Science and Engineering Program Chances

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<p>Hey, I was wondering if I had a good chance to get into the Science and Engineering Program at BU. Maybe even some money? Or am I going over my head? I’m an OOS applicant.</p>

<p>Credentials:
S. Asian Male/Rising Senior/NY
UWGPA: 3.7369
WGPA: 3.8043
Rank: N/A (Maybe Top 15% of a class of 300)
Graduation: Summer '08</p>

<p>11th Grade:
AP Biology
AP English Language
AP US History
Physics
Pre-Calc</p>

<p>12th Grade:
AP Psychology
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Physics B
AP Macroeconomics
AP Literature</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:
PSAT: 1910 (10th Gr); 1960 (11th Gr)
SAT: 2200 / CR:670, MATH:760, WRITING 770 (Re-Taking)
SAT IIs: US History-730, Biology E-710, Math IC-660</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities:
North Shore University Hospital Junior Volunteer: 150 Hours+
Shelter Rock Public Library: Teen tutor for senior citizens
DECA 10-12
Freshman Focus Peer Connectors 11-12
Chuch: Youth Leader/Director for 3 Years
India: Helped build a church in Kerala (Koothattukulam)
Family and Children’s Association Volunteer
New York Blood Center Volunteer
Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition Participant (Maybe)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
AP US Teacher (Columbia Univ.)
Physics Teacher (Hofstra)
Family and Children’s Association Director (Maybe)</p>

<p>Interested in pursuing a career in medicine.</p>

<p>Chances at:
Boston University (The Science and Engineering Program)</p>

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<p>Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>why are you retaking your sat's? i think it sounds like you have an excellent chance (many of my friends are engineers). i wouldn't worry too much.</p>

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<p>BU is private, so OOS doesnt mean much.</p>

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<p>Yes. You'll get into SEP. I think you could get into ENG regularly too (or CAS for a science program, I'm not sure what you're interested in), unless you're interest specifically in what the Science and Engineering Prog. offers. It seems to me that you might want to jump right into whatever you want to study.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that's exactly what I'm interested in doing.</p>

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<p>then I'd say go for it! :-)</p>