<p>Hear anything about admissions???</p>
<p>Dear JonLouis : Please see the following link.</p>
<p>[Early</a> Admission - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/process/tips/s-applyingearly.html]Early”>http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/process/tips/s-applyingearly.html)</p>
<p>Early action decisions at Boston College are not released until just before December 25th. In practice, decisions are generally released between December 15th and December 18th based on the last four years of data.</p>
<p>Do the admission officers ever contact applicants to say they enjoyed reading their personal essays? I have heard in the past, at some other schools that admin officers may sometimes do that (sort of like a little nod that you are in.)</p>
<p>tribegirl09, I have not heard anyone say that a BC staffer contacted them in that way. While that might occur at smaller schools, remember that BC receives around 30,000 applications each year (over 6,600 just in the EA pool), and it would be nearly impossible with that kind of workload to take the time to single out just a few essays for special recognition. As scottj has pointed out, you’ll get your official answer – always better than a “little nod” – in about 3-4 more weeks, so just hang in there!</p>
<p>Dear tribegirl09 : On the acceptance letters that came for both my current senior and sophomore students at Boston College, there were personal notes from the admissions readers specifically commenting about their essays and overall application quality. </p>
<p>In particular, the letter written to my now-senior was approximately a half-page hand written note; the personal touch, mentioning very specific elements from the older’s application, demonstrated not only the import of the essay, but also a commitment by BC to review the whole application.</p>