It’s great to have such transparency in communication. My son’s AO is super responsive too.
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The last email from BC to my D was back in Jan 17 that said she is not one of the finalist. Hopefully she will receive something soon.
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wait so you guys are saying that u think boston college will accept more people this year?
I think it depends on how they forecast the anticipated yield. If they think yield could be lower than past years they could mitigate with somewhat higher acceptances, a bigger waitlist or some combination of both. Based on estimated spots left to fill and RD application numbers, I personally believe that the acceptance rate for RD will be ~15% +/- range and they will manage yield/melt via the waitlist. This allows them to manage their acceptance rate and class profile goals while also providing some protection should things not work out as planned.
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@Sunrise100 , I agree with you. I think that between kids taking a gap year last year (school accepts fewer this year), and kids having to apply to more colleges than usual (school would potentially need to accept more to manage yield), the waitlist is going to be the mitigation route for a lot of these colleges.
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What do you guys think for my chance of getting in?
Uw GPA: 97.81 (99.3 this year)
Rank: 2/131
Rigor: AP world, AP Calc AB (school has 5 APs) SUPA biology, three duel enrollment (no honors offered)
Extracurricular:
Varsity tennis since 7th grade (captain)
Varsity soccer ( was Jv captain)
Harvard Model UN (won awards)
9th grade class president
10th grade treasurer
Part time restaurant jobs
Peer mentor
Job shadowing
LORs ( one great one fine)
Essays (probably average/good)
I’m from a public school in NY
I’m graduating one year early
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Hey guys,
On the BC portal, it says all my materials are received but the common app says that I need to send the mid-year report. Should I submit my mid-year report even though my portal says complete?
Can you see the actual line on BC’s portal that says your mid year report has been received (with the date)? It’s listed right above the test scores and has a little gray box (not a green check mark). If it’s listed there, I think you are fine. If not, you should probably reach out to your AO and get the report sent ASAP. Good luck!
I think Common App is just a simple reminder. It won’t track the submission of your mid-year report.
It does track the submission if your guidance counselor uploads it through that medium. If you go to the FERPA area in the Common App, you can actually see the date that the college downloaded the mid year report.
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good chance!
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I also didn’t receive an email with this release dates. Has your daughter still not received any correspondence?
She applied RD, so we just need to be patient.
I am RD and got it. I bet it’s in your junk.
sorry if it was already said but do we have an estimate of when decisions will come out?
Week of March 22nd.
Redd*t has it listed as March 26 but I haven’t seen any communication that said that. We only saw the email that said week of March 22.
What do you think of RD acceptance chances:
-Applied ED, deferred
-3.7 UW GPA, 4.1 W GPA
-4.3 W GPA both senior year terms
-5/5 two AP tests
-Captain of two D1 varsity sports; 6 varsity letters total
-Class Board/Officer
-Significant community service and other ECs
-Excellent LORs
-Legacy
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We have very similar stats! Good luck 
Big chance to get in!