<p>Dear lovethecape : If you get picked from the waiting list, you will receive a phone call from Boston College (they will continue until they reach you) directly and you will be given about 24 hours to decide whether you will accept the spot. </p>
<p>If you say “yes”, there will be some amount of time given to putting down a deposit versus getting any type of financial aid package constructed which varies based on the individual situation. This is why the call down on the waitlist is actually a much more tedious process than people think. It also explains why this process can go on until June with last minute class cancellations.</p>
<p>All freshmen will get housing; the dorming process does not actually complete until well after the class is set following the wait list call-down. No one will know you came from the wait list unless you tell them. (Come September, no one will really care to be honest - there is no stigma attached to it.)</p>
<p>A common problem for waitlisted students is that you usually have to place a down payment ($500 or so) elsewhere; you will lose that money if you decide to accept a position off the Boston College wait list.</p>