Official Boston University Class of 2016 Decisions Thread

draekken
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:17:48 +0000

School applied to:College of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (730 CR, 760 M, 800W)
[] ACT: 34 (didn’t send)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (4), rest unknown so far
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics C, AP US Government, AP Calculus, AP Literature, Senior Biology Research
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, semifinalist in Junior Humanities and Science Symposium (JSHS), semifinalist in New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science-Fiction/Fantasy Club (Treasurer), Bowling Team, Music and Composition, Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~384 hours of volunteering at hospital
[] Summer Activities: Conducted independent research at NYU (during school year as well)
[] Essays: Good I think…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Nope.
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: Public Magnet, highly ranked
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essay
[] Weaknesses: Everything else haha. I don’t have particularly good ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted: I guess my essays gave a good idea of who I was? I don’t really know =/
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SUNY Stony Brook, rejected from MIT

[/ul]General Comments: Overall, /very/ happy about it! It’s nice to know that this opportunity is open to me. Probably can’t go just because of the price =/ but nonetheless very happy that the option was there. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!!! =D