I visited the campus this summer and fell absolutely in love with it, and have decided to apply EDII to CAS and CGS. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what my chances are of getting in.
African American Female at one of the top high schools in MD
Two parent home with an avg. income >150,000 (should I even bother applying for aid?)
SAT: 1820 (kind of low I know)
GPA: 3.64
AP tests taken: Sophomore Year = AP US Gov (3)
Junior Year = AP World History (4), AP Psychology (4), AP Lang (3) (Should I submit my Gov score/do I have a choice?)
Senior year schedule: Studies of Modern American Culture (H), AP Euro, AP Lit, AP French Lang, AP Biology (double pd.), Calculus (H) (As and Bs in all)
Awards/Recognition: AP Scholar with Honors, National Art Honors Society, Honor Roll (at least a 3.0) throughout all of High School
ECs: Piano for 11 years, Key Club member for 3 years, High School Ambassador (in charge of giving tours and information to new and prospective students at my school),
Undecided Major but most likely Biology
Any info/comments on my chances would be greatly appreciated!
What’s your GPA trend? You have better odds of getting in with an upward trend once you started taking higher level courses. If your upward trend is strong and you write a stellar essay, I’d say you’d have a shot at CAS (and just check the CGS backup box). Yes, still apply for aid–you have to submit the CSS profile anyway–you never know what BU will offer. They’re weird/holistic with aid.
I have an upwards trend in my grades for sure ( I started out a little poorly freshman year bc I moved from an international school with an IB program in 8th grade) so i think I will be good with that. And thanks for the note about aid, I had heard some varying Opinions on it lol
@mnd2898 No problem! It’s so hard to give advice, re: aid when it comes to BU because they are holistic. It’s a good and bad thing–sometimes they offer a ton of money, and sometimes none!
Your GPA is right on BU’s average (it’s a 3.6 according to the admissions session I recently attended), and your SAT isn’t out of BU’s range! It’s on the low end, but still in the ballpark. I would focus on writing a unique/super personal essay and making your “Why BU” answer as glowing (and non-cliche) as possible. A stellar essay can push you over the edge!
