Boston University?

Chance Me / Match Me
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Hi everyone! Please take a moment to let me know what you think my chances of admission are through ED. I actually applied this past year RD and was given guaranteed transfer but I am taking a gap year anyway (hence why I didn’t apply ED the first time). I think that this may help me due to my persistance. I really do not want to be in CGS but I also do not want admissions to think I do not want to go to BU. I do, but for what I want to study all four years.s I am very curious on that end of it.

School: CAS/Pardee School of Global Studies (slowly spliting off)
Intended Major: International Relations and a minor in Environmental Studies and Religious Studies (also interested in Archeology)
GPA (unweighted): 3.8
Rank: School does not rank but I graduated summa cum laude with highest honors
ACT: 28 (32 English 27 Reading 26 Math 26 Science)
ECs/Awards/Scholarships:
Co-Curricular Activities, Leadership Positions, and Honors:
• Global Citizen Year India Fellow and Scholarship recipient: highly regarded and competitive bridge year program (<15% of applicants are selected), working with Teach for India in impoverished schools as a teacher and mentor.
• Co-President of Diversity Club (2012 – 2016)
• Co-Founding President of OHS Outreach, a community service club started in 2014
• Co-President of National Honor Society (2014 – 2016, all qualified applicants are inducted during their second semester Junior year, elections that April)
• German Club Member (2013-2016)
• Spanish Club Member (2013 – 2016)
• OHS Model United Nations President (2013 – 2016)
o Best Delegate 2015: European Union Madison Model United Nations Conference
o Verbal Commendation 2016: Commission on the Status of Women University of Chicago Model United Nations Conference – one of the largest and most competitive conferences in the world
Awards and Certifications:
• Oregon, Wisconsin Rotary Education Scholarship Recipient 2016 (very competitive scholarship)
• 2016 Oregon School District Distinguished Achievement Award – Community Service and Community Contribution (school board, administrative staff, teachers, and other top school district staff select one student that has made significant contributions to the community)
• Broadreach Alumni Ambassador
o Student educational travel company that I traveled with to the Leeward Islands on financial aid to learn about marine biology, diving, and sailing. Received recommendations from the instructors to become an Alumni Ambassador.
• EF Tours Travel Ambassador Scholarship Recipient
o I traveled to Greece as an EF Ambassador for an internationally recognized student educational travel company on a selective scholarship with over 300 applicants.
• EF Tours Global Citizen: Human Rights Scholarship semi-finalist 2016
• Semi-finalist for National Security Language Initiative for Youth
o United States State Department scholarship to learn Arabic in Morocco.
• PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Certified Diver
o Specialization in Reef Conservation, Boat Diving, and Buoyancy
• International Yacht Training Certified
o Radio Operation and International Sail Crew
Volunteer Work, Internships, and Employment Experience:
• Spending 7 months in India as an English teaching assistant
• High School Illustrated Journalism Intern
• Village of Oregon Planning Commission Member
• Summer 2014 hostess at Headquarters Bar & Grill
• Full time nanny summer of 2015
• Shift manager at Oregon Frozen Yogurt (Since July 2015)
• 7+ years of babysitting/nanny experience
• Founded OHS Outreach, a club that volunteers around the Dane County area. 2014-2016 Service Projects include:
o Student day at Oregon Manor
o School grounds clean up
o Salvation Army bell ringing
o Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
o The River Food Pantry
o Oregon Manor Bingo
o Planned summer projects

• Regular volunteer at The River Food Pantry on Friday nights
• Service trip to repair homes in Muskegon, Michigan
• 2015-2016 NHS Chapter head of volunteer work
Education
• Oregon High School Graduate (Graduation 6/16)
• French 101 (Fall 2015) and French 102 (Spring 2016) taken at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Essays: Top notch and unique
Recommendations: Heartfelt and go beyond my solid work but expound upon what makes me a unique student as well as my ECs and character

Thank you and let me know if you have any questions!

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What are you doing during your gap year? That will help…or hurt your chances.

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I am working in India as an English teaching assistant and learning Hindi and Marathi (both languages are deemed critical by the State Department and are extremely useful for my area of study). I am with Global Citizen Year and I received a scholarship to do so. I will be living with a host family as well. A balance of both volunteer work and academics.

4

Are you a full pay?

5

No, I need financial aid. They assured me though that they give the same amount to ED students if not better because it is first come first serve for finaid.

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You can most definitely get in given the ECs provided and the reasoning behind your gap year. You ACT score may potentially keep you on the lower end of the application group, but I feel like with strong essays and an emphasis on the outside work you’ve done, you will stick out to admissions staff.