Boston University (2023-2024)

[simple steppe]

cant hurt to be extra careful

[restive pasture]

wait what how do u know this

[simple steppe]

https://brand.umich.edu/editorial-resources/abbreviations/

go to da bottom

itll have a section on abbreviations for umich

and umich isnt listed

U-M is instead

[restive pasture]

oh no i put umich for my essays

[simple steppe]

gangy dun goofed

but see this is a good lesson

dis is why i ask

[fleet pumice]

yup

[simple steppe]

even if it seems obvious

[restive pasture]

will that lower my chances

[simple steppe]

i hnoestly cant say

but id rather not take the risk

at best they wont care bc umich is so widely used

at worst theyll think u absolutely dont care abt them for not even willing to do research and accept what they wanna be called

its like fucking up a schools pronouns 😭

[restive pasture]

damn i wish i knew this sooner ahh. ig ill find out in jan

[simple steppe]

yea gl tho hope dat shi dont fuck u up

[molten schooner]

isnt the prompt what about being a student at "BU" excites you

[molten schooner]

bunch of people did that and got in, dont sweat it

[restive pasture]

ill literally cry if thats the reason i dont get in. At least i only used it 2x

[simple steppe]

wait.

bro im fucking

autismistic

[molten schooner]

ah nice good job!

[simple steppe]

bro omfg

ian even notice dat bro

jeezus

[molten schooner]

that wont be the reason you dont get in dw

[simple steppe]

smth wrong wit me

[molten schooner]

that sounded negative sorry

manifesting an acceptance for you

but like

that isnt gonna be the deciding factor

[molten schooner]

lol dw its fine

[simple steppe]

basically gangy saying if u was gonna get accepted they gonna accept u and if u was gonna get rejected they gonna reject u

[molten schooner]

yep

[lusty lion]

My school literally does not care where I apply lol

And I'm international

My schools college counselors suck

Like on Tuesday I was just like oh I should apply to Duke

And I did

And today I'm saying I should apply to BU so I will

Lol

[simple steppe]

anyone wanna review supps

[molten schooner]

lmao same

[worn atlas]

when is BU’s deadline?

[simple steppe]

today 11:59pm ur timezone

[coral condor]

im down

check dms

[simple steppe]

bet

[worn atlas]

W

[lusty lion]

They care to brag when I get in and act like they did something lol

[tender gate]

Sure

[simple steppe]

dm me

[crystal meteor]

what can you submit for this - Additional Information (optional): Please use this space if you have additional information, materials, or writing samples you would like us to consider.

can i submit a research abstract?

[vernal swallow]

will it hurt if we dont submit this?

idk if i have anything good enough to share 😭

[crystal meteor]

nah idts

are there any restrictions on what you can submit tho

[opaque monolith]

what did people do for the essay length? CommonApp allows 350
they say 300

[dawn vault]

i'm on the same fence too

I feel like i should write over 300words bc im already over the wordcount as of rn but i dont want it to be randomly cut out

[oak belfry]

U can write over 300 u wont be penalised

[simple steppe]

bu says 300, do 300

its always the safer option to go with what the actual college says as opposed to the commonapp

[oak belfry]

People got in with 350 wrd essays but try to stay near 300

[opaque monolith]

Alr, would it be bad to shoot for 315? or hard under 300

[simple steppe]

i personaly would recommend sataying under 300

i did 299

[oak belfry]

If u can make it under 300 try to do so

I did 292

[opaque monolith]

alrighty
ty

[half summit]

are we allowed to put resumes here?

[lusty lion]

Guys I've barely started my supplement

SOS

[opaque monolith]

Would anybody be cool reviewing my essay for BU rq?

[opaque monolith]

how so

[lusty lion]

...

[opaque monolith]

I didn't write the "why BU" one but you can probably recycle

[lusty lion]

I'm doing the other one

[opaque monolith]

ah

you're EST?

[lusty lion]

Yes

[opaque monolith]

damn

[lusty lion]

39 mins lol

I got this it's okay

[opaque monolith]

speedrun time

[lusty lion]

Facts

[coral condor]

sooo ummm... anyone willing to review?

[coral condor]

i did

[half summit]

yep seems like it allowed

[half summit]

me!

[crystal meteor]

can we upload resumes in the applicant portal

[half summit]

yes

[crystal meteor]

do we upload ap scores on the portal?

they arent in my submission pdf

[vernal swallow]

oh ym god why si transact lagging

oh my god dont crash on me now

[lusty lion]

YAYYY

[coral condor]

submitted with like 10 secs left 💀

pretty happy with it tho

[dawn vault]

no literally same

i submitted it at 11:58 🙄

[lusty lion]

Bye that was so fun

On to the next!

It's like every day I have these little challenges to see if I can get my apps in

It's like a game

Tomorrow is looking like a tough finale

We have NYU Stanford and upenn

Will I make it? We'll see!

[dawn vault]

me too!! still need to start my NYU supplemental!!!

[lusty lion]

Love

It's easy ur good

Personally haven't started Stanford

So that's a slay

[crystal meteor]

i have the exact same ones 😭

[lusty lion]

OMG

Good luck

Currently panicking but we live on a floating rock so it's okay

Stanford idk if it will even get in

Because penn hasn't started either

So I could lose the game for the first time tomorrow 😭😭

But worst case Penn gets priority over Stanford

And thankfully nyu is done

[crystal meteor]

real

[crystal meteor]

yeah i'm def not getting in so im lwk bs-ing it 💀

[lusty lion]

FR

Also their app is a mess so idek if I want to put myself thru that

Short response like no thx

[crystal meteor]

i've alr lost 😭😭 submitted harvard and duke 1.5 hours after the deadline

[crystal meteor]

oooh nice!

[lusty lion]

noo

[crystal meteor]

FR

[lusty lion]

Can you submit after a deadline

Like does it let you

DUKE I GOT DONE ON TIME

[crystal meteor]

yeah it let me apparently the deadlines arent rlly enforced

like a few hours after is fine

[lusty lion]

Oh YESSSS

Ok we working until 3 am tomorrow

Bc I work best at night

Like after 9

[crystal meteor]

AYE NICE i procrastinated too much 😭

[lusty lion]

I did everything on the day too I was so proud of myself

[crystal meteor]

fr i finally know what to write like 2 hours before the deadline 😭😭

[lusty lion]

Real

I hate it but I love it

[crystal meteor]

exactly

[zenith glen]

yo r we gonna get our decisions ealier than feb 15

im scared im gonna get ed before my eas

or is there enough demand for ed2 bu

[fleet pumice]

guys i just realized i put my junior year gpa in the grades section on common app instead of my cumulative

if i email the admissions office will that hurt me

cause its like "oh u didnt pay close enough attention"

or if i dont will they think im lying

cause they get my transcript too right

ugh fuckkckckckck

i put the wrong one for my ea though and i got in so maybe its inconsequential???

[opal hull]

i applied like 12 hours past est, i hope my application goes through

[paper cargo]

How hard is it to change majors once you're in?

[restive hornet]

How do ya'll get the BU one time pin

I ain't seeing it in my email

nvm took em a while

[dusky apex]

annoying password requirements

[spiral hollow]

You think until you see CWRU's password reqs

[dawn vault]

literally just did it right now why is it so complicated 🙄

[paper cargo]

Get ready to change it every 30 days 😂

[marsh spade]

Submitted my app like a month ago and I’m still gonna get my decision with everyone else 😭

Smh

[zenith glen]

bro

the fuck do they want

for my password bro

[simple steppe]

I KNOW RIGHT

bro like what the fuck 16 characters

one upper case one lower case

a special character

a number

no common DICTIONARY WORDS

like mf jus stfu if Im gonna get hacked lemme get hacked

[restive pasture]

ikkrr i just let them auto generate it. I dont even rmb it💀

[simple steppe]

yea bu alw gotta be so different

like when u put in the pin and make ur password and shit

they don’t even give ur acc straight away

mf u gotta wait for them to process the REQUEST to get ur account like bro?

[simple steppe]

did anyone else get access to their portal but it says no materials have been submitted

[spark reef]

i got it an hour ago but get a sign-in error

[dusky apex]

the portal is so bad

[paper cargo]

Same I can't log on

[zenith token]

u need to use firefox

not chrome

but BU is dumb

[dusky apex]

its working on chrome for me

but took ~a day after creating the account for the error to go away

[compact shuttle]

yes

[spark reef]

same for mine it works now a day after

[vernal swallow]

so do we submit q1 grades, first sem grades, or both

[fathom quartz]

has bu extended their deadline?

[molten schooner]

yes i think

ok i cant find it but im sure i saw a message in here that they did

[fathom quartz]

to what day?

i don’t wanna waste money

[gray socket]

whens ed2 decision date?

[vagrant grove]

mid feb

[fathom quartz]

if anyone was wondering i just called bu and their applications are still open but they might close soon, there’s no exact date on it

[simple steppe]

how many admissions documents are there supposed to be on the website

mine only lists three which seems like nothing compared to other schools but maybe dats all tehy need?

[stiff walrus]

For senior grades
Can we submit it through optional report on common app or does it have to be mid year

[molten schooner]

why not just do mid year?

[stiff walrus]

I'll request it

I already have my optional report downloaded just asking if it counts or not

[stiff walrus]

welp optional report is my only option. I can't do mid year

[karmic vigil]

Any of yall get portal

for rd

[stark tulip]

yeah

[split pendant]

Guys I was gonna Apply to Boston University but I googled their rd due date and I saw "January 19th" so i put it off, but i only just realized it was for graduate admissions at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.

Boston Uni was apparently due like on the 4th

if i submit tonight you think they're gonna accept it?

[molten walrus]

Probably not

But you could still try

[scenic lintel]

Hi I submitted my css to bu in December

I still haven’t gotten a request to upload documents for bu

[dry jacinth]

they don't participate in IDOC

[spark reef]

anyone know if we have to do mp1 / first quarter grades for ed2? since they'll get whole semester anyway

[vagrant grove]

just send it

they usually dont care

[split pendant]

you sure? im 12 days past the deadline at this point

[vagrant grove]

yes

just send it

dont even bother emailing them about the delay

[split pendant]

the css profile was due yesterday though so i wont even be able to get need-based aid

i was just gonna leave it

[vagrant grove]

naw just send it man

if u dont get a portal login in about 5 days send a quick email making up a sob story of why ur application was delayed and u are hoping to still be considered as BU is ur top choice

one of my seniors send his nyu common app 15 days after the dedline

dude still got in

he didnt end up attending cuz of the cost but thats another story

[winged turtle]

they said fafsa due jan 15

but i just can't log in...

i sent them an email and they said "You should complete the 24/25 FAFSA as soon as you’re able"

what does this mean?

[molten schooner]

it means they're not gonna not take your fafaa because it's after the deadline, but you should submit asap

[winged turtle]

got it thx

[karmic socket]

what happens if they dont take our fafsa?

[scarlet tree]

Everyone’s FAFSA was delayed this year. As much as these institutions would like to have deadlines for it, they are really placeholders.

[spiral hollow]

Probably like mid February

[compact shuttle]

i completed fafsa on the 15th

but it isnt going thru still

[scarlet tree]

I don’t think anyone’s FAFSA has been processed yet.

[compact shuttle]

Oh thx

I think I forgot to sign my students non tax filers statement signature

So my noncustodial doesn’t show up on my portal

Am I fucked for fin aid if I did that late even tho I submitted css on time

Wait nvm that has nothing to do with my non custodial

[simple steppe]

hey guys, is anyone currently in BU and majoring in political science?

[worn atlas]

I would try asking on their reddit

[scarlet tree]

Any disadvantages of starting at one major and transferring to another major/school? Are you limited to access certain things?

[wary belfry]

does bu reach out for merit scholarship applicants like the trustee scholarship for interviews?

[main crater]

it’ll be difficult for you to transfer from majors like art to engineering, as each school has different criteria to be accepted to study in. but if you want to transfer from say business to data science it won’t be that difficult. bu gives each student an advisor and they generally let the student know how difficult it will be to transfer majors/schools

[scarlet tree]

How about Wheelock to Questrom?

[torpid cobalt]

hi! i have a few questions as another wheelock applicant! can i dm you?

[scarlet tree]

Sure

[torpid cobalt]

dm'd

[main crater]

im going to be attending questrom this upcoming fall and from what i’ve heard it’s quite a competitive school to get into besides the engineering one. however, im sure if the student is consistent with grades and shows continued enthusiasm towards questrom then they’ll have a good chance of getting in.

[main crescent]

does this school have severe grade deflation for history major

[worn atlas]

I’d ask on their Reddit unless someone here knows

[spiral hollow]

I'm pretty sure their deflation is predominantly for stem fields

Fairly normal for humanities iirc

[thorny pollen]

am i allowed to email BU with an application update? it’s regarding one of my ecs where i gained a new award and did some work with public policy

[mighty scaffold]

Its kinda late but wouldnt hurt

U can

Worst theyll say is “nah sorry its too late”

[open gulch]

Any doing Data Science

[plush grove]

I am

[open gulch]

Same

[scarlet tree]

Does BU let you go from RD to EDII? What’s the deadline to make the switch?

[worn atlas]

You could email them but I’m not sure. Has the EDII deadline already passed?

[hardy shale]

at other schools, the switch is allowed until jan 31. it would be a stretch but you could email an AO and see if it's possible at this time

[zenith token]

idk which other schools let you switch your RD to ed2 by jan 31 considering ed2 typically comes out second week of feb

[hardy shale]

one school let me i just chose not to at the end

[main crescent]

why did they email me to send senior grades when I already sent my quarter 1 grades in with my initial application ED2

r they not gonna consider my application now? the decision drops in a week or two

[next pewter]

I got the same email. I just had my school resend it.

[main crescent]

I called them a week ago, they said "ohh wait we have it our bad" but it still doesn't say recieved on the portal so now I am freaking out that maybe the application maybe isn't considered complete

Should I call again?

[next pewter]

I got the same email about 2 weeks ago I just had my counselor resend it and I haven't heard from them since. But if it makes you feel better give them a call to confirm.

[main crescent]

does it now say recieved under senior grades on the applicant portal

[next pewter]

yes

it always said received when I initially applied so it was weird they sent me an email asking for it again.

[vagrant grove]

i didnt get the email

but portal shows i need to send my senior grades

but have sent the q1 graded ed2 aswell

[main crescent]

what day next week r u guys thinkin for this year

ed2?

[wheat kayak]

lowkey like thursday or friday?

[wheat kayak]

question: does bu admit by school or major

[lunar mason]

https://i.imgur.com/v0Wc3XA.png

[knotty hatch]

school

[wheat kayak]

thanks

[compact shuttle]

LOL

[opal flame]

does bu have interview

[wheat kayak]

i dont think so?

[vagrant grove]

do we know when excatly is the mid feb ?

[molten schooner]

it came Feb 2 last year

[vagrant grove]

3 days away

[molten schooner]

Wait no Feb 10 i think

[sharp wagon]

19-20: Feb 11

20-21 Feb 9

21-22 Feb 9

22-23 Feb 8

18-19 was Feb 8

[molten schooner]

It'll come Feb 7 trust

[sharp wagon]

honestly i think 8th

[opal flame]

i jusst wanna chat up lol

[honest spoke]

What happen if you get deferred or waitlisted as ed applicants

Can you then pick to go to other college

[finite widget]

you are released from binding

[vagrant grove]

gawd final io on that date

no no

bad omen

it needs to come after feb 7

[wheat kayak]

i finished last week lols

but yeah i kinda hope its feb 8

[untold crane]

Just curious, what are everyone’s stats?

[torpid cobalt]

i applied for funsies. 3.55 UW 3.8W 1350 SAT

this is like a super reach for me

[untold crane]

If there’s anything I’ve learned it’s that it’s such a coin toss

College decisions

So so weird

[compact shuttle]

96.5 (was expected to have 98 after sem 1 but i fucked up lol), 1450, 790 math

i want to not get roasted !!

[untold crane]

That’s not bad at all

[compact shuttle]

idk

my school is competitive

my grade at least, not the lower grades

so many ppl from my school got into top schools already tho

ik my ecs/essays would carry fs over my stats

[untold crane]

My weighted gpa is good but I’m worried my UW might scare them off

[compact shuttle]

my school doesnt do UW

but they do rank

the thing is tho i didnt send rank anywhere

except northeastern and nyu

since i have to in srar

[untold crane]

I see

[compact shuttle]

i put N/A / 265 on my commonapp

but my counselor might have put it anyways

💀

idk my friend got deferred from a t5 business being in the bottom 50 this year

and other friends past the top 25% also getting into good schools

[untold crane]

Is premed a competitive major at bu?

[compact shuttle]

probably

its premed

[untold crane]

Damn

Yeah true

It’s competitive everywhere

Maybe I shouldn’t have said premed LOL

[compact shuttle]

if thats what u wanna do apply for it

dont apply for spanish major or something liek that because you want to simply get into the school

[sharp wagon]

Im 3.78 uw and 34 act

applied for bio and im so scared

[untold crane]

I applied for Chem and I have pretty much the same stats

Except 1480 sat

I’m scared man

[hardy shale]

4.3 W (idk UW my school doesnt show us) t/o and 12 APs

[untold crane]

Yeah I have around a 4.44 W and full IB and AP

[hardy shale]

and i applied physics

[untold crane]

Ok smart

[sharp wagon]

i did full ib too

[sharp wagon]

and my sat was 1480 even tho i didnt turn it in lol

[untold crane]

we are very similar then

[sharp wagon]

yess

[spark reef]

also applied physics

[torpid cobalt]

did anyone here apply for wheelock :3

[knotty hatch]

applied to media science @ COM, 3.91UW/4.6W 34 ACT

[untold crane]

Good ahh stats

[knotty hatch]

hopefully BU agrees 🫡 🫡

[marsh spade]

BU is such a good school

Crossing fingers

[knotty hatch]

https://tenor.com/view/mgrr-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-armstrong-raiden-handshake-gif-25514798

[spark reef]

anyone else's school not sending final sem 1 grades in time for ed 2 if decisions are feb 6-8? good for me since i did a little too much trolling with hw for a few classes

[hazy sonnet]

i think my school is gonna send them probably like 2 days before they drop

hopefully they dont check them lol

[molten schooner]

4.0 gpa uw, 35 act, top 10% rank, we don't do weighted

[molten schooner]

Wait why not journalism

[stark tulip]

undecided 4.92w (our school doesnt do uw) 1530 sat

[untold crane]

4.92?????

Nvm I have no chance

[stark tulip]

noo youll be fine trust 💪

[harsh glacier]

Goated game

Does anyone use a specific weighted GPA calculator?

[scarlet tree]

There is a bucket for everyone. Just need to be concerned with if your bucket is full at a particular school. Also everyone’s access to rigor is different. My son got into a great school that the guidance counselor said he wasn’t getting into. Stay strong.

[untold crane]

Thank u 🙏🏽

[knotty hatch]

im more interested in media science at BU, also i might honestly double major in both 🤷🏻 dk

[floral ridge]

Does BU accept LOCIs after getting deferred from ED

[scenic lintel]

Does bu ask for financial documents on their portal

[sharp wagon]

yes

[scenic lintel]

They haven’t asked me for anything

Also I submitted the css and fafsa but they emailed me today to submit it

[sharp wagon]

maybe its just for international students? but I had to print the financial form fill it out and submit

also required like a bank official signature

[scenic lintel]

I mean I'm a domestic student living international

[scenic lintel]

Wow no college asked me for this

[sharp wagon]

same.. bu was the only one

[molten schooner]

same here, i only had to submit css and fafsa

[scenic lintel]

Oh okay thanks

[hazy sonnet]

i have a 3.6

im toast

[hazy sonnet]

yo can someone call and aks when they dropping these decisions

[knotty hatch]

website says late march

[harsh glacier]

Ugh I’m having an issue with their financial aid atm

I submitted my CSS profile back in November and I noticed the other day it wasn’t on my portal

I emailed them and got a response and it seems that it’s gonna be fine, but I just hope it’s not too late

[hazy sonnet]

ed2

[knotty hatch]

good luck 🫡

[hazy sonnet]

im gonna lose my mind

[main crater]

hi i know this is pretty late but i got into BU and i have a 3.7 weighted, and didn’t submit SAT or ACT 😭 so trust me you’ll be fine

[untold crane]

Bro thank you for this OML

So stressed ab it

[main crater]

no don’t worry i was stressed too, everyone that was applying had like 4.0s and 1500 sats i sat there so undefeated ☠️

but it’s not just abt grades, bu takes into account your personal essay, supplements, extracurriculars and such. plus if you visit the school time to time your chance of getting in increases

[untold crane]

Thank you bae 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[sturdy saddle]

I got in ED1 with a 3.46 UW

You’ll be fine

[karmic vigil]

how you even hit 4.92

I had to take like 18 (too many academics unfortunately) to get like a 4.65

[stark tulip]

might just be how my school weighs our classes

[karmic vigil]

how does it weight

[stark tulip]

idek what the max is its wonky 😭

[karmic vigil]

ohh

[stark tulip]

ive been told its out of 5 but an a+ in an ap class is worth 5.7??

they dont really tell us we just kinda go with it lol

[karmic vigil]

we physically can’t even get past like 4.8

at my school*

cause max we can get is 5.0 for a ap class

or dual enrollment

[stark tulip]

ohhh i see

4.65 is insane then goddamn

[karmic vigil]

I took 12 ap + 6 de

[stark tulip]

12???

woah

[karmic vigil]

although I did get a B in one

cause I took a final sick and bombed it

[stark tulip]

still 😭 12 is crazy

[karmic vigil]

tbf most of them were easy ones

like ap gov, apes, csp, psych

Hard ones were calc ab/bc and physics

[stark tulip]

ive heard ap physics is tough yeah

[karmic vigil]

well it was mainly hard for me cause I took it 1st sem senior yr

lot more manageable when you have motivation to do stuff

[stark tulip]

fair fair

senioritis is killing me rnw tho

[karmic vigil]

same lmao

my lit teacher looking like a pain rn

[stark tulip]

ap stats sucking the soul out of me

its ok we're almost there 🙏

[karmic vigil]

yeah

one last semester

[stark tulip]

damn right!!!

[karmic vigil]

applied bu as a more on target than reach school

gotta see how that goes

more of a “another option” school but would be nice if say I got a fair bit of aid

[stark tulip]

yeah i mainly applied because i looked for mostly instate schools

im sure ull get in :)

[karmic vigil]

well hopefully you get in

[karmic vigil]

Ty

I think you will too

[stark tulip]

ty!!

[karmic vigil]

everyone here will fr

[stark tulip]

hopefully but i gotta wait until probably march/late feb to see

[stark tulip]

right right 🙏

[karmic vigil]

Yeah that’ll be a pain

but I’ve got some good options from EA already

[stark tulip]

thats good!!!

idk whatever happens happens

[azure blaze]

what were ur ecs

[vagrant grove]

BU is kinda chill w mid gpas like avg is 3.66

avg ib is 34 i think

only downfall of BU is cost

[zenith token]

thats kind of an L for BU

why they taking low gpas

[vagrant grove]

its not low, also maybe because the other unis the boston areas kinda take away all the perfect gpa people

to what i know

which isnt alot

BU loves demonstrated interest alot

and is willing to take risk on otherwise strong candidates

but those gpa might have been fked cuz of a bad year or smth

but generally the admit hella smart people

[vagrant grove]

the bigger L is it costs 100k a year

[scarlet tree]

They only accepted 1% <3.5 so this is definitely an acceptance to be proud of

We were a no show to a campus tour 😬

Felt like he had better shot at BU than BC and the BU vide seems better. Prayers up for RD.

[zenith token]

doubt that's the reason

[zenith token]

fair

[zenith token]

that is a pretty big L

[zenith token]

exactly

[karmic vigil]

What abt aid

[vagrant grove]

as far as i know not very limited aid for internations in undergrad

grad school loves to shove money down ur throat

same for doc and post docs like they will pay you actual serious money to do a post doc at BU

if i get accepted ed2 i going 500k in debt

:D

[scarlet tree]

Is ED2 out yet?

[sharp wagon]

no

[molten schooner]

wait really 💀

i took 2 months to send them my ielts score LOL they aint letting me in

[vagrant grove]

nope waiting on it

[vagrant grove]

ielts dont matter

they only ask for it cuz they legally need it

[vagrant grove]

why da fuck do u need ielts

arnt u like a us citizen

studying abroad

pretty sure they recognise both IB and Alevels

[molten schooner]

yeah but bu requested it

and my parents forced me to write

[vagrant grove]

lucky i had it waived

[molten schooner]

because "what if later they come back and say you need it"

[vagrant grove]

u just need to fill up this dumb form saying look at my grades bitch

[molten schooner]

bu specifically said it wasn't necessary but with how competitive admissions had become, it would help to write it

[vagrant grove]

and u get it waived

[vagrant grove]

interesting

ur getting into BU

anyway

so doesnt matter

[molten schooner]

yeah but i want trustee

[vagrant grove]

good luck

[molten schooner]

and honors

[vagrant grove]

u will deffo get honors

trustee is a crapshot

[molten schooner]

mm but i'd only consider going if i got trustee

otherwise im not sacrificing 4 years to live in the coldest place on earth

[vagrant grove]

i mean technically u have better options

[molten schooner]

(i know there are colder places but for me anywhere in east coast is cold)

[molten schooner]

do i?

i adore bu

[vagrant grove]

girl did u forget about usc ?

[vagrant grove]

mee tooo

i need to find a private funding if i do get in

[molten schooner]

its 90k lol

[vagrant grove]

which is gonna be hard

[molten schooner]

no aid no scholarships

i cant go

[vagrant grove]

wtf

wait wait

u will probably get federal aid

[molten schooner]

i wont

[vagrant grove]

i smell money

but ehh

90k is insane

so is BU's 100k

why do they have such insane pricing

[molten schooner]

no usc is just so stingy

i get like $40k/y from ivies

[vagrant grove]

did u apply to stanford ?

u probally have a good shot there aswell

plus so much better climate

[molten schooner]

i did yes

but im not getting in

[vagrant grove]

who knows

ur smirthi

[molten schooner]

my interview is tomorrow and i have a horrible throat infection

[vagrant grove]

u will get atleast one ivy or ivy+

[vagrant grove]

gawd

good luck

my luck is so bad i got offered one interview so far

[molten schooner]

thanks!

LOL SAME

[vagrant grove]

interviews is where is i shine

[molten schooner]

ngl that northeastern deferral downed my confidence

[molten schooner]

ME FR

AND ON MY ONLY INTERVIEW

MY THROAT IS DEAD

[vagrant grove]

dw it will heal overnight

[vagrant grove]

meh

they do be like that

i dont remember ur stats

[scarlet tree]

Too late to switch RD to ED2?

[vagrant grove]

yes

but u can always email and check

[molten schooner]

hopefully

[molten schooner]

35 act 4.0 gpa lol

[vagrant grove]

but i ik someone with a 40/42 and a 1440 get into northeastern (indian btw)

[molten schooner]

im coping by saying its yield protection

[vagrant grove]

insanity

[wanton stream]

it surely is

[molten schooner]

but like smh i wrote a ps for them and submitted their optional portfolio even though i didnt have to

[molten schooner]

the northeastern thread didnt agree LOL

[vagrant grove]

so deffo yeild protection

[vagrant grove]

a2c being toxic always fun

[molten schooner]

i mean neu boston had a 3% acceptance rate

so i dont really think they yield protect

[vagrant grove]

meh just write an LOCI

and forget about it

[molten schooner]

yeah def

but i actually liked neu

[vagrant grove]

its not worth thinking about it

i still hate myself about every 3 days

[wanton stream]

what are your acceptences so far

[vagrant grove]

for the jhu reject adn its fking up my grades

[molten schooner]

sighs here we go again

[river parrot]

boston university gotta be one of my favourite universities

[vagrant grove]

place is soo amazing

plus their bme program is hella good

[river parrot]

fr

my prof did his phd there

[molten schooner]

usc but scholarship reject
purdue + honors + presidential scholarship
fordham with $22k/y scholarship
emerson with $15k/y scholarship but honors reject
usfca with $29k/scholarship + direct honors + potential $20k fellowship
uiuc but no scholarship info yet
uw madison but no scholarship info yet
case western + $32.5k/y scholarship + potential full tuition scholly
umass amherst + $16k/y scholarship but honors reject
santa clara uni + $18k/y scholarship + potential honors

[molten schooner]

did you need that much info? no. is my ego low and thus do i need to flex? yes.

[vagrant grove]

like bu location is massive plus aswell

[wanton stream]

gg

[vagrant grove]

u applied to umass

[wanton stream]

your kinda stacked already so I am expecting more

[molten schooner]

bro if someone saw my college list they'd think i was a cs major

[molten schooner]

you'd think my acceptances are impressive but then i'd tell you i applied to a non-competitive major and then you'd theorize that's prolly why i got accepted everywhere and you'd be right lol

[river parrot]

what major are you actually

[wanton stream]

no I don't think like that

[molten schooner]

so far (except usc ofc usc is bae but rip scholarships) i've majorly been accepted to schools that admit by major
most top unis dont admit by major so im screwed lol

[vagrant grove]

i mean plus that us citizen aboard aspect deffo helped u aswell

[molten schooner]

depends based on school. journalism is my primary major but i also applied communications/english

[vagrant grove]

they consider it tho

[molten schooner]

eh we'll never know

[river parrot]

damn that's crazy

[vagrant grove]

i can probably google this but what are actually insane journalism undergrad programs ?

i m sure yale is on that list

[river parrot]

is there such a thing as insane journalism undergrad

[molten schooner]

northwestern #1

[molten schooner]

no ivies have a journalism major lol

[vagrant grove]

but i have no clue what makes a journalism programs good

[vagrant grove]

makes no sense

i mean comms

[wanton stream]

if you really want usc email them about receiving potential aid I know some people that did that for some other schools and worked

@molten schooner

[molten schooner]

usc bu neu ut austin asu all have good programs

[vagrant grove]

or English route then

[molten schooner]

mostly post graduation opportunities

usc journalism is goated because although their program isnt that interesting to me, people get a shit ton of opportunities cuz la

[molten schooner]

yeah i did apply for financial aid so after i get my package, i'll appeal if it isn't enough

i've heard usc fin aid is like a lottery and sometimes you could get really lucky so we'll see

[vagrant grove]

interesting i would assume NY and DC to be major hubs for journalism

[molten schooner]

they are def

nyu journalism is also great

more than DC, boston is very good for journalism

DC is if you wanna do political journalism

i'd say major journalism hubs are NY, boston, chicago, LA

columbia graduate journalism is #1 in the world but they dont have an undergraduate major booooo

[vagrant grove]

makes sense

they do media houeses there

[vagrant grove]

grad school ftw

[molten schooner]

im not doing journalism for grad :(

[vagrant grove]

i lowkey might just go the one of the unis my school partner ups with for like super low cost and peak in grad school atp

[vagrant grove]

whats the end goal ?

law school ?

[molten schooner]

law

yeah

[molten schooner]

tbh you'd save on a ton of debt

[vagrant grove]

we recently got 3 Umass AOs from UMass Amherst, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell show up at our school to pick up rich kids

so it might be a decent path

[molten schooner]

did you apply to umass?

[vagrant grove]

naw we get direct match offers

if we wanna apply

[molten schooner]

umass is goated plus they have that bio tap thing

[vagrant grove]

or i can send in an application and let them know

[vagrant grove]

yea i m considering it

but i too lazy to fill up one more application

ik they will reduce my efc to close to 20k if i apply

[molten schooner]

lol

[vagrant grove]

but its soo much effort

[molten schooner]

bro applied ed2 to 4 places but wont apply to a good bio program

[vagrant grove]

gawd

let me wake up trw and see

UMass Dartmouth might be a good option

i cant really rely on direct match cuz its kinda a crap shot

they will only match with school i dont wanna go or teach my major

[molten schooner]

bu ed2 comes out?

[molten schooner]

im p sure umass amherst has a bme program?

[vagrant grove]

it does but my grades and umass amherst = rejection

nvm i m applying

if they still are accepting apps

they are not

[molten schooner]

rip

[vagrant grove]

let me email them

or make my counsellors email them

umass Amherst sent one thier asain aos to our school and trying to connect with her was sooo hard

i honestly think i need old lovely white ladies to look at my apps

they boost my ego by telling me my applications are actually nicely done

[scarlet tree]

What top schools are still taking apps?

[molten schooner]

umich closed on feb 1 but i've heard that schools usually have a grace period and on a2c itself i've seen people submit like 4 days late and still get their apps downloaded but dont take my word on that

purdue is rolling i think?

[vagrant grove]

i summited to NYU 15 days late still got portal

we saw someone summit duke ed1 like 2 weeks before the results as they kept getting extensions

so yes grace periods are a thing

[molten schooner]

damn

[scarlet tree]

Umich is still open. But it’s more expensive than private school for our family. 😬

[zenith token]

did ur kid do ed2?

[hazy sonnet]

how yk

[azure blaze]

3.4 1560

[scarlet tree]

Yes. To middlebury.

[compact shuttle]

U can still apply to mich?

Because I tried applying on coalition but apparently they don’t have Michigan, so I have to figure something out with my guidance counselor as my commonapp is at max colleges

[scarlet tree]

We made our school spend 3k to scoir so he could 20+ apps 😬

[hazy sonnet]

HOLY SHIT PLEASE LET ME INTO THIS UNI YOU HAVE NO IDEA JESUS PLEASE

anyone have an exact day next week for ed2 yet

[compact shuttle]

Oooof. There are 2 good schools I had to miss out on cus I put my stuff on commonapp, but will still try to email them and see if I can apply to those schools

[open gulch]

Real

[hazy sonnet]

IM GONNA KILL SOMEONE BRO LET ME IN HO<Y BD DGHESHGIT LET ME INTO THE SHCHOOOL HOLy

[main crater]

damn bruh😭

[vagrant grove]

common data set + their AOs state it publicly espeically the ones who have left and now do private consulting

[vagrant grove]

that sat score is gonna help u big time

my ass is going TO

[zenith token]

oh middlebury is awesome

hope they get in 🙏

i applied to middlebury too

[azure blaze]

girl I wish

rejected gtech, uiuc, wisconsin madison, unc, tufts, deferred from scu, cwru, usc, nu

[compact shuttle]

are u intl

[molten schooner]

does northwestern defer only like 5-6% ed? deferred nu is great!!

[compact shuttle]

1560 should balance it out to an extent

my friend got like a 3.6 weighted

and was deferred from stern who only defers 5% of ppl

[azure blaze]

no

[azure blaze]

no i was ea

and i applied ed2 now

[compact shuttle]

3.4 UW or weighted

[azure blaze]

uw

3.65ish without freshman

[compact shuttle]

what was weighted then

[azure blaze]

i only got diagnosed after freshman year

[compact shuttle]

u shoulda just put weighted on ur app

[azure blaze]

ummm

idk

my school doesnt calc

[compact shuttle]

its okay

[azure blaze]

i know my uc gpa is 3.85

[compact shuttle]

i have the same issue as u

im fucked too with it

my gpa isnt terrible but my symptoms are

🤣

[compact shuttle]

thats fire

[azure blaze]

nah

average admitted uc gpa from my school for merced is 3.86 lol

[compact shuttle]

1560 sat is crazy tho

[azure blaze]

yeah it was my first try

[compact shuttle]

i have like a 4.15 but i only have 1450

even tho 790 math may help for bizz

[azure blaze]

i didnt rlly study tbh

[compact shuttle]

my friend got full rides to lower rated privates

and deferred from stern

with a 3.6 weighted

but 1570 sat

so have hope!!

[azure blaze]

was it good ecs

[compact shuttle]

no

it was some bs ecs

[azure blaze]

hm

but im doing engineering so

[compact shuttle]

and his essays werent great either

they were too cliche according to classmates

bro he applied stern

[azure blaze]

true

[compact shuttle]

defer from stern is rlly good

they defer 5% of applicants

[azure blaze]

yeah ig

i hope ig et into nu or bu then

[compact shuttle]

western or eastern?

[azure blaze]

eastern

obv

[compact shuttle]

omg

i need to email them

aghhhhh

[azure blaze]

why

[compact shuttle]

apparently someone on reddit said they asked neu if they could send supps in portal

and the ao said yes

[azure blaze]

but like what supp

[compact shuttle]

any

just additional material youd like to share with them

so u format it like a paper

add the prompt obv

and write it

on a pdf or smthng

but id email first to confirm

i NEED to do that because my supplemental actually shows why i wanna do business

OH YE and im 1 or 2 days late now for the babson music scholarship

is it even worth applying atp 😭

i still can add the application on the babson portal but idk atp

[azure blaze]

i dont think im gonna send the supp

[molten schooner]

uh northwestern doesn't have ea? or ed2?

[azure blaze]

northeastern

🧍

i read ur message as northeastern oops

no im doing northeastern

[zenith token]

thats neu

[azure blaze]

oh

oops

mb

[vagrant grove]

no way cwru didnt take u

[azure blaze]

i didnt rlly demonstrate interest tbf

i only got into upitt and stony brook besides my safeties

[vagrant grove]

i fixed this issue by just applying ed

[azure blaze]

thats what i did w northeastern

bc i did tour. just not officially

my relative took me around to show me around idk

[compact shuttle]

how do u even show that 😭

through supplementals?

[azure blaze]

probably takinga tour officially

attending live sessions

that kind of thing

[compact shuttle]

mmm

i think i did it for some schools but

i never even mentioned it

in my applications

i doubt that makes a difference if ur a good applicant

its prob the intl part more than not attending meetsings

[vagrant grove]

attending bs sessions, emaling them bs interviews if u can

[compact shuttle]

if ur essay shows why u wanna go to the school i feel like thats enough demonstrated interest already

[compact shuttle]

bs?

[vagrant grove]

its makes ALOT of difference for some school

[compact shuttle]

bs interviews wdym

[compact shuttle]

ye but if u have a demonstrated interest essay isnt that enough

[vagrant grove]

yield protection is real

[compact shuttle]

like it shows resources and other things they have

that u wanna do

[vagrant grove]

no way to knwo

[azure blaze]

https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/5qe9zq/accepted_basically_everywhere_with_a_30/

this guy gives me hope

[compact shuttle]

i attended sessions for nyu and even toured

but idk if i put it on my app

idk if they have record of it or not

[vagrant grove]

they associate that shit w ur email address pretty sure

so its deffo on file

[compact shuttle]

ye but idk which email

it may be my school email

but i applied with my personal

well

i 100% joined the nyu stern info session a few months back

i toured in the summer, might have put my email

and the regional AO came to my school, and i attended his session

might have put my email as well, i forgot

[zenith token]

no way this kid got into tulane and neu with a 3.0

thats crazy

doubt it

[azure blaze]

they did say they had a family member working at neu but that was it

theres honestly quite a few of these 3.3 - 3.5 uw that get into these kinds of universities

[compact shuttle]

i need neu to accept me

[azure blaze]

https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/10njox7/33uw_test_optional_gets_into_uwmadison_oos_with_a/

same

[zenith token]

thats crazy

must be insane ecs or something

[compact shuttle]

i hope my 1450 790 4.15 helps

and my good ecs/essays (imo)

[azure blaze]

from the comments it didnt seem like it

he mentioned it somewhere in the comments

[azure blaze]

this guy got in neu rd btw

[compact shuttle]

how rd

that didnt even come out yet

[azure blaze]

not this year

[zenith token]

3.0 is crazy

[compact shuttle]

o 1yr ago

[azure blaze]

ikr

[compact shuttle]

this gives me hope fr

[azure blaze]

there are some wild posts on here

i saw a crazy one w a 2.8 gpa let me find it

[compact shuttle]

with a 3.0 id expect at least a 1550+

my friend didnt even get accepted to stern with 1570

and his gpa was a 3.6 not 3.0

[azure blaze]

wait no

not this one

[sharp wagon]

yo guys do you think its coming out wed

im so terrified

[molten schooner]

ohhhhhhh that's fair

[sturdy saddle]

I think what really got me in (other than test scores) is the summer program I went to there that I got a full ride for

[sturdy saddle]

I showed a LOT of this

[vagrant grove]

insanity

i didnt even know about summer programs being a thing untill it was too late

thank u covid and my ignorance

[sturdy saddle]

Thank goodness the professor that rejected me from Northwestern’s journalism program recommended me BU’s 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[vagrant grove]

ayy

lucky u

[molten schooner]

fellow journalism bestie!!

[sturdy saddle]

You know it 🙌🏾

[molten schooner]

out of curiosity whyd you choose to study com at bu instead of journalism?

and why bu and not northwestern or nyu or usc

[sturdy saddle]

The journalism major falls under COM

[sturdy saddle]

Rejection from Northwestern summer program completely turned me off them, and I didn’t want to risk my good graces with BU to ED at NYU or try for EA at USC. In addition, my financial aid from BU on the NPC was better than any of those three

Thankfully, my NPC mirrored my actual aid offer

[molten schooner]

Ohhh com as in college of media? I just thought you meant like comms major lol

[molten schooner]

mm that's definitely fair! congrats on bu!

did you apply for honors/trustee

and did you get any scholarship

[sturdy saddle]

Yeah; COM is the College of Communication

[sturdy saddle]

Thank you!!!

[sturdy saddle]

I didn’t get either 😔

[sturdy saddle]

I got 80k/yr in need-based aid

[molten schooner]

DAMN no wonder you chose bu lol

[molten schooner]

oh no- trustee is def competitive but i thought honors might be easier well rip who needs ac anyways it's Boston the coldest place on Earth

[sturdy saddle]

One of my friends got honors with a 1480 and a 4.2 GPA; I think my 3.46 sunk my tbh

And that no AC nearly turned me away 😭😭😭 I stayed at Warren this summer with no AC, and we were STILL burning up with the window open and three fans blaring

[zenith token]

isnt that a full scholarship

[sturdy saddle]

COA is 86k/yr

[zenith token]

so basically

full

[spark reef]

hope so

[molten schooner]

Damn. What were your stats if you don't mind me asking?

And what kinda ecs did you have

[molten schooner]

Damn

[vagrant grove]

'my npc showing 86k EFC 💀

[sturdy saddle]

3.46 UW GPA, 35 ACT, 1570 SAT

BU summer program that I won an award for, Quiz Bowl captain, A&E editor for an independent newspaper I founded with said BU summer program colleagues, African-American Society President, state NHD winner, regional psych comp winner, music blog

And some stuco leadership for two years

I had a big upward trend because I had a 2.67 freshman year, 3.5 sophomore, and 4.0 junior

4s on AP Psych, Bio, and Human Geo, and 5s on Lang and USH

[worn wadi]

I think BU also looks at region in terms of intls

So they weigh you against the others in the region?

Hope that applies for trustee too

[compact shuttle]

there u go BU summer program, and the 1570 ofc

and those awards are crazy too

and ig the ap scores might even give more context to the lower gpa

[sturdy saddle]

Yep, the additional information section on Common App was my best friend

[compact shuttle]

my grades werent bad enough to talk about in additional info. i got a B- once for geometry in semester 2 because he literally refused to put in grades for me and was absolutely brutal with everything for no reason (ig he stopped liking me). but obviously i cant write anything about it bcz that would just be teacher slander

[worthy token]

h

does it help if u live in a neighboring state to mass

[compact shuttle]

relatively

you will be a lot better off living in rhode island than mexico

in terms of getting in

[worthy token]

bro when tf is ed2 coming out

any day now

[knotty hatch]

in the next 11 days

[worthy token]

well historically its been on feb 7th

but it varies a little bit

[knotty hatch]

well

it'll probably be around then

maybe the 10th if ur unlucky

[worthy token]

its 100 percent this week

[knotty hatch]

oh fs

[worthy token]

i just wanna know what day

i might call and just ask and look like an idiot

I'll *67 it so they can't connect my stupid questions to my admissions file lmao

[knotty hatch]

😭

they're going to say "By Feb. 15."

[worthy token]

this person on the ed megathread seemed to get them to give a little info on ed1

its whats making me want to do it tho they prolly wont tell me shit

[knotty hatch]

then do it

[worthy token]

yeah tomorrow when the admissions office is open

does finacial aid drop with the decision?

[worthy token]

yeah by the deadline, I'm pretty sure the fin aid is like 3 days later tho

just by reading what these people last year said

maybe like decision on feb 7th and fin aid on feb 10th which both will be before the feb 15th deadline they provided

dude can this decision drop holy shit

[hardy shale]

ughh i wish i did ed2

[compact shuttle]

wait if it says BY FEB 15TH

does that mean on feb 15th

cus it says by feb 15th for nyu

ed2

[worthy token]

no it means before then

[compact shuttle]

oh damn 💀

me panicking

[worthy token]

go onto A2C reddit NYU early megathread, then sort by newest so that you see the ed2 people's comments and not the ed1 people's comments, then go check the date of all the comments of people saying "omg i got accepted!!!" This is the date that the ed2 decisions dropped that year. Then, go do this for every year... so check the NYU early decision megathread for class of 2027, 2026, 2025 etc. This way you can get a good idea of the day its dropping. I did this for BU and tho it says before feb 15th, they always drop on like feb 7th every year. So I'm roughly expecting wednesday this week.

[compact shuttle]

preciate

[molten schooner]

v cool!! 4.0 junior is insane

[sturdy saddle]

Had to lock in fr

[worthy token]

DUde im gonna lose my minds

ive never been this low before

just let me in ED so this whole admissions thing can be done with

[worthy token]

PLEASE KLET ME IN BRO

[spark reef]

id be fine if they atleast just told us the day

[worthy token]

fr dude i think ive opened the portal over a thousand times its ridicoulous

[worthy token]

is ed2 harder than ed1

[compact shuttle]

if they want u it probably isnt gonna make a difference

but statistically speaking, slightly, but not by that much

[sharp wagon]

guys go to applytobu instagram page and check the date for the post that says ed2 decision notifications out

i found that a bit faster

[compact shuttle]

ed2 came out?

[sharp wagon]

nono

the past years

[worthy token]

oooh

instead of my extensive reddit method i sent earlier

[sharp wagon]

HAHA i had to do that for all other colleges though

a lot of them didnt have admissions ig pages

[vagrant grove]

when does ed 2 come out

do we know the time ?

[opal flame]

Bu doesnt offer any interview?

[worthy token]

like 5 pm

[vagrant grove]

date ?

[worthy token]

I'm going to guess tomorrow or wednesday based off of when previous years have dropped

i called and they said the date hasn't been finalized so maybe thurrsday??

[worthy token]

no

[worthy token]

actually, don't count on 5pm. I called and they told me that there will be one single date that decisions will drop, and throughout that day they will be slowly be releasing decisions. So the time might vary for everybody it seems.

[vagrant grove]

interesting

[worthy token]

Update! Update! My portal now says blank for admissions materials which is obviously some glitch that happens before decisiosn release

[molten schooner]

update! my portal says no portal astrology because we abide by the holy #📜-rules of the glorious applying 2 college discord server!

[worthy token]

i read that this happpening amongst ed1 kids its an actual things that happens before they release decisions

[molten schooner]

yeah but you're still not allowed to discuss in this server

[worthy token]

umm how come

[lunar mason]

#📜-rules

​Rule 4: Prohibited Content (Admissions Related)

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[worthy token]

well u can go to the early admissions megathread and read all the ed1 kids reporting the same thing that just happened to my portal right before decisions dropped