***BU RD 2020 Decisions ONLY ***

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Sun, 03 Apr 2016 04:29:36 +0000

Objective:Accepted (Applied for: College of General Studies. Accepted: College of General Studies Boston-London Program)

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take it
ACT:24
SAT II:Nah.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Didn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Literature (3) (School is extremely small, they don’t exactly have AP Classes, there’s only 4 you can take.)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t offer.
Senior Year Course Load:AP Environmental Science, Calculus AB, AP English Language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place Female runner between the ages of 15-18 for a 5K marathon

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, JV/Varsity Soccer (Captain last two years), Cello Choir (1st Chair), Chamber Orchestra, Alliance Advocacy (LGBTQ Club Representative), Comcast Technology Class, School Ambassador
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: Non-Profit Organization (Interned there for an attorney, and volunteered there 50+ Hours)
Summer Activities: Studied Law at University of Toronto
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10, I had some colleges personally calling me and telling me that the essay gave them chills.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:English teacher (10th Grade) 10, because we were very close.
Teacher Rec #2:AP English Language Teacher (12th Grade) 10, we’re closer! Lol
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: Didn’t get one.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): Immigrated from Vietnam
School Type: Charter School
Ethnicity: Vietnamese-Thai-French
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 70,000-100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Immigrant, URM…? I know Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese aren’t exactly considered URM, but I’m Asian so…

Reflection

Strengths: My essay definitely.
Weaknesses: My low ACT score. I have always been a horrible test taker.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted because of my unique essay.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
(Applied to 6 Schools)
Accepted: University of Rochester, Boston University, Southwestern University, Hamilton College, Coe College
Rejected: Yale (I forgot to send my scores, but it wouldn’t matter anyhow, scores is too low).
General Comments: I don’t know why I applied to Boston, I just did it because all my friends were doing it. I visited it on a school trip, didn’t exactly like it. It’s not a school I am considering. I’m quite surprise they accepted me over a friend who have way better grades. I suppose grades aren’t everything. Good luck!