANK: Top 2.5 % in the nation.
AP/IBS: Cambridge A-Levels. 5A's (Mathematics, Physics, Computing, French, General Paper). (No AP, IB, or Honors classes offered at my school)
Notable ECS: Pianist, ABRSM Certificate (Distinction) in Musical Theory, Cross-Country runner (one of top 5 in school), Poetry (won contests), fully computerized a medical practice as part of my Computing coursework (programming + 1500-page long document detailing my methods to prove I really did the work myself) and was awarded a Distinction for it.</p>

<p>ESSAYS: I write well and I believe they were reasonably good.
RECS: My teachers (General Paper and Mathematics) liked me, so I believe their recommendations were good.</p>

<p>STATE: N/A. International student from Mauritius.
SCHOOL TYPE: Public
ETHNICITY: Mixed. Indian/African descent.
GENDER: Female
HOOKS: 1st in English at National level, 3rd in Computing at National level, ranked 29th at National level in Science (Cambridge 'A' level exams). Strong academic record. Attended a competitive all-girls secondary school. Fluent in French, English, and Creole. Learning Spanish.
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: I haven't really thought about these.
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: My application was quite good overall.
ATTENDING?: I don't know yet but I'll definitely be considering this school.
OTHER THOUGHTS: I'm pleased I got in, of course! :)</p>

<p>annakimwta, I understand how you feel. I've been rejected from places I thought I was bound to get into.</p>

<p>ANNA I'LL TRADE W/ YOU ANYDAY!!!!!! the excact opposite happened to me (rejected from SD, got into BU)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Terrier Achievement Award)
College: COM</p>

<p>SAT: 2310 (800CR 710M 800W)
SATII: 790 Lit; 760 US History; 680 Physics
GPA: 3.4ish uw, 3.8ish w
RANK: 82/633 (top 12% - pulled it up to 9% w/ midyears)
AP/IBS: 9 by the time I graduate; so far I have 3 5's, a 4, and a 2
Notable ECS: Writing- and journalism-related, political activities, a few other things</p>

<p>ESSAYS: Great
RECS: Didn't read - probably good</p>

<p>STATE: California
SCHOOL TYPE: Public magnet
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: Female
HOOKS: Published writer, journalism experience, politically active
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Everything but the GPA and rank were strong.
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: I'm guessing my SATs and ECs made up for my grades.
ATTENDING?: Not sure - still waiting on half a billion more colleges
OTHER THOUGHTS: I'm still really excited to be admitted! Congratulations to everyone else who made it, and best of luck to everyone else!</p>

<p>Congratulations to you too InvertedCommas. :) Good luck for all the other decisions you're waiting to hear.</p>

<p>Decision: accepted
College: CAS</p>

<p>SAT: 1940 (cr-680, m-660, w-600) ACT 33
SATII: lit 670, chem 670
GPA: 3.8
RANK: top 15%
AP/IBS: us history, euro, physics
Notable ECS: state champion crew</p>

<p>ESSAYS: really good
RECS: very good</p>

<p>STATE: NY
SCHOOL TYPE: public
ETHNICITY: white..caucassion? i cant spell that haha
GENDER: female
HOOKS: .. none?
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: weakness= early highschool transcript
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: idk .. stats were fairly average.
ATTENDING?: maybe.. that or NYU.. bu gave me 5,000 though.
OTHER THOUGHTS: its a tough choice</p>

<p>D was accepted---all her scores/grades, etc. were really high, so she was pretty sure she was getting in. Attending? prob not---no merit $$, and we probably can't cost-justify BU, in light of her other options. Oh well.... good luck to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
College: CAS</p>

<p>SAT: CR: 770, M: 690, WR: 800
SATII: Lit: 760, World History: 750, French: 720
GPA: About 96.5
RANK: -
AP/IBS: 4 US History, 4 English Lang; will take 5 more this year
Notable ECS: Viola (All-state) + 3 more instruments, REALLY time consuming varsity sport, President of 1 club, Treasurer during sophomore year in another</p>

<p>ESSAYS: Okay
RECS: One was amazing, I don't know about the other...probably good too.</p>

<p>STATE: NY
SCHOOL TYPE: Private, Christian
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: Male
HOOKS: Maybe viola?, but I didn't apply to the music school so that wouldn't help as much.
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Strengths- SAT's and ECs; Weakness- My grades, but they're not that bad.
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: My stats, I guess
ATTENDING?: No, since they didn't give me any merit aid and negligible fin. aid.
OTHER THOUGHTS: I wish they had given me something, at least...oh well.</p>

<p>Decision: accepted
College: CAS</p>

<p>SAT: 2090 (cr-660, m-800, w-640)
SATII: math IIC 660, physics 700
GPA: 3.04
RANK: top 21%
AP/IBS: world history 4</p>

<p>ESSAYS: good
RECS: very good</p>

<p>STATE: PA
SCHOOL TYPE: public
ETHNICITY: african american
GENDER: female
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: weakness - GPA
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: i dunno my GPA was pretty low
ATTENDING?: i dont know yet still waiting on penn and carnegie mellon</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted w/ University Scholar (1/2 tuition)
College: Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>SAT: CR: 740 M: 660 W: 630
SATII: Literature: 710 Math: 640
GPA: 4.45
RANK: 21/420
AP/IBS: 10 APs
Notable ECS: Noting outstanding</p>

<p>ESSAYS: good
RECS: very good</p>

<p>STATE: Texas
SCHOOL TYPE: public
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: M
HOOKS: none
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Made mostly As in the hardest course load available.
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: Good highschool record and above average SATs
ATTENDING?: Possibly, even with the scholarship it's still really expensive.
OTHER THOUGHTS:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School/Major: School of Management</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1900 (m600 v640 w600)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 600, Math I 630, Lit 510
[<em>] GPA: 3.8w
[</em>] Rank: none
[<em>] Other stats: APUS 4
[</em>] EC's: Varsity swimming captain, varsity tennis captain, orchestra
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one decent, one real good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: decent
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CT
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: ECs, Essays
[</em>] special skills/abilities: none
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School/Major: School of Management</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1910 (m650 v610 w650)
SAT IIs: Math II 590, Math I 660
GPA: 5.9192w 3.8u
Rank: 3/550
Other stats:
EC's: Student Government, VP service club, VP FBLA, Science H, NHS
Subjective:
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recs: great!!
Counselor Rec: didn't see it
Hook (if any): being from FL
Location/Person: Tampa FL
State or Country: FL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: didn't report AP scores
special skills/abilities: none
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: grades and rank!!
Other Factors:</p>

<p>lotta people from CT got in...</p>

<p>Accepted, CAS
You can find my stats in the OSU or Oberlin fora.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
College: CAS</p>

<p>SAT: 1300/2010
SATII: 750/670/510 (I am NOT a math person!)
GPA: 3.82 UW/4.33 W
RANK: no rank
AP/IBS: 7 AP's
Notable ECS: Lots of theater, journalism, and community service</p>

<p>ESSAYS: Really amazing- about the effects of a suicide bombing in Israel
RECS: Excellent</p>

<p>STATE: FL
SCHOOL TYPE: Private
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: Female
HOOKS: Low-income... White and Jewish obviously isn't minority at BU.
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: S- EC's, recommendations, GPA maybe? W- My SAT math score... seriously, ew.
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: Don't know, don't care!
ATTENDING?: We'll see... I got a lot of money.
OTHER THOUGHTS:</p>

<p>Accepted CAS
SAT: 2010
SATII: 750/670/650
GPA: A-
RANK: no rank
AP/IBS: 7 AP's
Notable ECS: Comm Serv in Paraguay, Dance, lots more Comm Serv at hospitals</p>

<p>ESSAYS: Great
RECS: Excellent!!</p>

<p>STATE: CT
SCHOOL TYPE: Private Prep School
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: Female
HOOKS: Languages, study abroad, Legacy: Dad attended BU medical school
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: languages
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: hmm
ATTENDING?: Probably not
OTHER THOUGHTS: none</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted w/ National Scholar (1/2 tuition)
College: Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>SAT: CR: 800 M: 690 W: 750
SATII: Math: 650 Biology: 670 US History: 740
GPA: 4.67
RANK: 7/115
AP/IBS: US History: 4 11th grade English: 4 Biology: 5 (4 more this year)
ECS: Ballet dancer, (JV) soccer player, treasurer Mu Alpha Theta/Spanish Honor Society, tv production (journalism type things)</p>

<p>ESSAYS: decent
RECS: pretty good</p>

<p>STATE: FL
SCHOOL TYPE: public, small magnet program
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: F
HOOKS: none
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Good grades/test scores, but did a lot of EC's without sticking/excelling in anything
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: Good grades/test scores
ATTENDING?: Would like to, but too poor
OTHER THOUGHTS:</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>School/Major: School of Liberal Arts</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1980 (m620 v680 w680)
SAT IIs: Math II 680, Spanish 620, Chemistry 660
GPA: 3.7045
Rank: 5/394
Other stats:
EC's: NHS, XC Captain, Swimming Captain, 3 summers work
Subjective:
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recs: Awesome
Counselor Rec: Okay
Hook (if any): Legacy
Location/Person: Boston Ma
State or Country: MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: AP Physics
special skills/abilities: none
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Proximity
Other Factors: Kinda ****ed</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (Deffered from CAS to CGS)
College: CGS</p>

<p>SAT: 1860 (M-590, CR-600, WR-670)
SATII:
GPA: 3.2
RANK: N/A
AP/IBS:
Notable ECS: 4 Years Cross Country, Mock Trial, Tennis, eBay Business (1500/month in sales), 300+hrs community service, camp job, IT Assistant job</p>

<p>ESSAYS: Excellent
RECS: Excellent</p>

<p>STATE: RI
SCHOOL TYPE: Private
ETHNICITY: White
GENDER: M
HOOKS: Dual Citizen (UK), 4 years extra-curriculars
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES:
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: I'm not sure why I got deferred to CGS, I guess they wanted me there but not in CAS for some reason...dont know why i wasn't waitlisted, but glad I wasnt.</p>

<p>...... Here's what the online notification said</p>

<p>"Congratulations, and welcome to Boston University. You have been admitted to the College of General Studies from a highly talented and remarkably competitive group of applicants. Although we are unable to offer you admission to the College of Arts and Sciences, we are confident you will find the College of General Studies to be challenging and rewarding. The Board of Admissions believes you will be an excellent addition to the Boston University community and will take full advantage of the wide variety of academic, cultural, and extracurricular opportunities that await you here. Our offer is made with the understanding that your current academic work will be successfully completed."...</p>