I don’t believe that BC is that much less of a Hail Mary than some of the other schools mentioned. It had a 12.6% acceptance rate last year. That includes its ED acceptance rates which is usually above 30%. So, RD acceptance could closer to 10% or under. And, looking back at some of the prior BC threads, you’ll see quite a few near 4.0, 1500+ students with high course rigor and great ECs getting rejected in the regular decision rounds. BC may be a little bit of an easier admit than Northwestern/Michigan/NYU, but not so much so that adding it to the list significantly mitigates this student’s risk of not getting an acceptance.
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Santa Clara is a bit less rejective than BC, has a business school with an undergrad finance major, and lots of Silicon Valley adjacent opportunities - maybe one to consider adding.
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Georgetown is experimenting with the common app starting for Fall 2026 applications. Applications to Georgetown are expected to soar.
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completely forgot.
I believe this student is a senior now so Georgetown hasn’t started yet:
“Georgetown will begin accepting the Common App, in addition to its current application, in August 2026 for the class entering in fall 2027.”
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The announcement that I read was not clear; it stated “Fall 2026” without any additional clarification.
The original announcement was wrong:
https://college confidential.com
Thread started by @evergreen5 in March 2024 reported that itt would start a year earlier.
Yes, the original announcement in The Hoya was wrong. There must have been a typo in the original article that was later corrected. The part I quoted in that old thread said class of 2030, but that quote now states 2031. So, unfortunately, the title of that thread is incorrect.
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