***BU RD 2020 Decisions ONLY ***

TalkTheTalk
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 18:44:38 +0000

Decision: Accepted to Questrom (Int’l Business!)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 630 CR, 760M, 740 W (2130 C)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 720 BioM, 720 USH, 800 Korean
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77UW/4.48W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a (probably top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), USH (5), WH (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Gov/AP Econ, AP Psych, Chinese 3, Wind Ensemble, AP Calc AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective
Extracurriculars:
-Link Cru Leader Freshmen Orientation/Guidance
-Future Business Leaders of America (4 yrs, V.P)
-Chess Club (4 yrs, member)
-Hwarang Leo Club Branch of Lion’s Club
-Korean Club (4 yrs, President)
-Amateur Astronomy Association (3 yrs, Secretary/Grade Rep)
-Competitive Archery [2 state competitions: ranked 34th in California 2014]
-1st Chair of double reeds (Bassoon) – played annually at Disneyland & Segrestrom Hall

Job/Work Experience:
-Chipotle May 2015-October 2015 (30hr/wk)
-Cafe Mochilato October 2015-March 2016 (25hr/wk)
-Internship at Guangzhou, China for ADS (Audio Science Technology Co.) Winter 2014

Volunteer/Community service:
-Hwarang Leo Club Treasurer
-Discovery Science Center Orange County DCOC
-Church Orchestra (200+hrs)

Teacher Rec #1: 9.5/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: Heavy extracurriculars and partly my SAT scores for BU
Weaknesses: GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-Rounded applicant mostly
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted @ Fordham, George Washington Univ, UCI, UCDavis
Waitlist @ Brandeis, Boston Coll, Northeastern, UCLA, UCSD
Rejected @ Notre Dame, Northwestern
Waiting for UVa, USC, NYU, Cornell, UPenn, Carnegie Mellon

General Comments: Good luck everyone!