Boston College EA Class of 2017 Results

<p>Accepted into Arts and Sciences!</p>

<p>Accepted from nevada!!!</p>

<p>Accepted to the honors program :)</p>

<p>how did you apply to the honors program? I was accepted but I didn’t know there was an honors program, or do they select you for it?</p>

<p>would you mind elaborating on your stats? I didn’t know there was an honors program, and although I got accepted, I’m curious about the caliber of the studetns who get in. Congrats!</p>

<p>Got into CAS - 2320 SAT and 3.96 UW GPA!</p>

<p>@beems94 - Congrats to you, too! I guess they just select you for the honors program. I didn’t apply for it, either. </p>

<p>My stats: 2230 SAT (700 R, 730 M, 800 W); SAT subjects tests: 770 chem, 770 math 2, 730 bio; 9 APs (5s on the 3 I’ve taken so far); 4.671 W GPA; 4.0 UW GPA, 5th in my class… How about you?</p>

<p>Here’s the stats format. Remember to delete spaces and change color as necessary (Wait-listed = blue, Rejection = red, Accepted = green)</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

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<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
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[ *] ACT:
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[ *] GPA (UW, W):
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
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[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on (EA?):
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
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[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>College and Program: Arts and Sciences-Chemsitry </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): n/a
SAT IIs: Math I-710, Chemistry-790
ACT: 33 SS: 30 W, 34 M, 33 R, 34 S, 10 Essay
APs: AP Chemistry (5), AP English Language (4), AP US History (4), AP Biology (n/a), AP US Government and Politics (n/a), AP Calculus AB (n/a), AP English Lit (n/a)
IBs: n/a (not available at school)
GPA (UW, W): 4.0 W
Rank: Top 5 in class
Other stats: No grade below an A junior or senior year</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-Honorable mention Massachusetts state science fair 2010
-Prize in 10th grade history
-High honors (all four years)
-Prize in AP Chemistry
-National Honor Society
-AP Scholar
-Rensselaer Medal-Best Science and Mathematics student in the class
-National Science League (chemistry-1st place)
-Regional Ashdown Chemsitry Exam-1st place
-US Chemistry Olympiad-Finalist</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
-Four year invitation only summer leadership program
-Captain of summer sailing team (2 years)
-Varsity Sailing 4 years (2010 Coaches award, 2011 MVP, 2012 MVP, 2013 Captain)
-300+ hours community service working at local hospital
-4 years club swimming
-Model UN
-Urban immersion trips
-Campus Ministry Leader
-Member of my classes leadership team
-SADD grade committee rep 4 years, head 2012-2013
Job/Work Experience: n/a</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): My common app essay was about my connection to sailing as a metaphor for how I think. My Supplemental essay was about a book for a convocation about jesuit ideals. I go to a catholic school and have read many books that fit this category but I picked Mountains beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder and talked about Paul Farmer.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: My AP Chemistry teacher who taught me for two years and loved me by the end. Should be very strong.
Counselor Rec: Was my precalculus teacher the year before and taught me dance years before that. She knows me inside and outside the classroom. should also be strong.
Applied on (EA?): Early Application.</p>

<p>Hook (if any):
-School shares campus with BC (at the Newton campus), therefore they have a very good relationship</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Newton, MA (attend the school closest in proximity to BC)
School Type: Catholic-Private (5th best in Massachusetts)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other colleges:
-Deferred from Notre Dame
-Accepted to Georgia Tech</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone accepted and to everyone deferred keep holding on, i know it’s rough. BC is a great backup school for me but ultimately I would love to go to Notre Dame.</p>

<p>Too much information…we are not the admissions commitee.</p>

<p>posting your stats is standard procedure belasco. i remember reading the EA thread and seeing the stats of kids who got in when i was a sophmore to see what i could improve on in my own resume.</p>

<p>Accepted with a 3.85 UW GPA (4.15 W) and a 2160 SAT 33 ACT! So excited!</p>

<p>Accepted in WI! Got my letter today but I noticed my Agora Portal changed last night.
31 ACT, 3.95 GPA UW</p>

<p>When can we expect to hear about Presidential Scholars?</p>

<p>@titan007 their website says that they mailed out letters today to the people who will be invited for an interview!</p>

<p>What is the presidential scholarship based on?</p>

<p>Thanks, tennis. Hoping to hear soon!</p>

<p>Me too! I got into the honors program, and it would be great to attend but the cost is rather daunting to see on paper lol. Do you think they look at superscores for presidential scholar candidates?</p>

<p>I’m hoping not, actually. My ACT is only a 33 and 34 super scored, which I feel is a tad low for presidential scholars. I have a very holistic, Jesuity app which I’m hoping gets me invited for the weekend. Agreed about money, though. 60 grand is hard to swallow for any school</p>

<p>Dear Damond3 : By all means, please refer to the Boston College web site for details on the Presidential Scholarship program, Boston College’s only merit based program. Each year, approximately 60 applicants to the school, most from the EA round, are invited to the Presidential Scholars weekend - interviews and a variety of other observational techniques are employed to determine the accepted Presidential Scholars. In the end, approximately 15 students from the 60 will be offered these scholarships which includes full tuition.</p>

<p>The Presidential Scholars are often a focus of Boston College’s student press pieces - perhaps too often at the expense of other achievements taking place on the ground at the University. It has always been my view that Boston College would do better by increasing the merit scholarship pool four-fold offering each of the top 60 candidates a 1/4 rebate on tuition. You can read the University’s perspective on the Presidential program on their web site.</p>