Chances for Fall '08

Colleges & Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>White Female from the Northeast - Competitive School</p>

<p>GPA 3.8 (uw)
4.2 (w)</p>

<p>ACT Composite 30
Math 35
English 30
Reading 29
Science 26</p>

<p>Freshman Year</p>

<p>Algebra II H - B+
Bio H - B
English I H - B
Global History H- B
Spanish II - A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year</p>

<p>Pre-Calc H - A
Global Hist II H - A
Chem H - B
English II H - A
Spanish III (no honors course given) A+</p>

<p>Junior Year</p>

<p>Physics H - A
Spanish IV H - A+
AP Calc AB - A (5 on AP Test)
Latin I - A+
US History H - A
English III H - A</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP Gov
AP Spanish
AP Stats
AP Psych
Latin II
Rhetoric & Comp H
Political Issues in Lit H</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>NHS
University of Maryland Book Award
Excellence in Latin
High Honors Grades 10 and 11</p>

<p>ECs
Youth Softball Coach - Grades 11 and 12
12 Year Girl Scout
Appalachian Service Project - Grades 10 and 11 (one week each summer in West VA)
Spanish Language Immersion Institute - (Spanish Enrichment Summer classes including trip to Puerto Rico)
Team Captain - American Cancer Society Relay for Life- Grades 10, 11
Diversity Club - Grades 10, 11, 12
Key Club, Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
[There will be some extras in connection with NHS in grade 12]</p>

<p>Work </p>

<p>15-20 hours per week - Blockbuster - grade 11 (and will in grade 12)</p>

<p>Grades 7-12 - Temple Teaching Assistant- 6+hours/wk. Classroom teaching assistant and private Hebrew language tutor to Bar and Bar Mitzvah students.</p>

<p>Summer Day Camp Counselor - Local YMCA day camp - Full time - Summers grades 10 and 11.</p>

<p>This summer working at both camp and Blockbuster
Will have outstanding teacher and GC recs</p>

<p>Any chance for merit money or financial aid?</p>

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<p>Can't say anything about need-based aid because I don't know your financial situation. She's definitely in, possibly with merit money. BU has been quirky about that recently. Her math ACT is very high-- what's her potential major?</p>

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<p>my stats were close but not as good and i received the dean's scholarship which is $10,000 a year. i also have a friend, who went to my highschool, and had almost identical stats to me, and got the university scholarship, which is half tuition. it all depends, but i would assume that there would be some kind of merit aid.</p>

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<p>Hi MNTT,</p>

<p>Financial Aid is dependent on your financial situation. Some schools, I think, do adjust the number based on available funds and the applicant's strength. If your daughter does receive a good need-based package, she may not qualify for merit scholarships; I think I read somewhere that these awards are for students who don't qualify for aid (I received a good need-based package but no merit). All this said, my gut says that your daughter's in the running for merit aid (I lived in the Honors Dorm my first and last year at BU and almost all my housemates had half-tuition scholarships; their stats were similar to those listed here).</p>