Boston College chances

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Exactly why there is ZERO interest in ND from our family/kids. Georgetown, BC and other Jesuit institutions--Fordham, etc. much higher on the list. Jesuits are different. My kids stayed away from non-Jesuit Catholic HSs, different vibe, different mission, not as socially progressive.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

The Jesuits would be surprised to learn that they are not Catholic.

Jesuit schools, including BC, ARE Catholic. Being Jesuit does not mean they are exempt from basic Catholic teachings and beliefs.

"Because of the moral values that Boston College espouses, University Health Services, by policy, does not provide materials for the purpose of preventing conception or counsel that would encourage abortion.” (bit.ly/UHSservices) Over-the-counter products are available in nearby stores, and there are physicians and clinics in the area that can provide reproductive health counseling and services."
https://library.bc.edu/answerwall/2018/09/11/can-i-get-birth-control-from-the-health-center/

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Those choosing Jesuit colleges know exactly their level/tolerance of Catholicism.
Thankfully the CVS just off campus at BC will dispense birth control and prescription services can mail it to your dorm. And over certain other states, Massachusetts will offer women's health care services.

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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?

I haven’t seen anything convincing that demonstrates that colleges in general or BC in particular lie on the CDS. Nor is there any incentive for BC to say religious affiliation is “important” on the CDS if that’s not true. But I’m sure a smart person like you can prove otherwise. I’ll wait!

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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?

I haven’t seen anything convincing that demonstrates that colleges in general or BC in particular lie on the CDS. Nor is there any incentive for BC to say religious affiliation is “important” on the CDS if that’s not true. But I’m sure a smart person like you can prove otherwise. I’ll wait!

It can be "important" for purposes of the CDS and "not a huge focus" as pps have tried to say, but you won't accept.

"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!"

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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?

I haven’t seen anything convincing that demonstrates that colleges in general or BC in particular lie on the CDS. Nor is there any incentive for BC to say religious affiliation is “important” on the CDS if that’s not true. But I’m sure a smart person like you can prove otherwise. I’ll wait!

It can be "important" for purposes of the CDS and "not a huge focus" as pps have tried to say, but you won't accept.

"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!"

No, of course I won't accept one anecdote from some anon on DCUM. If the CDS says religion is "important" then they obviously do care if you are religious. If they didn't care, then they'd mark religious affiliation as "not considered".

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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?

I haven’t seen anything convincing that demonstrates that colleges in general or BC in particular lie on the CDS. Nor is there any incentive for BC to say religious affiliation is “important” on the CDS if that’s not true. But I’m sure a smart person like you can prove otherwise. I’ll wait!

It can be "important" for purposes of the CDS and "not a huge focus" as pps have tried to say, but you won't accept.

"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!"

No, of course I won't accept one anecdote from some anon on DCUM. If the CDS says religion is "important" then they obviously do care if you are religious. If they didn't care, then they'd mark religious affiliation as "not considered".

I'm the anon that was just quoted here. I just spent orientation weekend in Boston and listened to more presentations than I can count from the leadership, staff and students of BC. Keep believing the CDS more than real life experiences with actual staff at the college if it makes you happy.

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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?

I haven’t seen anything convincing that demonstrates that colleges in general or BC in particular lie on the CDS. Nor is there any incentive for BC to say religious affiliation is “important” on the CDS if that’s not true. But I’m sure a smart person like you can prove otherwise. I’ll wait!

It can be "important" for purposes of the CDS and "not a huge focus" as pps have tried to say, but you won't accept.

"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!"

No, of course I won't accept one anecdote from some anon on DCUM. If the CDS says religion is "important" then they obviously do care if you are religious. If they didn't care, then they'd mark religious affiliation as "not considered".

You can't understand that both can be true? "Important" per CDS and "not a huge focus" per real life experience at BC, that multiple posters have said? And why are you digging in on this? I'm sure your DS is "thriving with immense happiness" at VaTech.

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Anyone know the housing guarantee or otherwise the housing situation at BC?

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Anonymous wrote:For a 4.0 uw with 8 APs total, 1500 sat, boy, stem major, fine ec but not astounding. Not catholic.

BC will care about what he got on those AP exams. 5s across the board put him in a solid position. A 1500 from an UMC kid at a private school is fine, but not really strong. The 4.0 is impossible for us to judge without know the school. The APs may get him across the line.

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Anonymous wrote:For a 4.0 uw with 8 APs total, 1500 sat, boy, stem major, fine ec but not astounding. Not catholic.

BC will care about what he got on those AP exams. 5s across the board put him in a solid position. A 1500 from an UMC kid at a private school is fine, but not really strong. The 4.0 is impossible for us to judge without know the school. The APs may get him across the line.

Lol, no. APs aren’t that important when it comes to college admissions. But a 1500 is more than fine.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is over-priced and over-hyped

100%

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Anonymous wrote:That's why DS is applying ED.

yep

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BC ticks a lot of boxes. Just under 10,000 undergrads, near a decent city & airport, nice, traditional campus, D1 sports, good school spirit, a good choice of majors, and also ranked top 40. You could argue that almost all private colleges are overpriced. That's enough to apply ED for my kid.

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Anonymous wrote:For a 4.0 uw with 8 APs total, 1500 sat, boy, stem major, fine ec but not astounding. Not catholic.

BC will care about what he got on those AP exams. 5s across the board put him in a solid position. A 1500 from an UMC kid at a private school is fine, but not really strong. The 4.0 is impossible for us to judge without know the school. The APs may get him across the line.

Lol, no. APs aren’t that important when it comes to college admissions. But a 1500 is more than fine.

is that what your private school told you? the ones who don't offer APs? ask your local BC rep. depending on the subjects, the AP scores will matter.