Class of 2012 Boston College EA decisions

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Honors)
School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I : NA
ACT: 31
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 4.6 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/180
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), U.S History (5), English Language (4), Biology (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S Government, AP English Lit, AP Calc, Pre-AP Physics, Honors Ethics, Honors Spanish 5, Newspaper</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years cross country (JV), Student Council (treasurer), 4 years Girl Scouts, 4 years newspaper staff (EIC), National Honors Society (member at large), National Spanish Honors Society, several others</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Babysitting (summer)
Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours, including mission trips, church related activities, etc.</p>

<p>Essays: Pretty good, wrote about relationship with my twin sister
Teacher Recommendation: One from my english teacher, probably good
Counselor Rec: I know her pretty well, so it was probably personal
Interview: NA
Other
State (if domestic applicant): OK
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): From a state not largely represented?
Reflection
Strengths: Grades, ECs
Weaknesses: ACT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great GPA, class rank
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to the University of Dallas and Providence College (honors with scholarship)
General Comments: SO HAPPY :)</p>

282

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: CAS for biology</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I : NA
ACT: 31
SAT II: Bio: 780 Lit: 730
GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.7 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 47/ 600 or 700 or something…
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4), Bio (5), Psych (4), Human Geo (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Thesis, AP USH, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Calc AB, honors physics, students assist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of Varsity Swimming (Captain senior year, Summer worktrips (to an orphanage in mexico, underprivelaged children’s camp in montana, reservation in washington, and flood stricken town in west virginia).<br>
NHS (board officer), youth group…
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Student Success company
Volunteer/Community service: I guess I already put it under EC but over 200 hours.</p>

<p>Essays: I think that they were done well.
Teacher Recommendation: They were good. I had two extras from a coach and youth group leader which w ere really good.
Counselor Rec: Super general.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.
Reflection
Strengths: essays, ECs, SAT IIs.
Weaknesses: ACT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess being a decently well rounded applicant…but I wasn’t expecting it! Yay!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Northeastern, Fordham, Hofstra, and CSU.
General Comments: I’m so thrilled!</p>

283

<p>i already have my acceptance letter. it said in the letter that our financial aid tab would become available today (20th). i think it is safe to assume you are in if you have this tab. if someone that got deferred/denied could confirm that they dont have this new tab, then you could be 100% sure. congrats everyone!</p>

284

<p>Admissions confirmed emails will be sent to international students tomorrow. Good luck.</p>

285

<p>Hi so I’m from MA but I haven’t received any letter yet. Has this happened to anyone else? I’m worried it means that I didn’t get in, but my agora portal has the new tabs for enrollment fee and financial aid. Does BC send all their letters at the same time?</p>

286

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown):640 CR, 650 M, 640 W
ACT:30
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio, AP US History
Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP (Bio)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team (co-captain), tennis team (captain), bowling team, Model UN
Job/Work Experience: Writer for SB Nation, Habitat for Humanity paid internship
Volunteer/Community service: Lots, even nominated for Nashville Mayor’s Advisory Committee Volunteer of the Year for People with Disabilities Award
Summer Activities: Travelling
Essays: Very good (wrote about a terrorist attack in which 2 family members were killed)
Teacher Recommendation: Very good
</code></pre>

<p>Other:</p>

<pre><code>State : TN
School Type: Small private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Born in India?
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Ethnicity, ECs
Weaknesses: My GPA and APs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, accepted to Arkansas, UConn, Purdue, UT Knoxville… (still waiting on 12 more)
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: Really, really ****ed. I’m furious, why would they flat out reject me and not defer me?</p>

287

<p>Okay, thanks CoolCat20. I am so happy that you helped me. Good luck to you too. :)</p>

288

<p>WOW!! I GOT ACCEPTED THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE ADVICE!!! :slight_smile: I will probably be enrolling here. :)</p>

289

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!
School applied to: A&S</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (780 M 670 CR 750 W)
ACT: NA
SAT II: 690 Math 2, 700 US
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/482
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), Psychology (4), English 3 (5), USH (3), Chem (3), Stat (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English 4, Speech (required), AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, AP Music Theory</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball 9-10, Academic Decathlon 11-12 (captain), National Honor Society, church (youth leader)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: internship doing cancer research at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Volunteer/Community service: Mission trips with church</p>

<p>Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing, the other I didn’t get to read
Counselor Rec: didn’t see it
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 80,000-90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, internship, course load, essay
Weaknesses: GPA, extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT scores and a great essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Baylor, Butler, UT-Austin, and Tennessee. Waiting to hear from Duke and Vanderbilt.
General Comments: really happy!!</p>

290

<p>Decision: accepted!
School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (700 M 650 CR 740 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 680 Math 2, 740 US, 720 World
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/470
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), English Language (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Psychology</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Badminton 3 years, Civil Air Patrol 2 years (Element leader+Flight sergeant), 1st chair county band & orchestra clarinet, solo & ensemble superior ratings, Model UN 2 year, marching band 1 year</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Server at retirement home</p>

<p>Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: Mediocre? though I didn’t read them
Counselor Rec: didn’t see it
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 140,000-160,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT, essay, CAP
Weaknesses: GPA, depth of ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure really lol I was pretty certain of a deferment or rejection
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers
General Comments: definitely going to BC</p>

291

<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted!!![ /b][ /color][ /size]
Connell School of Nursing</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 650 reading, 700 math, 720 writing
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: 690 Math 1, 670 Chem, 720 Bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of 472
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): taking 2 this year, havent taken the test.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 ap’s, 4 classes at SUNY Albany, the rest are honors<br>
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national latin exam (twice) national spanish exam</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): key club, biology club, math club, glass club (aka gay lesbian and straight society), student gov’t
[ *] Job/Work Experience: work at Kumon as a teachers assisstant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: key club and sos as much as i can
[ *] Summer Activities: Stanford EPGY classes
[ *] Essays: im an awful writer, but my college essay was good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: really good!!!
[ *] Counselor Rec: pretty good (good but she got it in late :confused: )
[ *] Additional Rec:n/a
[ *] Interview:n/a</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: competetive, public
[ *] Ethnicity: Native American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:less than $50K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: passion for language (fluent in five), stanford on my transcript
[ *] Weaknesses: english not my first language (not the best writer)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I do well in school without being buried in books, so im very well rounded…plus my ethnicity might have played a little role maybe
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at loyola, drexel, widener, northeastern</p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Congrats everyone who got in! i got my letter yesterday, it was wonderful. if you were deferred, you have a chance so dont lose hope!!</p>

292

<p>BC International Studies major is good one? Who can tell me? D got accepted in A&S but does not know which one has high reputation in A&S. Please help me find out. We are living in a very, very small rural town. </p>

<p>When I told my co-worker about BC, they ask me: Why she goes to Boston? Community college. Ah?!</p>

<p>Thanks a lot</p>

293

<p>I have the tabs…but haven’t gotten acceptance letter >.<</p>

294

<p>Boston College’s international studies major is considered very strong in part because it is application only. Students apply in the fall of their sophomore years, and are admitted prior to their sophomore spring. Only about 35 students used to be admitted, but I believe current numbers are closer to 80-90 (per year). Recent faculty hires in political science will improve the program even further. It is interdisciplinary, and students concentrate in either political science, economics, or history, culture and society. The latter concentration is then broken down into global cultural studies or international ethics and social justice. </p>

<p>Here is the website: [Home</a> - International Studies Program - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp//]Home”>http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp//)</p>

295

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 Math, 630 Reading, 630 English
ACT:
SAT II: 600 US History, 620 Bio E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30th percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory - 2
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Psych, no APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Middlesex County Citizenship Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football captain, School committee
Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs, about 10 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: basketball coach and tv production
Essays: thought it was a pretty awesome essay
Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right to see
Counselor Rec: Waived right to see</p>

<p>Other: extra recommendation (from boss at TV studio)
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (mom)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essay, recommendations, extra-curriculars, legacy, math SAT
Weaknesses: GPA, class rank, class vigor, SAT (other than math)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (See strengths)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Emerson and Northeastern
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else who applied!</p>

296

<p>congrats boston111, i felt so bad for you that you still hadnt received your letter (living soooo close to BC)! i’m sure the tab means you’re in! :)</p>

297

<p>Thanks HannahBee1!!! I hope you’re right…I’ve been freaking out!! My teachers have been worried. haha I made my bf go check the mail for me while I was at school DX haha. I hope that the tabs mean I’m in, hope it’s not just an accident! We’ll see though… </p>

<p>I loveee BC. My mom went there for grad school, (got her MBA), and I was there for her graduation. Spent the better part of my childhood on the campus! :)</p>

298

<p>Dear Eagle, thanks a lot.</p>

<p>Does International Studies have honor program? What about the job market? After BS degree, what kind of future career would be? Whether this program is easy get a job in East region? This question sounds a little silly. However, this is one mother’s worry. How about Accounting major. Does it stronger than International Studies? Can she gets double majors?</p>

<p>I just called D during lunch break, she was screaming with food in the mouth. I am not sure she cried or not. </p>

<p>Good luck to everybody in your future college.</p>

299

<p>@Cornellmom:
International Studies does not have an honors program in part I think because you have to be selected to get into the major. However, the fact that it does not have an honors program may be something your daughter might want to consider. In other words, should she fall in the top 15-20 majors in Political Science or Economics, perhaps she would like to be a Political Science or Economics major in that department’s honors program and minor in IS. If she wants, she can always apply to Int. Studies, keep both majors if she gets into IS, and then drop International Studies should she be admitted to a departmental honors program or should she find that the International Studies major is not exactly what she was looking for. You are not bound to any major, but of course, at some point a decision needs to be made. </p>

<p>A lot of International Studies majors seek careers in the State Department or in international service organizations, such as the Peace Corps. This of course depends on the concentration. I have heard that econ concentrators have done well in getting jobs that more to do with finance. I believe she would have to be in CSOM to be an accounting major. Transferring into CSOM, I have heard, is much harder than transferring into other schools, but I do not know the specifics on that. Double majors, as I said, are allowed, but that decision should be made in consultation with her adviser. It is not always the best choice for every student. </p>

<p>Generally, Boston College has a very good reputation on the East Coast. If the job market is a concern, she should try to meet with Professor Nakazato at Boston College on her visit day. He has been administering the program for some time, and he keeps close tabs on graduates.</p>

<p>One indicator of how much BC is respected is its success in nationally competitive fellowships: [Home</a> - University Fellowships Committee - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/offices/ufel/]Home”>http://www.bc.edu/offices/ufel/)</p>

<p>Top producers of Fulbrights: [Table:</a> Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2010-11 - Global - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“Table: Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2010-11”>Table: Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2010-11)</p>

<p>You should note that most if not all of BC’s winners are undergraduates. Some of the universities listed here have winners that are graduate students.</p>

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<p>Does anyone have any idea if it is possible to go to grad school for engineering after undergrad at BC? </p>

<p>Or, also, I heard a rumor that BC has an “engineering” track of some sort… could anyone offer more insight into this?? Thanks!!</p>