Official DECISION thread for Class of 2017

askSMSN · March 22, 2013, 1:14pm

Let’s post the decisions only for future reference. Please use the typical format for the decisions.

The format is as follows:

DON’T FORGET TO REMOVE SPACES AFTER BRACKETS

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:

Good Luck, Everyone!

pennforme1 · March 23, 2013, 8:37am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 CR: 670 W: 720 Math: 760
[] SAT II: Math II: 730 Chem: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma predictions in ()
HL: Chem (7), Econ (7), Math (6)
SL: Physics (7), English (7), Spanish B (6)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rifle shooting (Captain / shoot for England), Head of committee in school Amnesty society
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 weeks in PE firm in summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 hours / week shooting range
[] Summer Activities: Writing IB EE / studying for IB
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good
[] Additional Rec: AMAZING (from shooting coach)
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other:[ul]

[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[] Country (if international applicant): UK
[] School Type: Private / Boarding
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[list]

[] Strengths: tons of positions of leadership / international / huge family history in India
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Shoot like a god, boarding house secretary, Indian family history
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: overall candidature
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn / Chicago rejected Northwestern waitlisted

Maxyend · March 23, 2013, 8:51am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 760, CR: 760, W: 700
[] SAT II: Math 2: 770, Physics: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, intl. student
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] Senior Year Course Load: medium-high
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): not great
[] Job/Work Experience: a month of internship at finance company
[] Volunteer/Community service: a couple months part-time work with a local foundation
[] Summer Activities:See work experience
[] Essays: main one: good, BU supplement: bad.
[] Teacher Recommendation: average
[] Counselor Rec: good, nothing amazing though
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] Country (if international applicant): Western Europe
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No idea
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses: problem with transcripts, probably incomplete.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: incomplete transcript or terrible BU essay.
[/ul]General Comments:

Synssia · March 23, 2013, 9:04am

Decision: Accepted
Accepted as a Trustee Scholar

Applied to School of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 690, Reading: 660, Writing: 660, Overall: 2010 (did not send in)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/340 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5), AP Spanish (5), AP Art (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Lit and Comp, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Environmental Science, Honors Humanities, Physics A
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society[/li]Foreign Language Society
Cleveland Clinic eXpressions Program - Blue Ribbon Recipient
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards - Silver Key
AP Scholar

[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club (President) - 4 years
Writing Club (Public Relations) - 3 years
Foreign Language Club - 4 years
Jazz Band (pianist) - 3 years
Drama Club - 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Cleveland Clinic Creative Learning Intern - 9 week medical art program
[] Volunteer/Community service: 80+ hours
Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
Natural Disaster Donation Collection
Sewing for shelters
Tutoring for ESL children
Ushered for Cleveland Orchestra
[] Summer Activities: Cleveland Clinic Creative Learning Intern - 9 week medical art program
Columbus College of Art and Design Pre-College program - 3 week art program
[] Essays: Really good, looked over them everyday for weeks.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Average, they were generic recommendations
[] Counselor Rec: Unknown
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Graphic Design and Advertising/Communication
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 30k per year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[list]
[] Strengths: High ranking, above average ACT score, internship program
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I focused on the internship program and my love for art and community
[] Weaknesses: Recommendations; they were very generic
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a very strong application, and I noted all of my strong points
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Miami University of OH, Ohio State University, and Northeastern

askSMSN · March 23, 2013, 9:16am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):760/750/790/12
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Lit 690 and Math 1: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 and 5 in 3 APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): state medal in academic decathlon , high point awards in subjects etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): swimmer
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: yes with Red Cross
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec:excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: premed
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: < 95K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation in US
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: got rejected from 7yr BA/MD program, WL in uchic, rejected in MIT, accepted in GWU

amandakayak · March 23, 2013, 10:31am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710cr/800m/640w, 1510/2150
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 750 mathII, 680 physics
[] UW/W GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99/4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physic, AP Eng, AP French, AP CalcBC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band, Concert Band, Science NHS, French NHS, NHS, Science Olympiad, Mathleague
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: BioEngineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Big ole’ public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA/SATs
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pitt, Rutgers, NEU, CWRU, URochester[/li] [/ul]General Comments:
Applied but didn’t get Trustee Scholarship or any other merit awards - which makes COA roughly $17K higher than EFC so…won’t be attending!

whiteout13 · March 23, 2013, 10:31am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I 2060
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): dont know 4.25 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 out of around 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5 English Lang 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: took 4 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): some clubs at school, a local youth group, secretary of town’s youth service board
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: local youth community service group
[] Summer Activities: traveled
[] Essays: okay
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: good, not great
[]Additional Rec:no
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: health science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: independent
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: gpa? recommendations, class rigor
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my diverse background
[] Weaknesses: SAT, not too much leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: uconn, fairfield u, hofstra u
[/ul]General Comments: happy, got financial aid but still costs a lot. thinking about it with my family

whiteout13 · March 23, 2013, 11:04am

oh and I was accepted to SAR btw

Deblerg · March 23, 2013, 11:06am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (Math-630, CR-740, W-790)
[] SAT II: World History-740, French-800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.365W (sorry, don’t know unweighted)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5), World History (5)
[] IB (place prediction in parenthesis): HL Biology (6), HL English A1 (6), HL Economics (7), SL Math Studies (7), SL Spanish Ab Initio (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Biology, HL English A1, HL Economics, SL Math Studies, SL Spanish Ab Initio, Honors History, Honors Humanities

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): IntensiveBallet (member of a preprofessional company, principal dancer this year), Baking club at school (founder), and miscellaneous clubs at school
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at a gelateria, internship at a maritime security company, wrote an article for Cracked.com
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, volunteer work with ballet company
[] Summer Activities: See jobs
[] Essays: Common app essay was excellent, BU essay could’ve been better
[] Teacher Recommendation: fantastic
[li] Counselor Rec: good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics, English, Film Studies
[] Country (if international applicant): Greece
[] School Type: Private, best American/International school in Athens
[] Ethnicity: European
[] Gender: girl

[/ul]Reflection

[li] Strengths: GPA, EC’s/work experience[/li]
[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I focused on dance and my international background (I’ve lived in quite a few places)[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: SAT[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m honestly pretty surprised, I thought I would be accepted…It must be either because quite a few people from my school applied or I just wasn’t as good as other applicants in some regard[/li]
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far accepted at Colby and Franklin&Marshall and rejected from Bowdoin…still waiting on Yale, Columbia (lol), Barnard, NYU, and William and Mary

vulpesinculta · March 23, 2013, 11:27am

Holy **** sticks I got in! For biomedical engineering.

grantytyta · March 23, 2013, 11:35am

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2110
[ *] ACT: Didn’t Take it
[ *] SAT II: 740 US History, 670 Biology
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30 %
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None taken
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, rest honors
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz team, Band districts/allstates, Political Action Group VP, Tri-M Honors Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Self Employed
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Camp counselor, community farm, Relay for Life Team Captian
[ *] Summer Activities: Farm Work
[ *] Essays: Solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty Good
[ ] Additional Rec: Nah
[ ] Interview: Nah
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[ *] Intended Major: Undecided (CGS)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[ *] School Type: Public, very competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ ] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT, essays
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I’m very well rounded
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, rank
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because I applied to CAS but said Iwould consider CGS as well, and I’ve shown great interest in BU over the years.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UMASS, Bryant, Bentley, Waitlisted Babson, Villanova, GWU, Denied Notheastern
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Very excited! Was one of my top choices!

kcwijaya · March 23, 2013, 11:36am

Decision: Accepted

CAS & Presidential Scholar

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 - 800 M, 780 CR, 750 W
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio E, 740 English Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% i think
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), AP Microeconomics (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Computer Science (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP European History, AP English Lit, AP Psychology, Forensic Science, Sustainable Earth Systems, Band, Vocals
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Global Citizenship Award – internationally recognized by EARCOS, Presidential Award – Grade 10, 11, California State Award for Academic Achievement, Certificate for Recognition for Achieving High Honors, All-Star Volleyball Player of Southeast Asia, MVP Volleyball.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Rep + House captain), National Honor Society, MUN, GIN, JHU’s Center for Talented Youth, Yearbook Copy Editor, Varsity Volleyball for 5 years (captain for 3/5), Varsity Badminton, Varsity Swimming
[] Job/Work Experience: I interned at this biopharmaceutical firm. I learned medical school level material and worked in the lab to extract beta-D-glucan molecules within mushroom polysaccharides to repair heart cells and inoculated components that inhibit VEGF receptors in our cells.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I do a looot of community service. Coordinator of Habitat for Humanity, Coordinator of World Vision (teaching impoverished people how to use technology and giving them diplomas), Coordinator of Cleft Care - (helps kids with cleft palate), Coordinator of Pelayan Gratia (Last year sent 60 children to school. First time this was done in my school and I did this entirely on my own), Coordinator of Athletic Council (organizes athletics of my school), Coordinator of Malnutrition (raises money for malnourished kids in Indonesia), Coordinator of Big Brother/Big Sister (pairs abused children with students for high-school-career long commitments), Coordinator of several other projects dealing with orphanages, Coordinator of Klumprik – teaching English to native Indonesians, Coordinator of Recycling Committee – completely revamped the recycling system of my school. I’m currently helping my drama teacher, who recently suffered a stroke and had to get his leg amputated and lost most of his ability to speak, to learn vocabulary and reading and etc again.
[] Summer Activities: JHU CTY, Stanford Summer High School, Elite Educational Institute
[] Essays: It was the worst essay I’ve written so I have no idea how this happened
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great! Love the teachers who sent them.
[] Counselor Rec: She’s awesome We’re really close.
[] Additional Rec: I think I sent one by my volleyball coach.
[] Interview: NA
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] Country (if international applicant): Indoneisa
[] School Type: Private International
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, Recommendations
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: How much I love biology and learning
[] Weaknesses: TERRIBLE essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted in Caltech, UCI, UCSD, UCLA, LMU, UBC…Rejected in MIT, waiting for others
[/ul]General Comments:

Congratulations to everyone who got in, and to those who didn’t, you are AMAZING, AND BEAUTIFUL, AND PERFECT, and any college will be lucky to have you!

jacquelineo24 · March 23, 2013, 11:47am

Decision:Accepted

** Objective:**[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2190 (Math 620, CR 800, W: 770
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: Lit:800 Math 1: 600
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):English Language (5) English Lit (N/A) French (N/A)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:US History II H, AP Eng. Lit, AP French, Physics, Precalc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):School Newspaper (Editor), Varsity Cheerleading (Captain 1 year), TV Studio (Anchor), Lit. Magazine, Culture Club, various community service projects, Traffic Safety Squad
[] Job/Work Experience:2 summers in grocery store bakery
[] Volunteer/Community service:at least 20 hours a year
[] Summer Activities:Summer job, creative writing course at Columbia University
[] Essays:Well-written and thought-provoking
[] Teacher Recommendation:2 - both should have been very good
[] Counselor Rec:Very good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:No
[] Intended Major:Communication
[] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:Competitive all-girls Catholic school
[] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:Upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:SAT scores, essay
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: N/A
[] Weaknesses:GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Good SAT scores, EC’s, strong applicant for COM major, good overall fit for my strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: Northeastern, Fordham (scholarship), Loyola Maryland (presidential scholarship), Fairfield (scholarship); Waitlisted: Villanova, George Washington University; Still waiting: Boston College and NYU
[/ul]General Comments: Beyond thrilled, truly believe this is the right fit for me and will most likely be attending

jabrown2013 · March 23, 2013, 1:20pm

Decision: Accepted

College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (690CR, 680M, 650W)
[] ACT: 34 (super score 35)
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio (5), APUSH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP, 6 Dual Enrollment (3/semester), 1 regular class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse, International Club, NHS, Internship Program, some more minor ECs
[] Job/Work Experience: Internships at Northwestern Mutual & Biochem Lab, Landscaping Job, Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major
[] Summer Activities: n/a
[] Essays: Very good I thought
[] Teacher Recommendation: I believe one was very good, while the other was cookie-cutter
[] Counselor Rec: Very close with GC, so it was probably really good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Middle (70k-80k)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, Courseload
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at SUNY Geneseo, Siena College, RPI (conditional acceptance), University of Rochester, Villanova[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Financial Aid was surprisingly generous, especially for a school which doesn’t pledge to meet full-need.

vulpesinculta · March 23, 2013, 1:52pm

Decision: Accepted OMG!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 600 CR 690 W 710 M 10 essay
[] ACT: 31 - 32 M 30 S 31 R 30 W 10 essay
[] SAT II: 740 Math II 730 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 4.2 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 30%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): pretty bad… USHAP 5 Physics B 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc BC, AP art history, AP physics c, film
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Lots of hispanic recognition stuff[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cabin leader at science camp, 200+ hours community service, created some clubs and shieeet
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
[] Summer Activities: none
[] Essays: Pretty awesome
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty awesome
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yiss
[] Intended Major: biomedical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: hispanic!
[] Gender: female!
[] Income Bracket: low! 35k-40k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, female engineer, first gen[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my grades probably, my essays and letters of rec, community service, my achievements
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: just overcoming a lot of hardships in my family
[] Weaknesses: scores and ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I worked for it!!!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected MIT SLO, waitlisted Davis, accepted only UCM :O, waiting on yale and cornell not expecting much[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: so happy! I’m so glad I got so much money and can’t wait to check out the campus!!!

stupiddorkyidiot · March 23, 2013, 1:54pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800CR, 760M, 790W; took it once)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 USH, 760 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.24W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10/300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), USH (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics, English, American Gov/Econ, two choir classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): choir, photography, dance, lifting, Sunday school lessons
[] Job/Work Experience: some math tutoring, farmer’s market
[] Volunteer/Community service: ER volunteer
[] Summer Activities: not much
[] Essays: Common App was good. Why BU wasn’t fabulous, but I thought it was okay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: probably generic (he’s new to the school) but overall positive
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: medium-sized public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, recs
[] Weaknesses: ECs, maybe essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I actually just remembered that I applied to BU with an older version of the Common App, which had an earlier version of my essay and said that my GPA was out of 5.0. *facepalm I had to get everything in on time for the SMED application, which in retrospect wasn’t a great decision.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UCLA, UCSD, UCSB w/ regents, URochester. WLed UChicago and Northwestern.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all those accepted. To everyone who was WLed/rejected, welp, life goes on. I am a bit surprised - I emailed my admissions officer a few times and visited campus, so I don’t think it was a demonstrated interest issue - but what can you do?

stevest · March 23, 2013, 2:07pm

Accepted–my son

from a top ranked public school, and maybe top 5% of the class
4.0 UW GPA
35 act
all 800’s and AP’s 5’s.
Moderate extracuric.

Weaknesses–
I did not demonstrate interest at all. Filled out the application only. No tour etc

Liz3J5 · March 23, 2013, 3:15pm

Decision: Accepted

CAS and Honors College with the Presidential Scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Reading - 740, Math - 670, Writing - 670
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math I - 650, Literature - 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/270
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None yet, but I will test in every class I take (see below)
[] Senior Year Course Load: History of the Americas HL, English IV HL, Chemistry SL, Math Studies SL, Psychology HL, Latin V SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rotary Youth Leadership Award, various Model UN awards, some National Latin Honor Society Stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (president for three years), Interact Club (founder and president for two years), National Latin Honor Society, competitive Irish dancer, flutist, laboratory internship for two years. Loads of volunteer work in homeless shelter and at a school for children with cerebral palsy in India. I’ve been to 62 countries
[] Job/Work Experience: Laboratory internship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
[] Volunteer/Community service: Homeless shelter. School in India for children with cerebral palsy
[] Summer Activities: leadership camp at Yale, international travel
[] Essays: I think they were good. The Common App one was the best essay I wrote, and I wrote about Irish dance. The Honors College Essay and Trustee Scholarship Essay were also pretty good. I got into the Honors College, but didn’t get the Trustee.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really nice!! My teachers let me read them, and they were super sweet.
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor doesn’t know me at all, so I had my principal do this. His rec was really nice.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: My interview got canceled three different times Thanks to various weather fiascos. I did meet with the director of the honors college though, and that interview was a lot of fun.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: biochemistry and religious studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jewish
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because I didn’t give up. I scheduled an interview here in NC, and it was canceled because of weather. Then I was going to fly up to Boston, but that was canceled because of Hurricane Sandy. Then, when I finally made it up to Boston, my admissions rep was out of town But I still didn’t give up, and I made alternate arrangements.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to NC State, UNC-CH, George Mason, Northeastern University. Denied by Yale.

guitar3962 · March 23, 2013, 3:26pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 720 USH, 730 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (4.2W) Upward trend: 3.8 Fresh/Soph -> 4.67 Junior -> 4.8 Senior
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/460ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), APUSH (5), Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP: Bio, Stats, Macroecon, Gov’t/Politics, Literature.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, various science awards, honor roll, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of leadership in marching band/concert band/other ensembles. Also leadership in various clubs.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: School’s service club, taught music to underprivileged middle school musicians, volunteered regularly at senior center, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering
[] Essays: Very good. Talked about art and science, and why I chose Bio.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably very good (couldn’t read them).
[] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher recs, probably very good.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (got 15k grant/10k loans)
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $150,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Consistency of ECs, essays, senior grades (got a 4.0 UW/4.8W last semester; almost all A+s in all APs).
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: I’m going to try and bargain with BU to get the total cost down to around 30-35k. If I don’t, I will be going to UC San Diego, which I am equally excited about :)

bbkid101 · March 23, 2013, 3:33pm

size=+2]Decision: Rejected[/size]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 610 CR 720 M 650 W
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/119
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Comp
[] Senior Year Course Load: all honors classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): boys state and boys state best city award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tons of ECs
[] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, peer leadership
[] Summer Activities: swim instructor/pool manager
[] Essays: very good
[ ] Teacher Recommendation: top notch
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: undecided eng
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: over $100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen college
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: strong ECs and work experience, strong GPA and course load
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: how much I love BU and my transition throughout high school
[] Weaknesses: maybe my SAT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ethnicity
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to 5 other schools
[/ul]General Comments:

Congrats to those who got in, but in all honesty I’m furious. BU was my top choice and I was pretty confident about getting in to it. When I saw that I was rejected I was in shock. I don’t understand how or why I was rejected when my credentials are all above BU’s average. Words cannot describe how upset I am… I am so disappointed.

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