Boston College Class of 2023 Early Action Thread

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Accepted!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35R, 35E, 34S, 29M)
SAT II: 700 (lit) 720 (latin)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100; 96.5/100 last semester junior year
Weighted GPA: school doesn’t weight
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (4), Chem(4), Lang(5)- self studied, Latin (4), Micro (4) + tons of honors (I got to top private school in Wisco)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Calc AB, AP Macro, APUSH, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
School’s Character Award (awarded to one student in each grade for their character)
Ap scholar w distinction
N Latin Exam Gold/Silver Medals

2/#1 in state wide latin tests

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Mock Trial (captain; second at regionals)
Tennis (#1 doubles/captain/state qualifier)
Newspaper (E-i-C and revived entire program)
Latin Club (Second VP)
Rho Kappa (Head of PR) (did veteran interview- ended up in library of congress)

Job/Work Experience:
Worked at a restaurant/store
Volunteer/Community service: about 100 hours at a hospital
Summer Activities: work, tennis, volunteering, also selected as delegate for Badger Girls State
Essays (rating 1-10, details): pretty solid. common app was strong.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 English teacher for 2 years; ultimately what I think got me in; counselor told me it was one of the best he’s ever read
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 Mock Trial coach, probs very good
Counselor Rec: solid.
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): Wisco
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection

Strengths: coursework, essays, recs, ecs
Weaknesses: test scores! wanted that 34; also typos: spelt Bapst library as Babst in an essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: really strong app overall. thought my character award & essays really demonstrated my strong values/character. legacy gave me the extra push.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: deferred Georgetown

General comments
SO excited! For those of you deferred, don’t lose hope! More importantly, do not tie your admission decisions to your self worth. For prospective students, take risks with your essays and be unapologetically you!

342

Accepted to CSOM
33 ACT
School calculates GPA on 7 point scale so it’s hard to compare
Decent Essay, Good Recs, Solid ECs
White M

343

Accepted - MCAS
97.59 weighted GPA
1490 SAT and 22 essay (both composite)
Math II 800, USH 740, Chem 730
APs: APUSH 5, Calc BC 5, AB subscore 5, Chem 4, Lang 3 :frowning:
Senior APs: Physics C, Spanish, Euro, macro, micro, stats
Good ECs (Eagle Scout, xc captain, varsity xc, varsity track, varsity swimming, volunteering at Strings and recreational camps)
Honor societies (NHS, math, Spanish, Tri-M)
Essays = garbage lmao I rushed cuz I wasn’t even planning on applying

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6.5% EA acceptance? Where are you getting that number from?

345

Does anybody know when the presidential scholar people are announced and like how they announce it?

346

Accepted - Nursing
4.2 GPA
Rank: top 9% of class
1420 SAT (680 math 740 english 23 Essay)
No AP or Honors (school doesn’t offer them)
Strong Essay and Supplemental

347

Deferred
Communication
GPA: 4.05 weighted
SAT: 1490
Strong supplemental
PS (8/10)

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@Needscollegenow

It’s pronounced ga-bell-eee

Named for Mario Gabelli, the founder of the Gabelli Mutual Fund investment company.

It’s by invitation only. Only 15 awarded total. Process for selection and panel interviews. One half of one percent of the admitted/attending subset considered. It’s the longest of long shots. But someone’s got to win one. So Heck, might as well be you. Best of luck!!

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@Oneiota where did you hear about the 6.5% acceptance rate? And that was for this year’s EA, I’m assuming?

350

My son didn’t get it. I said he got 3 years of housing, not 4.

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@collegemomjam No, @Oneiota must have intended that post for some other thread.

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I don’t know the number, as they typically reveal it several weeks later, but there is zero chance that they had a 6.5% EA acceptance rate. My best estimate would be 25%-29%.

353

Same here. Deferred with relatively the same situation… not sure what the deal is but I’m not getting to upset about it.
Congrats to all that made it!

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D was deferred. 3.86UW, 5.12W, top 10% of class, 33 ACT (superscore), AP Scholar w/Distinction, AICE Diploma, 13 APs, ok essay, very good supplement, at least 1 excellent rec letter (didn’t get to see the 2nd), average EC’s. 200+ hours volunteering…

Hoping for better news in the spring.

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Accepted - MCAS
4.0 unweighted GPA, 4.83 weighted
1580 SAT
Math II 800
8 APs so far, scored all 5s
Good ECs, with a particular focus on a musical instrument at a high/competitive level

Good essays but probably could have been better

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I was accepted EA to the Morrisey School of Arts and Sciences as an Econ Major.

School: Jesuit College Prep School in NJ
Race: White/Hispanic
Gender: M
GPA: 3.96 (Unweighted)
SAT: 1380 (660 RC, 720 Math)
SAT IIs: 590 Literature, 610 Math I, 690 US History
APs: US Gov., APUSH, Stat, Calc AB
Honors: 11 Courses
Community Service: Over 100 hours (all mandatory by my school)
Extra Curriculars: 1 season of soccer, 1 season of football, 1 season of rugby, 1 season of tennis, Founder and President of FBLA chapter at my school, school newspaper
Work: Ski shop during winters and a Broadway production company during the summers
Honors: National Honors Society, Spanish National Honors Society

My school has a very close relationship with BC due to our Jesuit identity. BC tends to be more lenient with students from my high school because of this. 8 boys have already been admitted and only 1 was deferred.

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Deferred

SAT 1460
ACT 33
Average 99.7 weighted
Full IB diploma candidate
Subject test Bio 750; World Hist 800; Chem 750.
XC/Track athlete, 11 seasons in high school so far
Team captain, MVP, All league, All division and All County for athletics and academics.
Eagle Scout and Senior patrol Leader
Senior Server/trainer/Master of Ceremonies in my parish

Scholar Athlete Leadership Club
Swim Instructor for 3 years
My EC’s are limited because my commitment for sports is 6-7 days a week for the majority of the school year.
My essays could have been better, I was finishing my eagle project paperwork and applying to college at the sametime

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If they selected 3170 students like last year and deferred most of the rest it would be 19% accepted out of the 16400

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Do u mind if I ask how you’re sure of this? This would mean I’m in the top 15% of applicants but I seriously doubt this is true by reading some of the stats on here. Would there be any other factors that would give me 4 years? Just curious

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I got accepted into the Carroll school of management.
Top 4% in class. 1480. 700+ hours community service. NHS, AP scholar with honor. Coach youth football. Referee multiple sports