Official DECISION thread for Class of 2017

DRAWESOME12 · March 23, 2013, 3:47pm

Rejected with an SAT score of 1890 and a school rank of 11/153 at a Magnet high school. My GPA unweighted is 3.9.

I thought I would get in as well and what sucks is my best friend got in and we were going to college together. Oh well, after being rejected by UT Austin it can’t get any worse.

Accepted to: Baylor, Austin College, Texas A&M, George Washington University, Texas Tech, Uni of Houston

Waitlisted: Rice

Denied: University of Texas at Austin and Boston University

rushilo · March 23, 2013, 3:49pm

Decision: Wait-Listed

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M- 700 W- 710- CR- 680
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Bio-E: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None Taken (I go to a new magnet school that only offers 2 AP classes)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: All honors, 1 AP class
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won regional debate- going to nationals at UNC Chapel Hill next month
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of student council/government (held all positions over 4 years), debate club, President of HOSA, Cadet Captain of local ambulance squad
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor summer of '12
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100s of hours as certified volunteer EMT
[] Summer Activities: EMS/Work
[] Essays: Main: very good; Supplement; good
[] Teacher Recommendation: all very good
[] Counselor Rec: VERY good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Human Physiology at SAR
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Magnet high school
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: >100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s and SAT (sorta)
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My mom was devastatingly ill from 2003-2012, so i talked about that briefly
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied to a competitive major and my stats weren’t spectacular
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Rutgers, Waitlisted NorthEastern
[/ul]General Comments: Pretty peeved about this. Even if I do get in now, I likely won’t get financial aid, which I needed, given my mom’s illness which has been costly to say the least.

jellomonkey · March 23, 2013, 4:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 730 Literature, 800 Math
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I think 3.7?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None yet.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Took mad APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: Dunno, probably fairly decent.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Tri-State.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: highly competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Yellow like lemonade.
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket: Up there, probably wouldn’t have gotten FA anyways.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ORM Anti-hook.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recs for sure. Scores. Very unique essay.
[] Weaknesses: Took a huge risk with essay. ORM.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am honestly not sure. Maybe because there’s too many yellow folk like me with high stats.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: State flagship with merit. Drexel with HUGEE merit scholarship.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in. Pretty bummed about not getting in, I was even hoping for some money. Life will go on though, and I hope you guys have an awesome 4 years at Boston. I visited, and it’s a great place to be! To all of you who got rejected, you got great opportunities ahead of you too. I sure know I do.

kb2013 · March 23, 2013, 5:55pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1940 (610 CR, 610 M, 720 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 580 Biology, 710 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5ish (Calculated myself. My school only uses weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/123
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Statistics (2)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, Honors Physics, Info. Lit (CP class required for all seniors).
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (Stage Manager freshman/sophomore years), Mock Trial, Shakespeare Festival (Stage Manager and Student Director), GSA, Jazz Band
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at a fairly large drugstore chain
[] Volunteer/Community service: Minimal (33 hours)
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Didn’t try hahaha.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good for the most part.
[] Counselor Rec: My school’s guidance department does literally nothing, so I have no idea.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup.
[] Intended Major: Pre-med or chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $50,000 - $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None I can think of.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Decent GPA, leadership positions, pretty good and unique personal common app essay, most rigorous courseload offered at my school
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses: I put 0 effort into the supplement essay, so that probably really dragged me down. And, I would say that I’m, overall, a very average applicant for BU.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Average applicant, horrendous supplement essay (the why BU one)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is my first rejection. Accepted to U Tennessee, Knoxville, U Montana, U Oregon, U Vermont, Drexel, UMass Amherst, U Washington - Seattle, Suffolk. A lot of scholarship money too from some of these schools.
[/ul]General Comments: I only applied to BU because my mom wanted me to apply to more closer-to-home schools. I never really wanted to go there, so I put no effort into the why BU supplement. I got into UW Seattle which is my dream school, so no complaints here. Congrats to everyone who got in!

ekviola · March 23, 2013, 6:25pm

Decision: Accepted
Majoring in Viola Performance in CFA, received presidential scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):n/a
[] ACT:33 (one sitting)
[] SAT II:n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):16/482
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), English (5), Music Theory (5), Macroeconomics (4), World History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science, AP English, Pre-AP Physics, Orchestra, Student Teach
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Second Place in International Music Conservatory Young Artist Competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (President), city youth orchestra (section leader), National Charity League (Head of Communications), multiple girls service organizations, etc…
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:200+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Toured Germany with my youth orchestra, attended multiple chamber music workshops in previous summers
[] Essays: Well written
[] Teacher Recommendation: Average
[] Counselor Rec: Average
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major:Viola Performance
[] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:prefer not to say
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:ACT, class rank, orchestra awards
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My passion for music
[] Weaknesses: no major national awards?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UNT, SMU, UTA, waitlisted Cleveland Institute of Music
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in!

ronniiii · March 23, 2013, 6:51pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1820
[] ACT: 31
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Language (4), Calc AB (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Lit, CivicsCP/EconCP/Model UN, Yearbook, Drama
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Co-Editor-in-Chief), MUN (Directors of committees), Cross Country, Book Club (Vice-Pres)
[] Job/Work Experience: Started own Cupcake Business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Chinese School - Teacher’s Assistant
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[/ul]Other[list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Accounting
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: 1/2 Black, 1/2 Taiwanese
[] Gender: Female

grzyba · March 23, 2013, 6:58pm

Decision: Accepted

BU has been my top choice for years now!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 - 710CR/650W/610M
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Literature (760) Mathematics II (620) U.S. History (640)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54 (as of junior year, senior year hasn’t been ranked yet)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/90
[] AP: AP English Literature and Composition (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calculus, Online Mandarin Chinese, Honors English, Honors Anatomy & Physiology[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: JV Softball (9), Recycling Club (9), Yearbook Committee (9-12), Yearbook Commitee Editor-in-Chief (12), Varsity Cross Country (10-12), Varsity Cross Country Captain (12)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer 30+ hours a year at my church.
[] Summer Activities: Summer 20111: Job shadowed at a palm oil company and went on a business trip/conference trip to Singapore with the company.
Summer 2012: Interned at a Chinese school in Malaysia as an English teacher for 6 weeks.
[] Essays: Common App Essay was on my trip to a different country and having to adjust to a different culture, supplement essay was on how my grandmother went to BU and through her stories about it, I had to see it for myself and fell in love.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Additional Rec: Possibly gave an added hook. It was from my supervisor from the school I interned at.
[] Interview: Did not interview.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State: MA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mixed Asian/White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: < 30K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Alumni in the family
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Internship
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My internship and the fact that I go to a small school with few opportunities.
[] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores & GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted: Good essays, good extracurriculars, volunteer work, summer activities.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Northeastern, UMass Amherst, UConn, Fordham / Rejected: GWU / Deferred: BC (waiting to hear back any day now)
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was admitted!

flower161 · March 23, 2013, 9:03pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 superscore (680-M, 720-R, 670-W) (didnt submit
ACT: 29 (did submit)
SAT II:U.S. History 670, Bio E 680 (did submit)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (3), AP Statistics (3), AP Art History (2 but didnt submit)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Physics B, AP French Language, Honors Calc, Honors English, Honors Government, Honors Economics, Gym
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): African American Student Organization (9-12 but officer 10-12), Academic Team (9-12 but officer 10-11), Model UN (10-11), Science Explorers (9-10), NHS, Nutrition Committee
Job/Work Experience:none
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer since 10th grade, Volunteer at organization for debt counseling during 10th grade, Library volunteer during 9th grade
Summer Activities:Just volunteered and hanged out with friends and family
Essays: Common App Essay was about my dad and his influence on me and my interest in medicine (cliqu

allshewrote · March 23, 2013, 9:50pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 M, 730 CR, 770 W
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/224, top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Euro (3), English Lang (5), US Govt (4), Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Diploma Candidate - Chem SL (4), Spanish SL (4), Math SL (equivalent of AB Calc), Psych HL, English HL, History HL
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Psych, HL English, HL History, SL Math/Calculus 1, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Theory of Knowledge (required IB course)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF - though, come to think of it, I only ever informed them of being NMSF…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Theater grades 9-12 - stage manager, director, lighting designer/technician (won Best Lights at a District One Act Festival)
SGA grades 9-12 - Treasurer, Senator, Senator, Student Body President
Beta Club grades 11-12 - Secretary
National Honors Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Bussing tables at a chain restaurant about 12 hours a week.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a summer day camp the summers of 2009 and 2010, and all of the proceeds of our spring musical last year that I directed and stage managed went to charity.
[] Summer Activities: See volunteer work, otherwise it wasn’t much (though I did take courses over virtual school that bled into the school year).
[] Essays: Excellent, I thought.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were above average - one might have been really awesome, but I never read it.
[] Counselor Rec: Great - she actually knows me, so I think it was her least generic rec all year.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: I started, but didn’t get my Noncustodial stuff in on time. I don’t think I would have qualified, anyway.
[] Intended Major: Film & Television within COM
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: average public high school with IB program and AP classes
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: High - dad makes 100,000+ and mom makes 90,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Course load, leadership, ACT score, essays, maybe recs?
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Not really sure. There was a strong emphasis on theater, because my CommonApp essay was about the spring musical last year and it was my top EC. Most of my honors stemmed from it.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of strong volunteer involvement, no science senior year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths. I was a fairly high match for them,; I guess they saw that too and figured I wouldn’t hurt their yield rate…
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Emerson College, Northeastern U, New College of FL, UF, and Columbia College Chicago; waitlisted at Kenyon College (found out today - still kinda miffed); waiting on Scripps College, Pomona College, Wesleyan University (within the next few days hopefully?).[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m honestly kinda baffled I didn’t get into the Honors College nor receive any kind of merit aid. I might call the admissions office to see if the $20,000 for NMF is still possible, but honestly BU was never high on my list, and now without honors? I’ve got full tuition at NEU and half tuition at Emerson College, so we’ll just have to see what else plays out. Hopefully someone on the waitlist gets my spot, and hopefully next year BU won’t be so ridiculous about yield protection…

jayvita · March 23, 2013, 9:55pm

** Decision: Accepted **

** Objective: ** [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 660 R, 720 M, 730 W = 2110
[] ACT: Didn’t take it
[] SAT II: US: 660, Math 2: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~94-95/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 3, USH 5, Eng Lang 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Macro, AP Micro, some other classes that aren’t really that important
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul] ** Subjective: ** [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Secretary of a culture club, some other community service clubs, and orchestra for 2 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, Bank Intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: Elderly center events coordinator, summer school volunteer, organized files/sorted out mail/assisted manager at an office
[] Summer Activities: See above
[] Essays: Common App: Wrote about a significant experience that made me more confident, Boston U Supp: Wrote about how wonderful Boston is & connected to the ample of opportunities Boston U offers
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Eng & AP USH teachers, I wasn’t that close to them but did pretty well in their classes
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure, didn’t get to read
[] Additional Rec: My supervisor at my bank internship
[] Interview: None
[/ul] ** Other ** [ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Business/School of Management
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul] ** Reflection ** [ul]
[] Strengths: I’m not good at reflecting upon my strengths… maybe my essays?
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: None
[] Weaknesses: SAT II, Eng & World History AP scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think college decisions are a big lottery. You never really know for sure. 
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Some SUNYs & Northeastern
[/ul]General Comments:
For those applying to colleges in the future: Never give up, even if you don’t have the best stats. When I was looking around College Confidential last year, I was extremely pessimistic. Everyone had such great stats - ie president of __, winner of _ awards, 10 APs, etc. I seemed too common, like I didn’t stand out at all. I realized that you don’t need to be extremely exceptional to get into a great school. Put your best shot forth, and be optimistic. Don’t underestimate yourself and never think that you’re not good enough!

For those who were rejected: Don’t put yourself down! Just because Boston University doesn’t see the potential in you, doesn’t mean plenty of other great schools won’t. Never lose faith.

Also, congratulations to all those accepted! :)

allisonnn317 · March 23, 2013, 9:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (CR-620, M-790, W-650)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II- 670, Bio e- 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15-20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): biology- 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP spanish language (aka spanish 5), honors gov/econ, AP calculus AB, wind ensemble, honors english IV, honors physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any unless superior command flute performances at solo & ensemble festivals count
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): youth educators, eight years of flute playing and private lessons, marching band, cross country, track & field, church youth group
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at haagen dazs in the summer of 2011 and at kumon as a tutor in the summer of 2012
[] Volunteer/Community service: somewhere around 50 hours, most for youth educators but over the summer of 2012 i volunteered a lot at loaves and fishes
[] Summer Activities: cross country summer running, summer jobs, some volunteering
[] Essays: my essays were okay. they weren’t groundbreaking but they weren’t so bad that i’d get rejected from schools over them haha my supplements were pretty good though. i live in california so i had to write two really generic essays for the UCs but on common app for all the supplements specific to the schools (ex: why is our school a good fit for you) i typically did a good job
[] Teacher Recommendation: hopefully good, one from my physio teacher and one from my spanish teacher who i’ve had all four years of high school
[] Counselor Rec: probably really generic, i barely know our school’s college counselor
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, only got $5,500 in loans
[] Intended Major: human physiology (:
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: half asian half white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: six figures
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): pretty much nothing.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

Strengths: math SAT score, school courseload (my schedules junior and senior year were/are SO insane), well rounded

What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: i tried to make myself come off as well rounded as possible. obviously they can see from your grades/ECs how well rounded you are but i took every opportunity possible to elaborate on all aspects of my application. i also tried to make my C in ap bio second semester seem as insignificant as possible. i wrote an essay on why i want to be a doctor and why i will be motivated in college, and on top of that i had my physiology teacher write one of my letters of recommendation so that she could assure them that i’m perfectly competent when it comes to biology and physiology.

Weaknesses: i got a C in the second semester of my AP bio class junior year and i applied as a human physiology major, which is a branch of biology and would require me to take biology classes

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i honestly don’t know. there are so many people on here with way better applications than me that didn’t get in. i forget who but when i was reading through these i saw someone with WAYYY better stats than me who applied for human physiology and didn’t get in. whoever you are, i really want to apologize because i feel like you deserved to get in more than i did

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted: boston university, george washington university, cal poly san luis obispo, willamette university, university of oregon, santa clara university
waitlisted: uc davis, uc irvine
rejected: uc san diego, uc los angeles
still waiting: uc berkeley, college of william and mary, university of southern california, boston college

azbo95 · March 23, 2013, 10:37pm

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

[ b]Objective:**[list]

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M 640 CR 610 W
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 740 Chem 730 Math 2 700 Bio M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 39
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Biology HL Chemistry HL Maths HL Economics SL English A1 SL Spanish B SL
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Peer Support (leadership), Chemistry Society, Black History Society, Nigerian Society, Medical Society, Psychology Society, Track and Field, ROTC (leadership), Care home assistant
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Hospitals in Nigeria and London,Charities in Nigeria to teach underprivileged children how to read
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Care home assistant and Charities in Nigeria to teach underprivileged children how to read
[ *] Summer Activities:Lead America course at Georgetown on Medicine and Healthcare and all my volunteer work
[ *] Essays:Common App Essays were good, and why BU essay I thought was really good…but who knows?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Never got to read them but I trust the 2 teachers that wrote mine.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I have no clue whether this was good or not
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Never offered one

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]

[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[ *] Country (if international applicant): UK
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ ] Gender: Male
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nigerian goes to school in UK and used to live in America (super diverse basically)
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:Passion in writing about my extra-curriculars and Teacher Recs
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Interested in caring for people (Pre-med focus) and want to come to America to learn where other talents lie
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly not sure, but i think its because I add diversity to the school
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to American University (D.C.) with scholarship. But waiting for Ivies, Duke and Stanford, but have doubts about those ones

[ /list][ b]General Comments:**

I’d love to go, but I dunno if my parents would let me go, because cost of college in England is cheaper and I have an offer from an excellent one in England, so I’d have to get an Ivy to come to America. But Well done to everyoone who got in, acceptance rate was apparently 7-8%

collegetimesfour · March 23, 2013, 10:38pm

Sorry…just a mom and don’t know how to use the format…
Son was ACCEPTED

SAT-1520
ACT-33 (Math-36)
SAT II - 760 Math
Unweighted GPA - 4.0
AP - Chemistry-5, Latin-5, English-4, Psychology-5
Senior Year Coarse load - AP European History, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, PSEO - Ohio State University Honors College HBio (A), Comparative Studies (A), Junior level Neuroscience course (A)
NHS, Engineering Team (Captain), FRC Robotics Team - CDT Lead-Programmer (qualified for World Competition 2 years in a row), Internship with Department of Neurology-Parkinson’s Research, Research with Material Sciences Engineering Department studying nanofibers x2yrs, HOBY Ambassador - Regional and Nationals, Children’s Hospital Mechanisms of Health and Human Disease (very competitive program), Third place in AMC, Latin Awards, Model UN (Captain), Cardinals for Life, volunteer at Grant Hospital, tutor Chemistry, Latin. Tutor at-risk elementary students, 4 year Academic scholarship-high school.
Strong recommendations from Physics teacher and guidance counselor
Applied for FAFSA
Intended Major: Chemistry
Ohio
Parochial to Public (transferred between Junior and Senior year)
Caucasian
Male
Income bracket - $100+

Accepted: Univ. of Pittsburgh (full tuition), Ohio State Univ. (Maximus), Saint Louis University (Vice-Presidents award), Rose-Hulman (merit scholarship)

Rejected: M.I.T., Northwestern, University of Chicago

Boston University was considered a “back-up” school for him (though he loves the idea of living in Boston!), but I thought otherwise…
University of Chicago was a big disappointment and Northwestern was pretty surprising…

Waiting for: JHU, Vanderbilt, Harvard, Boston College, University of Rochester.

ilovetlbb · March 23, 2013, 10:42pm

didnt apply for any scholarship, so i was really surprised when BU gave me Presidential Scholarship.

stats are not fantastic, SAT 2290 in one-sitting, 790 W 760 M 740 CR, SAT II 800 for Math II, physics, chemistry, EC and rec are just normal, and i am international, really surprised,

MaR00n · March 24, 2013, 8:26am

Decision:Waitlisted

lol… i’ve always wanted to do that…

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (superscore) 680 cr 750 wr 720 math
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:760 chem 780 bio 730 math1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): none
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): fluctuated
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: heavy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UNESCO club (sec.), religious activities, basketball, and five others.
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at oil company
[] Volunteer/Community service: a lot of hours a day, five days a week at local orphanage during summer
[] Personal Statement: my common app essay, and another one, not outstanding but pretty good
[] Teacher recommendations : okay i guess
[] counselor recommendation: never saw it but was probably good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[] Intended Major: biology (but in reality, i’m undecided)
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Nigeria
[] School Type: difficult, catholic, private
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket: idk
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: i don’t know…my essay was probably it and rigor of high school maybe and ECs
[] Weaknesses: above average SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tufts syndrome. they need to protect their yield.
[]where else where you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted: Fordham (early letter), UCLA, UVA, Northwestern
waitlisted: University of Chicago
rejected: none yet. still waiting for the 28th…
[/ul]General Comments: I’m not accepting my wait list offer, this school was like a safety, but oh well…

mamel94 · March 24, 2013, 9:34am

Decision: Accepted
Accepted to CAS & Kilachand Honors College with a presidential scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720CR 740M 790W)
[] ACT: never taken
[] SAT II: irrelevant for BU
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 or thereabouts
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3), USH (5), Eng. Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs: Bio, Physics C, Calc AB, Euro, Lit. One semester of Psych honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): No (clear) leadership. I wasn’t involved in a ton of ECs, but the ones I am I’ve won a lot of state/international awards
[] Job/Work Experience: helping with my mom’s small business… shopping
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 500 hrs or so volunteering w/ a therapeutic horseback riding program
[] Summer Activities: took 2 classes at BU
[] Essays: not the greatest imo… I thought my Kilachand one was embarrassing. Guess BU thought otherwise?
[] Teacher Recommendation: The one I read was really wonderful. I didnt read the other, but I’m sure it was also great
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know her very well, so probably generic
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: int’l relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: suburban public
[] Ethnicity: as white as they come… I can’t tan
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: low-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my gpa/test scores
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: focused on my time at BU in my why BU essay - I mentioned jaywalking across Comm Ave though, and only after I hit submit did I realize how stupid that probably made me sound
[] Weaknesses: My essays & ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I took classes there before & did well (I already have a 4.0 GPA there…)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMass Amherst (honors), Northeastern (honors), and Brandeis. No rejections yet, but that will all change Thursday. Dundundun…
[/ul]General Comments:
I was very happy I got in, and especially upon seeing my FA offer (I got a horrible offer from Northeastern a few nights before and I was very discouraged at that point). Right now I’m torn between Brandeis and BU - I’m not sure if I want to give up the opportunity to be in the KHC.

twin908 · March 24, 2013, 7:21pm

Decision:Accepted
Applied to CAS but accepted to CGS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (630CR, 550M, 590W) 1770
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53w (school only does weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 40%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History(3) AP Language and Composition(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lang, AP US, AP Psych, Accel. Pre Calc, Accel Wood Tech 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Girl Scout Bronze and Silver Award (third and second highest awards in scouting)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Officer), Key Club, Girl Scouts, writing (published in a magazine and anthology)
[] Job/Work Experience: Junior Counselor for five years at a summer camp for special needs kids. 8 hours a day for 8 weeks. only paid a small stypin
[] Volunteer/Community service:110 community service hours, Volunteer for Autism Cares, Relay for Life volunteer, did a 15 hour service project for the red cross and a 40 hour service project cooking meals for Aid for Friends.
[] Summer Activities: traveled on People to People Student Ambassador programs in the summer of 2010 and 2011 to Ireland, Wales, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, Sicily, Crete, and Greece. While abroad we completed service activities.
[] Essays: I thought it were pretty good. I wrote the main common app essay about the death of a classmate and how I’ve grown from experiencing grief for the first time.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure how good they were. I got my AP World teacher and my wood tech teacher to write them.
[] Counselor Rec: I think my counselor doesn’t like me so not too sure how good hers was lol.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Received 20,500
[] Intended Major: International Relations (didn’t get it)
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >100,000 (my parents are sending twins to college though)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Community service, extracurriculars
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I have a passion for helping the community and at BU I would further my services?
[] Weaknesses: SAT, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted: I read somewhere that BU likes published people and I have two works of mine published in a book and magazine. Otherwise I’m not sure!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Penn State Main, UMASS Amherst, Drexel, UDel. Waitlisted: Smith College, UC Irvine, NC State. Rejected: UCLA, UVA,UNC Chapel Hill[/li][/ul]General Comments: Most likely, I will attend Boston University! And for future applicants: apply to BU regardless what people tell you! Everyone including teachers told me I wouldn’t get in, but I ignored them and applied! The worst thing you can do is not try. Good luck!

izzya219 · March 24, 2013, 7:27pm

Decision: Accepted

School of Management and Presidential Scholar (yay!)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120
[] SAT II: 720 Bio m, 690 ush, 680 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 w (school doesn’t do uw)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Writing and Comp (4), USH (4), Stats (3), taking Latin, Calc AB, Psych, and Lit this year
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP’s listed above and honors anatomy, and honors law
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, Beacon award, Gold medalist on National Latin exam
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis 9-12 (captain), XC 9-12, Mock trial 9-12 (captain), Stu Govt 9-12 (officer), JSA 9-11, NHS 11-12, Peer Educator 11-12, Tutoring 12, Mu Alpha theta 9-12, Latin National Honor society
[] Job/Work Experience: Dunkin’ Donuts for 8 months and internship at a Congressman’s office (unpaid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 125 hours total
[] Summer Activities: job, internship
[] Essays: excellent, common app was about my job at dd
[] Teacher Recommendation: both awesome
[] Counselor Rec: literally couldn’t be better
[] Additional Rec: from the Congressman I worked for
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (got a ***load)
[] Intended Major: Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ma
[] Country (if international applicant): USAAA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, AP’s, course rigor, ec’s, internship, rec’s, and my essays!
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I said I would like to try and form a club or intramural tennis team in my “Why BU?” essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA but not really
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: BU and Villanova, Waitlisted: WUSTL and UVA and waiting on four more[/li][/ul]General Comments: Soooo excited I wasn’t expecting to get the scholarship or the awesome financial aid…BU has certainly moved as a choice but I’ll have to see where else I get in. Congrats everyone!!!

camus4 · March 24, 2013, 9:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (CR 760/ M 590/ W700)
[] SAT II: us history 770 and literature 790
[] Unweighted GPA: my school does it out of 100, mine was like 98.89 or something
[] Rank: 17/238
[] AP : us history(5) , language (5) , micro (4), bio (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: all Aps and gym
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot and about 4 leadership roles from the last two years
[] Job/Work Experience: just a summer job
[] Volunteer/Community service: a lot too
[] Essays: good enough, nothing amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation: one was really good the other was just okay
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read but probably not the best since my counselor does not care at all
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: political science or economics // I want to do prelaw
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] School Type: small public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: under 60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: my scores, gpa, and ecs made BU a match school for me
[] Weaknesses: my Sat math score, I also got a C in precalc last year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: like I said, BU seemed like a match stats wide, I also visited and talked to them at college fairs so I guess some demonstrated interest
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Fordham / Rejected : NYU , university of Virginia
[/ul]General Comments: I really like BU , but they only gave me like 44k in aid which seemed like a good package until I saw BU was 60k a year. I still need to wait for a FA package from fordham and a few more decisions, but BU is still a possibility

afternoontea · March 24, 2013, 10:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (single sitting - Math 660, Reading 660, Writing 730, Essay 11)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 700 USH, 620 Lit, 600 Bio… oops
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Bio (4), Euro (4), [teachers didn’t really teach… so self study basically]
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous, dual enrollment scholarship
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.) Dual enrollment scholarship (took classes at local university for free)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): the main ones were Mock Trial (captain), TV Studio (senior crew member) HOSA (treasurer), NHS, Varsity Tennis</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: nada because of family and legal issues</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: it’s really all various things, 200 or more hours, idk really </li>
<li>Summer Activities: family obligations, taught myself precalc</li>
<li>Essays: about the difficulties I faced, particularly with my mother and then running away from home, and about my brother who I raised. I didn’t ask teachers to read them because when they did they changed it and it didn’t sound like mine. </li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: should have been good, I’m pretty well liked I think. I’m not sure though I never read them</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: really nice and personal, my counselor helped me through so much, so she had a lot to say</li>
<li>Additional Rec: I didn’t read it, but one of my professors who really liked me wrote it</li>
<li>Interview:</li>
</ul>

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: indeed
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Parochial on scholarship
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: under 10,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen, over came difficulties
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, high school transcript, perseverance 
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: family problems, abusive relation ship with my mom and her husband, being a run away, coming from a blue collar dad
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores… I sucked at them…so much…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had good grades and a good story. I think that adds diversity in it’s own way.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: American U, Villanova U, LaSalle U, Northeastern U, Loyola Maryland
waiting on: Penn, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Fordham, NYU, and Georgetown (deferred EA)
[/ul]General Comments: I received good money from BU making attendance doable and unless I get into one of my crazy reaches I think I’m going to be a part of the BU Class of 2017. SO EXCITED!

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