BU Class of 2021 RD Decisions

lanabanana99
Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:17:24 +0000

ACCEPTED WITH FULL RIDE!!

ACT: 34
SAT II: 710 Math 2, 710 Bio, 710 U.S. history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89/ 4.2 w
Rank: 14/380
AP: 5 U.S. History, 4 Lang, 4 Bio
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov., APES, AP Lit, Geography, Economics
Major Awards: many prestigious music awards internationally and state wide

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Flute playing/ many competitions/ performed in Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic/ invited to perform at Carnegie Hall/ Orchestra, marching band, concert band experience

Local choir for 10 years/ All Southern California and All state honor choir

Basketball team for 2 years
Volunteer/Community service:

Set up camp teaching children with autism how to play piano

Coordinated concerts to raise money to buy pianos for nursing homes

VP of club that performed in nursing homes

Key club publicity

Created group that uprooted invasive species at local mountains
Summer Activities:

went to state sponsored summer camp for the arts

Boston University’s Summer Challenge Program for economics and business

Went to UCLA’s basketball camp 2 summers

Essays:

I wrote my common app essay on Squidward’s (yep, the one from Spongebob Squarepants) influence on me LOL (7.5/10)
Teacher Recommendation:

AP Bio (8/10) I didn’t read it but I was one of the 3 people to get an A in his class and we always enjoyed talking to each other.

APUSH (7/10) She really liked me but her writing skills are not superb.
Counselor Rec:

I have no idea. She’s really busy so I am not sure what the quality of the letter was.
Additional Rec:

Flute teacher: (10/10) He outlined my community service events with music and my personality.

State: CA
Country : USA
Intended major(s): Environmental Science
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen.

Strengths: ECs all the way
Weaknesses: Test scores and GPA

Accepted: Berkeley regents invitation, Northwestern, UCSD, UCSB honors college, UCI honors program, BU full ride, Boston College, University of Washington
Waitlisted: UCLA, Barnard
Rejected: none yet :,)
Waiting on: Dartmouth and NYU