Thinking about withdrawing ED2 from BU | ApplyingToCollege | Page 1

quasi cypress Jan 21, 2026, 6:06 AM

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Location/Region: Live in bay area, California suburbs

Major: Currently biology/biochem(premed track) but open to swapping cuz not to commited on what I really want to do.

GPA/Test Scores: 3.68(3.97 W) GPA

Curriculum: None really

Size: No preference

Costs: 100k ish per year, parents willing to full pay basically anything

Schools You're Currently Looking At: Purdue(Accepted for bio, considering accepting and transfer into engineering)
UMass Amherst(Accepted with 18k scholarship)
BU(ED2 as mentioned above, reconsidering because of apparant grade deflation which kills med school chances)
NYU(waitlisted atm)
USC(RD, awaiting decision)
UT Austin(defer)
Case Western(defer)
UMiami(defer)
Rutgers(accept)
UCs(all besides Merced, awaiting decision)
Northeastern(Accepted into London 1st year)
UDub(still waiting)

Additional: Any other factors that you want to mention? Anything that's specifically important or a deal breaker? Not really

acoustic pecan Jan 21, 2026, 10:27 PM

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I’d pick Amherst as a premed unless case western or UVA come through

quasi cypress Jan 21, 2026, 11:56 PM

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acoustic pecan I’d pick Amherst as a premed unless case western or UVA come through

why amherst and not like North eastern BU or USC?

acoustic pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:56 PM

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quasi cypress why amherst and not like North eastern BU or USC?

USC has 0 money

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too many lawsuits

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Northeastern doesn’t even have a medical school

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And BU grade deflation

quasi cypress Jan 21, 2026, 11:57 PM

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ah ic

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u reccomend I withdraw bu's ed2 and change it to rd

#Thinking about withdrawing ED2 from BU