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I dont think it matters if its general bio or upper divisions my school only has one quarter of general bio lab so i used my upper div's to satisfy that requirement! hope this helps 🙂
2009-2010 Boston University Application Thread
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I dont think it matters if its general bio or upper divisions my school only has one quarter of general bio lab so i used my upper div's to satisfy that requirement! hope this helps 🙂
If you have questions, call the school. I called about LOR requirements- They were very helpful. Just ask them what is best to put.
Yes, they expect the lab to be with intro to bio. If you have taken a bunch of other labs though, they could still consider you.
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ahh they went back to mid july again! do you guys think there is a second round?!
i too, got the shaft
rejected
complete 7/30
complete 7/30
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Yes there is a complete email. Turn around generally isnt more than a week though, so I'd be ready to call by around the 2 week mark.
I was complete 7/31 and still haven't heard anything yet. The ax may be coming for me pretty soon.
I think BU's is semi-chronological. They've definitely got somebody axing people in chronological order, but they also have some people double checking that first wave of rejections. All in all, if someone gets rejected on your date, you still have a few weeks to worry about getting the axe.
this thread needs some positivity and hopefully some interview invites soon 
Complete 7/31 also. Got the axe today.
Vandy's rejection didn't hurt nearly as much as this one...what a humbling process.
Vandy's rejection didn't hurt nearly as much as this one...what a humbling process.
yup... got the same one.
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I didn't get the email and I've been complete since 7/20. Maybe they axed me and haven't told me yet? I also really thought it was a rejection email after the first paragraph.
Nevermind, I just got it. Even with the warning, my heart skipped a beat. It really reads like a rejection letter at the beginning.
I was complete 8/3 and just got the axe. First rejection didn't sting too badly =)
Got the "sorry for making you wait" e-mail too. I think that's sweet of them!
I didn't get one. 🙁 Nor did I get rejected. What does that mean?
I didn't get that email either. My neurotic assumption is that the email only goes out to applicants who haven't been reviewed yet. So no apology email + no rejection = good news.
I'm on hold awaiting a letter. Whew.
it says have not taken action yet and extended review of your application so im not so sure they haven't reviewed them yet! i hope they have! on the other hand this was sent to everyone who was complete 30+ days ago so that might also be the reason some people didn't get it yet!
apparently a lot of people this cycle applied early 😱
I re-read it and you're right, it does sound like something everyone will get until interviews are actually handed out. I wonder how many applications they've gotten already.
Complete: 8/3
Rejected: 8/24
Here's what I think of you, BU!
Good luck everyone else!
Rejected: 8/24
Here's what I think of you, BU!
Good luck everyone else!
They actually sent out the same (or a very similar) message last year...I received this exactly 30 days after being complete there:
It has been quite some time since we sent you a notice indicating that your application was complete and had been referred to our Committee on Admissions for review. While our Committee is accustomed to reviewing a very large volume of applications, this year we have seen an unprecedented number of applications that have completed early in the cycle. It appears that we will be able to interview only about 10% of our applicants this year, so these reviews are quite challenging. As a result, we are running several weeks behind.
I regret the fact that we have not been able to take action on your application as yet, but I want to assure you that we are moving as quickly as we can and that there will be no penalty for the delay in our processing. Applicants who are selected for interview are invited in chronological order by date of application completion, not by date of review. If our Committee on Admissions concludes that we can invite you for an interview and campus visit, we will get it done!
Please accept our apology for any inconvenience caused by our extended review of your file. We expect to complete our evaluation quite soon, and wish you success with all your applications.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
It has been quite some time since we sent you a notice indicating that your application was complete and had been referred to our Committee on Admissions for review. While our Committee is accustomed to reviewing a very large volume of applications, this year we have seen an unprecedented number of applications that have completed early in the cycle. It appears that we will be able to interview only about 10% of our applicants this year, so these reviews are quite challenging. As a result, we are running several weeks behind.
I regret the fact that we have not been able to take action on your application as yet, but I want to assure you that we are moving as quickly as we can and that there will be no penalty for the delay in our processing. Applicants who are selected for interview are invited in chronological order by date of application completion, not by date of review. If our Committee on Admissions concludes that we can invite you for an interview and campus visit, we will get it done!
Please accept our apology for any inconvenience caused by our extended review of your file. We expect to complete our evaluation quite soon, and wish you success with all your applications.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
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was it good news last year or the opposite?
complete 7/31
rejected
rejected
No. Even all the early application decisions haven't been sent out yet. But BU is moving along - not too far away now I would think.
Rejected, but not until sometime in February... but I was complete super-late (October!) last year, so maybe they just didn't have any interviews left by then. Not sure... hope this year's better news
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