<p>My daughter has applied to BC Early Action. We live in the Boston area which is a strike against her. She attended an information session and tour. She was not asked to complete any paperwork at the information session nor was she required to pre-register. In other words, BC has no record that she attended this information session.</p>
<p>At every other school she has looked at, she has either filled out paperwork when she arrived and/or she has pre-registered. We were at one school recently where they said that it was unlikely a student would be accepted if their first contact with the school was their application. Does anyone know if BC has a similar policy? I would hate for them to think we never took the time to visit especially since we live so close, but she wouldn’t want to contact Admissions about this if her experience is the norm for BC.</p>
<p>BC does not calculate interest level into the admission decision, in other words, you could visit 100 times and be on the same level as someone who never did. Demonstrated interest is not important to them; they're looking for top students, not people who are trying to get in by visiting all the time. Your daughter might want to write in her essay about her experience with BC and how it will change her, not visit again and again.</p>
<p>Elmtree is correct. BC doesn't care at all about "demonstrated interest." </p>
<p>We live out West and the only time my son could see the campus was in early June (when there are no formal tours or information sessions). We did stop by the Admissions Office and the friendly receptionist gave us a map for a self-guided tour, but that was it. She never asked his name, we did not fill out any paperwork, and there was no record of my son's visit. He got in EA and is now a very happy freshman at BC.</p>
<p>While I do agree that BC doesn't seem to care if you visit or not, I think if you live in the area, you are at a disadvantage if you don't show interest just because there are so many local kids who apply. My younger D realized the night before visits "closed" that she had never made an "official" visit to the school, even though she had been going to events there for years. She was in an absolute panic because she felt she would not stand out among the "locals" who apply. Without giving too many details, she incorporated her visits and a secret BC desire she had into one of her essays. It was just a perfect essay and captured the BC experience totally. She was accepted and will be graduating this spring. Love those Eagles!!</p>