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Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>Bay Area, California
Female
Dual citizenship US and UK, but born in US (don’t know if that matters)</p>

<p>SATs: 1920 M: 640 V: 600 W: 680
SAT IIs: US: 630 Bio M: 600 French w/ Listening: 570 Math II: 600
ACTs: Not taken
Took AP US History (didn’t take test though); currently taking AP French
Rank: Unavailable
GPA: W: 3.95 UW: 3.42 (w/o freshman year)</p>

<p>Activities:
Water polo: 9,10,11,12 (JV: 9-10; Varsity: 11-12) awards: Most Improved (12th) Played club during summer
Swimming: 9,10,11,12 (JV: 9-11; Varsity: 12) awards: Coaches Award (9th) Swam with club winter through summer (basically when I wasn’t playing water polo)
Community service: about 22 hours Junior year at old middle school; school clubs: Mu Alpha Theta, CSF, CI
Attended leadership conference Freshman year
Work fours hours a week at swim and racquet club year round; also lifeguard at club during summer
Traveling: mother was born in England, make lots of trips back there to visit family; also visited France, Spain, Wales, Ireland</p>

<p>I’m hoping to study biomedical engineering ; will being a women help me at all?</p>

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<p>i think definitely it would help you being a woman with engineering.</p>

<p>you have good stats, but no real leadership which could hurt you.</p>

<p>i would say you have a 40 percent acceptance.</p>

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<p>bump...........</p>

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<p>anyone else... please?</p>

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<p>tough... your SAT is below the middle 50%; but your GPA is stellar. You will have a decent chance only if you write excellent essays. Good luck!</p>