Official Boston University Class of 2016 Decisions Thread

iborpastan
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:24:48 +0000

Getting rejected from BU just made me feel embarrassed for applying to UChicago (rejected from there as well) and Cornell. I was also waitlisted at RPI and Case Western. Funny, I applied as a PHYSICS major at RPI, while physics had been my worst science (I was able to self study my way into a better understanding of the subject through the summer and into my senior year though. I currently love physics and would change into a physics major in a heartbeat). It was my mistake, I was going through a physics loving phase when I applied to RPI and I only realized my mistake in putting physics after I applied to RPI. My general theme when applying to colleges is that yeah, I made mistakes in the middle of high school when it mattered the most, but it has led me to discovering a passion for math and science which has translated into a very successful senior year so far. By the end of the year, I may have an article in the American Journal of Physics.

Hopefully CWRU or RPI will let me in, but I’ll be left with Umass Amherst if they don’t give me enough financial aid. I’ll try to transfer if I have to (I’m leaning towards smaller LAC’s). I’m frankly turned off by Umass Amherst’s party culture and by the riots the ensued after the Patriots lost the Super Bowl. It’s still a big school though, and hopefully I’ll find a niche.

Maybe I had the awful luck of having my BU app reviewed right after the super bowl :P. Unlike many rejected applicants, I can’t admit to having a bad essay, or treating BU as a safety. I even put down that I want to be considered for the BU college of general studies and I applied for the honors college (I figured, if anything, that shows commitment). Alas, BU only offered me a complete rejection.

Overall, from the experience of my peers, it seems like most very respectable private schools have turned into crapshoots, not just the Ivies.

As a clarification, Chemistry I is the designation for 1st semester, while chemistry II is the designation for second semester. In my honors college essay, I wrote about how much I loved taking that course. Chemistry, physics, it’s all the same to me. I love both equally!