Anonymous wrote:20 years ago BU had an acceptance rate of 50+ %. It was a very average school with a steep price tag. The only thing that has changed over that time is the school’s international outreach. This has flooded their admissions driving the acceptance rate way down. For a full pay ED US citizen it is relatively easy to get in.

Even more recent. BU’s acceptance rate was 50%+ 15 years ago

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

Their admissions website has a giant graphic for average SAT - 1471

Average and 50% are two different calculations. Average is a simple average of all SATs. 50% is the median. The CDS reports median...I don't believe they always report average, but often they report different stats on their website.

PS I should add, it appears people here are using the CDS for the class of 28, which is the latest one published. The class of 28 (source CDS) and 29 (source BC webpage) both show 1500 is the 50% and. The 25% and 75% are slightly different for each year. Regardless, average is never necessarily the same as 50% and is only shown on the webpage for class of 29 in this instance.

Out of scores submitted. The actual median is lower.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

Their admissions website has a giant graphic for average SAT - 1471

Average and 50% are two different calculations. Average is a simple average of all SATs. 50% is the median. The CDS reports median...I don't believe they always report average, but often they report different stats on their website.

PS I should add, it appears people here are using the CDS for the class of 28, which is the latest one published. The class of 28 (source CDS) and 29 (source BC webpage) both show 1500 is the 50% and. The 25% and 75% are slightly different for each year. Regardless, average is never necessarily the same as 50% and is only shown on the webpage for class of 29 in this instance.

20 years ago BU had an acceptance rate of 50+ %. It was a very average school with a steep price tag. The only thing that has changed over that time is the school’s international outreach. This has flooded their admissions driving the acceptance rate way down. For a full pay ED US citizen it is relatively easy to get in.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

Their admissions website has a giant graphic for average SAT - 1471

Average and 50% are two different calculations. Average is a simple average of all SATs. 50% is the median. The CDS reports median...I don't believe they always report average, but often they report different stats on their website.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

Their admissions website has a giant graphic for average SAT - 1471

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

Sure, I bet everyone who applied TO to BC had 1499.9 on the SAT.

Seriously. What’s your issue here? You seem obsessed with a school you clearly have no association with.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

Sure, I bet everyone who applied TO to BC had 1499.9 on the SAT.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is great for kids who want a Catholic school but didn’t get into ND or Georgetown. The boosters will claim that it’s all kinds of things that it’s not, but it, along with Villanova, occupies a clear position in the hierarchy.

Notre Dame is much easier to get into than BC. You making ridiculous claims on this board doesn't change that.

Troll

Say whatever you want after this, I'll not reply. You are the troll. BC is harder to get in to than Notre Dame or Villanova. You claiming here that it's not is trolling and changes nothing about the truth.

BC parent here and you are wrong. Notre Dame's acceptance rate this year was around 9 percent. BC was around 13%, but I did hear that the RD round was very competitive with an acceptance rate as low as 8%. BC takes a lot of students early decision. ND doesn't need ED because their yield is already strong without it. Not sure where you are getting your information.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is great for kids who want a Catholic school but didn’t get into ND or Georgetown. The boosters will claim that it’s all kinds of things that it’s not, but it, along with Villanova, occupies a clear position in the hierarchy.

Notre Dame is much easier to get into than BC. You making ridiculous claims on this board doesn't change that.

Troll

Say whatever you want after this, I'll not reply. You are the troll. BC is harder to get in to than Notre Dame or Villanova. You claiming here that it's not is trolling and changes nothing about the truth.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

It’s certainly lower than 1500 but we don’t have enough data to say “significantly lower”.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is great for kids who want a Catholic school but didn’t get into ND or Georgetown. The boosters will claim that it’s all kinds of things that it’s not, but it, along with Villanova, occupies a clear position in the hierarchy.

Notre Dame is much easier to get into than BC. You making ridiculous claims on this board doesn't change that.

Troll

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Anonymous wrote:Sure but a 25% reporting rate is not exactly impressive for a school that positions itself as elite.

That is entirely something else.

You either submit or you don't. If you submit, you better have a high SAT score because roughly half of those who submit have an SAT score have a 1500. If not then you are TO.

Right, so we can reasonably impute a genuine average SAT significantly lower than 1500 at BC.

Anonymous wrote:BC is great for kids who want a Catholic school but didn’t get into ND or Georgetown. The boosters will claim that it’s all kinds of things that it’s not, but it, along with Villanova, occupies a clear position in the hierarchy.

Slipped Villanova in there lol. Not on the same level

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Anonymous wrote:BC is great for kids who want a Catholic school but didn’t get into ND or Georgetown. The boosters will claim that it’s all kinds of things that it’s not, but it, along with Villanova, occupies a clear position in the hierarchy.

My kid is at BC but got into Georgetown...not everyone is influenced by rankings.

Your kid is getting a better education. Good choice.