Hi! I am currently a senior applying for early decision 2 from India as an international applicant and I’m not applying for aid.
Please be brutally honest about my chances of getting in! I really want to go to BU!
I’m applying to Questrom school of business for a major in business management with a concentration in marketing.
Here is what my application looks like -
IB diploma student -
Subjects -
Economics HL - 6/7
Psychology HL - 6/7
Hindi B HL - 5/7
Math SL - 6/7
English A lang lit - 6/7
Biology SL - 5/7
TOK and EE - 2/3
TOTAL : 36
Which is a 3.5-3.6 unweighted but is probably higher weighted as all my classes are IB classes.
Before this I had IGCSE where I got 1A*, 6A’s and 2B’s. and got school topper for IGCSE Theatre and Merit for Economics
SAT : 1370 - 720 math and 650 english
SAT 2 : 700 Biology and I’m still waiting for my results for my second attempt at Biology and Math levels 1&2
EC’s -
3 Summer Schools -
UWC PUNE - Leadership
UCLA - Business in the entertainment and sports industry (credited)
Emerson College - Marketing (credited)
3 Internships -
Havas Worldwide (one of the best advertisement agencies in the world) - 3 weeks but 70 hours
Kashmir Loom (startup) - 12 weeks
Saffron Strands (startup) - 18 weeks
I played a significant role in all of these
Adventure Sports -
Heavy trekking expedition
3 expeditions to complete all rapids of the second hardest river in india
1 expedition to do the hardest river in our country (first under 18 to do so)
Community Service -
3 years teaching in a school for the underprivileged - head of arts department - 30 weeks a year - 2 hours a week
2 years teaching in a foundation for children - 4 weeks a year - 48 hours a week
2 years working in an NGO that helps artisans build their businesses - 12 weeks a year - 1 hour a week
Organising Committee and Marketing Committee for two large scale fundraisers
MUN -
4 years - from a member of the organising committee - to a committee head (awarded for best committee head) and then a USG Logistics head (best member)
Art -
2 years - member of photography team
4 years - travel photography and journalism blog
Please Chance Me !!
Also tell me if changing my major from marketing in questrom to marketing in COM makes sense!
Other Universities I’m applying to - (PLEASE CHANCE ME FOR THESE TOO)
Northeastern (IB avg 32) (don’t know the rest)
GWU
Babson
Bentley
Fordham
Syracuse
Umich
Applying to the same course for all!
Please be brutally honest about my chances of getting in! I really want to go to BU!
ALSO, I’ve ticked the box for wanting to considered for CGS, if I get that should I go?
I’m familiar with the IB system so I’ll try to chance you. For all intents and purposes, I think the IB Diploma score roughly corresponds to GPA. A 40 is a round a 4.0, a 35 is around a 3.5 (unweighted and with a very significant AP courseload for an American equivalent).
Northeastern - Match. Your IB score is fine but your SAT is somewhat questionable, especially given the fact that they try to game the college admissions game by raising their SAT medians every year. Your ECs are fine for Northeastern. The reason why this isn't a high match is due to the fact that as a general rule, American institutions are more forgiving of slightly lower SAT scores from foreign applicants.
GWU - Match. Once again your IB score is fine and GW is test-optional.
Babson - High Match. They like good math scores, to which your 6 in IB math SL is fine but your SATs really aren't. Do well on Math II and you should be fine.
Bentley - Low match. Not a difficult school with your stats; you should be fine overall.
Fordham - Match. Your grades and scores are on the target, your ECs are definitely good enough for Fordham.
Syracuse - Match
Umich - Reach, especially because both your scores and grades are by no means there. Umich probably needs a 38 or 39 bare minimum, especially if you wanna do engineering or business, both of which are especially oversubscribed by internationals.
BU - With ED and the lack of need for aid, maybe a match. Its getting increasingly difficult every year, and contrary to what the ranking states is a more selective institution than Northeastern (they just don't game the system as much).
Generally you should be fine, but please look for a safety school just in case things don’t go your way
Northeastern explicitly states that they don’t require SAT for international students and if submitted it won’t be considered.
Also my question still persists since Questrom is comparatively harder to get into, should I change my applied major to COM and then change it when I get there?
@mon219 it would be in your interest to apply to an easier program, given that you are willing to accept the risk of being unable to transfer following matriculation, and that your application can show sufficient interest and aptitude for that program. Otherwise, apply to the stronger program.
I would say that without the SAT, you might fare a somewhat better chance at Northeastern.
For BU, I would say that your grade matches with it if you apply ED2. You are likely to get accepted (80%), other possibilities maybe waitlisted(15%). I will be so surprised if you get rejected from BU.
yes, he taught me marketing in a course I took this summer and he said that "I’m a great student."and I really really really doubt he’ll write anything bad @kcasssuu
@mon219 I understand your feeling. However, you only send additional recommendations from those who know you well. I am not sure how the AO will review a letter from a professor who only knew you through summer.
Just send it, it may not enhance your profile but it won’t hurt.
I’m still confused, since both Questrom and COM offer marketing and COM is easier to get into and my application shows enough interest in marketing and advertising, should I just change the course I’m applying for? @kcasssuu