Boston College?

[Anonymous]

Anyone on here apply BC? Trying to get a sense of how competitive it is for my DD who will be applying next year. I noticed that their admission percentage dropped, but that seems to be the case for many.

[Anonymous]

Last year was the year to apply to BC - super easy because of so many deferrals.

[Anonymous]

Yes - applied and got in but not enough financial aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - applied and got in but not enough financial aid.

I'm sorry to hear about financial aid. Do you mind sharing stats?

[Anonymous]

It may be more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates, because it attracts a narrower slice of applicants than secular schools (student body is about two-thirds Catholic). Look to their reported scores for the class of 2024. See page 32 https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/offices/irp/ir/factbook/factbook_pdfs/20-21_factbook.pdf or check the profile https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/admission/apply/admission-statistics.html

They seem to think their Net Price Calculator is fairly accurate, so use that if you need aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It may be more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates, because it attracts a narrower slice of applicants than secular schools (student body is about two-thirds Catholic). Look to their reported scores for the class of 2024. See page 32 https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/offices/irp/ir/factbook/factbook_pdfs/20-21_factbook.pdf or check the profile https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/admission/apply/admission-statistics.html

They seem to think their Net Price Calculator is fairly accurate, so use that if you need aid.

Why student body being about two-thirds Catholic makes it more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

BC is not known to give a lot of financial aid- they are quite stingy. If your kid is going to stay in Boston after graduation, then great school as lots of alums.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is not known to give a lot of financial aid- they are quite stingy. If your kid is going to stay in Boston after graduation, then great school as lots of alums.

Does Georgetown give a lot of aid? DC will apply next year and wants to go to a Catholic college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is not known to give a lot of financial aid- they are quite stingy. If your kid is going to stay in Boston after graduation, then great school as lots of alums.

Does Georgetown give a lot of aid? DC will apply next year and wants to go to a Catholic college.

Notre Dame has the most financial aid among Catholic universities. There are more merit scholarships at lower-tiered Catholic universities, however.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates, because it attracts a narrower slice of applicants than secular schools (student body is about two-thirds Catholic). Look to their reported scores for the class of 2024. See page 32 https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/offices/irp/ir/factbook/factbook_pdfs/20-21_factbook.pdf or check the profile https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/admission/apply/admission-statistics.html

They seem to think their Net Price Calculator is fairly accurate, so use that if you need aid.

Why student body being about two-thirds Catholic makes it more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates? Thanks.

A lot of people do Catholic school for k-12. A significant portion of that population are college focused and view ND, GT, BC, HC, as the ultimate goal. I’d suspect many/most do early decision and are willing to go full pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is not known to give a lot of financial aid- they are quite stingy. If your kid is going to stay in Boston after graduation, then great school as lots of alums.

Does Georgetown give a lot of aid? DC will apply next year and wants to go to a Catholic college.

Notre Dame has the most financial aid among Catholic universities. There are more merit scholarships at lower-tiered Catholic universities, however.

I have never heard that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is not known to give a lot of financial aid- they are quite stingy. If your kid is going to stay in Boston after graduation, then great school as lots of alums.

Does Georgetown give a lot of aid? DC will apply next year and wants to go to a Catholic college.

I'm the PP with the DC who got into BC but did not receive enough financial aid. Also got into Georgetown -- Georgetown offered twice as much financial aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates, because it attracts a narrower slice of applicants than secular schools (student body is about two-thirds Catholic). Look to their reported scores for the class of 2024. See page 32 https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/offices/irp/ir/factbook/factbook_pdfs/20-21_factbook.pdf or check the profile https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/admission/apply/admission-statistics.html

They seem to think their Net Price Calculator is fairly accurate, so use that if you need aid.

Why student body being about two-thirds Catholic makes it more competitive than the acceptance rate indicates? Thanks.

A lot of people do Catholic school for k-12. A significant portion of that population are college focused and view ND, GT, BC, HC, as the ultimate goal. I’d suspect many/most do early decision and are willing to go full pay.


What is HC?

[Anonymous]

There are more merit scholarships at lower-tiered Catholic universities, however.

This is 100% true, especially for high stat/high performing students. BC and Villanova are incredibly stingy with aid.

[Anonymous]

HC is Holy Cross. (College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.)