***BU RD 2020 Decisions ONLY ***

saintray
Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:07:19 +0000

Decision: Accepted! [College of Arts and Science]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 31
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 12%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World, AP Human, AP US History, AP Biology, AP English Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP US Government, French 3 Honors, Eurhythmics, Teacher Assisting, Business Honors, and A+P Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir, Colorguard, made my own magazine blog with friends
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
Summer Activities: Community Service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 - Pretty weak imho, but others thought it was great
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): i have no idea about any of them but i’d assume they were good?

Other

State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation in America

Reflection

Strengths: My essay was ok, and my extracurriculars and ACT score probably pushed me over.
Weaknesses: My course load is pretty weak
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am diverse and I made sure to give over the general sense that I had plans in my future.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UCF, FIU, and FAU. Rejected from USC, Barnard, and Yale.