My son applied RD on Thanksgiving weekend. His application status currently says “Thank you for your application to the College of Arts & Sciences for the September 2018 semester.” I did not pay attention to what it said when he first set it up because I did not know that there were differences in the first sentence.
Hi, my D applied RD mid to late November. I remember her sentence changing to “Thank you for your application” sometime in the first week of December. I do actually remember it being “Our records indicate” first and then changing. I had been reading the ED thread, so I was aware of this.
Anyone else apply to the Sargent College? My daughter applied as a Human Physiology major.
@Winky1 Can you recall if it changed once BU confirmed it had all necessary application materials? I am missing the Mid-Year Report (because I applied December 30 and my HS counselor was on vacation until Thurs, Jan 2). I am hoping once the Mid-Year Report is submitted the language will change.
Then again, I am just not going to stress over this. My stats are good and I have a respectable chance of being admitted: 3.8 GPA with consistently good grades despite increasingly difficult classes over 4 years (11 honors and AP classes with As and Bs in all and at least a 3 or 4 on all AP exams); a 32 composite ACT (with 32, 34, 30 and 34 subscores, and a 33 if superscored); a “B” in the BU requisite pre-calculus/trigonometry; four very good recommendations from a wide variety of recommenders; quality but respectable ECs; a Common App essay that showed my voice, was unique, and even had a little well-placed humor sprinkled in; and a “Why BU” essay that showed my thoughtful and specific reasons for wanting to be a Terrier. I’ve done all that I can do to represent myself well. I just have to trust in myself and the BU admissions committee at this point. 
I don’t know, @youngone4. But I can tell you that she did get everything in quickly from her great GC, including 1st quarter grades because she applied for the Trustee Scholarship and the Kilachand Honors College and the deadline to have everything in was December 1st. If I estimate, I would say her sentence changed about 3 weeks after she applied.
You sound like a great student for BU! You have so much to offer. It is still so early since you applied. I think your sentence will change. Give it some time.
@Winky1 Thank you. I appreciate that.
I mean it, @YoungOne4 .My D was deferred from her ED school, was deferred from a wonderful EA option that was a low target for her. We feel the same way about her stats and accomplishments towards those schools the same way you are measuring yourself up to BU. We have no choice but to let it play out. Just give it time.
Thank you. I’m really grateful to meet you and get your encouragement. I have the same hopes for your D that I have for myself. :).
I applied at the end of November and STILL have the “our records indicate” message. Does this mean I won’t be admitted? I’d be surprised, because I have high scores for BU.
Oh, never mind. It looks like last year people with both messages got accepted, and some of the messages changed in February and March so mine might change anyway.
@20182022 @indecisive19 @YoungOne4 my bad. I never looked at the RD thread, turns out the “Thank you” and “Our records” is not an indication of acceptance for regular decision, only early decision. I have no idea why ahaha
@sunflowerlover Really??!!
Wow, that is great to know!
It fascinated me too, I dug through one of the threads because of @20182022 's comment and saw that. I know for sure it is an indication for ED because I have done heavy research on that from previous years (due to my being an ED applicant this year hahaha) but despite thinking I did I never actually looked at the RD thread from last year
Welp, mine still says “our records indicate” and I applied on 12/2. However, my school doesn’t have mid-year grades yet.
But at this point, I’m just going with the flow. c:
@EmZWe Ditto.
Good morning! Question: The GC submitted the Mid-Year Report and transcript through the Common App last Friday, and as of Saturday the Common App said BU had downloaded it. This morning, the message on Applicant Link is different. Whereas through last Friday it said “Our records indicate…you are missing the Mid-Year Report,” now it says “Our records indicate…your application is complete.”
Does anyone know if that change is somewhat automated (I assume the download on Saturday was automated), and do you think there is still time for the message to change to “Thank you” after a human in involved?
hi @YoungOne4 , after my D’s message changed like yours, she got the Thank You message about 2-3 weeks later. She’s RD. She applied 11/22, and her message changed to Thank You around Dec. 5th. I remember writing about this in the EDI thread from this year if you want to double check my memory in early December!
I am glad your GC got everything in. My D’s GC sent in her first quarter grades back when she applied and now will be sending mid year official semester grades. The 1st quarter grades at our HS are just a progres report, really. The grades that are permanent are the 1st and 2nd semester ones.
Good luck. I am more wound up than my D about where she’ll be accepted, where she may get merit $. She’s very calm.
Hi @Winky1. Isn’t that the truth!