<p>Trying to determine whether it is more dangerous to apply early action at a place like boston college if I am not a strong candidate. I have been advised that the early action pool of candidates includes all scholarship applicants - </p>
<p>Hurry - It's almost November 1st</p>
<p>BC admissions office strongly discourages less than stellar applicants from applying EA, since most students get a boost from taking (or retaking) SAT or ACT in the fall of senior year and from doing well their first semester. Since EA is not binding, there is no real admissions "boost" applying EA (unlike the advantage ED gives at some schools.)</p>
<p>Yes, the really strong candidates -- the ones who actually have a shot at the full-tuition Presidential Scholarships -- will be in the EA pool (since applying EA is one of the eligibility requirements).</p>
<p>If your academics and other credentials are competitive but not outstanding (i.e., middle of the range for BC admits), you'll probably be deferred in the EA round to RD.</p>
<p>Thanks - I also was told that a percentage of EA applicants always get denied rather than deferred, and if you are not a strong candidate it is risky. </p>
<p>I was surprised that BC wanted no more information that what was provided in the Common Application. I would have thought that such a competitive school would have a supplement that would allow them to dig deeper into the candidates.</p>
<p>Part of the reason may be that with 28,000+ applicants last year (expected to be 30,000 this year), BC staff don't have the time to "dig deeper." The BC Supplement does ask for AP grades, which is one way to quickly focus on those students who have proven they can handle more challenging classes.</p>
<p>3.88 gpa, 2300SAT, is that strong enough for EA BC applicants?</p>
<p>my son is a graduating senior from BC.
He applied EA his senior year. The advice he was given was that...
If you feel your application will be at its strongest in NOV. then apply.
he felt his application was at its strongest and would not get any stronger waiting two months. His SATs were good, by no means superb.
He had a 3.8 GPA, good EC, played sports but NOT a recruited athlete.
HIs essays were excellent.
he was admitted EA..</p>