<p>Hi everyone!
I applied to BC early action last week !</p>
<p>However, I have been unable to figure out how I can contact anyone from admissions to have a few questions I have answered. On their website, they provide the email address of what I get the impression is a student or group of students that volunteers to answer questions from prospective students. But, I have tried emailing this address several times with different questions and I have never received an answer. Does anyone know if there are specific regional admission counselors that I can possibly contact by email or by phone or if I have a question should I just call their general admissions office?</p>
<p>My question is mainly that I applied two weeks ago to be admitted into my schools national honor society (my school only offers two opportunities for acceptance into the society- end of junior year and beginning of senior year) and I am going to find out whether or not I was admitted within the next couple of days. I had to submit the application without this information on my common app to ensure that My application arrived at the school on time, who can I contact to let know (in the event that I was accepted) accepted into the NHS so that this can be considered with my application and extracurriculars. I also want to know if there is anywhere that I can send BC a resume because the common app only allows you to enter a few of your extra curriculars. </p>
<p>Maybe some of you have encountered the same dilemma with contacting admissions with questions or maybe you might have some insight to give me about my questions. Either way, thanks so much!! :)</p>
<p>I would snail mail the updated info to the address below. (Such docs will be scanned and uploaded for the app readers.) </p>
<p>As a parent, I would caution against sending a resume, however, since few 18-year olds have anything approaching resume-worthy. The only reason that you might do this is to explain a unique EC. Becoming a member of your Class Council, Key Club, Honor Society or football captain is not unique in that every adcom knows exactly what that means. Thus, it is easily listed on the Common App, and requires no further explanation. (A ‘resume’ listing such activities is redundant to the Common App and is wasting the reader’s time.)</p>
<p>I did get into the National Honor Society, so I will be calling Boston College tomorrow to figure out how I can “officially” report this and have it be considered as one of my extracurricular activities, because I know that BC is very geared towards Community service and volunteer work, which is the biggest credential for acceptance into my county’s chapter of the National Honor Society. </p>
<p>I do understand what you mean about redundancy, and would like to avoid this, but the only reason why I thought that it may be a good idea to include a resume is that the common application only allows you to list ten ECs including all clubs, sports, volunteering experiences, and paid work experiences. I felt that I was very limited in what I was ale to list and that a resume would possibly tell the school even more of what I was doing while in high school.</p>
<p>I guess when I call BC tomorrow I will ask whether or not this is a good idea/necessary. </p>
<p>Think about this…there is a reason that the Common App limits the ECs. And that is because there are not enough hours in a day to do that many and perform in them well. Colleges are looking for depth in ECs, not breadth.</p>
<p>Congrats on NHS, but just understand that most every HS, this is a ho-hum honor, and that is how the adcoms will see it. btw: And since you just got approved, it is an Honor, not an EC (which would require participation and accomplishing something).</p>
<p>Also true @bluebayou, thanks for all of your insight!</p>
<p>I think I may just snail-mail them a short statement stating that I have recently been accepted to NHS, and a copy of my acceptance letter for verification.</p>
<p>or, if your school is about to publish quarter grades, and you are doing really well, wait to send both items as an update. More A’s can never hurt.</p>
<p>Unfortunately my town was hit extremely hard by hurricane sandy and school cannot re-open until November 13th the earliest. Therefore my first marking period will be ending a lot later than anticipated so I cannot wait for those grades although I am doing very well.</p>