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Old 09-30-2009, 04:29 PM   #1
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Important factors to get into BC?

Hey everyone! I am applying to colleges this fall (stressful) and I am really interested in BC. It has been my #1 ever since I was born haha.

I just had some quick questions about some other aspects of the college process and BC.

What happens if there are a lot of seniors applying to the same school? Will the college limit who they accept because they do not want too many people from the same school?
For example, if 30 qualified students applied to BC, would BC only accept 5 because they could not accept all 30?

Also, how much does family legacy play into either admitting or rejecting a prospective student.
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Old 10-01-2009, 10:52 PM   #2
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common data set-Boston college. google it. it has a list of all factors.

pretty sure legacy is not a huge deal like other schools. If 30 EXTREMELY qualified students applied then they would get in/its boston college prep or a school with connections. 100% of the class or people applying from a class rarely all get into the same school
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Old 10-02-2009, 11:28 AM   #3
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^^Where have you seen BC's CDS? I can only find where it publishes a Fact Book, but not its CDS.

Fact Book - Boston College
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Old 10-02-2009, 04:55 PM   #4
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ah my bad. pretty similar tho
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Old 10-04-2009, 12:25 PM   #5
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Legacy does play a substantial role here.
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:18 PM   #6
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Yeah BC does not publish their CDS. It may be buried in some government (or Vatican -- ha ha) vault somewhere, but not openly published as it is at, say, Brown. The BC factbook is the filtered version for public consumption.

Having said that... regarding multiple admits from one school: Local high schools near BC (Boston and suburbs) have probably 20 or 30 or 40 students apply to BC, and most schools end up sending between 1 and 5 students from an admitted population of maybe 5 or 10. And there are schools in Boston (especially the city proper) which can end up sending 20 kids every year (e.g. Boston Latin; Catholic Memorial). While some schools do reject (or most likely, waitlist) based on who else applies from your school -- rumor is that Georgetown does this -- I don't think BC does it. But I do not know for sure. Good question for your Admisions session.

Legacy is supposed to have little to do with admissions at BC, but students at BC will tell you that legacy matters for sure, and in fact some legacy students can many times seem to have just snuck in possessing credentials at the low end of the academic requirements scale. I suspect this is as true at BC as it is at many other schools looking to get cash out of successful alums with college-age children. Bottom line, though, is that although it may be a slight "push" for you, you can't be an idiot and go to BC. I mean, any more than an idiot can survive at any other top school. And there are dozens of stories of legacies not getting in (just search here -- there were 4 or 5 distinct cases here on CC I can remember just from last year). So although legacy may help, I think you have to have the credentials first, and then legacy may make or break the deal. Again, this opinion is anecdotal, and if someone from BC admissions is lurking they may have the official stance.
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Old 10-05-2009, 06:08 PM   #7
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more anecdotes: at orientation last summer, I met several parent alums whose kid got off the WL. Perhaps legacy is a bigger factor for the WL?
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Old 10-06-2009, 04:06 PM   #8
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Regarding: What happens if there are a lot of seniors applying to the same school?

Here is the apply/admit/enroll profile from a competitive suburban high school over the last 5 years.
The data shows a wide variable accept rate.
This would suggest that application are judged on the merits and are not limited by applications and enrollments from specific high shools.
In fact many Universities now track success at their colleges from admits by specific school, meaning that if enrolled students from a specific high school are successful at their college , they are more likely to accept more students from that high school.
So don't worry about the competition from your school , worry about your competition from the entire applicant pool.

The yield rate also showed a wide variable of 11% to 54%.


Class Apply Admit Admit rate
2009 38 13 34%
2008 32 9 28
2007 38 16 42
2006 40 9 22
2005 27 12 44
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Old 10-12-2009, 05:30 PM   #9
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I went to a public high school in Boston. Over 40 people in my class applied and about 20+ got in. Seven of the acceptees, including myself, ultimately accepted BC's offer. So, I would say that BC doesn't discriminate based on the number of people applying from the same high school.

As for decisions based legacy, I can't say, since I am a first generation college student.
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