~~Official Boston College Class of 2015 RD Decisions Thread~~

eskimosnow · March 25, 2011, 2:19pm

I got accepted to CAS (would have used the formating of the first post but I couldn’t get it to work haha)
ACT:32
GPA:3.95
I think I was accepted because of my strong essays, internship with my Congressman, and my recommendations (one of which was from the afore mentioned Congressman)

I’m really happy but I’m still praying for acceptances from my others (deferred ED to Cornell). Congrats to all! Hope I keep this trend going with UVA decisions going up later today!

troddle · March 25, 2011, 2:24pm

Has anyone from Georgia or the Southeast heard anything?

Lavrensdatter · March 25, 2011, 2:35pm

Nothing in South Carolina.

row4life · March 25, 2011, 2:35pm

Decision: Accepted: Honors Program
School applied to:CAS

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2190: Math: 700…CR: 710… Writing: 780
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Math I - 680. US History - 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): European [5]; US [5]
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: - AP: Calc, Physics and English. Honors: Econ. Other. Religion elective and Engineering
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Univ of Rochester Book Award: Achievement in Math and Science

[ /list]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Crew (captain), MUN (secretary), NHS (officer), Physic Club (co-prez), Teenangels, School Paper
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nothing significant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lots of it
[ *] Summer Activities: summer crew… semester at Oxford after Sophmore Year
[ *] Essays: I did an extended metaphor about a sound I sometimes here when I am on the water at crew. It sounds weird… but it was kinda offbeat I guess
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Physics Teacher: Excellent : ) … AP Euro Teacher: Great. 
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty sucky. I mean it was factual, but she can’t really write
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A

[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Crew Coach / Teenangels

[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA / crew / rigor of school work / from a catholic school
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good Fit
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Defered: Williams… accepted so far: Colgate, Fordham, Loyola, Geneseo

Schiffer4 · March 25, 2011, 2:50pm

Decision: Rejected
School applied to: CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1820 (610 W, 600 M, 610 R)
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II: 580 USH, 570 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3, 2, 2
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP Classes and all honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Digital Arts Club (VP), Band, BSA, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ Hours through BSA alone
[] Summer Activities: People to People Japan, Camp staff
[] Essays: I’d like to think it was pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably cookie cutter.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Community Service Hours and EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Everything else. Scores suck, GPA sucks, etc…
[] Why you think you were rejected: Because besides C. Service and EC’s, I have nothing going for me
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Northeastern, Loyola Chicago, UNH, UMBC. Waitlisted: American

[/ul]General Comments: I knew I wasn’t going to be accepted anyway :\ It’s my dream school and I hope to transfer pending good grades wherever I end up.

troddle · March 25, 2011, 2:55pm

I haven’t heard anything Yet. I’m in Georgia. It really sucks that their sending them by mail. This wait is just so stressful. I hope the south east will hear back tomorrow, or has anyone from the southeast heard anything?

esotericist · March 25, 2011, 3:08pm

Decision: Accepted: Honors Program
School applied to: CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 M, 800 CR, 790 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 720 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English, AP Macro & Microeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, orchestra, + 2 english electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (officer), Math Team (captain), several music ensembles and private experience, theatre crew and pit orchestra, physics team, volleyball, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked at hospitals and a children’s learning center, coached middle school volleyball, plus other various activities
[] Summer Activities: Travel and volunteer work
[] Essays: Pretty strong, I think.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read them, but I would guess one very strong one and one solid one.
[] Counselor Rec: Solid, I’d say. Counselor doesn’t know me that well but likes me.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Small but very competitive public high schoo;
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recommendations, SAT score
[] Weaknesses: ECs, subject test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Swarthmore and Union Honors. Haven’t heard back from anywhere else yet!

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else accepted!

mathwizard111 · March 25, 2011, 3:30pm

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Management

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (680 R, 690 M, 760 W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 650 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/185
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), US History (4), Biology (5)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Economics H, AP Gov, AP Stats, AP Physics B, Ethics/Peer Ministry, AP Lit, AP Calc AB[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletes (Captain, MVP 2 years in a row), V Lacrosse (Captain, Goalie), Big Brother/Big Sister, Student Recruitment, Student Council (Co-President), Morning Update Anchor, Masterminds, JV Basketball for 2 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job 2 summers ago
[] Volunteer/Community service: 80ish hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Great, won award Jr year for it
[] Teacher Recommendation: Had 3, probably all very good
[li] Counselor Rec: Great because of ranking (2/185)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT/ACT/GPA
[] Weaknesses: No National awards/Uniques
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Exceeded all testing midranges, great ranking/GPA, multiple EC’s with leadership positions
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted to Fairfield, Saint Louis University. Waiting on Holy Cross and Georgetown

[/ul]General Comments:
It is my 2nd choice after Georgetown ! Crossing my fingers, I still want to be a HOYA !

ethereality4 · March 25, 2011, 3:39pm

Decision:Accepted

School applied to: Carroll School of Management

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (750 M, 680 CR, 720 W, 11 E)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 700 Bio M, 690 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (4.1 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (4), US History (5), Art History (4), Biology (5), English Lang (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, AP Latin, AP English Lit, AP US Gov&Pol, Honors Human Anatomy+Physiology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): American Red Cross Club (Under grad Rep [10], Vice President [12], American Red Cross of Central Jersey Chapter–many hours of volunteering and many leadership positions. I currently am the youngest person to serve on the Board of Directors, Dance for 10 years, Camp Counselor, Debate Club, NHS, Latin Honor Society, Science Honor Society, History Honor Society, other little things
[] Job/Work Experience: Teacher at a learning center
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross, EMT
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering at aforementioned places
[] Essays: Gotta admit I wasn’t ecstatic about my CommonApp essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully good, didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she knows me well
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Leadership
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I would be rejected/waitlisted so I have no idea.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers Business and Villanova School of Business. Rejected from UNC, Northwestern, Berkeley, and probably more places in the next few days.

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations everyone!

bayernthebest · March 25, 2011, 3:51pm

Decision: Accepted

School applied to: CAS

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (7000 CR, 630 M, 690 W)

ACT: 32 (35 E, 27 M, 33 R, 32 S, 32 E+W)
SAT II: 790 (US History), 690 (Chemistry)
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 93.66, 100.66 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/230
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (AP English Lang/Comp), 5 (US History), 5 (World History), 4 (Psychology).
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Microeconomics, AP Literature,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS(VP), Spanish Club(VP), Key Club, Athletes Helping Athletes, Peer Leaders, 3 soccer teams

Job/Work Experience: Cashier 11th grade
Volunteer/Community service: Math tutoring, goalkeeper training, salvation army, hospital work.
Summer Activities: Soccer, Soccer, Soccer
Essays: Risky unique
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: poor, first year with new counseler
Additional Rec: Chem teacher, AP Lang. teacher, both knew me well
Interview: None
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): Long Island, New York

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths:ACT Scores, EC’s

Weaknesses: SAT scores, Community Service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck? haha
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SUNY Geneseo, Ohio State, Northeastern, Drexel, Mt. Saint Mary’s
</code></pre>

General Comments:
Really happy, but sadly, the cost could prove too much unless I want to take out an obnoxious amount of student loans.

bronovan · March 25, 2011, 4:01pm

[size=+2][color=green] Decision: Accepted [ /color][ /size]

[size=+1]School applied to: College of Arts and Sciences - Honors Program [ /size]

**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR - 690 M - 800 W
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II: 760 Spanish w/ Listening - 740 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 ish?
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No school rank, top 10% probably
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 3 lol
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP English Lit, Calculus H, Theology 12 (Catholic HS)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Crew, crew, and more crew.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Not exactly
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Junior winter break to build houses in Guatemala
[ *] Summer Activities: Lounge
[ *] Essays: Pretty solid I think
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, not anything special I think
[ *] Counselor Rec: He doesn’t even know me
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None

[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White / Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 120k +
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Half URM?

[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: Half URM I guess, solid essays, pretty good SATs
[ *] Weaknesses: Could’ve had more ECs but doesn’t matter now
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Colgate Waitlisted: Lehigh, still waiting for lots of others.

No idea how to get the big green letters at the top

runi27 · March 25, 2011, 4:02pm

[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[size=+1]School applied to:Arts & Sciences Honors College [ /size]

**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 710 M: 770 W:800
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] SAT II:Mathii:760 US: 730 BioM:730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):94.5/100 (school doesn’t do out of 4.0)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(5), US(5), Lang(5), Euro(5), Econ(4s)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Spanish, Physics Honors, Business Law, Human Anatomy
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Scholarship Finalist

[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA, Varsity Tennis, Model UN, Mock Trial, Saxophone-Jazz
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:tutoring, camp counselor
[ *] Summer Activities:interned at US Senator’s office, interned at Law Office
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good
[ *] Counselor Rec:not sure…but I’m assuming good
[ *] Additional Rec:no
[ *] Interview:no

[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths:Solid scores/grades, strong ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: cr score, sat ii scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I put a lot of effort into making my essays strong, and my scores and grades were in the right range for the school.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:UMichigan, UofRochester, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Binghamton

[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Congrats to all those who got in! Good luck to all those who have yet to hear! :)

bmraotwtn · March 25, 2011, 4:06pm

Decision: Accepted

CAS Honors

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 - CR: 730, M: 770, W: 770
[ *] ACT: -
[ *] SAT II: 800 Spanish, 740 Lit, 720 Bio-M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/88
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Full Diploma Candidate (HL English, History, Art and SL Bio, Math, Spanish A2)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: classes above + ToK, EE, and CAS
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer (Captain), Academic Team (Captain in High School Quiz Show), School Culture Committee (one of 2 students selected), Spanish Club (founder), Curling Club (co-founder), Model United Nations, Arabic lessons, etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience: loads of working to finance travel, at one point held 3 jobs (2 restaurants, 1 store), work year round, worked at local theatre as assistant stage manager, worked as soccer referee
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: travelled to Italy Germany Spain and England to assist elderly couple as they vacationed, travelled to Honduras for Operation Smile program and work at orphanage, church youth group
[ *] Summer Activities: People to People trip to China, 2-month exchange program in Ecuador, WORKKKKKKKKK
[ *] Essays: loved it
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one was amazing, one was good, and I never saw the last
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic
[ *] Additional Rec: -
[ *] Interview: never had one

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA (Cape Cod)
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Charter Public
[ *] Ethnicity: whitey
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: $80K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I can think of…maybe my Spanish class which is incredibly challenging (I’ve become fluent after only 2 years of study)

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: GPA, ECs, scores?
[ *] Weaknesses: maybe a bit too generic of an applicant
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dunno, I was surprised to be honest
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied to 13 but I’ve only heard back from Northeastern, UMichigan, NYU Abu Dhabi, Carleton, and now BC and they are all acceptances

General Comments:
Surprised to be honest, I didn’t think I was what BC is looking for. I don’t think I’m attending though because NYUAD gave me a full ride with no loans

ceresma · March 25, 2011, 4:38pm

Decision: Wait Listed
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 M800 CR710 W740
[] SAT II: BIOM 740 Math 2 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3% (or so)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 ap’s 4’s all the rest honors
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s rest honors
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): good ec’s too much to list[/li]
[/ul]**Other[ /b][ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: pub
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]**Reflection[ /b][ul]
[] Strengths: scores gpa ec’s (I thought)
[] Weaknesses: not sure visited on a sunday and walked the campus myself
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea i’m surprised
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted WASHU, Richmond University, Colgate, rejected MIT

[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to all. I’m ok with it and will not be on wait list as I have been accepted at higher schools on my list

mathematicism · March 25, 2011, 5:22pm

^ WOW how the hell did you not get accepted? I’m really worried about myself now.

britta852 · March 25, 2011, 5:49pm

anyone know when to hear back if you live in the Midwest?

cookcfc · March 25, 2011, 5:52pm

Decision: Accepted

School applied to: Carroll School of Management

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 - 750M, 740CR, 720W
[] ACT: Didn’t take.
[] SAT II: Math II - 670; Literature - 670; Spanish W/ Listening - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 or so.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Haven’t taken (Was abroad junior year)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, APUS Hist, AP Comp Sci, AP English 12, Independent studies in both German and English 11.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I’m from a tiny public school in NH, I don’t even know what USAMO stands for. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Rotary Exchange student in Chile for 11 months
Student Rep. on School Board (I represent about 1100 students k-12)
Varsity Soccer
Varsity Tennis
Varsity Nordic Skiing
LifeSmarts - Consumer challenge. Like Jeopardy for Econ nerds. 4 member team, we’ve won at the state level the past three years and placed 4th and 3rd nationally. This year we won states and will compete in Hollywood nationally (all paid trip!)
Math Team
Outing Club (Vice President)
FBLA
[] Job/Work Experience:
4 years at a Marina
More years than I can count at my Dad’s restaurant doing catering.
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Earthquake relief in Chile
Tons of hours with Rotary for various events, both here and in Chile.
Volunteered at a Chilean orphanage once a week while in Chile.
I put down 550+ total hours as my estimate. I probably have done more.
[] Summer Activities:
Work, Work, Work, Play a little. Waterski competitively (Didn’t mention on App - should have)
[] Essays: Common App one was somewhat generic. I wrote about how I changed in my year spent abroad in Chile. I used Tim O’brien’s “The Things They Carried” for inspiration and wrote about how my “things” that I carry have changed.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were well intended, but not extremely well written. I think they got the point across.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming great - my counselor loves me and I have worked with her frequently on figuring out how to miss a year of school and not stay behind.
[] Additional Rec: Superintendent wrote about my time as Student Rep. on the school board.
[li] Interview: Didn’t have. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[] Country (if international applicant): USA! USA! USA!
[] School Type: Public. Small.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Not sure. Probably 80k or so.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Zero. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, very good and unique ECs.
[] Weaknesses: Maybe my common app essay. I wasn’t satisfied with it. And the fact that I am missing a year on my transcript (has Pass/Fails from classes I took in Chile)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I just fit what they were looking for.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I have been accepted at UChicago, BC, Northeastern and UNH. Waiting to hear from Harvard, Brown, UPenn, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and Tufts… so anxious.

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all the accepted students! Waitlisters do not worry, in me you have at least one open spot for next year - UChicago is my top choice from schools I have been accepted to and they gave me a very good financial aid package.

ckd389 · March 25, 2011, 5:55pm

ACCEPTED TO CAS!

<ul>
<li>Male, NJ public school
SAT: 2100 (750 CR, 700 Math, 650 Writing)
SAT II: 750 USH, 740 Math I, 660 Chem
3.8?/4.0 GPA
EC’s/Volunteering: Editor-in-chief of newspaper, chorus, NHS, SHS, tons of volunteering through church and Catholic organizations </li>
<li>Decent Common App essay about perspective through Bosnia pilgrimage (definitely not the typical volunteer/religious experience essay)</li>
<li>Did not see any recs but i’m assuming they were good
Hook: Maybe because I’m an Asian male (URM) that is also Catholic (Jesuit school)?</li>
</ul>

Definitely a bit of a surprise that I was accepted. I’m still waiting to hear back from Georgetown and College of William & Mary, but BC was definitely up there on my list.

mitchyy · March 25, 2011, 5:58pm

Decision: Waitlisted

School applied to: Boston College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):Math: 650 Reading: 730 Writing: 740
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: MathII: 710 Lit: 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Ethics, American Literature, Calculus I Dual Credit, Calculus II Dual Credit, Biology I Dual Credit, US History, Communications Dual Credit, Composition Dual Credit, PC Applications Dual Credit, Excel Spreadsheets Dual Credit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athlete[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Soccer 1 year, Varsity Soccer 3 years (Captain 2 years), JV Basketball 2 years (Captain 1 year) , Varsity Basketball 2 Years, JV Softball 3 years (Captain 2 years), Track 1 year, Student Council Representative 2 years, Student Council Secretary 1 year, Student Leadership team member 1 year, Social Committee 1 year (Founder and leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not sure about total hours- but volunteered a local hospital and did various service “weeks” at school
[] Summer Activities: Math course at community college, camps
[] Essays: Eh. Not so great. Really regretting my choice of topic.
[] Teacher Recommendation: all were great!
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Extremely small (9 seniors) Christian High School–not a lot available in course choices, extra extracurriculars, or awards (I feel as though this sadly may have been one of my weaknesses…explained later)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$65,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, lots of extracurriculars w/ leadership, writing and reading SAT, ACT score, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Math SAT, SAT IIs, Essay, School- my school is so tiny there is little recognition. No opportunity for APs, no real class choices, no real guidance counselor. This only the second year of even having a graduating class. It was crazy trying to fight to get all of my transcripts and things in on time…but this just may be me trying to give myself a reason to feel better.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I just am not what they are looking for in an applicant. The weaknesses I’m listed probably played a part.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- UNH, Marist, Northeastern, Colgate
Pending- Dartmouth (Ha!) and Middlebury

[/ul]General Comments: I’m pretty sad about it. I’m sure I’ll get over it though. Getting an acceptance from Colgate today cushioned the blow, but not by much since BC was my #1 choice. (I was wearing a BC shirt today and changed as soon as I read the letter =( ) I’m nervous about what I’ll here from Middlebury tomorrow morning, and Dartmouth later next week. It may be for the best, since my graduating class is literally over 1,000 times smaller than the undergraduate population at BC, and it would be a rough adjustment.

Not sure if I’ll accept the waitlist offer. We won’t be able to pay if we don’t get decent financial aid…and I’d rather not have the stress of this on it, and knowing that I’m kinda a “second choice” for the school.

Hopefully it’s for the best, and life goes on.

PS. Sorry for writing a novel.

bluerunner11 · March 25, 2011, 6:06pm

[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+1]School applied to:Boston College: Lynch School of Education[ /size]

**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] ACT: 24
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 unweighted 4.7 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 8% of 793
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English lang, English lit, Psych, Macro, Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country(team captain) Track(team captain) National Honor Society(Secretary)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Created a program with my principal to tutor students who do not read at the high school reading level.
[ *] Summer Activities: Vacation Bible School at my church
[ *] Essays: Strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: Strong

[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: Male

[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: EC activities
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UCF, USF, FSU, Penn State, Wake Forest

[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b]
Congrats class of 2015!!!

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