<p>FYI: I am a BC Freshman and was taken off the wait list in late April of last year.</p>
<p>BC was my first choice and I applied regular admission. I wanted to share some strategies for those of you who know that BC is your first choice and that you would absolutely attend if offered a spot:</p>
<p>1). Contact the BC alumni rep in your area (if you have not already done so) and tell him/her that you will accept your spot if offered one.</p>
<p>2). Write a letter to BC and tell them the same.</p>
<p>3). Not trying to start a huge money discussion, but if you do not need financial aid- tell them. Flat out. I told them “I will not be seeking any financial aid and will accept my spot immediately.” Just saying. People tip toe around this, but make it clear. It’s just as valid as being up front about needing some aid.</p>
<p>4). Pray! Not kidding.</p>
<p>I clung to this website while I waited to hear my wait list status. I truly wish the best for anyone here who knows they want to attend BC and is on the waitlist.</p>
<p>gtcib - I totally agree with all your strategies. I would only add what my s did last year and emailed the person who signed his ‘waitlist’ letter and kept them informed of any new accomplishments or awards. He also didn’t need financial aid, and told them he would accept the spot.</p>
<p>Found this to be interesting. Looks like BC didn’t reach their freshman enrollment goal of 2,250 for the past 2 years, even with the use of the waitlist. Seems like good news for those on the waitlist now.</p>
<p>Shouldn’t I actually go to BC and talk with the admissions officers.
I planned on going to BC for a visit. But when I read this, my viewpoint changed.
Anyways, I have to send in my grades again. This time, it is like 6 points higher than last semester. </p>
<p>Questions:
1.Does grades affected your waitlist decision?
2.Is a weekly email to BC about my high school progress adviseable? Because I seriously don’t wanna annoy them.
I am pretty much obsessed with BC.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s likely that BC won’t use the waiting list at all. </p>
<p>However, because they have reported that the overall quality of applicants is up this year, the acceptance rate has actually increased from 30% (2009) to 31% according to The Heights. They accepted 9,000 students this year because they now have to worry about other competitive schools (Ivies, etc.) taking away many of the acceptances.</p>
<p>Re post #3: I wouldn’t necessarily assume that BC “didn’t reach its enrollment goal” the last 2 years and that this “under-enrollment” for 2008 and 2009 might have a positive impact on use of the wait list this year. If you look closely at the table, BC was “over-enrolled” for 2006 and 2007, so perhaps they were deliberately trying to even it out and just set a lower goal for the succeeding years.</p>
<p>NRG21B, so what you are saying is that BC will most likely use the waitlist but the actual number taken off may be lower than in previous years. BC expects a lower yield due to the Ivies as well as the economy and acccepted more students as a result. Does this sound right?</p>
<p>Exactly. When you have a shortage of housing, and a bubble for a year or two, the only thing you can do is limit the next class and reduce transfers.</p>
<p>If you look at that table, it seems as though they tried to increase the class size in 2009 due to the “under-enrollment” in 2008. According to the chart, they accepted almost 9% more kids in 2009 while there was a 5% decrease in applications, so to me it appears as though they definitely wanted to reach the target enrollment of 2250. That’s probably why they increased the acceptances this year by another 2% to 9000.</p>
<p>Do you think that the 2010 class size might be slightly above 2,250 in order to compensate for the past two years and reach the target of 9,000 total students? Also, how many applicants were there this year?</p>
<p>gtcib, i dont suppose you would send your waitlist letter to admissions in a pm would you? I’m waitlisted at several of my top choices and other than writing about the financial aid part, i’m not really sure what else to talk about</p>
<p>hey gtcib I already sent a letter making it clear I will accept right away and updating all my new grades/info but I wanted to get into contact with my alumni rep but I have no clue how… I looked at the BC website yet found nothing, how did you find and get into contact with yours?</p>
<p>My memory is a bit hazy (sorry) but I believe I got it by searching Boston College Alumnae/then my state/then I found his name. Know that I also confirmed it by asking another grad from my high school who was already at BC (she knew the guy’s name).</p>
<p>I might have also searched just my state plus BC alumnae and found the page that announced what was going on with BC in my home state. And again, this one man’s name kept coming up. I googled him, and found out he was an attorney. So I went to his firm’s website and sent a cold email saying “If you are an alum rep for BC, could I have 15 minutes of your time?”</p>
<p>I think a personal message is a great idea. Keep it short: “I just want to reiterate my strong interest in BC. Please know that I will accept my spot immediately if offered one. Also, I will not be seeking financial aid of any kind…blah blah”</p>