<p>Hey everyone, I know there are already such threads but I want to consolidate everything, and let us EA people do alittle bragging too . Since Maroon and Gold are BC’s colors I decided to stick with Maroon for the Decision color, dont change it show some spirit. Delete spaces for this to work, best of luck to everybody, we’ll all end up somewhere great, no matter what.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 650m 670v 640w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690m2, 650 bio, 640 us hist
[<em>] GPA: 97w 93uw
[</em>] Rank:top 10%
[<em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? Carroll
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Strong, unique
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didnt read, probably good
[<em>] Hook (if any): Unique background, volunteer service, leadership in EC's
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NYC
[<em>] School Type: Public (4,000+)
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: see hook
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Volunteer service, ec's, background
[/ul]Other Factors(honors?):[ul]
[</em>]Date you got your envelope? Saturday after Dec 15th
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? Probably
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:*</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1990 (710 V, 610 M, 670 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 630 US Hist, 610 Math II, 540 Lit
[<em>] ACT: 28
[</em>] GPA: 3.93 (weighted)
[<em>] Rank: 7/334
[</em>] Other stats: literary club (magazine), interact club, baseball
[<em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? College of Arts and Sciences
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: really great (one of the strong points of my app)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: both good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: mediocre
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CT
[<em>] School Type: average public school (avg. SAT<1000)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: weaknesses-little community service, not the best EC's
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: probably because of my essays and recs[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors(honors?): nope
[li] Date you got your envelope? 12/15 or so, maybe?[/li]<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? not sure (pending a Harvard/Yale dream shot, or $ concerns)
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am really glad and frankly thankful to get in EA. This year was especially tough for admissions at BC, so I am grateful for the opportunity to possibly attend such a great school. I would also like to congratulate everyone else who was accepted EA (and for those not, you will all end up where you are meant to be!)*</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: Verbal: 650 Math: 600 Writing 600
SAT IIs: US His: 740 Literature: 650
ACT: N/A
GPA: 3.5 out 4.0
Rank: 60/200
Other stats: Campus Ministry, Executive Council President of Student Body etc.
Which Division of BC did you apply to? College of Arts and Sciences
[ b]Subjective:**
Essays:Good,
Teacher Recs: Pretty Good
Counselor Rec: Normal, at best
Hook (if any): started my own business at 16, also started a golf program for inner-city minorities
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Jesuit HS (avg. SAT>1100)
Ethnicity: Chinese-American
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths-Community Service, Nat'l Awards won Character strength, weaknesses-SAT Scores, GPA, not a ton of AP's</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: EC's, Community Service
[ b]Other Factors(honors?): nope*[li] Date you got your envelope? 12/15 or so, maybe?<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? Most likely</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was really surprised and delighted to get admitted Early Action at BC. It was definitely a reach school and I didn't really have the Scores but thankfully they looked at the whole application and not just the scores. I wish everyone else the best of luck and I hope to see others follow me there hopefully!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 660 verbal, 740 math, 760 writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690 math I, 630 french
[<em>] ACT:N/A
[</em>] GPA:3.8ish
[<em>] Rank:top 15% i believe (middle of second decile)
[</em>] Other stats:
[<em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? arts & sciences
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: acceptable, nothing special
[<em>] Teacher Recs: never saw them but i think decent (i know the teachers well/did well in their classes)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably average
[<em>] Hook (if any):none that I know
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: pittsburgh, pa
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender:male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strong course load, marching band for all four years, stage crew/lighting for all four fall plays and all four musicals, NHS, no special awards or distinctions..
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: rigorous courses/good recs
[/ul]Other Factors(honors?):[ul]
[</em>] Date you got your envelope? late december
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? it's a definite possibility
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:*</p>
<p>I don't really know why i was accepted EA since it's supposedly more competitive but it really made me happy</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 710M, 690W, 680V
SAT IIs: 730MIIC, 700BioM, 650Lit
GPA: 3.64 weighted
Rank:top 20%
Which Division of BC did you apply to? CAS</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Average
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any):</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: Private (550)
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Solid test scores, but weak grades
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I met with the admissions rep when she came to my school, and played my cards right by applying early action. She read my application, remembered who I was, and let me in.
Other Factors(honors?):
Date you got your envelope? December 17th I think
(if you were accepted) Are you going? Most Likely
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Well Done to all who were accepted, Good Luck in the future to any who weren't, and I hope to see a few of you when September rolls around.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 710 (Writing) 670 (English) 590 (Math)
[ *] SAT IIs: 740 (Writing, See a trend?) 700 (French) 690 (History) 650 (Literature)
[ *] ACT: NONONO MORE TESTS
[ *] GPA: 4.2 (5.0)
[ *] Rank:N/A
[ *] Other stats: Lots of APs...Junior Year (Statistics, US History, French, English) Senior Year (Euro, Psych, English, skipped some Spanish and started that)
[ *] Which Division of BC did you apply to? Political Science, SAC
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Amazing, I heart the writing....
[ *] Teacher Recs: I think at least one was great, the other..hmm I talked my way through that teachers clas...
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent (known her since I was 12)
[ *] Hook (if any): Mom's an Alumni, Head of the Music Department stuck something in my file because they want me to play clarinet there...
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MA, USA
[ *] School Type: Public (1100 kids)
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Weaknesses (Slacking off during various terms of school especially sophmore year, my math SAT scores) Strengths (US State Department Scholarship Winner, Exchange Student to France, Hosted many Exchange Students, Volunteer with HIV Children in Salvador, Brasil.....am damned and determined to change the world for children, and it's pretty visible)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because the music could make me an asset to the school...and I am key on saving the world which jesuit schools appreciate...other than that I did not expect it and neither did my GC.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors(honors?):[ /b][ list]
[ *] Date you got your envelope? 12/17 (last in my town)
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"> *</a> Are you going? Yup, if I don't get into Georgetown....but even if I do I still might go....EAGLES FLY HIGH.
[/list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]EAGLES FLY HIGH! Good luck to everyone, 90 kids from my school applied, it's really difficult this year, and....</p>
<p>"you may not end up where you thought you'd be,
but you'll always end up where you're meant to be"</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2110 (740 verbal, 710 writing, 660 math)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 bio m, 670 lit
[<em>] GPA:3.6ish unweighted
[</em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? CAS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: they were okay, apparently not that great.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: haven't seen them but i'd expect them to be pretty good... maybe not?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably fine
[</em>] Hook (if any): none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: hawai'i
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths- english perhaps weakness- MATH
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I guess there were just too many applicants this year... and there was a TYPO in my extra information section.
[/ul]Other Factors(honors?):[ul]
[<em>] Date you got your envelope? 3/20
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? *tear</em>
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:*
i am so sad! i really wanted to go to bc so now i have to continue waiting but i really don't have much hope for the waitlist round.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2210 (690 CR, 800 M, 720 W)
SAT IIs: 800 math 2, 630 us his, 590 spanish
ACT: 35
GPA: 4.0 uw (school doesn't do weighted GPA)
Rank:tie for 1/240
Which Division of BC did you apply to? Carroll</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good, nothing special
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: excellent
Hook (if any): natl merit finalist</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Nebraska
School Type: Private/Catholic (1000)
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: great EC's with leadership, lots of volunteer
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Volunteer service, ec's, test scores
Other Factors(honors?): see hook
Date you got your envelope? Dec 17
(if you were accepted) Are you going? Probably
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I don't know what to think about BC's rep. as a huge preppy/party school...any comments?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1970 (730M, 610V, 630 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math: 710, US History: 740
[<em>] ACT didn't take it
[</em>] GPA: 4.75 w, 3.87 uw
[<em>] Rank: 1/210
[</em>] Other stats: AP US History: 5 AP Bio: 4
[<em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? Carroll
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: No idea. I wasn't allowed to see them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea. ^
[<em>] Hook (if any): I'm a minority
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:MA
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good at math, writing, but not so much critical reading....
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I took all honors and AP courses throughout high school and never got below a B+. I challenged myself and had some good EC's.
[/ul][ b]Other Factors(honors?):[ul]
[</em>] Date you got your envelope? December something
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted">*</a> Are you going? No
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:** Congrats to the rest of you guys and good luck at BC (if you're going)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800 CR 680 M 740 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 US History 740 Physics 680 Math I
[<em>] GPA: 95 w
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? CAaS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought it was really good - talked about international exchange in New Zealand (personal and unique)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not too great. I hardly know my GC and he's a moron
[<em>] Hook (if any): None that I can think of.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NY
[<em>] School Type: Private, Catholic, Upper Middle Class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Math SAT I and II, less than great uw GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Good Essay, Great Reccs, but mostly my ECs - Leadership Roles and Dedication
[/ul]Other Factors(honors?):[ul]
[</em>] Date you got your envelope? December something or other. I don't remember
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? Only if I get rejected from Notre Dame
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:* Best of luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1930(640V, 630M, 660W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 680 U.S. History, 550 Chemistry, 630 Math I
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA:4.01
[<em>] Rank:13/331
[</em>] Other stats:
[<em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? uhhh the main one?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good but not spectacular
[<em>] Teacher Recs: i guess they were amazing if i got in with my stats!
[</em>] Counselor Rec: super, I love my guidance counselour
[<em>] Hook (if any): strong visual arts student
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CT
[<em>] School Type: medium sized public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Pretty decent academically, visual arts/SATs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: visual arts student, lots of awards, community service, blah blah
[/ul]Other Factors(honors?):the awards help big time, i guess. =) *[ul]
[</em>] Date you got your envelope? 3/23
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? if Tufts does not accept me ...
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: GOODLUCK EVERYONE. DON'T LOSE HOPE. EVER. =)**</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=Maroon][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]
Decision: ACCEPTED
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 730 Math 750 Writing 690 Verbal
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II: 680 Bio: 650 US History: 790
[ *] ACT
[ *] GPA: 3.3
[ *] Rank: NA
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Which Division of BC did you apply to? A+S
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Solid
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong testing, good ECs, legacy weaknesses: grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors(honors?):[ /b][ list]
[ *] Date you got your envelope? 12/15
<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"> *</a> Are you going? I think so
[/list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: didn't send but 790 w, 670 m, 740 v
[ ] SAT IIs: also didn't send but 700 math1c, 660 world history, 730 writing, 600 u.s. history
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] GPA: 4.145
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: AP English Language 4, AP World History 4, AP American History 4 and taking 4 APs this year
[</em>] Which Division of BC did you apply to? Arts and Science
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good i think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: also very good i think
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good grades and I showed a lot of interest in the school by visiting twice.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My girl scout gold award helped a lot and my dedication to tennis
[/ul]Other Factors(honors?):[ul]
Yes I got into the honors program
[li] Date you got your envelope? December 17 maybe? (EA) i forget[/li]<a href="if%20you%20were%20accepted"></a> Are you going? I'm waiting on a few more schools
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone else!!!</p>
. Since Maroon and Gold are BC’s colors I decided to stick with Maroon for the Decision color, dont change it show some spirit. Delete spaces for this to work, best of luck to everybody, we’ll all end up somewhere great, no matter what.</p>