<p>Dear Eagle,</p>
<p>Thank you so much and post these useful info. I will copy and forward to my D. Wonderful!</p>
<p>Best wish to you and all other eagles HAPPY HOLIDAY!</p>
<p>How do we find out financial aid info?</p>
<p>Im not home til January 8th but on my agora portal it has the new tab. What do you guys suggest??</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!
School applied to: CAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I : 2060 (650 Math, 680 CR, 730 Writing)
ACT (with writing): 30 comp (31 English, 28 Math, 33 Reading, 26 Science, 8 Writing)
SAT II: 740 US History, 800 French w/Listening, 710 Biology-Molecular
GPA: 4.4 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Sophomore: AP US (5), Junior: AP Bio (5), AP Euro (5), AP French (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English, AP Government, AP Art History, AP Statistics, Honors Calculus, Spanish I
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis, piano, student government (president), H&S society (president), community service (chair) </p>
<p>School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Strengths: Grades, Extra-Curriculers
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores</p>
<p>@stsikor:
If you are asking about international studies, some freshman may be undecided, but most probably have a major (probably something relating to their desired field in int. studies). You have to declare a political science major for instance in order to sign-up for the intro political science courses, so many future political science concentrators begin as political science majors. The econ tracks in IS are usually econ majors beforehand as well. </p>
<p>I believe the IS website has some course guidelines on for freshmen hoping to apply later.</p>
<p>If you do not get in, you cannot join the major, and you will have to choose a different major, or pursue and IS minor.</p>
<p>@EagleAlum that’s quite scary. Thanks by the way!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Connell School of Nursing</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR: 670 Math: 740 Writing: 690
SAT II: US History: 770 Math I: 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/83
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry, Physics, AP Calculus, Fine Arts Survey, English IV</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Junior VP, Executive Secretary), Varsity Dance Team, Varsity Soccer Team, Key Club, National Honor Society (VP), National English Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society (treasurer), Mu Alpha Theta, Asian Pacific American Society, School play, Local soccer team, piano, violin, guitar
Volunteer/Community service: Mexico mission trip, charities, fundraisers.
Summer Activities: Leadership program
Essays: Alright</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
School Type: Public
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen college</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Teacher recommendations and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Essay, AP tests (not enough), scores</p>
<p>General Comments: BC was one of my top choices, so I’m very happy!</p>
<p>size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[size=+1]School applied to:[ /size] Arts & Sciences</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2270 (770 CR, 750 M, 750 WR)
[ *] ACT: -
[ *] SAT II: 710 Chemistry, 750 American History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, 4.2 Weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/310ish
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH, 5 Lang, 5 Bio, 4 World History
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, Science & Religon (required theology), AP English Literature, Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Physics B, AP Environmental Science
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National Hispanic Merit Scholar Finalist, AP Scholar with honors, Gold Medalist in National Latin/Greek Exam</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity lacrosse captain, chess coach, tutor, music: piano (9 years), guitar (6 years),
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I’m a summer camp counselor every summer for kids with disabilities
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I tutor kids in downtown Los Angeles-300ish hours (President’s Volunteer Service Award)
[ *] Summer Activities: camp counselor, again. haha
[ *] Essays: my friend who’s an english major at Cornell said it was really really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: both were really strong, I got to know my teachers really well (APUSH and AP Bio)
[ *] Counselor Rec: eh, counselors at my school each have about 150 seniors every year so they dont get to know us very well.
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Southern California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):-
[ *] School Type: Jesuit, Very Competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: <60,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, hispanic merit scholar, and I come from a Jesuit school</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT’s, essays, reccs. I also did a music supplement which I thought was kinda cool
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA I guess
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really liked my essay, and my SAT was strong too
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Villanova University</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Wow this feels so great. I really have to congratulate everyone who was accepted, and to those who got deferred you still have a chance! I have a friend who got deferred, then waitlisted, and then got in two years ago, so don’t give up! I’m really excited to meet my fellow eagles at the Early Applicant thingy in January!</p>
<p>do you know an exact time of when an email will be sent to international students?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (690CR 650M 700W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Spanish w/o Listening, 720 Literature, 640 Math level 1
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5), English Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP European History, Honors Religion, Honors Pre-Calculus, American Government, US History II
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DELE (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) level C2-advanced, Best position paper @ CHEASTMUN’11.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of the French Honors Society, President of the International Students Association, International Club/ International Student Association, Photography Club, Yearbook, Art Club, Model UN Club, National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Math Honors Society.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Almost none… (im an international student)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: National Museum of Korea (volunteer teen tour guide), NVYCC (volunteer translator), Saturday Korean School in South Jersey (teacher’s assistant), student guide (assistant) at the school’s student affairs office.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Not much, just a lot of travelling.
[<em>] Essays: Strong, pretty confident. Wrote about the whole process of applying to college. Brutally honest, I would say.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I think they were great. One from my English teacher (sophh and senior year) and another from my French teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Did not submit
[li] Interview: Nopeee</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): born in South Korea, but resident in Spain.
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Noneeee</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: President of the French Honors Society, fluent in 3 languages (English, Korean, and Spanish), strong essay, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: No sports, no work experience?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I applied to UCLA, UCSD, UCB, UChicago, and BC. Deferred from UChicago :(</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I got deferred from Chicago just yesterday, so getting into BC is really a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE relief. So happy I got in! <3</p>
<p>SAT 2240 700CR 740M 800W
SAT II Math 2 720 US History 690 Literature 670
No ACT
GPA 3.825 unweighted, total 5 AP classes in high school
Live in Arizona
School does not rank, is small, private, secular, senior class approximately 60 students
EC’s Varsity tennis, state champs 2 of last 3 years (2A/3A), daughter runner-up state doubles championship last year
Roman Catholic
Also Junior Leadership Council, Junior Latin League, Childhelp, Teenage Republicans (Secretary)</p>
<pre><code> Was very happy with this acceptance, after being deferred at Georgetown and Notre Dame. Was also guaranteed on-campus housing for four years. Congrats to all who were accepted, and good luck to all hopefuls who were deferred or are applying regular action!!!
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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Carroll School of Management</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): M: 730 R: 720 W: 660
ACT: 33 (submitted this only)
SAT II: Math I: 690, Bio: 690, Chem: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 W, 3.7 UW (School does not unweight)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking/2nd decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Phys B (4), Eng Lang (4) Taking now: AP CALC AB, AP Eng Lit, AP Bio, and AP Macroeconomics/AP microeconomics
IB (place score in parenthesis) n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP CALC AB, AP Eng Lit, AP Bio, and AP Macroeconomics/AP microeconomics, Japanese 4H, Chinese 4H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uh Writing Award? none.
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
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<p>-Cross Country 3 years Varsity and JV top 10 award in my division
-Track 3 years
-Japan Super Science Fair/Selective team
-National Economics Team (school goes to national every year)
-President of Economics Club
-Red Cross Club Officer
-Chinese Club Officer and National Chinese Honor Society Treasurer
-Pre Med Club Officer/Historian
-Big Brothers Big Sisters
-Student Council Chair
-Science Olympiad (went to Nationals last year)</p>
<pre><code>Job/Work Experience: Gamestop (don’t laugh haha) game advisor (12 hours/week), Scholarship Book Store, Honolulu Marathon booth worker
Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Club and Children Volunteering
Summer Activities: Selective Economics and Leadership (EFL summer program) program
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation: 1 was probably really bad and the other really good
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: naaa
Interview: none
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant):HAWAII!!
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top Private School/Known for the most National Merits in the State/Academic Rigor known
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 120K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
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<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: EC!
Weaknesses: ACT and GPA ;;^^
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall candidate maybe?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: U of Alabama with full tuition scholarship, Deferred from Georgetown (ah…), and accepted Villanova
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments:After being deferred from Georgetown, BC sent me in a frenzy. I’m so glad I got accepted and since this was my first choice if affordable, I’m CELEBRATING…
Ah I forgot to turn in the CSS profile by Nov 15 so…guess I’m doing my other apps too…sigh.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m really stressed out. I’m an MA Senior and I still haven’t gotten any letters yet! But I just signed onto my Agora Portal and my applicant status says “pay your deposit” and “defer your admission” and “withdraw your admission”, there is a new tab that says “financial aid notification” and a tab that says, “My ResLife” and “Orientation Registration”. Does this mean I got in? I’m really worried because I live so close to the campus and haven’t heard anything. Does anyone know?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at CSOM!!!</p>
<p>Objective:
-SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
-ACT: 30 comp, 32 superscore-ish
-SAT II: US History (680), took Spanish, Lit, and Math II earlier this month
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7-ish, 4.1 W
-AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Econ, AP English IV, Honors Calc IV, 1 Regular required course (theology/western civ), AP Spanish IV,</p>
<p>Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity golf (captain junior and senior year), NHS, spirit crew, tutoring in school, and some other stuff
-Job/Work Experience: summer internship at world’s finest chocolate, golf club
-Volunteer/Community service: a LOT!
-Summer Activities: mission trip to new orleans with church
-Essays: excellent
-Teacher Recommendation: 2 excellent ones
-Counselor Rec: excellent
-Additional Rec: 1 from golf coach (who also has a lot of influence), 1 from my summer internship</p>
<p>Other:
-State (if domestic applicant): IL
-School Type: catholic
-Ethnicity: white
-Gender: female
-Income Bracket: $150,000+
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): double legacy, know people there</p>
<p>Reflection:
-Strengths: essays, progression of grades over my high school years, recs, legacy, other influences, ECs
-Weaknesses: test scores, applying to most difficult school at BC
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted because of ECs, recs, legacy, and shows promise for the future
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Tulane and Indiana University, deferred at UMichigan (Ann Arbor) and Villanova</p>
<p>General Comments: wanted to go to BC all my life, my top school (realistically), loved it forever and SO EXCITED THAT I’M IN!!! good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I’d like to perhaps clarify what appears to be a common topic on this thread, in case it would be helpful. BC admissions does not base admission to the university on the internal school to which an applicant is applying. In other words, applying to the School of Education, CSOM, A&S, and Nursing does not help or hurt your chances of admissions. They take the best students, and they allow them to fall where they may, and schools, for better or for worse, have to make adjustments to accommodate an unusually high influx of students in any given year. Of course, a compelling case for why someone wants to be a nurse or for why someone wants to be in business or in education, as reflected in the application, may help someone’s chances. But, admissions are not conducted separately for each school.</p>
<p>WHSSENIOR12- I’m in the same situation. I live 15 miles away and no letter yet but I had those changes on my Agora Portal too. I’m so frustrated. I tried calling and they told me to call back Thursday. >.<</p>
<p>I just called the admissions office…they said that everyone is seeing the changes to their portal. So back to freaking out. yayay.</p>
<p>Okay, never mind to he excitement of seeing the new changes. I cannot wait til January 8 th I am freaking out!!!</p>
<p>I still haven’t gotten a letter either. Does anyone know if the presidential scholars get their letter later with the psp info? Just wishful thinking.</p>
<p>This is agonizing!!!</p>