BU Class of 2021 RD Decisions

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Sun, 19 Mar 2017 06:29:34 +0000

ACCEPTED
College of Communication
Richard Cohen Scholarship

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Weighted GPA- 4.43
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5) US History (4) Euro (3) Bio (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP US Government, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Physics, Foods and Nutrition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholars Award, CSF, Altius Volans Award, City Recognition

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance three years (President Senior Year), Creative Writing Club (3 Years), Link Crew (2 years), Peer Resource Mentor (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: HARRT three years, Haven Women’s Center three years, Camp Counrselor Senior year
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- I would say 10/10 I chose the what I would do to help an issue prompt. I talked about how I have been engaged with activist organizations in order to educate my community. I also mentioned how I travelled to my state Capitol to speak to legislators to spur social change.

BU- I would say 8/10 because I feel like talking about its diversity was a little generic but I was revealed that I never really travelled and going to the east coast for college would be An amazing opportunity for me.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 I made a strong bond with this teacher and he helped me develop my writing skills.
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10 I’ve known her since sophomore year.
Counselor Rec: (6/10) I didn’t know my counselor but this was required.
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undeclared
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 50-75K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am a passionate activist that has spurred change in my state. I am first generation and Hispanic.

Reflection

Strengths: Unique EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA and not as much community service as other applicants.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my unique activist qualities really shined through to BU.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted- UCI CHP, UC Davis, Long Beach State
Waitlisted- UCSD, UCLA
Rejected- None

Congratulations everyone!