Class of 2019 Boston College Early Action

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<p>Dear BC
Your carrier pigeons have not made it to Seattle yet…went to the PO this morning, nothing there :((
No portal change, but don’t want to believe that it’s defer/deny with this record:</p>

<p>SAT: 2360
SAT-II: Math-2-800; Chem-800; USH-760; Bio-740
10 APs: (4,5,5,5,5); 5 more in senior year
GPA: 3.95
Tons of ECs: leadership position and state level success in - Deca & debate, 4 year cross-country (captain)
Good Essays & rec
Private school
Accepts @ Notre Dame and Michigan…but want to be in Boston</p>

<p>Please tweet this and put this to rest: “Portal change - you are in; no change - out for now”…Don’t behave like a hit and run driver and mail the letters and close up your office and leave for holidays.</p>

842

<p>@masterchef, obviously I’m not Devlin Hall, but I’m not sure why your son would need additional recs for RD schools. Couldn’t he use the ones he used for BC? In any event, if you have a portal change I’m 99% sure he was accepted. Additionally, I think most schools will consider an application timely even if the rec letters come a little later.</p>

843

<p>@masterchef‌- if the portal gives you the option to pay then you have been admitted! Go ahead and click on the P tab and you will be able to pay the enrollment deposit. You would not have a P tab and an option to pay if you were rejected or deferred. </p>

844

<p>@jchan and @masterchef I know the office is closed but perhaps your admissions reps are checking their emails for exact situations like these…good luck. I hope you both get closure soon. Jchan those are such amazing stats, no matter where you end up you will be a huge success! </p>

845

<p>Accepted to CAS Honors program. Today is a cool day. </p>

846

<p>@suzy100 his teacher is old school - hand writes all letters. he needed to get envelopes, stamps etc.
@collegemomjam - he emailed his admissions rep who told him all letters were mailed on the 19th and that he should call office on 29th if he hasn’t received letter.
@dreambig101 and suzy100 - we’ve been on the 1% side of things when the odds are 99%, so until we see the letter, he won’t believe it. lol</p>

<p>we received Xmas cards from that same general area that were mailed on 12/19, so either the letter got mistakenly routed to another state, got chewed up by the machine, or delivered to another local address. So, we wait…</p>

847

<p>@masterchef I don’t blame you for wanting to see the actual letter, but I do think he is in because no one who had a portal change did NOT get in. Not sure about the other way around though (if you did not get the change if you still got accepted). Good luck and let us know what happens.</p>

848

<p>I got the change on the portal but I am still waiting for the letter in the mail to confirm my acceptance. Regardless, here are my stats.</p>

<p>Applied to which school/college: CSOM</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (CR: 670, M: 800, W: 680)
ACT: 33 (Superscore) E: 33, M: 34, R: 32, S: 32
SAT II: US History: 710, Math II: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Weighted GPA: 4.80
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of 585 students
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English & Literature, Physics (H), 4 College Courses (Writing 1, Writing 2, Statistics, & American Government)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, Young Man of the Month (one senior selected each month), Graduating from both my high school and the local community college this spring (I will graduate with an AA Degree in May, then receive my high school degree in June!)
**Dual Enrollment Program is the reason why I have less AP Classes. The program started freshman year and each semester we take two college courses. These courses count as both high school and college credit and cover the same credit as AP classes (Psychology, World History, Goverment, etc.)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leadership (ASB President, Junior Class President, Sophomore Class Vice President), Confirmation (9th/10th grade), Soccer (4 years), Pink Ribbon Club President (3 years), Anti-Bullying Project Club Treasurer (3 years), Link Cru Leader (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Currently working at Chick-fil-A since the end of Sophomore year (6/2013-present)
Volunteer/Community service: (weakest part of application) not too many hours (~40 hours): Soup Kitchen, Peer Court, Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive, American Red Cross Blood Drive Volunteer
Summer Activities: Worked during the summer, ‘stay’-cations, USC Summer Leadership Program (Marshall School of Business), Pepperdine Youth Citizenship Seminar Program, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (Chapman University)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10? My English teacher said, “the best essay that I have read this year”. (but when I reread my submitted application there were two minor grammatical errors)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9? Both of my teachers are really kind and empathetic. I worked hard in both classes and made a personal connection with both of them!</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Junior English H Teacher. Assuming it was strong! (9/10 out of 10?)
Teacher Rec #2: AP US History Teacher. Assuming it was strong! (8/9 out of 10?)
Counselor Rec: I’ve known him for four years and we have grown pretty close over the years!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $195,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Catholic</p>

<p>** I WILL COMMENT AS SOON AS I GET THE LETTER IN THE MAIL!</p>

849

<p>We are in the same boat in Seattle. Nothing in the mail today and no portal change. So frustrating!</p>

850

<p>Daughter had the portal change yesterday morning and I just pulled the big envelope from the mailbox here in NC. Unfortunately, she had already left for work until late tonight and knows none of this yet!</p>

851

<p>My son’s portal has changed. So, we think he is in. But still no letter. Others from his school have received their letters. We are about an hour north of NYC. Can anyone who got into the Honors Program say if it is indicated in anyway on the portal? Or is it just in the letter?
Thanks</p>

852

<p>@collegedad425 i did not see anything about the honors program on the portal. along with the acceptance letter, there was another letter in the package that said i had been admitted to the honors program for CAS. best of luck!</p>

853

<p>Portal changed a couple nights ago, acceptance letter to CSOM arrived today. Very, VERY excited to see what the future holds.</p>

854

<p>Boston college never sent me my portal information even after giving them a call. Also I live in California and have no received anything from Boston yet. I know they have the correct email because they sent me my application confirmation letter to me. :/</p>

855

<p>Deferred in FL.
Portal never changed.</p>

<p>Applied to which school/college: CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (CR: 730, M: 690, W: 790)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Didn’t take them in time for early action, but I’ll send them for regular decision - Literature: 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, probably top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang. & Comp. (5), World History (3), Human Geography (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English & Literature, Genetics (H), Dual Enrollment Theology, Calculus (H), AP Italian, AP Econ., AP U.S Government, Graphic Design/Newspaper (H)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit - Commended, AP Scholar Award, Continuous honor roll at my high school, National Italian Honor Society Inductee, Quill and Scroll Honor Society inductee, National Honor Society inductee</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Italian Honor Society (President), Literary Club (President), Photography Club (President), school newspaper (Editor), Campus Ministry, Film Club, French Club
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: About 300 - Therapeutic horse riding for disabled children, Young at Art, teacher assistant at middle school, library aid at another middle school, toy drives for local children’s center, Italian tutoring, lacrosse tournament volunteer, Jack & Jill children’s center
Summer Activities: Notre Dame Summer Scholars
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought my essay for BC was one of the best college essays I had written - focused heavily on religion and my involvement in Campus Ministry
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Junior english teacher - I’m assuming it was pretty strong, she liked me quite a bit
Teacher Rec #2: Newspaper teacher for two years - I’m guessing it was very strong.
Counselor Rec: Very good.<br>
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White - European and Middle Eastern descent
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $155,000
Hooks : Catholic</p>

<p>The acceptance/deferral/denial decisions do not really seem to have any rhyme or reason to them…</p>

856

<p>@collegedad425 - honors college designation is in the letter. not portal. .</p>

857

<p>South Florida. Portal change yesterday and the letter just came!!! Accepted to CAS. Private Catholic high school nationally know for sports and rigor. 11 APs, National Merit Scholar Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, 33 ACT, Club and High School Swimming (State Finalist and All American contender), volunteer at ER and other community based service hours. Strong essays and I presume good recommendations from AP Math and AP Biology teachers. I felt good about the portal change, but nothing beats getting the letter!!! </p>

858

<p>rejected
3.5 uw, 3.9 w
2290 (720CR, 770M, 800W)
great ecs and good leadership
550+ community service hours
common app essay really good, supplement was meh</p>

859

<p>Accepted CSOM Honors program.
White, female, Wisconsin
Large public high school, top 10 in state
3.91 UW GPA (school does not weight) (GC told me I was in top 10% of class)
ACT: 35C (36S/36R/35E/34M)
SAT: 2340/1570 (did not submit)
APs: (all 5s) English Lang, English Lit, Micro, Macro, Psych, USH
Senior courses: AP Spanish Lang, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Stats, AP Euro, Independent Study English</p>

<p>Very involved in extracurricular activities (especially forensics, stage crew, and school play)
Not many awards; some forensics and other speech stuff, NSMF
Fabulous letters of recommendation from teachers that know me very well
I was very happy with my essays. Admissions people commented on my acceptance letter about my writing</p>

<p>Also accepted to Notre Dame, Case Western, Indiana, and Wisconsin, no rejections. Waiting on Yale, Harvard, Penn, and WashU.</p>

860

<p>Accepted to CAS Honors program, guaranteed 4 years of housing, portal had changed yesterday. </p>