* Official Boston University 2018 RD Decisions Only*

LAMuniv · March 22, 2014, 1:04pm

Hey guys! I’m an organizational freak, so to keep things sorted, let’s post decisions here and keep discussion to the other thread. **REMEMBER TO DELETE THE SPACES FROM INSIDE THE BRACKETS BEFORE YOU POST<a href=“Template%20shamelessly%20taken%20from%20the%20Harvard%20decision%20thread.%20%20Added%20a%20couple%20of%20my%20own%20categories.”>/b</a>

Here is the template:

[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
[ color=yellow]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]
[ color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**

[ b]School/major:**

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[]SAT I (breakdown):
[]ACT (breakdown):
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[]AP (place score in parentheses):
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load:
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service:
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays:
[]Teacher Recommendations:
[]Counselor Rec:
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/list]

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

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[]Strengths:
[]Weaknesses:
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/list]

Jazz19 · March 22, 2014, 1:09pm

ACCEPTED

ACT: 27
GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.2 W
HOOKS: URM, LOCATION (ALABAMA)

IBDiplomaVictim · March 22, 2014, 1:23pm

Here is the template:

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major: School of Management, Finance

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 660M, 660CR, 630W
[]ACT (breakdown): N/A
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Grade 9 (UW): 3.25, Grade 10 (Slightly W +0.2, IBP): 3.05, Grade 11 (W+1.0, IB): 4.33, Grade 12 Semester 1 (W +1.0, IB): 4.57
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, but within top 10 out of 100 going off Grade 11 and 12 alone, I think
[]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]IB (place score in parentheses): 41/45 Predicted
[]Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Business and Management (Predicted 7), IB HL Economics (Predicted 7), IB HL English A Literature (Predicted 6), IB SL Arabic B (Predicted 7), IB SL Math (Predicted 6), IB SL Biology (Predicted 6), IB Theory of Knowledge, High School (mandatory) Islamic Studies class.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Yes (cba explaining).[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service:
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays:
[]Teacher Recommendations:
[]Counselor Rec:
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li]
Cant elaborate right now, but they were all great! Not a lot of volunteer/work experience, just a bit. I did two years of MUN, one year was leadership in it.
[/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[]Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
[]School Type: Private, K-12
[]Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[]Gender: Male
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: IB, grade 11 & 12 grades, recommendations
[]Weaknesses: Grade 9 and 10 grades
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Babson (watilisted), Syracuse (accepted), Georgetown (Deferred EA, likely to be rejected RD), and NYU New York Stern
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m happy![/li][/ul]

preamble1776 · March 22, 2014, 1:26pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major: College of Arts and Science, Political Science

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (CR 730, M 620, W 650)
[]ACT (breakdown): N/A
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/421
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4) World History (5) English Language and Composition (5) Environmental Science (4) English Literature and Composition (TBD) US Politics and Government (TBD) Calculus AB (TBD)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP US Politics and Government, Honors Marine Biology, Honors Latin IV
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, James Otis Scholar, Model UN Security Council Best Delegate NEU, [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Babysitting, primarily. Model UN Summer Camp @ Harvard, 21st Century Classroom Internship through Massachusetts Math and Science Initiative
[]Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring Algebra I through Citywide Math Enrichment Program, TOEFL Tutoring
[]Summer Activities: Model UN Summer Camp, Tutoring
[]Essays: Solid. Main essay was funny and unique.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Never saw them.
[]Counselor Rec: Standard, 6/10
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts, baby!
[]Country (if international applicant): U.S.A.
[]School Type: Large Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 100k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Literally nothing[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Essays, GPA/Rank
[]Weaknesses: SAT score, course rigor
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know, really, all I know is that I was passionate about what I did do, even if it wasn’t a huge laundry list, and I definitely showed improvement when times were tough academically
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Like 20 other schools I’m not even going to bother to list
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I feel blessed.[/li][/ul]

gavriel45 · March 22, 2014, 1:27pm

Accepted

CAS w/ Dean’s Scholarship (10k)

SAT 1: 2270 (CR 730 M 800 W 740)
ACT: 34
SAT 2: 760 Spanish 710 Math II
GPA: 3.91 W (my school has a weird GPA system, so that’s basically a 90/100 avg)
Rank: N/A
AP: Macro 4, Micro 4
Senior Year: AP BC Calc, AP Environmental, AP Lit & Comp, AP Spanish Lang, Dual Enrollment Italian Conversation, Chorus, Honors Gov
Awards: Various choral awards (All district, All state), Foreign language exam awards (Nat’l Spanish Exam Gold, yada yada)

EC’s: 4 yrs Cross Country, 3 yrs of Chorus, 3 yrs of A Capella group, 2 yrs theater, President of Italian Honor Society and music production club, Historian for music honor society, member of a couple other honor societies
Job/Work: N/A
Volunteer: 150 hours working with children at various camps and summer programs
Essays: pshh they were alright 6/10
Recs: idk

State: VA
School type: Public magnet school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income: ~80000
Hooks: none

I like BU, but there’s little chance that I’ll go because it’s so expensive. I’m also waiting on W&M and NYU.

RCLVRR · March 22, 2014, 1:29pm

[color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**
BU School of Management:

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[]ACT (breakdown): 30 Composite – 34M 31E 27S 26E
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95W. IDK my UW
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]IB (place score in parentheses): 38/45 Predicted
[]Senior Year Course Load: Full IB
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses)
[]Job/Work Experience: Internship at a business firm
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Did a bunch of Community service at local food shelter ( 100hrs)
[]Summer Activities: Internship
[]Essays: Common app was great, BU essay was not too good
[]Teacher Recommendations: ddnt read
[]Counselor Rec:ddnt read
[]Additional Rec:ddnt read
[li]Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant):
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity:
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol none[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: GPA, ECs and I’m assuming rec letters
[]Weaknesses: Test scores lol
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: did not show enough interest/ maybe my ACT was a bit too low but i guess its ok, was not planning on attending anyways.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Fordham Lincoln Center, UVM (w/ scholarship), UMiami, Northeastern, University of British Columbia (Sauder). Rejected: BU and NYU Stern ED. Waitlisted: Villanova School of Business. Waiting on: Tufts, BC, Notre Dame, McGill, UPenn ( all reach schools ) as well as more match schools.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I don’t think I’m gonna get into any of the reach schools i applied to but its ok. Most likely i will attend UBC and I’m really happy about that. we will see what happens. It would have been nice to get into BU but that is ok. [/li][/ul]

121013 · March 22, 2014, 1:30pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major: College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (Can’t remember sorry)
[]ACT (breakdown): N/A
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): JAPANESE: 800 / LITERATURE: 710
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
[]AP (place score in parentheses):
[]IB (place score in parentheses): (45/45)
[]Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some national & international olympiads[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Volleyball / MUN / Brass Band / Volunteer / Olympiad Member, etc. small ECs.
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Some, but insignificant and not listed on commonapp.
[]Summer Activities: Volunteer at a summerschool for 95 hours every summer from grade 10
[]Essays: Okay (they were very rushed)
[]Teacher Recommendations: Great
[]Counselor Rec: Do not know
[]Additional Rec: From principal (Great)
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[]Country (if international applicant): JP
[]School Type: Private, International
[]Ethnicity: Interracial
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: 50,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: My participation in academic international Olympiads
[]Weaknesses: My essays were very rushed and impersonal
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was rejected from the Trustee scholarship, so I guess they threw me to the applicant pool w/o scholarships.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Ivy league schools and liberal arts schools
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Good luck to everybody else, I will most likely not attend BU as my parents’ income brackets need a higher grant than was offered to me :)[/li][/ul]

jwaldman96 · March 22, 2014, 1:38pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

School/major: College of Fine Arts, Clarinet Performance

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700M, 800CR, 660W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): World History (710), Bio E (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48 (4.14 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 52/292
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (4), Psych (5), Lang (5), WHAP (4), U Gov (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Engineering Design, AP Lit, AP Music Theory, Theatre Arts III G/T, AP Human Geo, Chamber Choir G/T, Wind Ensemble G/T
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Played 2 concerts as principal clarinet with thr Baltimore Symphony through a youth orchestra that I’m first chair in.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Wind Ensemble (first chair), Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Men’s Choir, Men’s A Capella, School full orchestra (first chair), county g/t orchestra (first chair), directed the Spring Musical, had a solo part in the fall musical, founder of Young Democrats, founding member of philosophy club, Marching Band (squad leader),
Job/Work Experience: Private clarinet lessons
Volunteer/Community Service: not really anything
Summer Activities: Volunteering at music camps
Essays: great!! My “why BU” essay was one of the best I wrote throughout the college process and I think it really showed how much I wanted to be there.
Teacher Recommendations: Amazing!! 2 teachers that have known me for over a year (one has known me for all 4) and I get along well with both!
Counselor Rec: Probably alright
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/Q

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really

Reflection
Strengths: Audition, test scores, essays
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My audition and my essays
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Towson (Accepted), Temple (Accepted), University of Maryland, College Park (Accpted), waiting on NYU

dubaitragedy · March 22, 2014, 1:44pm

Decision: Rejected

School/major: I can’t quite remember but I think it was Poli-Sci?

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 640M, 750CR, 680W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 730 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in AP Euro and Lang, 4 in Stat
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, APUSH, AP Lit, AP Econ, marine bio, envirosci, journalism, public speaking, acting
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): editor-in-chief of school newspaper, MUN president, director of plays, thespian, etc.
Job/Work Experience: intern at a law firm
Volunteer/Community Service: Habitat for Humanity Mozambique
Summer Activities:
Essays: Pretty unique + damn good
Teacher Recommendations: One’s stellar, the other is good
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL, but living in the United Arab Emirates
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, K-12
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.

Reflection
Strengths: SAT, GPA
Weaknesses: Grade 9 and 10 grades, not enough ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really don’t know, tbh
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UMD (accepted), FSU (accepted), Georgetown (deferred EA), UMass Amherst (accepted). Going to the University College London, though.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m confused. I don’t really know why I got rejected.

collegeapp2018 · March 22, 2014, 1:47pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School:College of Engineering/major:BME

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (760 M, 780W, 710 CR)
[]ACT (breakdown):n/a
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 740 Bio-E, 720-USH
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.93
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/349
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on APUSH, 5 on Calc AB, 4 on AP Bio
[]IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Language and Composition, AP Calculus BC, Public Spekaing, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry, Physical Education, AP Physics C Mechanics
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):4th place at FBLA States for Spreadsheet Applications[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science national honor society(prez + founder), spanish honor society, national honor society, academic team (co-captain), math team, cross country,
[]Job/Work Experience:Kumon over the summer
[]Volunteer/Community Service: 100 hours at local hospital, 50 hours at local library, 50 more hours from various other clubs
[]Summer Activities:n/a, i did a pre-med honors program during the fall of 2013 however
[]Essays: common app was alright, maybe a 6/10. my Why BU and Honors college essay were fantastic but i didn’t get into the honors college
[]Teacher Recommendations:decent, one from math team advisore/calc ab teacher, one from ap bio teacher, another from ap physics teacher/snhs advisor
[]Counselor Rec:alright
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:n/a[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type:Public
[]Ethnicity:Asian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket:120k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):nothing[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths:SATs and maybe the supplemental essays
[]Weaknesses:weak a lil bit in grades, and ec leadership
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Rejected by Upenn ED; Rejected by northwestern; Accepted by tcnj, drexel, penn state and rutgers; still waiting on the other ivies, boston college, nyu, duke, and john hopkins
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:Just want a lil bit more money :/, but still really ecstatic because this is my first major acceptance!!Congrats to everyone else, and to whoever was rejected/waitlisted, I’ve been there twice already by two of my top choices and it hurts a lot. Trust me when I say this, your “15 minutes of fame” will come. Always remain optimistic.[/li][/ul]

LAMuniv · March 22, 2014, 2:03pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major: CAS, English

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2270 - 760 CR, 740 M, 770 W
[]ACT (breakdown): didn’t send
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t send (oh God they were bad)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t report
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t report
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (4)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): none, school does not offer
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Calc BC, Ancient Greek, Logic and Set Theory (trimester), independent study in Shakespeare’s Henriad (trimester)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, unless you count the Wellesley Book Award, International Thespian Society, or National Honor Society[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): mock trial (captain, defense lead attorney, social media), literary magazine (managing editor), math team, robotics (co-secretary), admissions tour guide for high school, piano, disciplinary committee class representative, Gay, Lesbian, or Whatever (vice president), school musicals (stage manager), school plays (stage manager), International Thespian Society (co-founder and co-president)
[]Job/Work Experience: seasonal sales associate at Brookstone, AP chemistry tutor, nanny, stage manager for college company
[]Volunteer/Community Service: writing tutor, head of books at charity thrift shop, assistant archivist at my school
[]Summer Activities: visited Scotland, stage managed, nannied, participated in WPI Frontiers programme in physics
[]Essays: main CA was great, imo, about being a germaphobe and trying to fix a vacuum. My Why BU essay was mediocre to good, about coming from an isolated, rural environment and how at BU I can experience diversity while still being close to home
[]Teacher Recommendations: great - teacher of honors physics, AP physics, and honors optics and teacher of 10th grade English, independent study in litigation I did in 10th grade, AP English lit, and independent study in the Henriad
[]Counselor Rec: great
[]Additional Rec: can’t remember whether I sent them, but if I did, they were my theatre director since the 7th grade who is basically a father to me, and the school librarian and my advisor who is like a mother to me.
[li]Interview: not offered[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NH
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: private, coed, college prep, day
[]Ethnicity: did not report (but I’m Greek-American)
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: ~100k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: SAT, extracurriculars, Common App essay
[]Weaknesses: BU essay, didn’t really demonstrate interest
[]Why you think you were accepted: strengths
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: WPI (accepted not going), RIT (accepted not going), RPI (accepted not going), University of Rochester (accepted PR), Harvard, Yale, and Williams
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: accepted with presidential scholarship. If I don’t get in to Harvard, Yale, or Williams, I will probably end up going here. I’d be nervous since I’m from a tiny farming town in NH though :S CONGRATS EVERYONE[/li][/ul]

collegebound752 · March 22, 2014, 2:04pm

Decision: Accepted

School:CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 29/12 essay
SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): 4 on AP English
IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Chinese V, AP Statistics, Honors Anatomy & Physiology, Economics, World Religions
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, National Beta Club

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): mock trial, youth legislature, model united nations, track, golf, intern at The Prospect, on board of school community service nonprofit organization
Job/Work Experience: interned at law firm (paid), interned at The Prospect, interned at pain treatment center (paid)
Volunteer/Community Service: 200+
Summer Activities: 3-4 academic/leadership programs each summer
Essays: slaved over all, very powerful
Teacher Recommendations: specific, impressive
Counselor Rec: great
Additional Rec: from lawyer for whom i interned, great
Interview:n/a

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:Black
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: essays, recs, course load
Weaknesses: not sure
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: writing skills, good recs, good ECs and service
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to bowdoin, bates, colby, umiami, others
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Got a full ride. Happy.

Anderr123 · March 22, 2014, 2:43pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

College of Communications/Film & Television:

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2000 - 650 CR, 660 M, 690 W
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 700 Bio E
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/431
[]AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), European History (3), U.S. History (4), Psychology (5), English Language (3), Biology (3), Pending - Macroeconomics, U.S. Government, Calculus AB, Environmental Science, English Literature
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: Macroeconomics, U.S. Government, Calculus AB, Environmental Science, English Literature, JROTC, Newspaper, Statistics (online), American Sign Language (dual enrollment)
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honor Society (President), National English Honor Society, Literary Magazine (Editor), Newspaper, Varsity Tennis, Drill Team, JLAB
[]Job/Work Experience: Publix Supermarkets-1.5 years, Chinese Restaurant Delivery Driver-6 months
[]Volunteer/Community Service:
[]Summer Activities: Netflix?
[]Essays: Good I presume
[]Teacher Recommendations: AP English Lang teacher
[]Counselor Rec: N/A
[]Additional Rec: District Army Instructor
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[]Country (if international applicant):USA
[]School Type: Public High School
[]Ethnicity: Hispanic
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: about 100k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: probably essay, course load, gpa, rank
[]Weaknesses: None cause I got in right? Jk probably my test scores since they probably don’t even compare to the people who got the Trustee Scholarship
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: same as strengths
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: University of Florida (accepted), University of Miami (accepted), and NYU (pending)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Worried about affording BU even though I love the city and want to go there so badly. Might not attend. We’ll see.[/li][/ul]

ThoughtfulParent · March 22, 2014, 3:43pm

My S:

Accepted!!!

College of Engg., Hilachand Kilachand Honors college, premed advisory.

Some Grant Aid. Surprisingly, we never got an email or call. Just found out by checking the BULink.

Will fill out the decision details later.

spark32 · March 22, 2014, 3:43pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major: College of Arts and Sciences / Psychology

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (710 W 690 CR 700 M)
[]ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 E 32 M 33 R 32 S 8 W)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History 650 Lit 630 Chemistry 610
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.2 W GPA (don’t know unweighted sorry)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unknown
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4) , Lang and Comp (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit and Comp, AP Environmental Science, AP Psych, AP Gov and Politics, Honors Calculus, Honors Sociology, Photo
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): minor art things[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Mock Trial (captain), art (in and out of school), piano
[]Job/Work Experience: n/a
[]Volunteer/Community Service: minimal at best
[]Summer Activities: n/a
[]Essays: very good I’ve been told
[]Teacher Recommendations: good I presume
[]Counselor Rec: ^ same as above
[]Additional Rec: n/a
[li]Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: Public High School
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: F
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: essay, first semester grades (4.7 W), art
[]Weaknesses: definitely my ECs and community service
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: been accepted to NEU, Umass Amherst, UVM, and a few other safety schools. Waiting on BC, Tufts, Lehigh, and Lafayette.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think the essay was really important, especially the why BU supplement[/li][/ul]

BooksAndFrisbee · March 22, 2014, 3:56pm

Accepted

School/major: CAS, Kilachaid Honors College, Biochemistry

objective:[ul]
[]SAT: 740 math, 740 writing, 800 reading
[]SAT II: 780 bio; 750 lit, 730 math, 690 french (no listening)
[]ACT: didn’t take
[]GPA: 4.0 unweighted 4.31 weighted
[]Rank: 1
[]Other Tests (AP, IB): no IB; 5s on all AP exams (bio, euro, english lang, french, psychology)
[] senior year course load: APUSH, AP calc AB, AP physics B, AP art history, AP english lit, contemporary problems (mandatory religion course)
[] major awards: National Merit Finalist

[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: submitted modified versions of essays I used for other colleges
[]Extracurriculars/Jobs: soccer, varsity ultimate frisbee, tutoring, NHS, certified lifeguard, Girl Scout
[]Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
[]Awards: National Merit Scholar Finalist, Junior Academic Award, Villanova University Book Award, NHS
[]Volunteer/Community Service: 100+ hours per year with horse rescue
[]Summer Activities: camp counselor
[]Interview: none
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): National Merit Finalist with BU listed as top choice
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[]state: WA
[]High School Type: all-girls Catholic preparatory school
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: $75,000-$100,000/year
[]Hooks: location(?), National Merit Finalist Status
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: grades/GPA, SATs, essays
[]Weaknesses: extracurriculars, lack of eye-popping anything
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Nat’l Merit, grades, SATs
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: applied to (and waiting to hear from): Rice, Duke, U Penn, Stanford, Brown, Yale. Accepted: University of Washington (waiting to hear from honors program)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: congratulations to everyone accepted![/li][/ul]

LadyPikachu · March 22, 2014, 4:03pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted Woohooooooooooo![/color=green]

School/major: Biomedical Engineering

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2210, M790, W710, CR710
[]ACT (breakdown):
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chem 760, Math II 770, USH 760
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW, 4.5 W
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 400
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5), APUSH (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: 7 AP’s
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None![/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Creative Writing Club, Art Museum Stuff, Chinese Culture Club
[]Job/Work Experience: Nopeeee.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of hours volunteering at computer/technology/art place, Volunteer at a Painting Studio
[]Summer Activities: Nanotechnology Research Internship, Summer Art Program every year
[]Essays: I really liked my common app essay. It was about me drawing a comic. BU supplement was pretty generic.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Dunno, didn’t read
[]Counselor Rec: Dunno, didn’t read
[]Additional Rec: Nopedeedope.
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant): US
[]School Type: Your average public high school
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not that I know of[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Scores and grades
[]Weaknesses: I think teacher recs, but I can’t really say since I didn’t read them. My teachers like me, but I don’t stand out as that exceptional student. Also, I don’t really have any leadership.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Cause of my strengths!
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Northeastern, WPI, RPI, University of Rochester. No rejections yet
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li]
Will not be attending, but BU is a great school! Congratulations to all who have been accepted!
[/ul]

1jdoc1 · March 22, 2014, 4:07pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

CAS; Poly Sci

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 680CR 610M 630R
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/330ish (2%)
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (4) AP USH (5)
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat APES AP Lit AP Psych, ItalianH
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hmm, uh NHS? LOL, but also NJ Girls State.
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Interact club, Lit Mag (Editor), Academic Challenge (Captain), other various ones, but most involved in those.
[]Job/Work Experience: Panera employee since August, and summer jobs through out high school.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Freshman year volunteered at local library, and through out junior year I volunteered at soup kitchen in Camden, NJ weekly.
[]Summer Activities: NJ Girls State, before senior year. A couple jobs as well. Oh, and small internship on senate campaign.
[]Essays: Great common app (everyone loved it, so did American U apparently.)
[]Teacher Recommendations: AP USH, who loved me, and it was so nice and talked about my leadership qualities in her class and my ability to help others with history.
[]Counselor Rec: Honestly, it could of been sweeter and nicer than my teacher rec, it was so long!
[]Additional Rec: NA
[/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[]Country (if international applicant): NA
[]School Type: Public in NJ (good but in a lower to median middle class area, for the most part)
[]Ethnicity: W
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: 30kish
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: GPA/Rank, Essays, Recs
[]Weaknesses: Definitely test scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really think I showed a nice balance of talents/interests/activities. Definitely showed a passion for news and politics, because that’s like my life.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Rutgers, Drexel, Arcadia, American, BU. Waiting: GW and Georgetown (lol good luck, I know)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I got generous aid but might need a little more to attend. I do love the school, but I love GW too. It might be a finance game, so we’ll see. (It’ll be hard turning down a free ride from Rutgers but, who knows?)[/li][/ul]

StressedOut514 · March 22, 2014, 4:16pm

[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

[ b]School/major:College of General studies with the intention of going on to major in Marketing on a Pre-law track

[]SAT I 1920 Writing 650 Math 510 and Critical Reading 760
[]Unweighted GPA (3.7 of 4.0):
[]Rank (3rd decile or top 30%):
[]AP (US History 3 Psychology 4 English Composition 3):
[]Senior Year Course Load:
[]Major Awards Multiple speech and debate awards in multiple event
[/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (Speech and Debate team captain and multiple officer position at a military prep boarding school)::
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays: I wrote about how speech and debate helped me build confidence as a LGBT Teen and for Why BU I wrote about why all the reasons my mother hated going to BU would be the reasons I would love going because I am my own person it was kinda sassy
[]Teacher Recommendations:
[]Counselor Rec:Amazing
[]Additional Rec:Amazing
[li]Interview:N/A[/li][/list] Speech and Debate, I run a current events radio show, military school leadership

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

[ b]Reflection**

[]Strengths: Essays/I’m hispanic and gay so yay diversity
[]Weaknesses: GPA/SAT
[]Why you think you were accepted: My essays
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: I’ve already gotten into Penn State and waiting to hear back from Georgetown NYU GWU Fordham and American
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/list]

juliachristi55 · March 22, 2014, 4:32pm

**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major:SHA

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[]ACT (breakdown): Composite 30 English 32 Mathematics 29 Reading 31 Science 26
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t submit
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 5.01 weighted, my freshmen year grades aren’t included because I switched high schools
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t submit
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, Physics Honors, AP Economics, Stat H and Prob H, AP Enviro, Newspaper, AP Spanish Lang
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Student newspaper has won numerous amounts of awards
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Softball, Online Editor for School Newspaper, Secretary for health organization, officer for health club, business club, DECA member, shadow at a hotel
[]Job/Work Experience: worked at an open air zero waste street festival last summer, volunteer club member
[]Volunteer/Community Service: gained hours through health organization participation, also volunteer at different events in community
[]Summer Activities: went to Cornell University Summer College and learned about the intro to hotel management and hospitality administration
[]Essays: After visiting, the admissions officers really emphasized the essay portion of the application. Mine weren’t necessarily specific to BU but it reflected a lot about who I think I am as an individual, perhaps 8/10.
[]Teacher Recommendations: really solid, 9/10
[]Counselor Rec: we are like besties, 10/10
[]Additional Rec: had my employer submit one, probably 8 or 9 out of 10
[li]Interview: not required[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: Private Prep High School
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: top 1%
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: upper trend in grades
[]Weaknesses: moved in the middle of high school, haven’t taken precalc
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ACT and GPA
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Wisco, Indiana, Northeastern, Michigan, Cornell, UVA, BC, Lafayette, Colgate, Bucknell
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Good luck to everyone else!! This process may seem really daunting but it goes by really quickly and by the end of it all of the stars will align and the college where you are supposed to end up will be the college you are depositing your money. [/li][/ul]

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