<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/major: CAS/Undecided</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1770 (700Math, 570Writing, 500Reading)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.43
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): 39 (0 extra points)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Business SL, IB English and Literature SL, IB Arabic HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB Economics HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
1)Team Captain of AlEttifaq FC [Formed non-proffesional football club (meets weekly): Practices and plays full games against other teams (all organised by me - team captain)]</p>
<p>2)Student Council: Academic Representative [Served as academic representative: a)Introduced advanced SAT prep b)Established student orientation program c)Strengthened school-university relations]</p>
<p>3)Science Club Member [Conducted experiments that prove/validate pre-established scientific theories and laws to assist the club’s members to better visualise these theories]</p>
<p>4)Mu Alpha Theta Member [Treasurer in 10th grade - Organised events (Math Olympiad) Travelled to Czech Republic to participate in the Vojtěch Jarník International Mathematical Competition]</p>
<p>5)Grad Committee Member [Organised many senior year related activities, design senior jackets, and fundraise for graduation by creating specific strategies(ex:graduation dance)]</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Internship at 3M.</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
1)ESL Teacher in Ministry’s Orphanage [Taught orphan kids how to recognise, pronounce, and write the English alphabet. Combined physical activity with learning.]</p>
<p>2)Ghana trip helped unprivileged village [a)Taught and entertained unprivileged kids in village b)Constructed bricks c)Built school for village kids]</p>
<p>3)US Embassy Assistant [(a)Helped US Embassy set up its booth b)Worked at booth during the International Exhibition for Higher Education c)Answered people’s questions/concerns]</p>
<p>4)Talat Pre-School Designer and Organiser [Organised/designed/set up Talat Preschool by: a)Designing & setting up library b)Organising & setting up classrooms and gym]</p>
<p>Summer Activities: Attending Oxford Study Courses (OSC) in Cambridge, MA.
Essays: My personal statement was really good (I think); my BU supplement was great.
Teacher Recommendations: My Economics, Math, and Chemistry teachers wrote me recommendations and I think they’re good, since I’m really good in their classes.
Counselor Rec: I think it’s great since the counselor really likes me.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Saudi Arabia
School Type: American International School
Ethnicity: Saudi Arabian (Arab)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $400,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: My essays and extra-curriculars. Also, my GPA improves yearly: (3.0->3.4->3.77->3.88) which is better than keeping up a constant GPA of 3.4.
Weaknesses: SATs and Cumulative GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a lot of interest in my BU supplement and I’ve been visiting Boston yearly for a few years (I know the area inside out). Also, my brother, father, grandfather all went to university in MA.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted at: Penn State University, Rutgers University, UC Irvine, University of Washington, Northeastern University, and Bentley University; Rejected from: Northwestern University, UCLA, and UVA; Waitlists: Babson College, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara; Waiting on: Harvard, UC Berkeley, USC, and Amherst College
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I am really happy I got in! It’s on the top of my list currently; unless any of the four remaining universities accept me. Even if the other schools do reject me, I’m more than happy with BU! Go Terriers!!</p>
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I really like BU