Chances for meeee

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>AP/IB Taken/Will have taken (Class): AP World History, AP US History, AP English Literature, AP Calculus
IB English HL, IB Economcs SL, IB Physics HL (yuck), IB French SL, IB Math Studies SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB History of the Americas HL
Full IB Diploma Candidate</p>

<p>Asian Male from NY from a public magnet.
Major: I plan to double major, one in business (not sure exactly what area) and French.</p>

<p>GPA Roughly: UW: 3.88, W: 3.99</p>

<p>Note: Though my W and UW are similar, my school decided to deflate GPA this year and last for reasons beyond me. I have taken the most challenging load available.</p>

<p>School doesn’t rank, but roughly the second half of the top 10%.</p>

<p>SAT: Highest Single Sitting CR-680 M-750 W-760, 1430/2190
Superscore: CR-710 M-750 WR-760 1460/2220</p>

<p>SAT II’s: 740 Math II, 640 USH I will retake the US because I got a 5 on the AP</p>

<p>AP: Psych 5 (Self-Study), USH 5, Micro 3 (Technically self-study), English Lit 3, World History 3.</p>

<p>EC’s Sports:
Varsity Soccer 4 yrs, Varsity Swimming 3 yrs (Scholar-Athlete), Varsity Track and Field 4 yrs (Captain 12)
EC Activities: NYS Math League 2 yrs (Captain 12), Guitar playing 5 yrs, Multi-Cultural Club 2 yrs.</p>

<p>Jobs: Did math tutoring in and out of school, taught English abroad in a formal setting.
Volunteer: 50 hours at an historic landmark, 90 hours abroad doing translation services for the olympics</p>

<p>Programs: Economics for Leaders</p>

<p>Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction
A College Book Award
Congressional Award Bronze/Silver Certificates</p>

<p>Essay: Not sure, I’m gonna rewrite it.</p>

<p>Recs: Counselor doesn’t like me that much, but the other two should be great.</p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

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<p>I think you’re pretty much in at BU. I would even think that you have a decent chance at some nice scholarships. Keep up the good work, and look around to see what more you can do to help improve those chances. Best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>What’s with all these people with relatively high scores asking if they are qualified or not. BU has like a 56% acceptance rate, and is by no means a highly selective school. Are you trying to show off or something, or are you just truly ignorant. “Pretty much in” is an understatement. You’ll most likely get a considerable amount of merit aid. And imo, if you are really unsure of whether you will be accepted to a school like BU, you shouldn’t be applying in the first place… but that doesn’t make much sense either because you’re probably much smarter than I am.</p>

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<p>^Some people just aren’t sure what BU is looking for and they just want to make sure they’re going in the right direction. 90% of the people on this site have high stats anyway, so it’s not just the people that are posting on this board. And another thing, admission at BU varys from program to program. For example, it is MUCH HARDER to get into BU’s seven year pre-med program then say…CGS. I know someone from a highly competitive private school with a 3.8 unweighted GPA and 2150 SAT score who got rejected from the med program. So yes, all together BU does have about a 55% acceptance rate, however each major/school/program are different.</p>

<p>Anyway, HonorsCentaur, you have a great shot!</p>

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<p>dang bgizzle, lol.
I knew I had a strong chance, but Boston is still a great university.</p>

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<p>Nevermind, I withdrew my application. :(</p>