***BU RD 2020 Decisions ONLY ***

captainrogers
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:33:54 +0000

Decision: Accepted to Sargent College of Health Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33; 35E 27M (yikes) 35R 33S
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Weighted GPA: 4.20 out of 5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20% (also yikes)
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), World History (4), a lot of others I didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: (all honors) Contemporary World Issues, Chemistry, Introduction to Engineering, Calculus, British Literature, Seminars in Health, Studio Art, Anatomy and Physiology, and Intro to Biotechnology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Organized a bunch of fundraisers for charities such as UNICEF and raised over $60k, HOSA (Treasurer), Student Council (Historian), National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Equestrian Club (Treasurer and Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: Pet-sitting for neighbors since eighth grade
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at two local hospitals and the SPCA
Summer Activities: Took classes at community college, volunteered at hospitals
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 6/10, I wrote about overcoming the fact that I would never grow taller
BU Supplement: 9/10, I talked about two specifically exclusive programs they had that I wanted to enroll in
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: didn’t read
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read
Counselor Rec: didn’t read
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (received a $30k grant)
Intended Major: Double major in SAR and COM
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $70k-$80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection:
Strengths: Extracurriculars and standarized test scores, maybe essays as well
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Absolutely no idea. Apparently their acceptance rate this year was only 6% or something, which is crazy.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers, Texas A&M, UMass Amherst; Rejected from Stanford, UCLA, Northeastern, and UVa

General Comments: BU’s my top choice as of right now, and I’m really happy and amazed I got in. I’m just waiting on the Ivies, NYU, and UNC. Congratulations to everyone!