***Official Boston College Class of 2021 REA Results Thread***

[juliejes]

Hey guys! Boston College is releasing results sometime this week, so here is the official results thread.
Please don’t use this thread for questions or comments.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

[allisonrd]

I GOT IN!! From Florida

[juliejes]

Decision: Accepted
Accepted to CSOM Honors Program!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2360
SAT II: 800, 800, 760, 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Senior Year Course Load:6 AP’s, Orchestra

[aos182]

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (680 CR, 740 M, 780 W)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (33 S, 34 R, 35 W, 36 M, 26 Essay)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20% (I’ll explain this below)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), Chem (4), WHAP
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Econ/AP Gov, AP Physics 1, AP Lit, AP French, Health/Speech, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years of high school orchestra (violin sectional leader), orchestra European tour, NHS, FNHS (publicist), Speech and Debate (Oratory workshop leader, state qualifier, district semifinalist), Best Buddies (Peer Buddy)
Job/Work Experience: Kumon Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Global Refuge International (about 100 hours/year), NHS (15 hours/semester), FNHS
Summer Activities: Medical internships, medical camps, speech/debate camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Personal Statement - 9 I think my personal statement is really strong, I talk about moving schools a lot and how
that shaped who I am, and I talk about my Buddy from Best Buddies
BC Essay - 7 Could’ve been stronger, I definitely did not put as much effort into this as I should have
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP Lang - 9 I didn’t read it but I had a great relationship w my lang teacher
Teacher Rec #2: Precal H - 8 I wasn’t as close w my precal teacher, but I trust he wrote me a good rec
Counselor Rec: I had a new counselor this year who I didn’t get to know very well
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other
I have been to three high schools. The high school that I am graduating from offers more honors/AP classes so my rank has suffered simply because I have not had the opportunities that my peers have. I explained this on the common app and wrote my essay about it as well.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Poli Sci
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indonesian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: BC Essay, rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was my essay. I don’t know, I was very upset when I opened the letter.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

[Bwcoleman222]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (740 CR+W, 750 M)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 E, 32 M, 30 R, 30 S) w/ 28 essay
SAT II: 720 US History, 690 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 W: 4.37
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/319
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (4), Statistics (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, APES, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, Law, Gym/Health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, All-State Academic for Cross Country, AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Guide; past 11 years), Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (Student Leader, Student Director; 10-12), National Honor Society (10-12), Mathematics Club (Captain; 11-12), Cross Country (9-12), Indoor Track (9-12), Outdoor Track (9-12), Student Government (11-12), Student Executive Board (10-12)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours with RYLA, Boy Scouts, NHS, ARC tutoring, Special Olympics, CVS charities, etc.
Summer Activities: Cross Country Camp and AP work I guess
Essays: 8/10 - about how catching turtles at my lake house has fostered the determination I apply to my academic and extracurricular life today; 9/10 Supplement - Chose the one about creating own college course and wrote about a class that teachers those in the medical field to have empathy for patients
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 11th Grade English Teacher - Wrote one that also pointed out my struggles but how I grew from them and my success in the class (well-written but also genuine); 8/10 11th Grade AP Stats/Pre-Calc Teacher - She is the absolute cutest and definitely wrote from her heart. I had her for two classes and she is also the head of the math club, so her opinion carries a lot of weight in my app
Counselor Rec: 7/10 - she likes me, but she has to write over 100 per year so it might not have stood out (she did say she’d write about my inability to fit AP Psych/Physics into my schedule)
Additional Rec: 7/10 - from a counselor at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program that talked about my involvement and contributions to society
Interview: N/A
Other: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
Intended Major: Biology at MCAS; Pre-Med Track
State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Island
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Prefer not to Answer
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, rank, supplement essay, and Eagle Scout
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Passionate Pre-Med
Weaknesses: No work experience; Low SAT II’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Northeastern, Quinnipiac, University of Dayton, and University of Vermont so far… Have yet to hear back from others
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My essay… turtle hunting is definitely “out there” haha (and no, I don’t kill the turtles, I let them go after a couple minutes)

[balletgirl17]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 740 Cr+w; 760 M
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 690 us his., 750 chem, 700 math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 ap chem, 5 apush, 4 ap euro, 4 ap eng lang
Senior Year Course Load: ap calc ab, ap physics 1, spanish 6, ap literature, ap art history, newspaper journalism
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ballet (30 hrs. a week) piano
Job/Work Experience: 150 hrs this summer with local vet
Summer Activities: taught whitewater kayaking at a camp for 5 weeks, ballet summer intensive programs 5 weeks
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay my best i think, super quirky and other essay shows my passion for animals and bio
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: honors chem and ap chem teacher
Teacher Rec #2: apush teacher
loved both teachers so much, they were truly amazing

Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major:biology (evolutionary/ecology)
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

Strengths: very determined, multitasker
Weaknesses: disorganized and unfocused, not a lot of community service outside of ballet, sat II low
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i tried hard in high school and put a lot into my essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: also accepted to uga, deferred at notre dame

[cjrox999]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 800 790
ACT (breakdown): 36
SAT II: 800 math ii, 790 spanish, 780 chem, 760 bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% probably (school does not rank)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on english, spanish, calc AB
Senior Year Course Load: ap gov, ab calc bc, honors physics ii, english honors iv,

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to BHP at UT

General Comments: from TX

[thetmv1999]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 Old SAT (Didn’t send)
ACT (breakdown): 33C 31M 34R 35W 30S
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/101
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP US History, 4 AP English Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, French IV, Community Service
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field (captain), Book Club (member)
Job/Work Experience: Sales associate
Volunteer/Community service: Cat shelter every other Sunday
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 Common App - wrote about my identity crisis with being a different ethnicity than my whole family and town
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 French teacher - had for three years and saw me grow
9/10 English teacher - my writing really improved with her class and we talked much through the year
8/10 Counselor - new counselor, but really liked my drive for school

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Natural Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, Catholic High School
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 70000-80000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Strengths: Scores, rank, maybe URM status
Weaknesses: ECs, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because of my background (common app essay) and my scores honestly
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: LMU, Fordham

General Comments (if any):

[adamkreitz]

[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]

Accepted into the CAS honors program!

Objective:
ACT (35 Overall, 34 Writing, 35 Math, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 10 Writing):
SAT II: 800 Math II, 670 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): a little under the top 10 percent
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in AP Calc AB, 5 in AP Euro History, 5 in AP Statistics, 5 in AP Language and Compostion, 4 in AP US History

Senior Year Course Load:
AP Economics, AP BC Calc, AP Chemistry, Advanced Journalism, Advanced Band, Advanced Jazz Band, French year 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Copy editor and data analyst of my newspaper, Editor-in-chief of my sports magazine, Lead alto sax in both normal and jazz band, 6-year member of nonprofit organization aimed at promoting social inclusion.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Local Newspaper, Sports Reporter at the Daily Californian (UC Berkeley newspaper), and two-year writer the Cal Blog of SB Nation, an online sports blog owed by Vox Media.
Volunteer/Community service: Stated above
Summer Activities: Internships stated above
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, wrote mainly about overcoming a challenge in my life and making the most of a situation.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, I had that teacher for 3 years and had a very personal connection with them.
Teacher Rec #2: 7, Good but probably not the most amazing one.
Counselor Rec: 9, Also had a very good relationship with my guidance counselor.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Statistics and Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths:
Strong commitment to extracurriculars while maintaining a high GPA and high test scores, wasn’t afraid to challenge myself even in areas where I had been weak in the past.
Weaknesses:
Grades weren’t astronomically good, although they were pretty good, the rest of my application is probably stronger
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 35 on the ACT got their attention, and the rest of my application was pretty strong and well-rounded.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: first college to hear back from!

[Sandy12345]

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
Decision: Deferred
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (breakdown): 33 (Math: 33, English: 34, Science: 33, Reading: 32)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Our school is special so we do Weighted GPAs only out of 100 so I have a 92.67/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): (Bio: 3, Calc BC and AB subsection: 5, Comp Sci: 3, and APUSH: 4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:

AP Physics C
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
Spanish VI H
Biotechnology H
British Literature H
Psychology

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCWIT Aspirations In Comptuing Winner, AP Scholar with Distinction (Not sure if they are major)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Officer in UNICEF Volunteer Club; Peer Leader at High School (acts a role model in terms of leadership and academics giving advice to underclassmen); Worked with Anti-Defamation League for two years giving presentations about tackling hate and prejudice in our school; Student Committee Member of Design for Continuous Improvement Council (DCI) where we are trying to implement mastery based learning in Farmington public schools

Job/Work Experience: Babysitting (over 40 hrs per month)

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at local library (40 hours); UNICEF Club Volunteering (20 hours);
Summer Activities: Yale Summer Debate Camp (10th grade); UCONN Health Center Internship (worked with NMR Spectrometry and analyzed data using Python and Linux)

Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would say 9; I talk about accepting my culture and identity through my name; BC Supplement Essay probably a 7 because it wasn’t all that creative and thoughtful as I would have liked it to be
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: didn’t read but probably good (known teacher for 2 years)
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read but probably good (teacher likes me)
Counselor Rec: didn’t read but she said it was all good things
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Between $100,000-$120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well my counselor says I’m first gen but I don’t think so…

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, First gen maybe?
Weaknesses: My GPA (darn AP Bio ruined it but probably could have done better either way); my BC supplement essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my GPA and BC supplement ESSAY.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far my safety school CCSU because it’s rolling admissions…

General Comments: IDK man I kinda feel down in the dumps I hope RD works out for me

[SugarSmarts]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 32
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):Ten APs, have taken six tests so far, all fours and one five.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP micro, AP lit, AP calc AB, chinese, spanish, law, brit lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 7 time martial arts state champ, midwest chinese speech contest winner

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leo Club (Pres.), International Women’s Rights Club (Pres, founder), Science Olympiad (coach), chamber orchestra (viola is where it’s at ay), NHS, hispanic honor society, chinese club, martial arts (compete, teach, three styles).
Job/Work Experience: martial arts instructor, also teach private lessons
Volunteer/Community service: peer tutor, English tutor, misc. stuff
Summer Activities: Neubauer Adelante Summer Scholar at U Chicago (college class, got 3 credits with an A)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): idk lol they were alright, my common app probably 8/10, supplement 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: english teacher, pretty good I think, 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: independent study teacher, I loved her, 9/10
Counselor Rec: eh
Additional Rec: professor from UChicago, 10/10
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: international studies/civil justice
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: hispanic/white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 150+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: lol what strengths…no but Im actually really surprised! If anything probably my ECs, I put a lot of effort into them.
Weaknesses: test scores RIP
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my safety school, twin cities, so far! that’s 2 for 2 wooooo gracias a dios

General Comments: so happy!!! I would love to live in boston, and can’t wait to check out the school!

[lgm246]

deferred,
35 ACT, 4.3 GPA
public school CA

[lilbadger]

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: IB Chemistry SL, IB Math HL, IB History HL, IB English HL, IB Bio HL, IB Spanish SL, TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cross country (captain), track and field, tutoring, piano, jazz band, youth group, etc.
Job/Work Experience: I conducted research in a laboratory at my local university
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: mission trip, research
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (10), BC Supp (8)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 7
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Rec: I don’t remember if I sent it or not…
Interview: BC doesn’t have interviews

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): midwest
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I was accepted into UM-TC and I’m waiting on 2 more early action schools!

General Comments: Yay!
Reply

[Hickey]

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (800 Math 740 CR)
ACT (breakdown): dns
SAT II: dns
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (5, 5), APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Economics, Spanish, other stuff
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None…

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout, NHS, Baseball (High School and Travel), Tutor, Recycling Club, Math Team, some other stuff
Job/Work Experience: McDonalds
Volunteer/Community service: See extracurriculars
Summer Activities: Baseball, Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 Common App, 7 BC essay
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):Meh prbly

Teacher Rec #1: 7, probably very generic, I wasn’t the most talkative
Teacher Rec #2: 8, she really liked me, but again, I wasn’t exactly the most talkative
Counselor Rec: 9 probably, she seemed very enthusiastic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business (Accounting)
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper-Middle Class at best
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Have a fairly interesting and unusual background

Reflection

Strengths: Test Scores, maybe ECs
Weaknesses: grades (got an 81 in Calc Junior year), applying to CSOM, possibly recs, possibly essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure. Nobody with my test scores and grades has been rejected from BC in the last 5 years (according to Naviance), so there must have been something glaring. I hope it wasn’t the recs, cuz that could screw me for the rest of my apps.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Alabama Deferred: Boston College Rejected: Notre Dame

General Comments:
I’m honestly really bummed out. After getting straight up rejected by Notre Dame on Monday, I was pretty shaken. I really really wanted Boston College to calm my nerves a bit. I’ve still got 4 more EA decisions to go, but the only one left that I would be satisfied with is UChicago, and tbh I don’t think I’ve got much of a shot now. There must be something in these apps that is really putting the AOs off. I’m praying that it was just the individual school essays, not the commonapp or recommendations. What a fricken bummer. I really wanted to stop worrying about these college applications before winter break… Anyways. I hope everyone who got in is as relieved as I one day hope to be.

[frazzledsenior17]

Decision: Accepted
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (780 CR 730 M) didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34C 36R 35E 34S 31M
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) AP Gov (5) AP Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc B/C AP Lit AP World History Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Merit Semifinalist
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor in chief one year) Varsity Lacrosse (3 years, captain one year), school specific club (Vice President two years, President one year), National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Retail job where the purpose of the store is to employ adults with developmental disabilities who I assist
Volunteer/Community service: nothing special
Summer Activities: Work, travel lacrosse
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 8/10 I felt really good about it and had a multiple different English teachers read it, BC essay maybe like a 5/10 it was really dry
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Maybe like a 8/10 it’s my Calc teacher who has taught me for three years in classes where I really had to work my hardest to get A’s didn’t read though
Teacher Rec #2: Also probably 8/10 my APUSH teacher who loved me but he taught me two years ago, again didn’t read
Counselor Rec: lol maybe like a 5/10 he doesn’t know me like at all it was probably like a reiteration of my resume
Additional Rec: probably 9/10 or 10/10 my yearbook advisor/ former English teacher who knows me really really well
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <50000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Test Score, leadership positions, GPA
Weaknesses:BC essay, not the most rigorous schedule
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure exactly, I have good stats I guess and I’m lucky
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Michigan State waiting on: Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Umich, Boston University

General Comments:

[applejack12]

Decision: Accepted

Accepted to Honors Program

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35, Reading (36), Math (34), English (36), Science (34)
SAT II: Math 2 (740), Chem (740), Lit (750), US History (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9, 4.44 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (5), Chem (4), US (5), Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Bio, AP Comp Sci Principles, AP Calc, AP Lit, Latin IV H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Softball, Basketball, Filipino Cultural Society, Pre-Medical Honors Program, Book Club, Choir, Band
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Camp volunteer, tutoring
Summer Activities: club softball
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
common app (8-9, depending on who reads it, my style is simplistic, clear, light, funny and it was about failing my driver’s test)
supplement (9, I picked question 4 about Jesuit education, this one was an obvious pick for me as I go to a catholic high school, I wrote pretty passionately about my love of all subjects and my goal to become a doctor)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: (10, Gov and APUSH teacher, she was also my basketball coach and I’m very close to her and was the top student in both classes)
Teacher Rec #2: (9, Calc, Geometry, and Algebra 2 teacher, we have a close and friendly relationship and I’ve had her for 3 years, I’m pretty good at math, also)
Counselor Rec: (8-9, she knows me pretty well and she really likes me)
Additional Rec: (9, softball coach, he always says good things about me to my dad and other coaches so I assume he would have written a good one)
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic all girls
Ethnicity: mixed, half white half filipino
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 150+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, GPA and course load, sports, passion in essays
Weaknesses: work experience, volunteering, no research
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong academic history, genuine essays, and good recs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a

General Comments:

[ana2021]

Decision: Accepted

School: CSOM
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010
ACT (breakdown): 31
SAT II: 790 spanish, 670 literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Macroeconomics (4), Comp Gov (5), Lang (4), Human Geo (5), Spanish Land (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Bio, Gender Studies Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Brandeis University Book Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Spanish Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girl Up (President), Community Service Board Member, Multicultural club (secretary), National Honor Society (President)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: many things throughout the year, mostly volunteering at a women’s homeless shelter
Summer Activities: Intern Miami Dade Criminal Court, Intern Panama Museum, Precalculus online class, travel

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8/10

Teacher Rec #1: AP Comp Gov and Econ teacher, probably good
Teacher Rec #2: AP Spanish teacher probably good
Counselor Rec: Probably really good, I’m very close with her
Additional Rec: From uncle who know someone in admissions office, from Judge that I interned with over the summer
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM?

Reflection

Strengths: grades, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: many AP classes, almost all As, good extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waiting on georgetown

General Comments: Good Luck to everyone and stay positive!!

[mocktrialgirl]

Decision: Accepted
Arts and Sciences, Honors Program

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 CR+750 M+780 W)
ACT (breakdown): never took!
SAT II: 800 US history, 770 Lit, 750 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank and I have no clue my percentile! Top 5-10%?
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History- 5, English Lang- 5, Spanish- 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Comparative Gov, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, Honors Bio, Chinese I (third language!), required religion class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended and then some littler school awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-National Honor Society (President) 11-12
-Mock trial (captain) 10-12…team is historically strong, always qualifies for state and has gone to nationals before
-Founder of my own tutoring business for kids in my area 11-12
-Spanish national honor society 11-12
-Leader of several school religious retreats (in charge of a cabin group of underclassmen for a weekend, usually) 10-12
-Student “ambassador” aka student tour guide 10-12
-Varsity cross country and track 9-11
Job/Work Experience:
-Summer camp leader at the boys and girls club (30 hrs/week over this summer)…basically was a “teacher” in charge of themed camps every week
Volunteer/Community service:
-120+ hours at a camp for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities
Summer Activities:
-Before senior year: Boys and Girls Club job
-Before Junior year: service at the camp, entrepreneurship class at Duke University
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common app 8/10ish? Wrote about quitting cross country actually but how that meant I followed what I wanted to do rather than what everyone else was telling me to do for once
BC supplement maybe 7/10? I wrote about a time I had to be creative at my Boys and Girls club job.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): No clue what their ratings 1-10 would be honestly.
Teacher Rec #1: My AP Lang teacher who gave me the English department award last year, we have like a funny banter and he seems to like me but idk if I’m his favorite student
Teacher Rec #2: My APUSH teacher who definitely loves me. Also the faculty head of the NHS so I work with him frequently
Counselor Rec: Don’t know him suuper well but I think he is a big fan of mine.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: No interviews for BC

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International relations
State (if domestic applicant): Pacific NW
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Jesuit private school, about 1300
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Went to a Jesuit high school?

Reflection

Strengths: Great test scores and transcript
Weaknesses: Maybe I could have demonstrated more interest/put more into my BC specific essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: For the strengths and also maybe because I go to a Jesuit school
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fordham Honors program, waiting on EA from Georgetown, UVA, and Villanova

General Comments:
To everyone, please don’t let one college define your self worth!

[kgcollege17]

Decision: Accepted
Accepted to MCAS Honors Program!!!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old SAT: 2240 (700 CR, 740 M, 800 W; 10 essay)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t submit
SAT II: 790 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.9 I think, but my school doesn’t use 4.0 scale
Weighted GPA: we do a weird 5.65 scale, so N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/98
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Bio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics I, AP Psych, AP English, AP Calc AB, College Writing (concurrent enrollment URI)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any major ones, but CSPAN StudentCam third prize, RI Scholar Athlete, All-Division, National Spanish Exam awards, etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-World Languages Club (Secretary)
-National Honor Society (Treasurer)
-World Languages Honor Society
-Varsity tennis: 4 years
-Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse (VAASA)
-Golf team

Job/Work Experience: 2 summers of bussing at local beach club
Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours per year for NHS; teach CCD at local Catholic church; tutor pre-calc
Summer Activities: working, tennis, etc.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: maybe 8/10… good I think, but sort of weird; about Harry Potter…
BC Essay: also maybe 8/10…I wrote about teaching CCD, so that probably was good for
BC since it’s Catholic
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Spanish teacher for 3 years: 7/10 (it was good, but a little different)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Algebra 2/Pre Calc teacher: 9/10 (She seems to somehow think that I’m going to get into all the schools I applied to, so I’m guessing her rec was pretty good lol)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I have no idea; probably alright; maybe 7/10

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): RI
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: pretty high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflections: I’m really happy to have gotten in!! I definitely wasn’t expecting the honors program, which is a bonus! BC is one of my top schools so I’m pretty excited about this.
Strengths: Decent scores and good grades. I’m also a pretty well-rounded applicant, which I conveyed throughout my application, and I expressed my Catholicism in my essay.
Weaknesses: Not really any truly outstanding ECs or achievements
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: For the reasons I listed in my strengths.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham, but that’s it so far

General Comments: Congrats to those who got in and good luck to those who were deferred or haven’t heard yet! You’ll all end up somewhere great no matter what

[Morrigan221]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT (breakdown): I didn’t take the SAT.
ACT (breakdown): Overall: 33 English: 30 Reading: 36 Math: 32 Science: 34
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.985
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), HuG (5) APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP US Gov, Film As Lit, Creative Writing, Advanced Art, Art 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with Honors

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gender Equality Club (VP), JSA (Debate Agent for the PNW region and Director of Communications for my school’s chapter), Gay-Straight Alliance (VP), Eagle Crew (group that helps out incoming freshmen feel comfortable at high school)
Job/Work Experience: Grader at Kumon
Volunteer/Community service: Interned with a state senator’s campaign for Lt. Governor over the summer (36 hours), Camp Counselor at the Seattle Humane Society (50 hours over 2 weeks), read with a child at the local library to help him learn english as a second language (9 hours)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App Essay, wrote about my passion for writing and developing my voice - 10 Boston College Essay, wrote about how my experience as a member of the LGBTQ community would help me create a course dedicated to teaching future educators how to address LGBTQ issues in the classroom - 7
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:English teacher really liked me and English is my best subject - 10
Teacher Rec #2: written by my physics teacher, should have been pretty good as well but I’m not as confident - 8
Counselor Rec: I don’t know her well, but she emailed me to say she wrote a great letter after I gave her info on my extracurriculars and college essay and answered an extensive questionnaire - 9
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mom went to Boston College law school

Reflection

Strengths: writing portion, rec letters
Weaknesses:lack of AP classes
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know! This school was kind of a reach, so I am very grateful and happy that I was admitted
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted EA for the honors program at Fordham

General Comments: