Trying to compare Boston Colleges for DC

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

To be fair, only 28% of freshmen submitted an SAT score. With other colleges going test mandatory again, look for BC to change in the near future. A metric that isn't published, but should be, is the admission rate for those NOT submitting an SAT score. For BC, I bet it is lower than those who did submit.

For BC Freshman fall 2023, 44% submitted scores, 28% (SAT) + 16% (ACT). DS will start next week but we’ve been given the impression that many more submitted scores this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

How would a boy with just ok grades 3.3 (from competitive private) but 1550 SAT do with admissions? Waste of time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

How would a boy with just ok grades 3.3 (from competitive private) but 1550 SAT do with admissions? Waste of time?

your college counselor should be able to tell you exactly.

[Anonymous]

Make sure to vet the people in your child’s dorm if you go to BC. They’ve been diversifying, and it’s Been awful for DC and our family. Really disappointing changes that don’t align with Catholic faith

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

How would a boy with just ok grades 3.3 (from competitive private) but 1550 SAT do with admissions? Waste of time?

BC really only wants top 10% of the class, so depends on how "competitive" the private...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

How would a boy with just ok grades 3.3 (from competitive private) but 1550 SAT do with admissions? Waste of time?

BC really only wants top 10% of the class, so depends on how "competitive" the private...

I forgot to add, unless they’re URM. Then it’s very very easy to get in, about a 60% acceptance rate for black

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

How would a boy with just ok grades 3.3 (from competitive private) but 1550 SAT do with admissions? Waste of time?

Must go Early Decision 1 or 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make sure to vet the people in your child’s dorm if you go to BC. They’ve been diversifying, and it’s Been awful for DC and our family. Really disappointing changes that don’t align with Catholic faith

Why I wouldn’t want my kid at a religious school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

How would a boy with just ok grades 3.3 (from competitive private) but 1550 SAT do with admissions? Waste of time?

your college counselor should be able to tell you exactly.

Yes, he’ll ask him too. He has a list of questions about BC and other schools, but can’t get an appointment until after Labor Day. Not that far away now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No to WPI (check the suicide rate).

Some kids want nothing to do with southern schools and don't like the heat and humidity. And no, there are no cities like NYC or Boston in the south

Do more research on WPI. They really responded. Great article on how they have addressed student mental health. Yes to WPI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No to WPI (check the suicide rate).

Some kids want nothing to do with southern schools and don't like the heat and humidity. And no, there are no cities like NYC or Boston in the south

Do more research on WPI. They really responded. Great article on how they have addressed student mental health. Yes to WPI.

WPI is a hidden gem. It's thunder gets stolen by the Boston schools, but its graduates get great jobs after graduation. I am surprised at how little attention it gets for being such a good school. It does have a gender imbalance, with 63% men versus 37% women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

To be fair, only 28% of freshmen submitted an SAT score. With other colleges going test mandatory again, look for BC to change in the near future. A metric that isn't published, but should be, is the admission rate for those NOT submitting an SAT score. For BC, I bet it is lower than those who did submit.

For BC Freshman fall 2023, 44% submitted scores, 28% (SAT) + 16% (ACT). DS will start next week but we’ve been given the impression that many more submitted scores this year.

Yes, we were told that many more submitted scores last year at an info session this summer. Also implied that might be going to test required for high school class of 2026.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

To be fair, only 28% of freshmen submitted an SAT score. With other colleges going test mandatory again, look for BC to change in the near future. A metric that isn't published, but should be, is the admission rate for those NOT submitting an SAT score. For BC, I bet it is lower than those who did submit.

For BC Freshman fall 2023, 44% submitted scores, 28% (SAT) + 16% (ACT). DS will start next week but we’ve been given the impression that many more submitted scores this year.

Yes, we were told that many more submitted scores last year at an info session this summer. Also implied that might be going to test required for high school class of 2026.

We were told something similar at both BU and NEU tours. These crazy high SATs, where a 1490 doesn't get submitted makes zero sense. We just look at pre-covid scores and base submit or not on that.
One thing we were told over and over at BU and NEU that if its your top choice, do ED. Most of the q & A revolved around that.

i don't know if it is true or not, but BC has more student athletes because of football, so more ED slots are taken by recruited athletes than at Tufts, BU or NEU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make sure to vet the people in your child’s dorm if you go to BC. They’ve been diversifying, and it’s Been awful for DC and our family. Really disappointing changes that don’t align with Catholic faith

Don't let those catholic girls fool you...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're considering BC, they are still test optional for next year, but if you have above a 1350, they really want you to submit it, especially if that score is high for your community/high school.

To be fair, only 28% of freshmen submitted an SAT score. With other colleges going test mandatory again, look for BC to change in the near future. A metric that isn't published, but should be, is the admission rate for those NOT submitting an SAT score. For BC, I bet it is lower than those who did submit.

For BC Freshman fall 2023, 44% submitted scores, 28% (SAT) + 16% (ACT). DS will start next week but we’ve been given the impression that many more submitted scores this year.

Yes, we were told that many more submitted scores last year at an info session this summer. Also implied that might be going to test required for high school class of 2026.

We were told something similar at both BU and NEU tours. These crazy high SATs, where a 1490 doesn't get submitted makes zero sense. We just look at pre-covid scores and base submit or not on that.
One thing we were told over and over at BU and NEU that if its your top choice, do ED. Most of the q & A revolved around that.

i don't know if it is true or not, but BC has more student athletes because of football, so more ED slots are taken by recruited athletes than at Tufts, BU or NEU.

Yes, BC has D1 athletes, but they don't gobble up the ED spots.
For BC, absolutely go ED1 (or ED2) if it's your top choice. (We're full pay, so I can't say how this actually works but BC says you can get out of the ED agreement if you can't get the FA you expected.)