Boston College chances

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got accepted ED to BC and will be starting in the fall. We just got back from orientation. We are not Catholic and I really think it’s misleading that it’s a huge focus. They focus on Jesuit beliefs. They pointed out numerous times that it is a university, not a church and don’t care if you are religious or not. Sure, there were kids there from Catholic HS, but there were just as many who were not. Service is a huge thing for BC. You need to demonstrate service to your community and the supplemental essay that’s required is a great way to show that. Also, high SAT scores 1500+ seemed to be common among kids that were accepted ED. Best of luck!

The BC website says religious affiliation is “important” (ranked equivalent to ECs and service etc) so that sounds like a huge focus to me.

What it says on the website and the reality are two very different things in our experience.

Exactly and a nuance this BC-downer pp doesn't get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A mass is a small price to pay for admission. He should find religion, specifically catholicism

Catholicism isn’t something you can fake by going to few masses. You need to get all your sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation) and you receive certificates for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A mass is a small price to pay for admission. He should find religion, specifically catholicism

Catholicism isn’t something you can fake by going to few masses. You need to get all your sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation) and you receive certificates for them.

This is not a requirement of any Catholic college. Nor is attending Mass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A mass is a small price to pay for admission. He should find religion, specifically catholicism

Catholicism isn’t something you can fake by going to few masses. You need to get all your sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation) and you receive certificates for them. [/quote
There's no part of the BC application that requires you to prove your religious affiliation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A mass is a small price to pay for admission. He should find religion, specifically catholicism

Catholicism isn’t something you can fake by going to few masses. You need to get all your sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation) and you receive certificates for them.

There's no part of the college application that requires you to prove your religious affiliation.

[Anonymous]

The total cost is the sticker price, plus the cost of room and board, books and supplies, and transportation and personal expenses. At Boston College, the total cost is $80,658.

If you have a HHI over $150k, $322,270k is what you are on the hook for.

[Anonymous]

BC is over-priced and over-hyped

[Anonymous]

That's why DS is applying ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A mass is a small price to pay for admission. He should find religion, specifically catholicism

Catholicism isn’t something you can fake by going to few masses. You need to get all your sacraments (baptism, first communion, confirmation) and you receive certificates for them.

There's no part of the college application that requires you to prove your religious affiliation.

BC takes religious affiliation into account and providing what the PP described would be a way to prove it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got accepted ED to BC and will be starting in the fall. We just got back from orientation. We are not Catholic and I really think it’s misleading that it’s a huge focus. They focus on Jesuit beliefs. They pointed out numerous times that it is a university, not a church and don’t care if you are religious or not. Sure, there were kids there from Catholic HS, but there were just as many who were not. Service is a huge thing for BC. You need to demonstrate service to your community and the supplemental essay that’s required is a great way to show that. Also, high SAT scores 1500+ seemed to be common among kids that were accepted ED. Best of luck!

The BC website says religious affiliation is “important” (ranked equivalent to ECs and service etc) so that sounds like a huge focus to me.

What it says on the website and the reality are two very different things in our experience.

It’s on the CDS. Have you found that the CDS does not reflect reality? How do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got accepted ED to BC and will be starting in the fall. We just got back from orientation. We are not Catholic and I really think it’s misleading that it’s a huge focus. They focus on Jesuit beliefs. They pointed out numerous times that it is a university, not a church and don’t care if you are religious or not. Sure, there were kids there from Catholic HS, but there were just as many who were not. Service is a huge thing for BC. You need to demonstrate service to your community and the supplemental essay that’s required is a great way to show that. Also, high SAT scores 1500+ seemed to be common among kids that were accepted ED. Best of luck!

The BC website says religious affiliation is “important” (ranked equivalent to ECs and service etc) so that sounds like a huge focus to me.

What it says on the website and the reality are two very different things in our experience.

It’s on the CDS. Have you found that the CDS does not reflect reality? How do?

You’re doing this intentionally, right? Being dense?

[Anonymous]

You don't have to be Catholic to go to BC, or other Catholic schools, but be aware that they ARE Catholic schools and therefore will have policies you might not like.
My kid goes to a different Catholic school and I saw this first hand on the facebook parent's group a few days ago. Some parents were shocked and saddened that the student health center doesn't prescribe birth control pills or implants. Nor are there buckets of free condoms in the dorms.

[Anonymous]

I know a catholic kid from a west coast Jesuit school with outstanding stats (was hoping for Notre Dame) and had BC as a target. She was rejected from both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't have to be Catholic to go to BC, or other Catholic schools, but be aware that they ARE Catholic schools and therefore will have policies you might not like.
My kid goes to a different Catholic school and I saw this first hand on the facebook parent's group a few days ago. Some parents were shocked and saddened that the student health center doesn't prescribe birth control pills or implants. Nor are there buckets of free condoms in the dorms.

Exactly. Please stop trying to turn Catholic colleges and universities into a public school. Some of us choose them because of their Catholic identity.

[Anonymous]

And pls keep in mind that BC is Jesuit and all that entails (positives as far was we're concerned). DS wouldn't be going there if it was Catholic, not Jesuit. Jesuits are much more open, accepting and inviting, with a focus on service, as many have mentioned.