Boston University is my dream school. I have visited twice and I am completely in love with it. I will be heartbroken if I don’t get in. Could you please chance me? If I don’t have a good shot, what else should I do?
Rhode Island Resident
Class of 2016
Race: White
Gender: Female
SAT (have only taken it once, plan on taking it once more): 1940 M-670 CR-670 W-600
GPA: 3.55 unweighted, 4.1 weighted
Rank: school very competitive and doesn’t rank
AP’s by end of snr year: Ap European History (3), AP Statistics (4), AP Biology, AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Chem
Extracurriculars (what will be at end of snr yr):
- National Honors Society: 2 years
-Ski and Snowboard Club: 3 years
-Soccer Team: 4 years, 3 varsity
-Indoor/Outdoor Track Team: 4 years, all varsity, 1 year captain
-Math Team: 2 years
-Community Service Club: 2 years, over 100 hours of service
Green Club: 2 years
-Worked at Subway for 2 summers (20+ hrs per week)
-Volunteer at local animal shelter 2 hrs per week
-Internship with Navy Base for a summer
-Summer Pre-Bacc program at Brown, earning credit in Physics 0030 (equivalent of AP Physics C)
Thanks! I’d really appreciate it if you could tell me where I stand!!
Yes I think that you stand a pretty good shot! Your SAT is close to the average, but hopefully it may improve next time you take it! I really don’t know about the GPA, because I went to an IB school where the GPA was out of 7. I’d say that you have a good GPA, but maybe rely on someone who actually understands those grades. You have impressive extracurriculars and the essays are very important to BU btw! What school will you be applying to? And will it be ED?
I’m a 24 year old female at a 2 year school in New Jersey
GPA: 3.82
EC/Clubs: I’ve done some volunteer work recently, but not much, history club, national honor society, national business honor society, my school’s business club/society
Job: I’ve worked at Ann Taylor Loft as an associate and a manager and I’ve been there since I graduated high school in 2008 so the fact that I clearly have good work ethic and I have a job might make up for only having a few ECs
HS GPA: 3.6
Mid Year Report: As in all 5 courses
I was going to apply for the business school but I decided to go to COM for advertising instead (I did not have enough math courses bc I really hate it lol) and the admissions person told me that might hurt me if I apply to their business school. I think my essay was very strong and people who read it said it was very meaningful and seemed genuine.
I also only applied to Rutgers Business School when I submitted my application. I just finally now applied to a second school in Boston but I did not want to apply to too many schools bc I want BU to know that I want to go to them and only them and that if I were accepted, I would definitely attend. One thing I am a little nervous about is that I would require a lot of financial aid bc I have no financial support from my family and do not make a lot of money since I work part time. I think that may hurt my chances a bit.