***BU RD 2020 Decisions ONLY ***

tzaz01
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:41:07 +0000

Decision: ACCEPTED [College of Fine Arts]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
ACT: did not submit
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3), LANG (3), HUMAN GEO (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Drama, Honors French 3, Precalculus, AP Computer Science, AP American Gov, AP Macroeconomics, Philosophy, Honors British Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar award, GMEA Piano Soloist (for 2 years), NYU Future Theatre Artist award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (President), French National Honors Society (Historian), Social Justice Club (founder & vice president), International Club (Officer), Tri-M Music Honors Society, Orchesta (1st chair violin), NYU Future Theatre Artist Program.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Community Library, Local Acting Studio, School Theatre Productions
Summer Activities: NYU Tisch Summer High School for film (4.0 GPA, earned 6 college credits), Volunteered at performing arts camp, and worked on professional TV/Film Sets.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 7/10? CHEM Teacher (did not read, but I worked hard in her class and earned high grades)
Teacher Rec #2:10/10 FRENCH Teacher (I read it, and it was very personable + impressive)
Counselor Rec: Average (I come from a big school and all the recs sound the same)
Additional Rec: 10/10 NYU Teacher (earned a high grade, and always participated in class)
Interview: 10/10 (She told me I would be at great fit at BU and seemed highly impressed by my audition)

State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black [Caribbean]
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Below $40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well-rounded artist + student with professional acting credentials.

Reflection

Strengths: Audtion + essays + recs. Also, strong increase in GPA & hard classes throughout HS.
Weaknesses: Would be test scores, but I was not required to submit them because I applied to CFA.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I demonstrated a strong passion & dedication to all arts from the age of 6 (I spoke about this in both my essays + interview).
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted @ Chapman University, UNC School of the Arts, Emerson College
Waitlisted @ Fordham University
Rejected @ n/a
Waiting for NYU, USC, and Wesleyan University

General Comments: I was most surprised to receive a renewable 50K merit talent scholarship from CFA + more. BU has definitely moved up the list!

Good luck to future CFA BU applicants