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Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>Hey everyone. Thanks for taking the time to look at this. Here are my HS credentials:</p>

<p>-3.4GPA (weighted, school doesnt release unweighted)
-top 50 public school in Northern Virginia
-Total of 7 APs by graduation
-4 on AP Lang and Comp, 4 on AP US history, 4 on AP world hist, 3 on AP spanish
-2070 SAT:
-800 Reading, 590 math, 680 writing (1st sitting)
-Great essay on crew
ECs:
-State champion in Deca competition, honorable mention at nationals
-State participant at DECA competition in 2010
-Crew sophomore and junior year
-Spanish Honor society 10th,11th,12th grades
-Volunteer at Homeless shelter
-Volunteer at International Justice Mission
-Red Cross club, Ex-Pat club, Junior Civitan Club
-Cross Country
-Worked for 2 weeks during the summer</p>

<p>Prospective Schools:
William and Mary
Villanova
Bucknell
Boston University
University of Texas Austin(mother, father, uncle attended UT)
Michigan
UVA
Colgate</p>

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<p>First off, great job on the SAT! You did really good. But I hope you know you have to take the SAT subject tests too. It depend on which school you apply to but you have to take two of them. Also you EC’s are really good. Your gpa though is on the low side for weighted. I’m not positive but I think BU takes your unweighted gpa, so that could possible be your downfall. :frowning: I think if you work hard and take the SAT again and do really well on the subject tests you’ll make it. And BU has the whole CGS thing which helps students who didn’t get into the school of their choice go to the CGS for one year then reapply or something of that sort to the school they want after a year.
But good luck to you! I’m applying to BU as well.</p>

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<p>Just to clarify, CGS is a two year, core curriculum program. You must complete the full two years to transfer to another school at BU, you cannot transfer after one year. It is a great program, and students are well prepared to move into their college of choice their third year. My daughter has several friends in CGS who are having a wonderful experience. The only negative she has heard is the workload is quite heavy, but I am sure that perception would be based on your high school experience. My daughter finds her college workload quite manageable compared high school. Good luck to you!</p>