Official Boston College Class of 2014 EA Decisions Thread

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<p>Figured I would start a results thread since letters have been mailed. Post your stats/decisions here!</p>

<p><em>Make sure you remove the space right after the first [ in each line!</em></p>

<p>Remove all Spaces</p>

<p>(Green for accept, red for deny, blue for defer)</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision && School: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:
[ *] SAT Math:
[ *] SAT Writing:
[ *] SAT Total:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:
[ *] GPA weighted:
[ *] GPA unweighted:
[ *] Rank or % estimate:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:
[ *] Important ECs:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision && School: Accepted A&S</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 670
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 780
[</em>] SAT Total: 2250 (one sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 790 Biology M
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (self study, 5), Latin Virgil (self study, 3), Computer Science, Micro&Macro Economics, Physics C (both parts, self study), English Literature
[</em>] GPA weighted: 3.98/4.00
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.62ish (out of 5 but highest in school is about a 4.66)
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 3/240</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[list]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Captain of sports team 4 yrs varsity, piano for 10 years, founded a club, 3x NLE gold medalist, independent study (partake in JHU CTY)</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I kindof am hoping for a lot of aid and maybe some merit award…BC isn’t my first choice but it is nice to know that I am in somewhere good.</p>

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<p>Decision && School: Accepted Arts & Sciences Honors Program</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: Single-sitting composite: 33; Super-Score: 35
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Bio: 5 ; English Language: 5; Japanese: 5; US History: 4
[<em>] GPA weighted: School doesn’t weigh
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.96
[li] Rank or % estimate: School doesn’t rank because it’s so small, but I’m definitely top 10%[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: About being half-Japanese
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, probably very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Dual citizenship? [/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CT
[</em>] School Type: Independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: Half-Caucasian, Half-Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Senior Leadership, Newspaper, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, Amnesty International, Model UN, Tennis, Volleyball… [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>I’M SO EXCITED!!!</p>

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<p>** Accepted - Arts & Sciences **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 740
[</em>] SAT Math: 670
[<em>] SAT Writing: 740
[</em>] SAT Total: 2150
[<em>] SAT II: 770 World History, 750 US History, 700 Spanish, 680 Spanish w. Listening
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 English Language, 5 World History, 5 US History, 5 European History
[</em>] GPA weighted: School doesn’t weight
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 94 (4.0)
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: Top 10%</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good I assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^
[</em>] Hook (if any): URM</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Independent study of french and russian, studied abroad 2 times, president of NHS & JSA, some others</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Don’t know if I’ll attend yet, I’m still waiting on some schools RD but it is nice to know that BC is an option now. Congrats to all those admitted!</p>

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<p>Accepted - Lynch School of Education!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 660
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 660
SAT Total: 1460/2120
SAT II: US History 620, Math I 660
AP/IB taken/scores: AP American 5, currently taking BC Calculus, AP economics, AP Environmental
GPA weighted: School doesn’t weight
GPA unweighted: 92
Rank or % estimate: Top 20%</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Varsity softball, varsity tennis, club president</p>

<p>[ b]Other Factors:**</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m so excited! I’m 90% going, just waiting for a few more schools! YAY</p>

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<p>Deferred</p>

<p>SAT 2300 M 790 R 780 W 730
SAT 1570 out of 1600
SAT II Hist 760 Lit 730 Math II 760
GPA 3.875
AP Junior: Calculus BC 5 Euro 5 Us Hist 5 World Hist (self study) 5
Senior: Gov, Eng Comp, Stat</p>

<p>No rank
National Merit Semi-finalist
Swimming 4 years
National Honor Society
Piano since 2nd grade
AP Scholar
Tennis (not at school) 4 years
Selective Highly ranked public school</p>

<p>Not sure what else they wanted. At least deferred</p>

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<p>Deferred</p>

<p>Sigh. I kind of feel numb, probably by a fulfilled prophesy of the ominous absence of the Glorious Financial Aid Tab Gungho.
Perhaps there was something poisonous in my application, something overlooked, or barred from my sight. Boston college was not my first choice, but now, I have thoughts that such is beyond first choice grounds to those dreamy heights. One may call BC as my benchmark.</p>

<p>What have I done? Have a raised my hopes to places too high, only to have them fall at a greater impact? I look forward to bleak letters from all those other colleges I’ve applied, all those other colleges of even greater competitive nitpicking. God-given, it is for the best…</p>

<p>I cannot be specific with my stats-in case someone can track me from my school. (I am forbidden to tell my stats >_>)</p>

<p>SAT: A tiny bit over 2200, superscored
Subjects SAT: BioE: 780 Math Level 1: 730
Rank: Top 7% of a class of a bit over 200.
GPA: A-
Honors: Nothing special
Essay: In my opinion, average
Extracurriculars: nothing special
Community Service: Some, and a lot of church work.
Recommendations: I don’t know, am not allowed to read them</p>

<p>Merry Christmas</p>

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<p>Mouse, I’m shocked u didn’t get accepted. Is the GPA u gave UW or weighted? I know u must be frustrated. My daughter has comparable stats, and I know she would have been crushed had she not have been accepted (confused and bewildered too). I know you know this, but know that there is the right school out there for you, and it might still be BC. Try and have a great Christmas!</p>

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<p>wow mmouse i’m super surprised by your deferral! maybe it is an instance of yield protection? is bc your top choice because if it is maybe making that clear through an extra letter or something would help secure you a spot in the rd acceptance pool!</p>

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<p>Accepted to CSOM</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 670
[</em>] SAT Math: 760
[<em>] SAT Writing: 650
[</em>] SAT Total: 2080
[<em>] SAT II: 800 WHist, 670 Chem
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores:
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.0W
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.74UW
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 8%</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good I assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same
[</em>] Hook (if any): URM? dunno if Asian is one for BC</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: N
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: N
[li] Important ECs: too much to list</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
Dunno how I got in TBO lol.
General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Good luck to everyone else! Don’t lose hope if your deferred! And for anyone afraid to apply EA just do it!!! My scores aren’t amazing but I still got in so all you others might be able to to!</p>

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<p>Yea that is surprising that Mouse got deferred. Very nice stats you had.</p>

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<p>Grasshead and Mouse:</p>

<p>You guys/gals both had the plenty of excellent numbers. Thus, suggest you read scott’s sage advice, particularly focusing on the essay and recs. If you have only “average” ECs or “nothing special”, you need a kick-butt essay to do the trick. Good luck.</p>

<p><a href=“Okay what do i do now - Boston College - College Confidential Forums”>Okay what do i do now - Boston College - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>Thx good sir. I shall comb over my package carefully.</p>

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<p>**Decision && School: Accepted CSOM **</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 680
[ *] SAT Math: 780
[ *] SAT Writing: 610
[ *] SAT Total: 2070
[ *] SAT II: Math Lvl 1- 730 Math Lvl 2- 680
[ *] ACT: didnt submit
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: Ap Calc Ab -5, Ap World 4 AP Language and Comp - 3, AP US- 3, currently taking Calc BC and Stats
[ *] GPA weighted: 96.84/100
[ *] GPA unweighted: dont know
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 10/265</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: amazing…really personal …wrote about losing 72 pounds
[ *] Teacher Recs: one was average the other i didnt read
[ *] Counselor Rec: really good…lucky i am one of the few kids my counselor really knows…
[ *] Hook (if any): i have gone through alot in my life: overcame obsesity, lost a parent. and my application covered it all</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Ny
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: nope
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: Math Honor society: secretary, School Safety Club- Vice President, National Honor Society, Freshman Mentor program, Musicals, Men’s Choir, Chamber Singers( a select singing group), Yearbook, and i work 25 hours a week</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO GOT IT!!! idk if im def going to bc yet though… it is exciting to be my first acceptance (deferred from Gtown at the start of the week. still waiting for U Penn though…but thats prob not happening WHarton is redic hard to get into…so when that falls through CSOM 2014!!!</p>

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<p>**Decision && School: Arts and Science ** </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 700
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 730
[</em>] SAT Total: 2230
[<em>] SAT II: Bio E 780, Math 2C 800, Chem 780, US History 700
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: AP Physics B 4, AP Chemistry 4, AP US History 4, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish Lang, AP Biology
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.36
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.87??
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 3/200ish</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: It was not extraordinary, but it was personal.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good I assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hm…I’m not sure if I have any.</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Bio Club, School literary magazine, Class office secretary, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Tennis, Art club, Math Team, School pop concert vocalist, volunteering at a hospital, Liberty science center, and at my church</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar, Art contest award</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Yay, I’m happy!!</p>

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<p>**ACCEPTED / CSOM Honors Program **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 690, 630, 610
[</em>] SAT Math: 710, 700, 690
[<em>] SAT Writing: 740, 660, 690
[</em>] SAT Total: 2040 to 2120 / 2400
[<em>] SAT II: Math2=700, Chem=760, US History=740
[</em>] ACT: 31 (35 English, 31 Reading, 33 Math, 25 Science, 10 writing)
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: BC Calc = 5, Chem = 5, APUSH=5
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.392
[<em>] GPA unweighted: ~3.95
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 10 of 200 (top 5%)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Described how serial entrepreneurship shaped my outlook on life
[</em>] Teacher Recs: never read, but probably excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: heard about it: Says I was one of the best in 35 years; emphasizes how I contributed greatly to the school community and mentions a teacher commenting, “How can we stop him from graduating?” I’d say it was pretty awesome.
[</em>] Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio, USA
[</em>] School Type: Private, Catholic, College Prep
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy : No
[</em>] Recruited : No
[li] Important ECs: started 3 businesses, Business/Finance Club (President), Newspaper (Editor), Model UN (slew of awards), NHS, Concert Band, Ambassador</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I am a serial entrepreneur (first business when I was 12, #2+3 when I was 16). I have several state-level investing awards. I helped turn our dying newspaper into a national award-winning publication within 1 year and developed the paper’s website which was 1 of 15 finalists for a national award last year.</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: My EC’s, grades, and experiences saved my butt. Test scores aren’t so hot. I’m just happy I never have to take the SAT/ACT again… there’s still the GMAT in 4 years tho… blah! In terms of BC, not sure if I’m attending yet. I’ve been accepted at Georgetown EA as well. I’m aiming for RD admission at Wharton but not sure it’s where I’d want to go… </p>

<p>Congrats everyone! and best of luck to those who were deferred!</p>

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<p>Did anyone get invited into the Honors program for Arts and Sciences along with their acceptance letter? Or does that come later?</p>

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<p>Decision && School: ACCEPTED COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS PROGRAM [= =]</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:730
[</em>] SAT Math: 730
[<em>] SAT Writing: 790
[</em>] SAT Total:2250
[<em>] SAT II:780 bio m, 740 math 1, 760 chem
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5,5,3chem=/
[</em>] GPA weighted: 99.1
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 98ish
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 5 or 6/680 (<1%)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: ehhhh satisfactory
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great [=
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great [=
[</em>] Hook (if any): urm, sister attends</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:ny
[</em>] School Type: catholic college prep school
[<em>] Ethnicity: hispanicc
[</em>] Gender: maleee
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: no?
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[li] Important ECs: science research program and internship, captain math team, community center intern, and a hell of a lot of others lol[;</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: </p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: congrats to everyone else who got in ! [= and to those who didnt, you’re all really bright kids who are going to end up somewhere great!</p>

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<p>I know my GPA was a bit low at 3.87 weighted, but my recs were excellent and I am told my essay was excellent (hard to judge your own essay) so there is not much else I can do. My 1st semester grades should be above 4.0 but other than writing a letter expressing my extreme interest I don’t know what else I can do. I did the best I could!</p>

<p>I am not applying to any Ivy’s etc, because I am not interested in them. College admissions is a funny thing.</p>

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<p>tulip-</p>

<p>My notification of acceptance to honors program came with the letter of acceptance to the school, so i’m assuming thats the case for everyone.</p>

<p>I have the same question, but for the presidential scholars.
Does that come with the letter or seperately?</p>