Thought we could start our thread for Boston College class of 2023! Feel free to post your stats and chat in here as we await our decisions!
Here’s my stats!
About Me:
Sex: F
From: Public High School in New Jersey
Race: Caucasian
Stats:
ACT: 29
Rank: Top 15% in a graduating class of 420 (listed as top 20% on common app)
UW: 3.91
W: 4.06 (my school uses a 4.5 scale, not a 5.0 scale)
AP Scores: AP Micro: 4; AP Lang: 3 (I don’t think I’m going to submit this score)
Classes:
- Senior Year Courses: AP Modern European History, AP Literature and Composition, AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science, Honors Calculus, Honors Business Management, Honors Business Practice Firm, Health/Gym
AP Courses (Junior and Senior Year): AP Microeconomics, AP Language and Composition, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition, AP Modern European History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science - All A’s Sophomore and Junior year
Extracurriculars:
- DECA: Member for 3 years. Director of Public Relations, Current Chapter President. Got award for 3rd highest test score in my event in regional competitions, got 2nd place in Advertising campaign at state competition. Competed at international level and received an award for competing.
- GSA (gender-sexuality alliance): Member for 3 years. Chapter Co-President two years in a row. Organized an event and drive to donate hygienic goods to center for gay/trans individuals
- Biology Scholars:Member for 3 years. Chapter Co-President two-years in a row. Participated in a variety of dissections and organized chapter meetings
- FBLA: Member for 3 years. Chapter secretary junior year. Participated in regional competitions
- Science National Honor Society: Inducted Junior Year, and am now participating senior year
- National Honor Society: Inducted Junior Year, and am now participating senior year.
-South Asian Appreciation Club: Member for 3 years. Participated in dances and “fashion show” to appreciate the South Asian culture. - Political Activism: Lobbying for a bill my AP Government and Politics class made. We have lobbied in Washington, D.C. and have been introduced in the House and Senate. We go to Washington, D.C. to meet with politicians and lobby. Furthermore, I have been active in marches for gun reform.
Employment:
- Work at a continuing care retirement community all of junior year and now senior year as a waitress in their dining facility
Volunteering:
- 60+ hours from a religious organization
You have good EC and a solid GPA but the SAT is going to hurt your chances. I would recommend retaking your ACT’s.
Adding to this thread 
Background: I applied early action to Boston College and right now it’s my #1 choice. I applied as a finance major in the Carroll business/management school. I am a white female from Delaware.
My SAT is a 1410, (730 CR, 680 math). My SAT essay score was a 23/24.
My GPA weighted is a 4.25 and unweighted it is a 3.9. I have taken 6 APs (Stat, Macro, Micro, APUSH, Psych, and Gov). So far, I’ve gotten 4’s and 5’s on all of my AP exams. My school doesn’t offer that many/they fill up really quickly.
This is a basic list of my extracurriculars:
varsity rower for 3 years and captain of the rowing team, national honor society member, internship with our state senator, internship at a bank over the summer, member of our schools service related club for 4 years, peer tutor at an inner-city school, Girl Scout, started a backpack drive for under-privileged students, member of my school’s mentor program, etc
I got very strong recommendations from my English teacher and my Spanish teacher. I believe the essays I submitted were well written and personal.
Here’s my stats!
About Me:
Sex: F
From: Public High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia
Race: Caucasian
Stats:
SAT: 1490 (740 R, 750 M)
Subject Tests: US History: 760, Lit: 720, currently awaiting Math 1 scores
Rank: My school does not rank, but I am one of the top 8 students out of 57
UW: 3.79 (My school’s GPA is weird, an A in a class is a 3.8, while only an A+ is a 4.0 (A+ = 98 to 100))
W: 3.89 (I have only one single B in AP Physics on my transcript, everything else is an A or an A+)
AP Scores: APush: 5 AP Lit: 4 AP Calc 3 AP Physics C: 2 and 2 (not submitting)
Classes:
-Senior year classes: Honors Government/ Honors Economics, AP French, Independent Study Anthropology, AP Langauge, AP Computer Science, Wind Ensemble, a class at Temple University (City Government and Advocacy)
-Took AP Physics, APUsh, AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Lang, AP French, and AP CSP (my school only has 9 AP’s available, I did not take Spanish or art because I don’t do either of those)
Extracurriculars:
-President and was treasurer of the World Language Honors Society at my school, heavily involved volunteering through that, also involved in NHS
-Varsity player for the school lacrosse team, was awarded many things for this such as MVP of the league, also playing on a club team for three years, volunteers through the lacrosse program to spread lacrosse to elemenatry school girls
-Co-president of the Microcredit Club, a club that loans money to people in underpriviledged countries
-Varsity runner on the cross country team, has medaled multiple times
-Plays the clarinet in band, the pep band, and the Clarinet ensemble at school, through whcih I've prefromed at the state capital twice
Employment:
- Work as a lifeguard at two facilities for over two years
-babysitting weekly since ninth grade
-soccer ref on the weekends
Volunteering:
- 70+ hours at a hospital
-volunteering at the library for years, many hours, also part of the teen library council
-NHS/ WLHS volunteering
-general volunteering as well
in total I probably have over 200 hours, but I havent really listed that all on the common app, should I say how much i’ve volunteered
Do I look good enough for EA?
Here’s my stats!
Sex: F
From: very respected public school in Charlotte
Race: Caucasian
Stats:
ACT: 33 (35E, 33R, 29M, 33S)
GPA: 4.34 w (5.0 scale), 3.92 uw
AP Scores: AP Psychology; 5, AP environmental Science; 4, AP Lang; 4, AP US History; 4
Senior year classes: APChem, APLit, APStat, Honors Anatomy, Honors Wind Ensrmble, Honors Spanish 3.
Extra curriculars:
Marching band: 4 years. 3 of which I served on the leadership team. 2 as librarian (sorting out music for our show and for pep band games), and my senior year as the trumpet section leader.
NHS, Tri-M, and NTHS: along with volunteer hours required for all three
All District and All State awards for trumpet
Three years playing in a brass quintet earning a superior rating from the NC bandmasters association
Discovery place apprenticeship in which I volunteered 70 hours over the summer in an aquarium/reptile facility, taking care of and interacting with the animals. A very competitive program that involves an interview and an application. Only 3 were chosen out of about 200.
Several summer music programs open only to all district and all state musicians where I took lessons from multiple trumpet professors.
Private trumpet lessons throughout middle and high school.
(I plan on continuing music in college, but not a music major)
Posting so we can all get a better idea of where we stand. There’s nothing I can change now lol.
Good luck to everyone! BC is awesome!!!
should we hear back by December 15th?
@pbfn875 I think BC’s website said by Dec. 20
@pbfn875 They sent an email saying that the exact date would be released the week of Dec 10
@myfuture - Wow. Earlier than I thought. Can you share the text of the email?
The email said, “Early Action decisions will be emailed during the week of December 17; the specific date on which we will release decisions will be shared with you via email during the week of December 10, so please check your email at that time.”
@bentley - Thank you!!
Stats!
About Me:
Sex: F
From: Public High School
Race: Caucasian
Stats:
SAT: 1430 (700 R, 730 M)
ACT: 32 (35 E 32 M 32 R 27 S)
Subject Tests: none
Rank: School doesn’t rank
UW: 3.79
W: 4.44
AP Scores: 4 (Lang, APUSH, Euro, Psych) plan to take calc BC, lit, and gov this year
Classes:
-Senior year classes: AP gov, AP lit, AP Chinese, AP Calc BC, honors research & design, law, math operations course, graphic design, advanced photography, and health (we have trimesters and 5 classes per tri)
-taken every AP I have been able to- even doubled on AP social studies last year instead of having 3 of my electives
-also took AP physics but didn’t take the exam
Extracurriculars:
-Ride/show horses at a national level 4-5 times a week 1.5 hours away from my house. Nationally ranked.
-have my own business and clients doing social media management and websites
-in process of founding national Chinese honors society
-member of national science honors society 2 yrs and national honors society 1 yr (started this year)
-UNICEF club member 1 yr (started this yr)
-Physics club member 2 yrs
- student Congress 4 yrs
-new students welcoming committee (had to be recommended for) 3 yrs (max)
-volunteer at dog rescue consistently
-started nonprofit through children’s hospital with donating blankets to kids in need at the hospital long term
Employment:
- Web/social media mentioned above
- work for my trainers with grooming at horse shows (5 am- 8 pm 4 days a week in the summer) for 2-3 weekends per year
Awards:
-AP scholar with honor
-won a grant for a riding final out of 100+ selected by a panel of representatives from around the country
-sportsmanship award finalist for riding for the state of Michigan
Essays:
-common app essay was very strong and creative
-supplemental essay was also strong
Letters of rec:
One was from my math teacher from last year who I really admired and got along with very well
One was from my history teacher who I had for 2 years every day and knows me very, very well
Counselor letter should be very strong- mentions some of what I’ve had to deal with in high school (father with severe mental health issues)
Also had an additional letter from a president of a Fortune 500 company who I know very well and have since 6th grade (should be very strong)
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Can someone please share what their portal looks like? Does it change to “application complete”? Or does it remain with the list of required documents and the dates submitted? I don’t believe my daughter received the email referenced in post #10 (about when decisions will be emailed) even though she applied EA. Did everyone who applied EA receive one?
Any help is appreciated.
@Renelle my son received his email quite awhile ago, maybe after his file was complete? I’m not sure, but early to mid November. I haven’t seen the portal so I don’t know what his looks like now, sorry!
@Renelle, Portal looks the same as it always has (required documents and dates submitted). I received the email with subject heading “Your Application is Complete” on Nov. 20, but the look of the portal has not changed.
@RFM1617 Thank You so much! My daughter was able to quickly find the email with the information you provided which was a big relief.
When do y’all think decisions are going to be released by? Last year was the 14th I think
I am almost positive it was the Friday last year equivalent to the 14th Check the last years ea thread. It will be the same day barring any glitch.