Boston college

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Anonymous wrote:I heard the RD acceptance rate was 6.7% this year. Is that true?

No, that was just someone on CC who divided number of applications by number of seats without factoring in yield.

Acceptance rate is probably a bit under last year's rate of 15% as BC's rate's been trending lower each year like most schools. But to your point, isn't that how acceptance rate is calculated? Without accounting for yield?

NP. No, PP is just saying that someone else divided # of seats by # of apps, not # of acceptances by # of apps. Acceptance rate is calculated by dividing # of acceptances by # of apps. That someone else was failing to recognize that all colleges admit more than the # of seats to account for the fact that yield is not 100%.

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Anonymous wrote:DC also in, happy and grateful, although probably will choose a different school. Think the admit rate was 15% so very tough!

We love it. I have many relatives that went there (family orig. from Connecticut)---my parents met there.

But--it is soooo expensive. One of the most expensive in the country. We are donut hole with no aid.

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WL. Any hope?

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Anonymous wrote:DD waitlisted. Much better stats than ED1 and ED2 admits from her HS. More annoying than anything.

So sorry. Hang in there. Waitlists May move here and at other schools. I know of at least 2 Ivy admits off the waitlist last year.

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I went to BC for graduate school and they are sooooo generous for graduate program tuition. Can I suggest, if you are in a debate with your child, over waitlist or budget, to go to a more accessible school for 4 years, and then have BC be the "cherry on top" of the resume, for much less money? Boston is fun at 22 or 23 years old.

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Anonymous wrote:WL. Any hope?

Yes!

Fafsa delays may draw a lot of people to other schools and BC is kind of a traditional school, so some students may feel pressure to apply, but choose a less religious school in a warmer place.