Did anyone receive an email or text from HC indicating when they’d be releasing decisions? Nothing here. Good luck to all.
I have not recieved anything 
Portal updated with status update indication. Son waitlisted. Letter said 815 out of 7,200 total students admitted.
Waitlisted
Accepted with $10K scholarship.
ACT: 32
GPA: 4.1
waitlisted. dissappointed and frustrated to say the least
Daughter accepted with $47k scholarship. Not sure if this refers to need based or merit aid. This puts it in the running - yay!
4.12 w GPA
ACT 34,
SAT 1420
Acceptance letter mentions that teachers repeatedly emphasized her work ethic, passion for learning, and commitment to service. Did not seem like a form letter.
Wow that’s a low %!
I got waitlist ):
accepted with $10,000 scholarship
Denied. SAT 1260 GPA 3.3 Private Catholic High School.
Accepted with $10,000 scholarship:)
GPA: 4.2
SAT:1300
A lot of extracurriculars and involvement in my church may have helped, good essays and recs, interviewed in December.
Son was Accepted with $10,000 scholarship
Weighted Avg: 100
ACT: 34
4 Year Varsity XC/T&F athlete
Boys State & Boys Nation
Student Govt Officer
Intern to Congressman
Community Service
Peer Leader
Honor Societies
Editor of School Newspaper and Podcast
Interviewed with HC Admission Staff in August, 2018
waitlisted
What happens next if you are waitlisted?
Holy Cross advertises a 36% acceptance rate, but this year’s acceptance totals would put them at 11%. Dropping 20+% in a year? Wouldn’t this put them at an Ivy League? I personally did everything I could to show HC I was interested so this is extremely frustrating. Strong stats and test scores and extra curricular. Interviewed toured and open house, alumni teach rec and convo with other alumni. Participated in chat rooms and social media.
With such a big class year for 2022, I think they decided to accept the amount of people that chose to attend last year (800’s~). I’m sure those on the waitlist have a pretty good shot, depending on the yield rate.
That is not how acceptance rate is calculated. Your calculation assumes that all 815 slots are filled with accepted students which is never the case. Their yield is 30%.
I think the poster misspoke… they didn’t accept 815 students they have 815 slots to fill.
Accepted with nice scholarship!
https://www.holycross.edu/sites/default/files/files/planningandspecialproj/cds_2017-2018.pdf
According to the data, unfortunately, they barely accept waitlisted students.