***BU RD 2020 Decisions ONLY ***

extrapeppermint
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:39:04 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (accidentally submitted…oops)
ACT: 32 (36 R, 34 E, 32 S, 26 M, 8 W)
SAT II: 790 Lit, 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 104/573
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Human Geography
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB HOTA 2 HL, IB Art 2 HL, IB Film 2 HL, IB Environmental Science, IB Math Studies, IB French 5, TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a few regional art awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign Exchange Club (Sec.), Street Art Club (VP), local museum teen advisory board, Sound Board Operator, Literary Magazine member, National Art Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Usher at Children’s Theatre, 100+ assorted hours
Summer Activities: British-American Business Council Scholarship trip awarded through essay contest
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 8/10, Why BU (6.5/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
English teacher- 6.5/10
Film teacher - 9/10
Enviro teacher 8/10
Counselor Rec: ehhh probably ok. she doesn’t know me too well.
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, large
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: essays, test scores
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably combo of essays & test scores.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far: Accepted at UNC, Fordham, Pitt, OSU and wait-listed at UChicago and Boston College…waiting to hear back from NYU, Columbia (ahahah), and Barnard

General Comments: applied for Kilachand as well, but no luck. also, no merit aid even though I applied by the deadline, which is a bummer, but they met my EFC w/ grants so…?