Admissions Panel Round Table - Radio Broadcast

scottj
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:32:47 +0000

Many chance-me threads here on the College Confidential Boston College board ask the proverbial question : “What does it take to win a spot in the Boston College freshman class?”

CBS/Boston has made Dan Rea’s Nightside round table discussion with Bill Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions at Harvard, John Drew, Director of Admissions at UMass Boston, and John Mahoney, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Boston College available for replay. This is highly recommended listing for any Boston College prospect.

[NightSide – Dan Rea Hosts A College Admissions Panel CBS Boston](NightSide - Dan Rea Hosts A College Admissions Panel - CBS Boston)

For those that are in the early access round, there were some interesting metrics disclosed in the discussion. First, Boston College has seen an increase in EA applications from 6200 (Class of 2015) to 6500 (Class of 2016). The first round of EA application reviews have already been completed at Boston College as of the date of this broadcast (November 28th).

Second, as you can see in the Boston College Fact Book, the annual transfer numbers range between 75-150 students with another 40 in the January timeframe. From these sets, 85% are coming from four year schools, 15% are coming from two year schools. As Harvard, the number of transfer spots available last year was 12 with more than 1300 applications.

By all means, listen to this WBZ-Radio rebroadcast.

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