Is it super hard to get in as out of state?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Boston University
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<p>im a jr now and i suppose now is the correct time to ask whether or not i have a chance at getting in since i have some sat scores and all…</p>

<p>i appreciate ur time if ur reading this.</p>

<p>i’ll have a gpa a little over a 4.0 by my senior year. its a 3.9 right now, weighted</p>

<p>my first ever sat scores are: 630 reading, 680 writng, 530 math. im taking them over in june and am aiming for 700s for reading and writing and over 600 for math</p>

<p>great ecs</p>

<p>great recs</p>

<p>is this about right? u think i could get in? rd?</p>

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<p>If you get your goal scores, it is probably a match school. With your current scores i would probably consider it a slight reach. That 4.0 will really help though</p>

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<p>Your title asks if it is hard to get into BU as an out of state student. Boston University is a private school and there is no advantage whatsoever given to students from Massachusetts. There is not a difference in entrance criteria between instate and out of state applicants. AND there is no difference in cost either.</p>

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<p>It might help if you're from taxas, for diversity issues.</p>

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<p>With your scores and GPA, BU is a good match. You are (I think) right about average SATwise, and above avg. GPAwise.</p>

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<p>hey, taffyluchia, "taxas"??? it's T-E-X-A-S! OMG.</p>

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<p>ok --- sry!
I can't spell.</p>

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<p>i think you guys misread the post. 3.9 WEIGHTED, aiming for 4.0. depending how many honors/ APs you take, that falls just around BUs average. id say its a reach</p>

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<p>bu has 80 percent of its students from outofstate, guess that says something concerning your question.</p>

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<p>"i think you guys misread the post. 3.9 WEIGHTED, aiming for 4.0. depending how many honors/ APs you take, that falls just around BUs average"---- their average GPA is a 3.9? seems a bit high to me</p>

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<p>plagmayer -- If the person has a semi-competitive schadule, a 3.9 weighted is around 3.7 unweighted, which is pretty low.</p>

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<p>@taffyluchia: 3.7 is not low. At all. I know a BU class of '09 Trustee scholar with a 3.7 GPA. Anything above a 3.2 UW is fair game. Trust me. As much as I hate chances threads, I'd say that the original poster has a chance of getting into CAS. More likely, BU would offer admisison to CGS. I'm basing this judgment on SAT scores alone. For BU, that is not a low GPA.</p>

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<p>I'd say you're fine... I'm in and going with 1300 and around 3.8 slightly weighted, and I know people who have gotten in with less than that. I have a sneaking suspicion that “Great ecs” and your essay have a big pull at BU because I do a thousand and a half activities and the other kids I know that got in are mediocre (I think) students but very good writers. </p>

<p>My theory is that BU is a very good school that can afford to be a little less selective than other schools of comparable quality because it has many spots to fill. Admissions can afford to take risks. In short (sorta got on a tangent there), I don’t think you have much to worry about.</p>

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<p>thanks for all ur posts guys. it helps a lot.</p>

<p>as for more info about me i suppose...</p>

<p>i think one of my strengths on my transcript is that i have added more and more weighted/honors/ap courses over the years. my counselor can testify to this; shes been there with me as ive rallied to get into harder classes. ive struggled to get a's in weighted courses, but i suppose its the challenge that counts as well as the effort. as for ecs, im very involved with volunteering at my hospital and i am the managing editor for newspaper next year. i can def get an awesome rec from my newspaper advisor. ive also started a new art club and received a student grant from the school district for $600 for the club. i feel like im a pretty good candidate...</p>

<p>and anyone wanna tell me how hard it'll be to get my sat scores up? ive got about 3 weeks until my tests come up andi m planningon studying every single day...will that help?</p>

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<p>all in all, BU isn't hard to get into. period.</p>

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<p>a 3.9 gpa is NOT by any stretch of the imagination low. </p>

<p>The average freshman GPA is 3.5-3.6.</p>

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<p>the average freshman GPA? are you talking about college GPA? cuz I think they were talking about HS gpa</p>

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<p>Enough already! A 3.7 is NOT low. You're fine. Good luck.</p>