****Official Boston College RD Class of 2018 Decision Thread****

<p>@bluebayou pretty sure jhu, duke, (maybe) northwestern, MIT, stanford aren’t ivies but give better aid than some of the ivies tho</p>

<p>Accepted: Honors
Stats:</p>

<pre><code>SAT: 2340 Super score, 800 CR, 740 M, 800 W
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 720 US History
GPA: ~4.3
Rank: Top 1%
Other stats:
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Essays: Very good. Spoke about his inner-directedness (which is a nice way of saying that my son is stubborn and mostly does what he wants to do), as well as difficulties in life that he’s had to overcome.
Teacher Recs: Very good to excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Not an URM. Not an athlete. Not a legacy. But some life experiences that are somewhat out of the ordinary.
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<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>State or Country: Maryland
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: European-American
Sex: Male
major strength/weakness: Strength: His personality / Weakness: His personality.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Excellent test scores, excellent grades, pushed beyond the boundaries of his school’s curriculum
going to attend? Still making up his mind.
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<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>I received my letter on Monday!!! Glad to say that I was excepted into the arts and science college!
GPA weighted: 3.81
SAT: 1780
SAT subject: lit-670 chemistry-640
AP scores: Chem- 4
Community service: 200 hours
Leadership: a bunch load of stuff… </p>

<p>Just got an email inviting me to an admitted students reception!! So even though I’m not home to check my mail, I’m assuming that means I’m in! Ahhhh!</p>

<p>I have not received anything in the mail yet (Minnesota), but I just received an email sent to admitted students about a reception here in Minnesota. 3.83/30ACT Leaning towards Michigan or Madison-Wisc. </p>

<p>NJ here, no email of that sort, but I got my acceptance letter this monday…just really stressed about the financial aid lol</p>

<p>got in with 2180 670 R, 710 M, 800 W, 4.0 W
760 USH
730 LIT
and a whole bunch of ECs
hook: diving coach spoke about me to admissions officer as potential walk-on.</p>

<p>Waitlisted… this is like my third time being waitlisted…argh…</p>

<p>@seniorpanic its okay i got waitlisted today from william and mary but somehow got into bc. dot sweat it:)</p>

<p>my portal changed!:)</p>

<p>Financial aid is up!</p>

<p>my finanial aid doesnt show. how do i see it?</p>

<p>hey guys! Is there any way to know if I got accepted/rejected/waitlisted on agora portal if I didn’t apply for financial aid? I’m on break this week so I haven’t been home to check my mail. Thanks! </p>

<p>^yes there should be a tab to put in ur deposit and commit</p>

<p>how is everyone seeing there financial aid…mine doesnt show?</p>

<p>when i click on the financial aid tag and 2014/2015 year and there is nothing that says how much igot. thanks</p>

<p>Waitlisted.
SAT: 2210 (740 math, 700 CR, 770 W)
SAT II: 750 Lit 680 Spanish
GPA: 3.85
southern white female, interesting backstory, 1 year gap in high school education due to health and emotional problems (explained thoroughly)
I research ants and have my own colony, interned and volunteered with a nonprofit that helps Hispanic families, attended Duke TIP summer programs, work at a restaurant (2 yrs), NHS, National merit commended scholar, strong interest in Spanish, poli sci, philosophy, English</p>

<p>my common app essay was about the events leading up to my year hiatus from school, was touching (I thought), very well written. BC supplements strong.</p>

<p>rejected: brown, Columbia, tufts
waitlisted: BC, UVA
accepted: UGA, GA tech</p>

<p>unsure why I was not accepted at BC and UVA. disheartened.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted BC Honors</p>

<p>Objective:
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (790, 790, 800) non-superscored
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math II, 780 Chem, 780 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not going to list all but in total 11 APs
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP: Euro, Physics C M, Physics C E/M, Stat, Linear Algebra, Lang (finished Multivariable Calc last year)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Chem Olympiad (top 28 chemists in NE), American Invitational Mathematics Exam scored >4(10th and 11th grade), published on Foreign Policy Magazine for an International Competition held by Harvard JFK school of government. Played at Carnegie Hall in 9th and 11th grade, 3rd place semi-professional Steinway piano competition (100$), Qualified for Tournament of Champions of Debate, NFL All American… etc.</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Subjective:
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Piano, Speech and Debate (one of captains), Founder and president of History Club, Founder of an Organization that promotes international foreign policy education, Student Government “Chair” position, School Newspaper Political Columnist, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Internship at Student Exchange Program+ TA in Chinese School
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at Red Cross Food Pantry
[</em>] Summer Activities:Sailing team
[<em>] Essays:could be better
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were quite good. I TA for both so they more or less know me well!
[<em>] Counselor Rec:I quote, “I have never seen a student who has ever done so many activities and exceeded so well.”
[</em>] Additional Rec: Harvard Math Professor for Multivariable Calc
[<em>] Interview: none
[</em>] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[/list]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):~100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none (being asian is like an anti-hook if anything)</p>

<p>[/list][ b]Reflection**
[<em>] Strengths:strong set of extracurricular, good recs, good test scores, good awards
[</em>] Weaknesses:not a great GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:see above
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at WashU, UMich, and Dartmouth.
Accepted: University of Chicago with merit scholarship
Rejected: all the other ivies except for Yale and Cornell (withdrew apps after hearing from UofC)</p>

<p>[/list]General Comments: Good luck to everyone. BC is a great school!</p>

<p>does anyone see their finamcials yet on the portal??</p>

<p>*financials</p>