Official Boston University Class of 2016 Decisions Thread

sjk1110
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:33:14 +0000

School applied to: COM

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (650 math/650 reading/730 writing)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 640 French, 680 Literature, 720 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 75/500-ish (really competitive high school)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), US History (4), English Language/Comp (5), Biology (took the class but not the test), Statistics (this year), English Literature/Comp (this year), US Government (this year), Human Geography (this year)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Human Geo, Genetics/Evolution, Yearbook
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, really [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Bowl (captain/president senior year), Gay-Straight Alliance (prez senior year), School Newspaper (sports editor), Cross Country/Track, Yearbook, School and church choir
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Service Trip to Chicago in summer of 2011, volunteer at church with Sunday School/Vacation Bible School/etc, Relay for Life, Seattle AIDS Walk
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: I thought they were solid. Common App was about how my love for running was hindered by injuries and how this helped me grow as a person. Supplement (introduce yourself to a roommate) discussed how I don’t really conform to a single stereotype/how unique I am/etc
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of the teachers is basically my second dad (known him since birth), so I’m assuming that one was good. And my other teacher is one of those people who could never say anything mean about anyone, so I’ll assume that was good too.
[] Counselor Rec: I know her pretty well, so I’ll assume it was solid, too…
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$85,000/yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uhhh none really [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars, Course Load
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank, Test Scores, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted: I thought my essays were really solid. I stayed true to myself…I wrote the truth, not what I thought they would want to hear, and I think that helped me out quite a bit.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Pacific Lutheran, Seattle U, Gonzaga, UW, Syracuse, American, Fordham. Waitlisted at Macalester. Rejected at Northwestern (expected).

[/ul]General Comments: If I can find a way to pay for it, I’m definitely going here! I’m so excited. The most important thing in your apps is to be yourself!