You sound lovely. |
And should add, more importantly, show that he will be a positive addition to BC and its particular mission. |
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From BC website:
"Boston College is a Jesuit-affiliated university, and they take students' religious affiliation into account while making admissions decisions." 70% of students are Catholic. Not being so, decreases your chance of acceptance |
BC has had an essay for years. |
Well, I’m speaking the truth. She didn’t know that it was Catholic, which means she knows nothing about the school, and now that she does know she doesn’t know how that affects admissions. So, yea, she’s clueless about the school and her posts are worthless. Here’s the real deal: OP’s numbers are very strong, and BC is largely numbers driven. They get many, many applications because they don’t require supplemental essays. Yes, the students are largely Catholic, but that’s because it’s a Jesuit college so most of the students applying are Catholic. It doesn’t mean you’re at a disadvantage if you’re not Catholic. Far from it. Assuming the OP’s numbers are accurate, Catholic or not an applicant with a 4.0 unweighted GPA with 8 APs and a 1500 on the SAT at a private school has an excellent chance of being admitted, especially ED. |
| OP, if possible, talk about service activities and, as the others mentioned, apply ED |
I know everything Gonzaga’s scattergram tells me. And these stats are better than 75% chances for ED. |
BC has had a significant supplemental essay for years. It's important. |
Religious affiliation is considered, though your quote comes from ivyscholars.com, not the BC site. |
And so wrong. I have one at BC and a rising senior at Gonzaga, which sends more boys to BC than to any other private college. A supplemental essay is absolutely required and important. Of course I know it’s Catholic. I did not realize it was as high as 70% Catholic |
So we agree that OPs kid has an “excellent” chance of admission ED. |
| Are most ED acceptances athletic recruits and URMs at BC? |
Looking at DS’s scattergram, I’d say no. The vast majority (maybe all) ED acceptances are similar high stats. |
So if they are recruits or URMs, their stats are the same as the rest of the admitted pool. |
BC is “worth a mass.” |