Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 11:25     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:Nice school but not top 30.


It’s a beautiful place in a great location. You want to let flawed rankings run your life, go for it.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 11:21     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:Nice school but not top 30.


Most kids aren’t going to top 30 nor do they concern themselves with it. Maybe neurotic parents do for a reason I can’t think of but BC is an excellent school that has graduated successful people.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 11:09     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
but 1450 is 25%
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 11:09     Subject: Re:Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I feel like we were misled. My kid said that on a video call for applicants the admissions team strongly encouraged submitting scores and even implied not submitting if you took the test would read as dishonest.

So my kid with scores near the 25th percentile submitted.

Yet Im seeing lots of test optional acceptances.

I wish there were clearer rules.


I don’t know if I feel misled exactly but I definitely read them as saying they wanted scores. And also surprised by the TO acceptances.



Of course they want scores. It’s reported to USNWR and TO is on its way out. Scores at the 25th percentile usually goes to hooked students and athletes so you are always at risk submitting scores in that range. Your high school counselor should have advised against this


I don’t think wanting test scores is a given. And, that is a shame that there was unclear info about TO. I can only find the CDs from 23/24 but it shows only 44% of enrolled students submitted test scores. They also list test scores as “considered” where recs, essays and activities are all assigned “important.” GPA is “very important.” To me that looks like they like candidates with great grades and rigor (relative to HS)C, leadership, and less about test scores. Unless the new CDS shows differently, I would have advised only submit if above 50%.



Poster who previously posted about AO saying they only wanted to see 1450 or above. He also said that the submission of test scores was trending up.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 10:18     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
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Anonymous wrote:We visited last year, so 18 months ago, and AO was very clear that BC didn’t want to see scores below 1450. Maybe changed some since then.


We toured this summer and heard the same thing. They were actively saying not to submit test scores unless they were at least 1450. Below that, they said to please apply test optional. Seemed like they were trying to maintain a certain average SAT score IMO.


I went this fall and the AO didn’t say that at all. She stressed the importance of submitting scores and how they were strongly encouraged.


56% of enrolled students were TO in last year’s
CDS. How did she explain that part?


56% TO is embarrassing for any top school.


Not really.

With the SAT being watered down, superscoring, and fake accommodations, standardized testing is a joke.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 10:01     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD is in! Private catholic school in the SF Bay area. GPA 3.7 Unweighted, strong rigor in humanities, lots of service hours, test optional (she got a 1400 super score but chose not to submit).

This one is harder to believe.


Bay Area - BC loves California kids
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 09:36     Subject: Re:Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I feel like we were misled. My kid said that on a video call for applicants the admissions team strongly encouraged submitting scores and even implied not submitting if you took the test would read as dishonest.

So my kid with scores near the 25th percentile submitted.

Yet Im seeing lots of test optional acceptances.

I wish there were clearer rules.


I don’t know if I feel misled exactly but I definitely read them as saying they wanted scores. And also surprised by the TO acceptances.



Of course they want scores. It’s reported to USNWR and TO is on its way out. Scores at the 25th percentile usually goes to hooked students and athletes so you are always at risk submitting scores in that range. Your high school counselor should have advised against this


I don’t think wanting test scores is a given. And, that is a shame that there was unclear info about TO. I can only find the CDs from 23/24 but it shows only 44% of enrolled students submitted test scores. They also list test scores as “considered” where recs, essays and activities are all assigned “important.” GPA is “very important.” To me that looks like they like candidates with great grades and rigor (relative to HS)C, leadership, and less about test scores. Unless the new CDS shows differently, I would have advised only submit if above 50%.

Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 09:24     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:These schools that refer to their process as “holistic” should swap that word for “opaque.” As is, “We have an opaque admissions process.” That should be in the garbage admissions mail they all send out.

+100
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 08:44     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:These schools that refer to their process as “holistic” should swap that word for “opaque.” As is, “We have an opaque admissions process.” That should be in the garbage admissions mail they all send out.


Haha- agree!
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 08:43     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Nice school but not top 30.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 08:17     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
These schools that refer to their process as “holistic” should swap that word for “opaque.” As is, “We have an opaque admissions process.” That should be in the garbage admissions mail they all send out.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 08:11     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
That 56% is the sum of ACT and SAT. Some kids submit both, so TO is likely even higher there. The sad thing is that BC is just doing what they have to do to remain financially viable in a screwed up system.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 07:53     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
BC is not a top school.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 07:44     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We visited last year, so 18 months ago, and AO was very clear that BC didn’t want to see scores below 1450. Maybe changed some since then.


We toured this summer and heard the same thing. They were actively saying not to submit test scores unless they were at least 1450. Below that, they said to please apply test optional. Seemed like they were trying to maintain a certain average SAT score IMO.


I went this fall and the AO didn’t say that at all. She stressed the importance of submitting scores and how they were strongly encouraged.


56% of enrolled students were TO in last year’s
CDS. How did she explain that part?


56% TO is embarrassing for any top school.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2025 06:07     Subject: Boston College ED1 Decisions tomorrow night?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD is in! Private catholic school in the SF Bay area. GPA 3.7 Unweighted, strong rigor in humanities, lots of service hours, test optional (she got a 1400 super score but chose not to submit).

This one is harder to believe.


Not at all. Catholic schools, strong rigor in humanities and a lot of service hours. It’s only unbelievable if people think GPA is everything. It’s not.