Boston College Class of 2017 Waitlist Thread

<p>If they already started sending out rejections, does that mean there will be no new wave of acceptances?</p>

<p>My daughter just got accepted off the waitlist. She paid her deposit at university of Washington. Do you all think Boston college is that much better tha uw</p>

<p>hotelrwanda - my son tried to take himself OFF the waitlist and showed no interest to BC when he was waitlisted so perhaps he was rejected because of lack of interest? Hang in! The summer melt - I think that’s what it’s called - hasn’t happened yet. Although hopefully you have a great place where you are already going. Good luck to you!</p>

<p>I still haven’t received anything in the mail from BC- does anyone think there may be a third wave of acceptances?</p>

<p>To all accepted with actual portal changes & letters: congratulations!!</p>

<p>To those who have received rejection letters: sorry to hear. All I can think is things happen for a good reason even though it doesn’t seem so that way. Then again you could always try to transfer.</p>

<p>To those who haven’t received anything yet, hang in there and don’t lose hope!</p>

<p>Petro, can you respond to my question about bc and uw. You seem to have a lot of knowledge about this college thing. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Better for what? Major, interests? What are you family’s finances? Are costs the same? Or, are you comparing sticker at BC vs. instate tuition at U-Dub?</p>

<p>@Tao400 was your daughter recently taken off the waitlist?</p>

<p>Just received a letter in the mail from BC saying that next year’s freshman class is officially filled and that there was no further room to offer me admission. It’s really too bad, since BC was my first choice, but I wish everyone on here the best of luck. UF it is.</p>

<p>Yes she got accepted</p>

<p>Twenty k more for bc. Her initial interest is science and business</p>

<p>Tao400: the first thing I would ask you is are you comfortable paying $20K more for BC? Can I assume BC gave you $40k in grants and you have to pay $20 or this is wrong?</p>

<p>Dpaz94: sorry to hear! Remember everything is for the better even though it may not seem so that way!</p>

<p>no BC gave nothing. it is 61k AND uw is 41k after a 5k scholarship. is bc 20k better than uw.</p>

<p>Personally, I’m not a big fan of paying OOS rates to attend another state’s public Uni, unless that Uni has a really special program (and science and business ain’t it). Besides U-Dub, do you have an instate option?</p>

<p>While I do think that BC is worth $20k more than (most) publics, whether it is worth $20k more to your family depends on your personal financial situation.</p>

<p>Letter in the mail today, rejected. Good luck to the rest of you.</p>

<p>Blue- why do think bc is worth 20k more. Bc is ranked 31, uw 46 in the national rankings. That’s not a big difference. What makes bc better for that 20k. My daughter has in state public options but she wants to get out of state. Can’t blame her. Let me know your reasoning if you could</p>

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<p>Where does she want to go?</p>

<p>Boston college. but it is also a business decision. why pay 20k more for one school when the other school is just as good and the location of boston is only slightly better than seattle. that’s what no one seems to be able to answer. What makes BC worth 20k more than UW. no one points to anything specific.</p>

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<p>In general, I believe that private colleges provide a better value proposition (smaller classes, better advising, more research opportunities, on-campus housing, etc) than publics. And of course, the Jesuit education truly is special. Both Seattle and Boston are wonderful cities, but to me Boston is the quintessential college town. However, the $20k differential is a personal decision. (full disclosure, $20k was about the price differential for my D to attend BC over the instate UC.)</p>

<p>But also note that nearly all undergrad b-schools are regional. Thus, BC’s CSOM will place extremely well in the NE, but it’s name won’t carry too far into the NW. U-Dub is just the opposite. So if biz is her goal, she should consider the local contacts that can be made.</p>

<p>And, since she is considering biz, one just cannot ignore the value prop of your local instate Uni, unless it does not have the programs that she is interested in. (Any college can do ‘science’ well.) What is the cost comparison? How much more is UW or BC over the local option.</p>

<p>It was a choice I had to make. For me, it was an investment in my son now. Beside the academics and connections, student formation was very important. Men and women for others is more than a slogan. I love who my son is and his community involvement. I am not Catholic or Christian, BC was/is worth it, at least for me, because it was/is worth it for him.</p>