Boston University (2022-2023)

[red goblet]

better than mine

[mint root]

but i went from a 2.8 to a 3.7 aka uPwArd tRend

[spark jewel]

my senior grade took a hit though, got 1 A- and a B

I hate calc bc

😔

BU pls accept

[red goblet]

shouldn't matter too much

u taking more aps right?

[spark jewel]

yeah

[red goblet]

they'll probably understand

[spark jewel]

true true

hopefully

I think I can bring my calc grade up a bit this quater so that will help with ed2

[mint root]

ab calc and ap csa/csp don’t fit into my schedule unless i drop a foreign language

wait does bu get our semester grades

[spark jewel]

yes

[red goblet]

i think so

[mint root]

bc final grades for my school are posted feb 3

[spark jewel]

for ED2 it gets the first 2 quarter(first semester)

[mint root]

ah ok

[spark jewel]

this is RD stats

its so weird

[mint root]

ed2 usually drops like 2nd week of feb

[mint root]

my school doesn’t differentiate between ed/rd applicants on naviance

[spark jewel]

I really want to see ED2 as cmopared to ED1

I heard BU ED2 acceptance rate is a lot lower than ed1

:c

[mint root]

oh jesus

i mean it can’t be as low as rd

we need to gatekeep BU

[spark jewel]

time to show even more demonstrated interest

(this is like my 3rd tour)

😭

[red goblet]

i only ever attend one webinar

and it was with a group of other colleges

[mint root]

i’ve toured twice and attended a webinar

nvm i did 2

[red goblet]

but i fell asleep

[spark jewel]

lmao

UMass webinar is boring af ngl

they spent 80% of their time talking about food

like stop making us hungry

[mint root]

it was northeastern bu and tufts

i toured twice, my AO came to my school so i talked to them, attended a mosaic webinar and the little student chat thingy

[digital iron]

Dw if you have calc your chances be like 📈

[mint root]

i think i’ve shown enough DI bu lemme in 🙏🙏

[digital iron]

You see someone in RD put their stats

[red goblet]

rd is the ivy rejects

[mint root]

yea it’s why i’m applying ed2

[digital iron]

I was thinking about all those schools BU was by far the most interesting

[mint root]

not tryna deal with ivy league rejects

[digital iron]

Yeah so some have crazy stats

😭

[spark jewel]

BU you good????????

[red goblet]

probably yield protection

[digital iron]

BU really took me

[mint root]

i don’t fit the demographic of my hs tho sooo let’s hope i get in as a diversity hire™️

[digital iron]

What a mistake

[spark jewel]

I hate being Asian during admission process 😭

thank god BU doesn't have that big of a problem with diversity

[digital iron]

It be worse if you were applying internationally and Asian

[spark jewel]

I feel so bad for international students 😭

[digital iron]

Real

[mint root]

“ooh look at ami she’s from an immigrant family and one of 5 black kids in her school so let’s admit her!”

[digital iron]

They all have like 1500s

[spark jewel]

girl you're getting in

don't worry about it 😭

[digital iron]

Real

[mint root]

my schools like 87% white 11% asian and like less than 1% black

[digital iron]

They accepted me into CAS and I only had pre cal applying for comp Sci

[spark jewel]

first gen + minority student + decent stats + ED = easy admit

[red goblet]

my school is 60 something percent asian

[spark jewel]

my lord

what

[digital iron]

My school like 60% Hispanic

[digital iron]

Are you in the Bay Area?

[spark jewel]

Texas moment

[digital iron]

Real it is a Texas moment

[red goblet]

no

[spark jewel]

I really want to visit Texas

[red goblet]

ny moment

[digital iron]

We have international students too so

[digital iron]

Ah

NY moment

[spark jewel]

NY moment

tut tut

[digital iron]

I started to realize how nice it is here

[mint root]

all the surrounding towns have like at least 5% black students meanwhile my town has a total of 6 black families

[red goblet]

good thing they all applied for nyu and cornell

[digital iron]

Only problem is that in Texas you need a car

[red goblet]

🙏

[mint root]

all the tryhards are aiming for ivies and neu🙏

[spark jewel]

my school is actually the one to start the METCO program so we have a lot of black students from nearby towns

[digital iron]

That was me but idk if Asian is a minority there

[spark jewel]

Asians are never a minority

[digital iron]

[spark jewel]

when it comes to college

espcially

[red goblet]

at least in higher education

[spark jewel]

yeah

[red goblet]

not

[digital iron]

Mhhh I see

[mint root]

my school was gonna join that but ppl rallied against it bc we have no room in our school already

[red goblet]

not in higher education

[digital iron]

It was either BU or UTD for me

Or NEU if they accepted me

[spark jewel]

like I don't have a problem with my race but it really hurts my chances when it comes to college

sad

I mean it is what it is but

[red goblet]

wheres race optional

[spark jewel]

ong

[digital iron]

Ah yes the Asian race

[spark jewel]

you just know most of the ppl who enter race optional are asians lmao

[digital iron]

Dude Harvard has like the application chances and on it being Asian hurts you 😭

[mint root]

ngl i don’t want to do rd essays

[digital iron]

If you are any other minority your chances get boosted

[spark jewel]

SAME

I got 3 more

should I do the honors college essay for BU?

[mint root]

same and i don’t want do so either of them

[spark jewel]

I'm actually way too burnt out to write it

[digital iron]

Why not

If you write a bomb essay

[mint root]

do u like the honors college

[spark jewel]

I'm not gonna get in it anyway

[digital iron]

You make it in

[mint root]

i didn’t apply bc it was too structured for me

[spark jewel]

but it might help my chances in overall admission

[digital iron]

Bring yourself up my brother

🙏

[mint root]

u have to take a shit ton of seminars

[digital iron]

Yeah honors will be harder tho

[spark jewel]

CAS have a lot of grad req already 😭

[digital iron]

I might take summer courses

[mint root]

KHC has a shit ton of grad requirements

it’s why i didn’t apply

[digital iron]

💀

[spark jewel]

Prompt: (For the Kilachand Honors Program)
If you could create a new Kilachand course, what would it be? How would your imagined course align with the core values of Kilachand?
OR
What about the Kilachand Honors College resonates with you, and how would Kilachand's curriculum fulfill your academic, creative, intellectual, and/or professional goals?

[mint root]

the only benefit is priority registration and nicer first year doems

[spark jewel]

yeah fuck no i'm not doing the first one

[spark jewel]

I don't really care about nice dorms tbh... give me like a bed and a desk and I'll be happy

[digital iron]

Second seems the easiest

[mint root]

i submitted BU a month ago bc i wanted to apply for trustee and presidential

[spark jewel]

yeah its just a why college essay basically

[digital iron]

Why BU all over again

[spark jewel]

how many words is this shit

lemme see

[digital iron]

It’s like 650

I’d assume

[spark jewel]

if its above 350 I'm not touching i-

oh fuck

me

😭

[digital iron]

Every honors essay

Is like

650

It’s never below that

But make sure go look at common app

[spark jewel]

its 600 words yeah

I'm fucking dead

I can't

I'll decide if I'm gonna do it or not on saturday

[digital iron]

You guys got this ED 2 🎉

[spark jewel]

🙏

wait for me in BU I swear I'll show up

[mint root]

🙏

[digital iron]

I never thought I’d make it ED1

[digital iron]

I will wait for both fr

🎉🎉

Show me around the Boston area when you get in

[mint root]

yes for sure

[spark jewel]

if they reject me I'll be sending in pip bo- I mean uh pipe bo- I mean pipe bombs to the ao

😭

[digital iron]

😳

[spark jewel]

bet

theres really not that much to see but theres some fun stuff

[digital iron]

Uh sir not the highly illegal weapons

[mint root]

there’s a shit ton of food places tho

[digital iron]

I see I’ll be wasting a lot of my money

[mint root]

but like get a good jacket for winter

[spark jewel]

the freedom trail is always fun to walk on, theres the market and samual hall stuff, theres a lot of good italian resturants around and theres the common

[mint root]

uniqlo comes in clutch for their winter stuff

[digital iron]

@red goblet what were your stats for ED1?

[spark jewel]

or be the kid who wear shorts when there is a blizzard outside

[mint root]

i got a $170 jacket there for $89

[digital iron]

I have a coat 😭

[mint root]

that’s when ur a real masshole

[digital iron]

It’s sub 20 and I’m in pain

Not me

[spark jewel]

you need a wind/water proof layered jacket

like with insulation layers

it gets real cold and windy during winters

[digital iron]

I see I’ll spend my money at Uniqlo

Not that I don’t already but

[spark jewel]

I just buy hiking gear lmao

[mint root]

oh and layers

[digital iron]

I’ll probably buy some winter gear when I goes on sale

[spark jewel]

oh yeah its raining rn so be prepared for bostons weather

[mint root]

uniqlo is having a sale on winter shit rn

[digital iron]

😃

[spark jewel]

I actually like bostons weather, so random

[digital iron]

Texas weather is like too random

One day it’s in the 70 next it’s raining then it’s ok again then it hits sub 20s

[spark jewel]

no one:
boston: lets make it snow 2 weeks ago, freeze the shit out of everyone with cold wind, and then give ppl a huge rain storm

lmao

[digital iron]

😭

[spark jewel]

its

always

like

this

last year

or 2 years ago

there was a blizzard

and theres like 4 inches of snow

I went to cross country practice in thicc jackets

[digital iron]

I don’t think I will mind the weather I like rain I just need to go get some layers before my Texas self freezes to death there

[mint root]

i’m praying i don’t have to go to school tmr

[spark jewel]

and after an hour its warm enough to wear shorts and thin running shirts

[spark jewel]

1% chance on snow day calculator

[digital iron]

You guys are still in school

[spark jewel]

I have a huge bio test tmr

[digital iron]

????

[spark jewel]

😭

yeah tmr last day before break

[mint root]

yup

[digital iron]

Damn

[mint root]

no half days just a full day

[digital iron]

I-

[mint root]

but i might skip my last 2 periods

[digital iron]

I had half days for my finals week

[spark jewel]

my last 2 periods are the exam 😭

[digital iron]

No half days is crazy

[mint root]

our midterms are in january

but we get half days for them

[spark jewel]

don't say the m word pls 😭

[digital iron]

I hope in college it will be more chill than here at my school

[digital iron]

M word 😭

Finals here we have exemptions for them after a certain grade percentage

[mint root]

my school got rid of that

[digital iron]

Ah rip

[mint root]

it used to be if you had a 90 or above for seniors in non ap classes you didn’t have to take the midterm or final

[digital iron]

I was exempt from everything and spring I prob will be too

[mint root]

now it’s only for half year classes like english and gym

[digital iron]

Idk why they made it easier to get exempt rn it’s if you got an B or A for the semester 💀

Applies to both AP and non ap classes at my school as of rn

[spark jewel]

the only finals I have are like AP bio and AP calc

[digital iron]

Praying for you 🙏

[mint root]

my only finals at the moment r my ap exams

midterms i have to take in every class despite having straight A’s

[spark jewel]

I swear Im gonna get refund for my AP tests this year

I just can't

[mint root]

idek my school doesn’t tell us shit

oh in my school you have to take the ap exam to be in the class

[digital iron]

Unfortunate

[digital iron]

What they don’t let you just take the class

😭

[spark jewel]

kinda same

I registered but I might just cancel it

"sorry I don't feel ready"

[mint root]

they used to let you take the class but you would have to take a final the teacher made and it’s usually harder than the ap exam

[digital iron]

Nah that’s fucked up

[spark jewel]

I thought its this everywhere

[digital iron]

Making it harder

[red goblet]

1450, 97 weighted, a few ecs, decent essays

[digital iron]

You can take ap classes here no need to take the test

[spark jewel]

should've lived in texas 😭

next life maybe

[mint root]

yea my friend didn’t want to take the ap psych exam and they told her that she would have to take it or drop the class

[spark jewel]

better not be asian too

[digital iron]

What school did you get into, you a fellow CAS student

[spark jewel]

bruh

[red goblet]

yea

[digital iron]

W

[mint root]

you also can’t self study ap exams either

[red goblet]

W

[spark jewel]

she should've intentionally get a 1 to fuck the school average

[mint root]

W

[digital iron]

What’s the major?

[spark jewel]

dafuc how are they supposed to prevent you from signing up yourself

[red goblet]

bio

[spark jewel]

thats some L policy

EYY BIO GANG

:D

[digital iron]

Med school later?

[mint root]

the pass rate for ap psych at my hs is 100%

like 50% get 5’s

[red goblet]

lol no

[pastel hollow]

my school's naviance said noone was rejected BU ED in the scatterplot but i was deferred and some ppl were rejected 😭

[digital iron]

Bio dubs

[mint root]

they automatically refund ur ap exam

[spark jewel]

ppl just don't update naviance

[red goblet]

med school = big debt

[spark jewel]

that is fucked up

[digital iron]

It is big debt then you have to go through residency

[mint root]

i wanted to self study ap calc ab bc it didn’t fit into my schedule and they were like tAke the class

[digital iron]

They really lying huh

[red goblet]

and bu's grade deflation

[digital iron]

Oh yeah I heard it was bad

[spark jewel]

top 5 in the country

[digital iron]

Finna be crying as a comp Sci major

[digital iron]

Fun

[red goblet]

its very prominent in the stem classes

[mint root]

i literally can’t take calc ab it doesn’t fit into my schedule without majorly rearranging my schedule which i like

[red goblet]

not as much in business or humanities

[spark jewel]

so what is grade deflation

like

just hard to get A?

[pastel hollow]

fr they tricked me

[mint root]

it’s when profs are like there’s too many A’s so imma give u a B just to spite you type thing

[red goblet]

harsh grading

[spark jewel]

bruh

[digital iron]

bringing down the average to make the school look more challenging right grade deflation

[mint root]

apparently it’s only bad if ur doing premed

[spark jewel]

time to buy professor gifts

😭

[mint root]

not so much in cs idk about engineering

[digital iron]

Ima be pushing my CS stuff out and doing a lot my freshman year I hope

I want to go in for an internship if I can if possible but I need some projects first

[digital iron]

Real

[mint root]

bribery moment

[spark jewel]

i'm not a bad person but i love using those small tricks

tbh

its just being a tiny bit extra nice

for uh

mutual benefits

[digital iron]

You hoping to get through RD?

[spark jewel]

RD is really tricky for BU

[digital iron]

I don’t think I’d make it through the RD round

[mint root]

no same

[digital iron]

My stats are so average for an Asian

LMAO

[mint root]

75k rd applicants

[spark jewel]

RD be like

[digital iron]

GOD WOW

[spark jewel]

its actually so random

I have like a 50% chance RD

not even

[mint root]

all the ivy/nyu rejects r there fuck that

[spark jewel]

ong

[pastel hollow]

yea

hbu

[spark jewel]

I really wished that I ed1 bu

I didnt even have to cmopete with ivy rejects

(well im an ivy reject myself)

[digital iron]

I think 1 person in my school got into an IVY

That’s about it tho

💀

[spark jewel]

I have 5 friends who got into ivy

actually 4, the other went to NW

[digital iron]

I got in ED1 so I am chilling, and other schools you RD to or ED2

[digital iron]

That’s fire

[pastel hollow]

damn gj

[mint root]

2 ppl from my school got into ivy this year

[pastel hollow]

cld u mind sharing ur stats

[digital iron]

My friends are going to the Boston area like me :)

[pastel hollow]

bro my school has 5 ppl in harvard already 😭

[digital iron]

So I’ll have some company from Northeastern, BC & bapson

[spark jewel]

I can be you guys tour guide, $5 an hour

jk

[digital iron]

LMAOOOO

ah nah for sure let me get you some food

[mint root]

goddamn do u live in mass

[pastel hollow]

yuh'

[digital iron]

Test optional, my GPA is 3.9 unweighted and a 101.2 weighted. AP classes rn were AP physics, AP Comp Sci A, AP chinese, AP Lit & AP gov next semester. Sent in my P1 grades all A and I am only in Pre Cal. Extra Curriculars notables one were Comp Sci honor society President, CS50 & Cyberstart America. Honors I put I was a finalist in cyberstart America which was around top 9% of competitors getting scholarship opportunities and just more filler stuff

[mint root]

friend of mines schools feeds hella to ivies

she’s a freshmen at dartmouth rn

boston exam schools r wild

[digital iron]

My Essay was on how as a child I first got a computer and how it really set the course on my exploration skills, building blocks, and overall excitement to learn

My Supp was pointing out prominent professors I wanted to learn from as well as the courses I wanted to take along with how I will utilize the resources around me

I think my stats were pretty average

Having only took like a majority of my 8 ap classes this year

😭

[mint root]

me with my 3.7💀

[digital iron]

Now I’m just pushing to create some projects and I’m networking on LinkedIn now

But I’m lowkey lazy so projects might have to wait

[spark jewel]

my BU essay is trash :c

[digital iron]

I think as long as the essay is like

[pastel hollow]

W move

as a fellow cs major we need them projects

[digital iron]

Really specific and you highlight what you really love you will be good

[digital iron]

Ah yes we really do

Especially because I want an internship my freshman year

[spark jewel]

wait wait do you mind reading my BU essay and give me some suggestions?

my essay writing skills are ass

😭

[digital iron]

I’m lowkey not good at writing

[mint root]

i can!

[spark jewel]

yayy

do you mind if I send it in dms?

[mint root]

my writing skills r shit but my friend who goes to bu looked at mine

yea no prob

[digital iron]

Sure just send a friend request first so I can get the dm

[pastel hollow]

path to cs career:

get good grades
make projects outside of college
use projects for resume
get internships every year
get into good company
ez

[digital iron]

REALLLLL

Fellow CS major W

[spark jewel]

CS Minor(prly me) be like:
get ok grades
get degree
put on resume
never use it again
investment

[digital iron]

I have a cousin in the industry so I might be able to see it when I need a job out of college if anyone in my Familly is working in tech I could ask for a referral

[digital iron]

Investment is big

[digital iron]

What where your stats if you don’t mind me asking for the ED round and what are you doing in CS currently

And if anyone has a LinkedIn I’d be happy to connect

[pastel hollow]

3.7uw 1520 sat

currently not doing much

but i TA for this cs local academy thingy

im one of the leaders of this team who does cs projects for the community like build websites for local organizatiosn and more

thats all im doing rn but i have done summer programs and intership before

[digital iron]

Oooo that’s sick tho web design is fun

Some HTML and CSS and other front end stuff if it’s to that extent

[pastel hollow]

mhm

[digital iron]

Where have you interned if you don’t mind

I’ve never interned before so 😭

[mint root]

my moms letting me leave school early bless

[pastel hollow]

umass maheesrt i got it through connetcions lol

[pastel hollow]

lucky

[spark jewel]

eyy nice! have fun!

[mint root]

bro i’m gonna be working on rd essays tmr

[spark jewel]

same... ami... same... 🥺

I can't wait for college application process to be over

I miss the times when I can actually feel relaxed and happy

[mint root]

i might just bs them at this point

[spark jewel]

it feels so distant

[mint root]

i already submitted bu and idc about the rest

[spark jewel]

once I submit my BU ED2 I'll give myself a day as break

but I might not get in

so I'll still work on the rest

holy shit there was a bank robbery in chestnut hill

[mint root]

when i submitted bu i gave myself a 3 week break💀

but i finished the majority of my rd’s by then

[pastel hollow]

damn fr?

rip boston college

[digital iron]

Connects are fire tho it’s really nice to have them 🙏

[pastel hollow]

hope to join u after rd 😈

[spark jewel]

it was prly a BC students trying to get their tuition

finished draft 16 of my BU supplement essay

love it now but tmr when I wake up I'm prly gonna hate it

[stiff gulch]

Realizing we may go to the same school 🫡

[spark jewel]

Same school fr

[mint root]

my bu keychain acts as manifestation

[violet scaffold]

my bu hoodie didn’t do anything 😔

[mint root]

did you get deferred

[spark jewel]

omfg

I didn't know chat gpt is so good at revisioning essays

I'm actually in love with this thing

😭

omfg this thing is a life saver

what the heck

it basically fixed 4 of my essays in 5 min

[mint root]

goddamn

[spark jewel]

a tiny bit of proof read and I'm done

[mint root]

maybe i should have chatgbt write my rd’s

[spark jewel]

I haven't tried using it to write yet

but as far as I know, its great for revisions

[mint root]

i haven’t played around with it yet

[spark jewel]

0 grammar mistake, great word choices, sentence restructure etc

its actually amazing

[mint root]

oh so you pasted your essay draft into chatgbt and it helped fix ur essay

[spark jewel]

I didn't expect this to work

but it did

you just need to say revise the essay and add word limit if you want

and past the essay in

press enter

and see the magic in front of your eyes

college counselors sweating buckets rn

[mint root]

chatgbt single handle destroying the college counseling industry

[spark jewel]

can I marry chat gpt

this thing is actually cracked

what the heckkkkkkk

I wish I used this for my EA/ED school 😭

does this count as a rejection 😭

so cold hearted

Chat gpt did not just finish my BC supplement for me in a single minute

Why did I waste hundreds of hours on suppliments and essays when I could've just used chat gpt

[stuck shuttle]

is anyone applying to bu's information systems?

[fresh ledge]

they wouldn’t tell my why neu is better than bu☹️☹️☹️☹️

Clowns

[spark jewel]

rip

[fresh ledge]

hi jeryzz

ed2 psych ward?

damn

[spark jewel]

hiyaa prez. aoun!

[fresh ledge]

heyyy future student

[spark jewel]

:DD

[fresh ledge]

I’m so cool 😎

[spark jewel]

ey that shades look cool

[fresh ledge]

Fr fr

[spark jewel]

prez. aoun got styles

[fresh ledge]

ikr

https://youtu.be/ExL860SQkzA

this is such a good video

[violet scaffold]

Yes

[burnt zephyr]

submitted today !!

hopefully january goes by fast

so i can get results in feb lolll

[mint root]

yay follow ed2 applicant 💪

[spark jewel]

I'll join you guys in like 3 days 💪

2 more essays!

(and I need to fix my personal statement a little)

[fresh ledge]

JERYZZ

GL GL

use them resources

[burnt zephyr]

ur doing the scholarship one ?

[spark jewel]

there is a scholarship essay?

BU?

you mean the honor college?

[mint root]

the scholarship deadline already passed

you can still apply to the honors college tho

[spark jewel]

600 words 💀

[digital iron]

Merry Christmas to all!!!

[fresh ledge]

💀

Sucks to boston university

Neu 😍💖

[burnt zephyr]

trustee one

[fresh ledge]

Kilachand Honors College

damn thats what its called

[spark jewel]

everytime I see it

I see "kill a chad"

like

or

"kill a hand"

my brain can't process it

[mint root]

i was gonna apply to khc but it’s so rigid

too many required seminars

[spark jewel]

I ain't getting in anyway

but I might get an advantage from the essay

[mint root]

i think they consider you for khc after they admit you to bu

[fresh ledge]

LMAOOOOOO

on god

sucks to boston uni

[junior hawk]

i thought i was the only one my brain literally dismisses it as a word its crazy

[mint root]

i finished writing rd’s

i only have to edit them blesss

i played around with chatgbt and it lowkey makes them sound like an adult wrote my essays which is a big no no

[fresh ledge]

LOL

[weary helm]

it's a lifesaver for reducing word count thou

[mint root]

yea i used it on my syracuse essays

but like i made additional edits to it and not completely use what chatgbt spat out

[digital iron]

Real chatgpt can be really useful

[spark jewel]

I use it to give me suggestions on how I can improve

and if you use chat GPT playground you can make it really hard to detect

but I still suggest writing the essay yourself and then use chat gpt to improve

[vast harbor]

does ed2 results come out mid march?

[mint root]

nah mid feb

like the second week or so

[vast harbor]

damn

[mint root]

rd comes out like late march

[wraith fulcrum]

Boston University

[lime sapphire]

This thread will be used to discuss Boston University, regardless of the application types (ED1/ED2/RD). Feel free to ask your questions or discuss results or anything else about Boston University here.

[warped glen]

is this the only chance we have to apply to the kirkland honors thing

i havent started bu at all and idk if ill get to it

[mint root]

yea i think khc is only for first years

[wintry knoll]

is BU need blind?

[mint root]

yea for domestic students

[wintry knoll]

so permanent resident counts?

[mint root]

yes

[wintry knoll]

ok thanks

@mint root have u activated your BU portal yet?

[mint root]

yea i applied a month ago

[wintry knoll]

does the portal allow you to submit a resume on there?

[mint root]

yes it does

[wintry knoll]

great

thanks

[mint root]

it’s like hidden but it’s there

[silk lantern]

does anyone know how the honors college works? is it hard to get in? if i had a bad essay for the honors college bc im out of time, would that hurt my chances of being accpeted?

[digital iron]

I think that the honors college is more rigorous and hard to get into if I am right. Also a bad essay will likely hurt your chances.

[silk lantern]

hurt my chances of getting in or just getting into the honors college--is what i meant!

i mean, im not sure if this is something that the admissions office keeps to themselves

[mint root]

it prolly would tho

i think they consider you for khc after you get accepted into BU

[digital iron]

Essays play a big roll in the part of your admission, so if you are able to roll out a good essay it will be favorable just as a general rule.

[digital iron]

I think there is a section on common app where you can select if you want to apply to KHC and the HC always have a separate essay on top of your personal essay and the why BU statement I think

[mint root]

yes ik but i’m saying that you applying for KHC won’t affect your chances at BU in general i don’t think

[warped glen]

how bad my chances if ive shown 0 demonstrated interest

didnt know it was a factor

[mint root]

have you toured or join an info session

[digital iron]

I thought like if you apply to honors you don’t get deferred to other schools

I’m not sure tho

[mint root]

BU isn’t NEU where you have to show hella interest to get in

[digital iron]

I didn’t go to any info sessions or things like that I think you are good just for the Why BU statement make sure to go in to detail about the things you want to do

[mint root]

i think you choose the undergrad college you want to study then apply to KHC

so you’re enrolled in KHC AND the school of your choice

[warped glen]

nope not even close to boston

[warped glen]

yep thats the plan

[mint root]

not too bad just have a good why us essay

[warped glen]

did you guys talk about ur major or dive straight into why us

a lot of my why us drafts from other schools also incorporate like why major bits because of how the prompt was worded

the bu essay doesn't sound like that though

[wintry knoll]

i talked about my academic interest then why i choose to study the major at BU

[digital iron]

Talked about what school I wanted to go into then things like clubs and opportunities I want to use to propel myself further

[warped glen]

mhm

i was about to write about a building they had advertised on one of their websites and then realized its a building in harvard not bu 😭 😭

[digital iron]

Make sure it’s not things that you can find on the BU website within a 5 min search

[mint root]

i talked about why i wanted to study my major at BU and what would i do there

[digital iron]

LMAOOO 😭😭 it happens

Are you ED or RD?

Actually I think ED2 closed

[mint root]

now that i look it my why BU essays is kinda generic but oh well we’ll see in 6 weeks

nah ed2 and rd are due at the same time

[digital iron]

Ah yeah

[digital iron]

You got it 🙏

[mint root]

but my friend who got in looked at it and said it was a solid essay soooo

[digital iron]

If it’s solid it’s solid

[mint root]

yea his why bu essay was insanely good

[wintry knoll]

what the rd admission rate

[mint root]

and he got into questrom (which has like a 10% acceptance rate)

[mint root]

14%

[wintry knoll]

damn

im not gonna get in a single college now💀

[mint root]

yea that 75k RD applicant pool scared me so i did ED

[digital iron]

Also anyone applying to KHC there are other honors

They accept like only 150 people every fall tho 😭😭

[mint root]

go terriers!! (bu pls accept me rd essays r driving me crazy)

[digital iron]

Nah you will for sure

[warped glen]

dang bu acceptance rate is low 😭

[digital iron]

Come to CAS where it’s a nice 20%

LMAO

[warped glen]

i looked at the cds and my stats/profile are like above the averages so i thought it was like mid high target maybe but with a 14% acceptance rate no way this school is a target 💀

[viscid badger]

hi

[warped glen]

nicee i am cas

[mint root]

cas gang💪😁

[digital iron]

🫶🫶

[viscid badger]

i did not apply to KHC do u think i want to torture myself and write a 600 word essay

[warped glen]

so they admit by school?

[digital iron]

Real

[warped glen]

which school brings the overall down to 14 😭

[viscid badger]

i have like 5 things to do by 11:59 tonight and my future depends on all of them

[mint root]

yea they do by school

[digital iron]

Questrom prob

[mint root]

how did you find this number

[warped glen]

i completely missed the bu scholarship deadline too

did not have it in me to do it by then

[digital iron]

I did a Google search but idk if it’s correct 😭

[wintry knoll]

i have ass academic but good ecs

[mint root]

i did my why bu essay in like october

[digital iron]

You doing Comp Sci?

Or nah

[mint root]

bc i was gonna ed1 here but my commonapp was trash

[viscid badger]

i did it today at 4

[warped glen]

no bio

oh shit the collegeboard scholarship deadline was the first

[mint root]

i think that’s the overall acceptance rate

[digital iron]

Bio fire pre med or just love the field?

[warped glen]

does that mean if i have nmsqt but im turning it in today i missed my chance for shcolarship 😭 ?

[warped glen]

premed

[mint root]

i got the questrom number from this kid in my school asking for it at an AO presentation

bless bu for not having cs in the engineering school but i wish cs was a bs degree but oh well

[digital iron]

Eyyyy sick man

[digital iron]

Your ecs and your essay can easily carry you

[mint root]

this is me fr

[warped glen]

i think my stats/ecs are good enough j based on what ive seen but lack of di + writing my essays 4 hours before the deadline might screw me over 💀

[digital iron]

Because bless test optional or else I wouldn’t of gotten in

[mint root]

same here

my stats r shit so i’m hoping essays/ec’s/DI/upward trend carry me fr

[wintry knoll]

i have ok test scores very bad gpa

[mint root]

what is it tho

[digital iron]

Upward trend will fr

[mint root]

i started freshmen year with a 2.8😭

now it’s a 3.7🤩

[digital iron]

😭😭 bless it’s up tho that’s all that matters

2.8 to a 3.7 is a crazy recovery

[mint root]

fr i’m stress applying to more schools to cushion a potential bu rejection

[wintry knoll]

i have a 2.7 sophomore year

but 4.15 excluding sophomore year

unweighted

[mint root]

if that’s out of 4 that’s a good ass gpa

[wintry knoll]

nah i have couple Cs and Bs

hope ec and personal statement carries me

[mint root]

if you had a 4.15 UW how do you have a ton of c’s and B’s

[wintry knoll]

excluding sophomore year

[mint root]

ah

but if it includes sophomore year is it above a 3.5

[wintry knoll]

yeh

[mint root]

then ur prolly fine bc it was the covid year and shit

and you had an upward trend

[wintry knoll]

3 more to go

🥶

[pure harbor]

😭 I wish I applied to more colleges

[pure harbor]

U must be really smart 😯

[mint root]

^

[wintry knoll]

no

more like

buying lottery ticket

i would be so happy if BU accepts me

my stats are really mid

[pure harbor]

But you got deferred from northwestern that’s like amazing

[wintry knoll]

well i think their ed rate is pretty high

and they probably deferred a reasonalble amout of people

im probably just lucky enough to not get rejected

[elder widget]

is there any downside to saying yes

like my odds of getting into CAS doesnt go down right ? its a strictly second choice thing?

[warped glen]

damn thats a lot of schools

i only did 23

but tbf for ur last 6 ucs i only did la and berk cuz my dumbass didnt really look into the others 💀

i wouldnt pay oos tuition for most still but i wish i added ucsd at least

[digital iron]

Nah not a lot of people get deferred so they still considering you most get flat out rejected

[mint root]

cgs means you start in january but you take 6 weeks of summer classes and complete all ur gen ed’s for your first 2 years then go into an undergraduate school. depends on your major

[elder widget]

hmm im confused

so thats like jan 24 ?

[mint root]

you have a gap semester in the fall

[elder widget]

right

[mint root]

then take summer courses in boston or london

[elder widget]

so then is it difficult to get into the undergraduate school you want

or do you basically just pick one

and its garunteed

[mint root]

then sophomore year you go back to boston and take gen eds with other cgs students

guaranteed to get into any school tho bc you complete gen eds and prolly some major requirements

[elder widget]

great explanation ty

so does the answer to that question change my acceptance rate at all

[mint root]

also cgs has like ~600 kids compared to the 3100 that attend

[elder widget]

like i wouldnt particularly mind having a gap semester and summer classes. but it also doesnt excite me either

[mint root]

ur more likely to get into BU in general

doesn’t change the school you apply for at all

what school r u applying for

[elder widget]

CAS

for comp sci

[mint root]

oh then ur prolly fine

cas has a decent acceptance rate and in ur junior/senior year ur only taking cs courses then anyway

[elder widget]

so im still confused sorta

how does the acceptance for either one work

is it like you can get accepted to both or neither or just one or the other for first year

and if get accepted to both, id choose if i want to do CGS or CAS before enrolling?

[mint root]

they’ll consider you for CAS and if you don’t get into CAS then they’ll consider you for CGS

[elder widget]

ok cool

[mint root]

if ur in cgs you can’t switch to another school until ur junior year

[elder widget]

that was basically what i was asking thank you

much appreciated

❤️

[mint root]

r u doing rd

[elder widget]

yes

[mint root]

ooh good luck

i’m doing ed2

[elder widget]

😭 yeah ill need it probably

thanks and gl to you too

[digital iron]

Goodluck! Hope to see you in CAS as a Comp Sci major as well

[kind cosmos]

Hi there

My act scores aren’t showing up when I try to submit my app

Anyone else

[mint root]

i accidentally forgot to remove my sat score from my commonapp and it showed up on my common app

u should be fine + there’s a place to upload materials

[elder widget]

same for my SAT

no idea

[wintry knoll]

does anyone know how to join BU's mailing list?

[mint root]

yea

you can also do it in the BU portal

yea

[warped glen]

should i freewrite a honors essay

in an hr

is this the only chance to apply to honors

[mint root]

no it won’t

[mint root]

yes it is and you can upload a KHC essay in the portal

i wouldn’t bc they acutally gaf about those

[warped glen]

is there a date u have to upload by?

i assume today

[mint root]

i would assume so but you can indicate that you’re applying for it, and upload a better essay

idek

i assume asap

[elder widget]

done with like 5 mins remaining

sick

hope it doesnt suck

[distant fog]

same

lfggg

[mint root]

assuming y’all r rd gl!

[elder widget]

yes

yes

all of them are

dw

ong

[digital iron]

GL everyone!!

[mint root]

the adrenaline of submitting apps 30 minutes before they’re due is insane

[warped glen]

is it still there though?

like do i have to pay to send score reports now?

[digital iron]

I think you do

[warped glen]

why criminal history 💀

[digital iron]

On college board I know it cost money to send AP score report and SAT scores to colleges

💀

[mint root]

nah bu accepts self reported scores

[mint root]

it costs $$ tho to send official ones

[warped glen]

so common app gets rid of it

[digital iron]

I think you can self report on common app?

[warped glen]

but i can do on portal

[warped glen]

i did

[warped glen]

but just the bu pdf says this at the bottom

[digital iron]

You should be good then

[elder widget]

Me and my 5 mins

[elder widget]

Self report on portal yes

[mint root]

now im speedrunning upenn to fill the void

[wintry knoll]

whens upenn due

[mint root]

tomorrow

(jan 5 11:59 ur time)

[cedar hound]

Should I submit my 1360?

[mint root]

what’s the breakdown

[elder widget]

What's your timezone? Wasn't last deadline hours ago

[mint root]

u can upload test scores in the portal and change your TO status but idek

i wouldn’t tho as their average from 2021 was 1390-1490, (660-740 ERW, 700-780 math) and it’s prolly higher

[elder widget]

Oh true

[cedar hound]

730 math 630 English

[mint root]

nah ur english is gonna hurt you

[junior hawk]

i had absolutely no demonstrated interest other than what i stated in my why bu essay!

[digital iron]

^same

[mint root]

ed is the biggest DI tho

[burnt zephyr]

me when i ED2

i was gonna ED1 but it’s okay

[mint root]

twinning

[undone summit]

How long does BU normally take to respond to your email around this time? I emailed them yesterday morning and they haven’t responded back to me.

[mint root]

did you email your admissions officer or admissions in general

i emailed my AO and heard back within like a day or two but this was in october

[undone summit]

Financial assistance bc it was about my fafsa and css profile not being processed despite me having those done and sent to BU in November

[mint root]

that’s weird

[undone summit]

BU is also busier around this time

[mint root]

idk about FA

this was like early october tho

[undone summit]

I’m going to wait and if they don’t respond I’m going to try and email them again next week

[mint root]

i did the fafsa in november and BU has it

[undone summit]

Bruh. Did u submit your application after or before?

[mint root]

i did fafsa/css before i submitted

[undone summit]

It’s something wrong on BU’s end

[mint root]

the noncusidisal profile i did after i submitted like over break

[undone summit]

Bc UNC and NYU has my CSS

[mint root]

yea it’s a problem on BU’s end

but i’m doing ed2 here soo maybe that’s why they got my stuff early

[undone summit]

Ah yeah I’m doing RD

Can’t afford ED anywhere lmao

[mint root]

i think it’s a problem on BU’s end

bc ik some ppl doing rd and all their stuff is in order

[digital iron]

They might have it processed but not popping up on your end, it happened to me with other documents. So make sure to ask admissions!

[burnt zephyr]

they responded to be within 20 mins the other day

[undone summit]

bruh

[undone summit]

did u email admissions or financial assistance

[burnt zephyr]

admissions

[undone summit]

that's who im going to reach out to sicne FA is leaving me on delivered 😭

[burnt zephyr]

i would resend if u don’t hear anything by saturday

[mint root]

when did you do your fafsa/css

[undone summit]

nov 8 for fafsa and nov 18 for css

[mint root]

that’s weird

[undone summit]

right what im thinking

[mint root]

i did the css around the same time as you and they have my stuff

[undone summit]

they would still consider mines for full consideration of fin aid even if their processing date will show up as later than jan. 4

[mint root]

reach out if you don’t hear anything by like early next week

[undone summit]

?

[mint root]

yea most likely since ur rd

that’s so weird BU should for sure have your stuff by now

[burnt zephyr]

me when i lowkey won’t be able to afford BU

[undone summit]

they do. they're going to be like "we do have you in our system but looks like we left it out and didn't process it. it will show up on your portal in a week"

i just know it

[burnt zephyr]

i think i might get deferred ngl

[mint root]

same brotha😵‍💫

hoping they give me a fat scholarship

[undone summit]

like i need this fin aid bc even if they accept me, i need that money

[mint root]

maybe some rich internationals should apply so they can fund my BU tuition

[burnt zephyr]

my dad fucked my CSS & FAFSA so nothing is going through rn

[undone summit]

i did them myself with my parents beside me cuz i don't trust them to do it right

[mint root]

same here

my dad had to fill out the noncustodial profile thingy by himself sooo i’m hoping he doesn’t fuck it up

[undone summit]

css was too much

[burnt zephyr]

they wouldn’t let me see their tax info lolll

[undone summit]

?

[mint root]

divorced parents

[undone summit]

oh

[mint root]

dads like 7000 miles away so idek what he did

[undone summit]

why. nothing that personal between yall

idoc is so unnecessary. glad bu don't require nothing

but neu wants it. smh

[mint root]

yea bu only requires the noncustodial profile and css

neu loves idoc

[undone summit]

im not sending nothing to them

[mint root]

i think you have to if u want aid

[undone summit]

like how you going to ask me for an income form when i stated i make none

[mint root]

oh from you??

[undone summit]

so be it 😂

[undone summit]

everyone it looks like

[mint root]

idk where’s my tax shit is

[undone summit]

unless neu can waive which i don't think so

[mint root]

my mom did the idoc

some colleges have their own version of idoc cough GWU cough

[undone summit]

neu don't even have housing for me 🤣 🤭

[burnt zephyr]

so if i applied to 3 boston schools i better be getting into one like

[mint root]

ooh which ones

[undone summit]

not if ur doing mit, harvard, and bu

[burnt zephyr]

me when i’m doing BC, BU, & NEU

[mint root]

me when i’m doing BU and NEU

bc too religous for me

[burnt zephyr]

too t ?

OHHH

[undone summit]

my ma schools r BU, NEU, and UMass

[burnt zephyr]

i might just apply to emerson’s just for the fun of it

[mint root]

my ma schools rn BU, NEU, UMass, Wellesley and suffolk

[undone summit]

thought about tuft then was like no

[mint root]

Tufts is too far out for me

i live in state and if i go to a school here it’s NEU/BU or i’m going out of state

[burnt zephyr]

no sameeee

i just hope i get in at least one of the 3 i’ve applied to.

[mint root]

same

tho i don’t think i showed enough DI for neu

i toured and did and info session with them

[burnt zephyr]

i’ve only attended zooms call meetings for BU

[mint root]

r u instate or oos

for bu i toured and attended a zoom info session with my AO (he came to our school)

[wintry knoll]

can u still sign up for info session

[mint root]

uhh lemme check

https://www.bu.edu/admissions/visit-us/events/

yea there’s one on wednesday at 4est

[burnt zephyr]

oos unfortunately

[undone summit]

Is DI that important

I just signed up for their mailing lists

[mint root]

for BU not so much for northeastern yes

especially if ur doing ea/rd

[undone summit]

BU never sent out emails about zooms

[mint root]

most schools don’t

[burnt zephyr]

i attended their diversity meeting

[mint root]

^^same here

[burnt zephyr]

i even talked about it in my supp

[undone summit]

I attend zoom for UIUC, bing, UMass, and rit bc they promote their zooms

BU do u got to like find it yourself?

[mint root]

yea i did

[burnt zephyr]

they’ve sent emails to me

[mint root]

the one where my AO went to my school they sent me an email about it

but i was already on their mailing list before then when i toured before

[weary helm]

I think in state didn’t matter for private schools

[mint root]

yea ik but like i was just asking if it was possible to tour

[mint root]

touring and info sessions

[viscid badger]

I’m still waiting on my portal anyone else?

[mint root]

i got my BU portal the next day after i applied

[distant fog]

i’m waiting too dw

[spark jewel]

my counselor still haven't signed my EDII form yet

I'm fucked

[mint root]

goddamn

hound your counselor or something frl

[spark jewel]

I submitted on jan first

he submitted all of the materials on jan 2nd

but didn't sign the form

[mint root]

dafuq

[spark jewel]

he doesn't check email often

[mint root]

did you tell him you wanted to ed there

[spark jewel]

yes

he signed my EDI form last min

so I thought hes gonna do that for EDII too

but

[mint root]

could you meet with him in person

[spark jewel]

next monday yeah

[mint root]

my counselor responds in like 24 hours

yes that’s good

[spark jewel]

my counselor doesn't read email outside of school hours

I mean its understandable

but

please I need this 😭

[mint root]

same here but i only email her in school anyway

meet with him like first thing monday morning and do it then

does ur school use naviance?

[spark jewel]

yup

I set BU as EDII before winter break

[mint root]

that’s so weird because before i even submitted BU my counselor had to sign the ED form

[spark jewel]

my counselor signs everyones ed form last min because he only wants to do it once

[mint root]

lmao it takes like 5 seconds to do it

[spark jewel]

its easier for him to do it that way but it also means if he misses one then there would be a problem

[mint root]

all my counselor does is type her name into her naviance portal and it’s signed

[spark jewel]

I think its a really simple thing

but

idk how mine missed it

like

I had a google form, naviance, common app all marking BU as EDII

and I talked to him in person about it

[mint root]

on naviance it’s so easy

did you before break

[spark jewel]

yeah

[mint root]

he should’ve just signed it then and there

does BU even have a materials deadline

[spark jewel]

think so?

not sure

I mean I did select EDII on common app and send my application on time so I think I should be fine

[mint root]

yea ur prolly fine

[spark jewel]

if I can't get in BU I'll just go to Umass amherst to save money

[mint root]

they’ll prolly start reviewing apps like on monday

[spark jewel]

fingers crossed

[mint root]

🤞🤞

[spark jewel]

sigh I would be glad when this whole college application thing is over

what a mess

[mint root]

i hope they get my first semester grades bc they’re acutally good and can prove my uPward tReNd

college apps are taking years off my life

[spark jewel]

my grade in senior year is meh but thats becaue of the classses are kinda hard

but yeah I need a good break to refuel after college app

[mint root]

my classes r slightly easier but that’s bc i dropped ap calc🤡

if BU accepts me i could be commuted by feb break which would be nice

i applied a month ago😭

applied dec 1 at 8pm and got it the next day at like 3pm

nah it’s bc everyone’s applying rd

[spark jewel]

I got the email 1 day after