* Official Boston University 2018 RD Decisions Only*

trumpetgirl2014 · March 25, 2014, 2:10am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1720 (590, 580, 550) single sitting…it’s bad, I know.
[] ACT: 28 (33E, 26M, 29R, 24S, 8W)
[] SAT II: Didn’t send.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.19 (my school only reports weighted GPAs)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/102
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. Government and Politics (4), English Language and Composition (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, all other courses are required for graduation.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-State Band, U.S. Army All-American Marching Band[/li]
[/ul]Subjective**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (president), Student Council (treasurer), musical theater, chorus, school newspaper (politics section editor), debate club, biology club (officer), many church activities/musical ensembles, community action team, helped revitalize a local chapter of Young Democrats.
[] Job/Work Experience: Fellowship/internship for the Obama campaign, side job with a local agency, babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours logged including multiple summers at the local hospital, soup kitchens, church volunteer work, mission projects, MS Walk, highway cleanups.
[] Summer Activities: Fellow for the Obama campaign in 2012, lay leader at my church and delegate to my church denomination’s national conference in 2013, babysitting, volunteer work.
[] Essays: Some of my best work to date. Wrote about how I went from getting an embarrassing score at a District audition to realizing the importance of practice, perseverance, and perfectionism in music. Showed a lot of insightfulness, which I think helped a lot. Showed interest in BU in my supplement essay. I didn’t cover up my quirkiness, which probably worked in my favor.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read. One written by my AP Gov teacher who loves me and can really attest to my curiosity in the classroom, the other written my calculus teacher who understands my capabilities in the classroom better than I understand them myself.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but I practically live in that guidance office and have a great relationship with my counselor.
[] Additional Rec: Got one from my field organizer from the Obama campaign. Really good, talked about how dedication and passion for politics (political science major) and how hardworking I am.
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: > 120K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, essay, ECs, band.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, test scores, test scores.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Band, other ECs and involvements outside of the classroom.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a ton of interest in BU though my essay, stayed true to myself throughout the application.

[/ul]General Comments:[list]
[li] I will not be attending Boston this fall due to the fact that I was offered NO aid, despite having received excellent packages from all of the other schools I have heard back from. It’s a shame, really, especially since BU was my dream school. Congratulations and best wishes to all of the future Terriers on here. To those who weren’t accepted, nothing I can say will change the pain you’re probably feeling, but just remember that getting accepted to these schools is a crap shoot. You will find where you’re meant to go and you’ll figure it out. Everything happens for a reason. [/li]
Good luck everyone!!!

Jyp1223 · March 25, 2014, 3:28am

Me is so pissed!!!

Decision- Rejected

[ b]School/major:** Arts and Sciencr

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2340
[]ACT (breakdown): didnt take one
[li]SAT II (place score in parentheses):[/li]Math 2C 800
Physics 780
Spanish 800

[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): our school doesnt have one
[li]AP (place score in parentheses):[/li]Physics B 5
Language 5
Bio 5
Chem 5
Macroeconomics 5
History 4

[]IB (place score in parentheses): no IB
[]Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C
AP calc BC
Ap lit
Ap spanish
Ap comp programming

[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/list]
siemens semi finalist
lemelson mit finalist
National merit semi finalist
Scholastic arts competition winner

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[li]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]Varsity debater for three years
model UN for four years
Science olympiad captain
Varsity basketball captain
Math club president
Physics club co vp
State Choir for freshman and junior year
Regional orchestra for sophomore and senior year

[li]Job/Work Experience:[/li]Worked at columbia lab as invited researcher

[li]Volunteer/Community Service:[/li]Went to kenya in sophomore year to build a computer lab for unprivileged
Volunteered total 350hours at disabled youth center

[li]Summer Activities:[/li]Junior statesmen of america
Lots of courses taken at universities
Math camps

[li]Essays:[/li]I was honest and elaborate.
Dont regret one bit

[li]Teacher Recommendations:[/li]Had 3 all good ppl

[]Counselor Rec:good
[]Additional Rec: from governor chris christie
[li]Interview: didnt have one [/li][/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[]State (if domestic applicant): nj
[]Country (if international applicant): usa
[]School Type: public : ranks 5th in state
[]Ethnicity: asian
[]Gender: f
[]Income Bracket: not sure
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[]Strengths: grades scores essays
[]Weaknesses: background? No interview?
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Honestly i am outraged
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted to mit northwestern syracuse american
Waiting for princeton upenn and tufts
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/list]
■■■■ this im not going here anyway
But sincere congrats to yall who got in!!

To those of you who got rejected like me: do not despair!! My counselor said it may as well be that we simply do not fit into what they are looking for, not that we are underqualified.
Honestly, i will say mit made a smarter choice than bu did.
So good luck! May yall get into your top choice :D

tim719 · March 25, 2014, 4:53am

Decision: Accepted

School & Major: College of Arts and Sciences; Neuroscience

Objective:

[list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Didn’t Submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.878
[] Weighted GPA: 4.041
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/273 (Top 9%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Gov

Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS VP, 2 year varsity basketball captain
[] Job/Work Experience: First student in school district to be offered job working with students with special needs during their sport
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at community center in lower socio-economic area
[] Summer Activities: Had job working with students with special needs
[] Essays: Wrote about how working with kids with special needs has made me want to study the mind.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent
[] Counselor Rec: Solid. She wrote about an independent study I conducted for her regarding how depression is treated.
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White as sour cream
[] Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: About $160,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My extracurriculars related directly to my academic areas of interest.[/li]
Reflection:

[list]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars and essays
[] Weaknesses: Test scores and too few AP classes
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid EC’s and essays made up for low test scores and lack of AP classes.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UCSD, UCSB, University of Rochester, University of Richmond, Tulane
Rejected: Cornell, Vanderbilt, Rice, UCLA
Waiting to hear back from: Penn, Brown, Berkeley, Wake Forest, USC, NYU, Lehigh, Tufts

dragonnelite · March 25, 2014, 11:36pm

Decision: Accepted

School/major: CAS Astronomy/physics

[]SAT I (breakdown): 2240, 730 CR, 740 W, 770 M
[]ACT (breakdown):
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): (650 physics/chem (bad i know fml), 700 math II, 690 US Hist, 780 Chinese)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 UW, 4.35 W
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Euro hist (4), physics B (3), US Hist (4), Physics C Mech and E&M (4,4), Chinese (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Chem (3), Art history (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP US Government and Politics, AP World History, UCSD Multivariable Calculus, UCSD Linear Algebra
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): SAT Club (president/founder), Middle school helper/tutoring club (president), Book club (treasurer), Quizbowl/Academic League 4 years and captain, science olympiad (astronomy coach), link crew leader
[]Job/Work Experience: Biomedical Lab summer internship in China, Jamba Juice (lol), Palomar hospital internship
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Key Club (100+ hours), tutoring club (50 hours), Hospital internship (120 hours), link crew (40 hours)
[]Summer Activities: Hospital internship, bio internship
[]Essays: BU Writing supplement was not the best honestly, I did them at the last minute. but CA essay was good (I wrote about my parents’ divorce and house foreclosure along with why I founded SAT Club and incorporated Hopper’s Nighthawks as an art reference)
[]Teacher Recommendations: my ap us history teacher (mediocre), my ap physics c teacher (stellar)
[]Counselor Rec: pretty good, she knows my background pretty well
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: didn’t have one[/li]
[ b]Other**

[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: public, very competitive
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: $30k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah[/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**

[]Strengths: alot of AP courses, SAT I score, physics teacher rec
[]Weaknesses: sat subject tests, ap scores, extracurriculars
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: the acceptance rate was okay and BU was my backup, i guess.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: BU and UCSB w/ honors, Rejected: Caltech, MIT, Rice, Waitlisted: UChicago, Harvey Mudd, UCLA (wtf), still waiting for: Carnegie mellon, columbia, cornell, uc berkeley (top choice), NYU, USC
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: My BU supplement essay was kind of bad lol but I’m happy that I got in. I don’t know if I’ll go right now because I messed up my financial aid (forgot to submit noncustodial CSS profile ugh) and BU only offered $4000 in aid right now [/li]
but anyways, to those who didn’t get in, don’t worry! there’s still lots of schools that have yet to come out, and I’m sure all of you will do great :)

diabl0 · March 26, 2014, 11:21am

I’m only doing this cause I’m dead bored.

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

Major: Economics

Objective:

[ul]
[li]SAT I (breakdown): 1790 (W630. CR540, M620)[/li]
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 540, Chem 680
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: GCE A level
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nada[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurricular (place leadership in parentheses): Can’t be bothered to name all. But I did have a lot of ECA’s. Was secretary, publicity director and got chosen to fly all the way to Hong Kong to perform music for a crowd of 500 people. Was pretty awesome with ECA’s.
[]Job/Work Experience: Nada.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: LOTSA community service. 4 hours of community service for the past 8 years. You do the math.
[]Summer Activities: Music Festival in Hong Kong, Prefects, Rotary conference.
[]Essays: I’d say it’s unique. I can’t rate my own essays, lol.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Not allowed to see them.
[]Counselor Rec: Not allowed to see.
[]Additional Rec: Nada.
[li]Interview: Nada.[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity:
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: I think essays. I had a string of A’s from Grade 10 onward. ECA’s helped a lot as well. Maybe recommendations from counselor and teachers played a part in my acceptance.
[]Weaknesses: Stupid SATs. Was not prepared at all.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because of my strengths?
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: All 9 UC’s, some LAC’s and some regional colleges. Also applied to Australia and the UK.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I like chocolate milk. [/li][/ul]

lipstick96 · March 27, 2014, 4:00am

[color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]

School/major: College of Engineering/Biomedical Engineering

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (CR:610, M: 670, W: 690)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school only reports weighted, which was 4.4
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Statistics, honors precalc, honors physics, creative writing
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Rec Cross Club, Class of 2014 Club, Interact Club, Art Honor Society
[]Job/Work Experience: 25hrs/week at a grocery store
[]Awards: Health award (freshmen), Biology award (sophomore), Mount Holyoke Book Award (Junior)
[]Volunteer/Community Service: through clubs
[]Essays: They were great I was proud of them
[]Teacher Recommendations: Came from a BU alumni and he was very adamant about writing it for me
[li]Counselor Rec: Probably average [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): CT
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student, I’m a girl in an engineering major(??)
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Essay, teacher recommendation, GPA
[]Weaknesses: SAT score, extracurriculars
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not really sure, I thought I had a pretty good chance. My grades and SAT scores probably weren’t very good in comparison to other people who applied for the engineering school/same major.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: I applied to 11 other schools(accepted to 10 (Drexel, UDel,Temple, Stony Brook, Hofstra, VCU, SUNY University at Buffalo, Seton Hall, URI, Wentworth Institute of Technology) waitlisted for 1(Union College))
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: It sucks because this was my top choice, but I’ve currently committed to my second choice and I’m pretty excited about it. Congratulations to everyone else that got accepted, I’m sure you all deserved it and good luck!![/li][/ul]

inreveries · March 28, 2014, 2:36am

Decision: Accepted

School/major: School of Management, Kilachand Honors College

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 740M, 800CR, 700W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800Chem 800Physics 790Math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Took A Levels in Singapore. Subjects taken were Physics, Chemistry, Math, Econs, General Paper, Project Work and Chines. Got all As except a D in Chinese.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UNSW English medal winner

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Faculty committee (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: none, not allowed to work as I was on a scholarship
Volunteer/Community Service: Weekly tutoring, overseas service in Cambodia, many other stuff
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendations: didn’t read, should be good
Counselor Rec: didn’t read, should be good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Indonesia, but went to high school in Singapore
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: SAT scores and A level grades, maybe essays as well
Weaknesses: no work experience, no hook
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted to UCLA, waiting for decisions from UMAA and NYU Stern, waitlisted by UVa, unconditional offer from UCL in the UK
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Most likely going to attend UCL, but I’m wondering how prestigious the KHC is? Anyway, congrats to all accepted! :)

Sydber · March 28, 2014, 3:59am

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

School/major: School of arts and science/Neuroscience and philosophy

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I: NA
[]ACT: 31
[]SAT II: NA
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.803
[]Rank: 20/300
[]AP: I didn’t send any of them.
[]IB: NA
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP psychology, AP biology, AP language, AP government, dual enrollment calculus, dual enrollment medical terminology, botany, speech communications, half marathon training (as a p.e. class), Spanish IV, orchestra
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that would really be considered ‘major’. AP Scholar if you’d count that, but they’re a dime a dozen.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: 4 years gymnastics, 2 years competition gymnastics, 1 year volunteer coaching gymnastics, 2 years varsity cross country, 3 years varsity track (distance captain), National Honors Society, National Council on Youth Leadership (semi-finalist), 4 years orchestra, 2 years pit orchestra for the annual musical, and some more I can’t remember
[]Job/Work Experience: Grapevine Magazine Data Analyst, JCPenney Sales Associate, retirement home dietary aid
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Planned and held my own 5k for bullying awareness, volunteered at humane society, volunteered for NHS
[]Summer Activities: Work and running basically… nothing special
[]Essays: I thought they were good when I sent them in, and then convinced myself they were terrible. I really don’t know.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Pretty good
[]Counselor Rec: Fantastic–used my TAG teacher/mentor. She’s been helping me journey through school for eight years.
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Iowa
[]School Type: Public. Absolutely terrible school. Offers no AP, IB, or honors, so I had to go out of my way to get them. String were definitely pulled for this. Barely half of the class goes to college each year, and that isn’t counting mid-year drop-outs
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: around $90,000 including my income
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. First generation bachelors since my mother has an AA I guess.
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Initiative and ECs
[]Weaknesses: the essay and my class rank (although I’d be in the top five if the GPA was weighted
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea. I was a little stunned. I was expecting to have to go to Grinnell (don’t get me wrong, it is a fantastic school, but I don’t want to stay in Iowa).
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Still waiting, so I’ll leave this.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Apply, even to places you don’t plan on going. You may be surprised at what rolls in.[/li][/ul]

maggie16 · March 28, 2014, 1:03pm

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

[ b]School/major:** Engineering

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[]SAT I (breakdown): M700 CR620 W720
[]ACT (breakdown): M28 E34 S32 R31 E9
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): M720
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we do it differently, but it’s all As
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): cum laude, so in the top
[]AP (place score in parentheses): sucked so didn’t send
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: all APs
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some foreign awards for snowboarding - not that big of a deal, at least to me[/li][/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): A LOT!
[]Job/Work Experience: snowboarding instructor
[]Volunteer/Community Service: A LOT
[]Summer Activities: summer school, volunteering
[]Essays: great, especially commonapp one. Shows me as a unique person
[]Teacher Recommendations: didn’t see, but I’m guessing very good
[]Counselor Rec: knew me well so probably also very good
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[]State (if domestic applicant):
[]Country (if international applicant): not gonna say here, but I know at least one person from my country going to BU
[]School Type: private boarding in the U.S.
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: very high
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): foreign? Great grades and extracurriculars? Showed interest? Didn’t apply for FA? [/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[]Strengths: grades, essays, recs, and extracurriculars
[]Weaknesses: scores :((
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strengths!
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: I got into BC, Wellesley, UC BERKELEY, Carnegie and Emory. Still waiting on some.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I mean, I kind of expected this. I’ve already cancelled my enrollment. Congrats to all!![/li][/list]

Piegoodman · March 29, 2014, 4:14am

Looks like I’m going to BU. I got really nice financial aid, so I’ll end up paying only about ~$10k a year.

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

School/major: College of Engineering

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (750M, 710CR, 730W)
[]ACT (breakdown): N/A
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (730), Chemistry (690)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (weighted 4.3)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US (4), Chem (3), Bio (4), Calc AB, Euro, and Physics C
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP Physics, and Honors Philosophy
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar Award (lol)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Track (manager for 2 seasons), Cross-country, Arduino, etc
[]Job/Work Experience: Counselor at expensive science and technology summer camp
[]Volunteer/Community Service: N/A
[]Summer Activities: Camp
[]Essays: Pretty good.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Never saw (excellent I think)
[]Counselor Rec: no idea (probably good)
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant): US
[]School Type: Large public
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: <$85,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Ukrainian/Russian citizen, etc[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: SATs, AP classes, competitive school environment
[]Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have a very high SAT (compared to most of the applicant pool)
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Tufts, Brown, Hopkins, Umass Amherst, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Trinity, Olin, Vanderbilt, and Duke.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Denied/Waitlisted everywhere except BU and Umass. I should’ve applied to more match schools.[/li][/ul]

foreignant · March 29, 2014, 12:17pm

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

School/major: College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 590 CR, 590 M, 640 W (1820)
[]ACT: 27 Composite
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not take
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics (Macro/Micro), AP European History, All Honors Classes
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: (Officer) for HOSA two years, member four years, Caribbean charity organization leader, Carnegie Hall performance 5 times (3 consecutive years) from winning piano competitions, sports for freshman year.
[]Job/Work Experience: Worked at a church as an organist/pianist
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Hospitals, Nursing Homes, 500+ hours.
[]Summer Activities: Emergency Medical Technician training, CPR certification
[]Essays: Good
[]Teacher Recommendations: Good
[]Counselor Rec: Fair
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[]School Type: Vocational
[]Ethnicity: Carribean/African-American
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $150,000/yr
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Extracurriculars I think.
[]Weaknesses: Standardized test scores, maybe GPA I dunno.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: To be honest, not sure.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Amherst College (waitlisted), Cornell University (rejected), Johns Hopkins University (rejected), The College of New Jersey (pending), Rutgers University (accepted).
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Nah.[/li][/ul]

beatsdancer · March 29, 2014, 12:31pm

Decision: Accepted

School/major: Business
Objective:
ACT : 28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
AP:Took five throughout highschool
Senior Year Course Load: Heavy with 4 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Captain of JV team
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
Volunteer/Community Service: ALOT! over 400 hours
Summer Activities: Worked as a camp counselor and went to Japan…
Essays: Solid. Spoke about discovering who I was.
Teacher Recommendations: Never saw
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see

Other
State (if domestic applicant):Chicago, IL
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing

Reflection
Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: ACT score, course rigor, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly I don’t know how I was accepted.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:I applied to 14 and got into 7. I’ve gotten into Boston U, Northeastern U, Howard U, Hampton U, Illinois Wesylen, Augustana, and Marquette

starlight27 · March 30, 2014, 2:06am

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

School/major: BA/MD Program

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800M, 800W, 760 CR)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 770 Bio M, 790 Math II
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Bio (4), AP US (5), AP World (4), AP English Lang (5)
[]Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rensselaer Math and Science Medalist, National Merit Finalist [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Spanish Club (President), Environmental Club (Co-president for 2 years), Pencils of Promise (Co-founder, Co-president), Varsity Tennis, Varsity Skiing, Columbia Science Honors program, Math Team, Model UN, Clarinet player
[]Job/Work Experience: 6 week medical internship (150 hours)
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital volunteering (150 hours), Research at Columbia (250 hours), Peer Edication (100 hours), Teaching Spanish to students with autism and down syndrome (60 hours)
[]Essays: Good
[]Teacher Recommendations: Fabulous (idk about one but the other said I was the best in his career)
[]Counselor Rec: I’m pretty sure it’s good
[li]Interview: I applied to the BS/MD program, and I’m assuming it went well seeing that I was accepted :p[/li][/ul]

Other

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[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Small public
[]Ethnicity: Indian/White
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: +150k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Scores, ECs
[]Weaknesses: No hooks
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Idk! So happy I was though!
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Bunch of BS/MD programs, Harvard (rejected), U Penn (wait listed), Brown (accepted), Fordham (accepted)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/ul]

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