Official Boston University Class of 2016 Decisions Thread

keeidy
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:07:05 +0000

School applied to: CAS

Objective:

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[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 700 M 630 W 650
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: USH 610 Chem 580 Math II 620
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
APUSH (3)
AP World (3)
AP Psychology (5)
AP Lang (5)
AP Lit
AP Gov
AP Music Theory
AP Biology
AP Spanish Language
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Gov
AP Lit
AP Music Theory
AP Spanish Language
AP Biology
Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry
A Cappella Choir
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar? Nothing super huge. [/li]
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Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Choir from Sophomore year to Senior year (Made All-Region all 3 years, All-State Junior and Senior; Assistant Section Leader; in an audition-only choir that practices outside of class)
Gay-Straight Alliance
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Drama - Thespian Troupe #717, performed in 3 shows (one each year, as a lead in each one)
Young Democrats and Liberalso
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer as a Juror/Attorney at Teen Court for 4 years (attended 3 leadership conferences)
In the 2010 and 2012 elections, I have done phone banking work for Democratic representatives and Senators in Arkansas. I also did phone banking for Obama recently.
Various other things through NHS, etc.
[] Summer Activities:
Attended Choir Camp for 5 years in a row
2011 - Arkansas Governor’s School for Drama
[] Essays:
Main - This essay was really quality. I put a lot of thought into it. It was about my friendship with a boy at my school that has Asperger’s Syndrome.
Others - These were all really short. My answers were clear and right to the point, though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Assuming these were good, since they were done by teachers that like me, but I wasn’t actually allowed to see them.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above.
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none [/li]
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Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $30K-$50K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/li]
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Reflection

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[] Strengths: my main essay, my passion in volunteering and participating in performing arts
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores, GPA, other essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They must have seen my passion and intellectual curiosity coming through in my application, which is really exciting. I was a little nervous about hearing from Boston because of the brevity of my essays but apparently I did enough!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hendrix and Hampshire, waiting on some others.