Boston College Applicants Thread Forum

[krad]

I know I'm late in the game, but I'm in! My work has blocked gmail access, so I had to have my sister log into my email account all day and let me know if I got the email. I ended up getting a text message in the middle of a teleconference call with a client, and I nearly started crying and screaming from joy in the middle of the meeting but had to compose myself.

I have 162 and 3.85 with four years solid work experience. Applied 10/30.

Aggiegrad, I'm really sorry to hear about your status! You're probably overqualified, as I know your stats were better than mine. But don't give up! I ended up getting off the waitlist at my undergrad institution, and they only took 1% off the waitlist. You can beat the odds! You just need to show them how much you're interested in the program.

Congrats to many of you on the board! I may just being seeing you as a classmate!

What a pain, but congrats!!

Congrats LSATN and krad, is that you in the avatar?

Yup...

[Bela]

This waiting is making me nuts! UR since 11/14 and nothing! Oh when oh when will I hear from you, BC?

+1 but 11/16. The wait is mental torture.

Also 11/16 - constantly checking status checkers/TLS instead of preparing for finals...

Right in the middle at 11/15. Judging by LSN they haven't gotten to our dates yet...not that it makes me stop checking my status compulsively.

[nsideirish]

I know I'm late in the game, but I'm in! My work has blocked gmail access, so I had to have my sister log into my email account all day and let me know if I got the email. I ended up getting a text message in the middle of a teleconference call with a client, and I nearly started crying and screaming from joy in the middle of the meeting but had to compose myself.

I have 162 and 3.85 with four years solid work experience. Applied 10/30.

Aggiegrad, I'm really sorry to hear about your status! You're probably overqualified, as I know your stats were better than mine. But don't give up! I ended up getting off the waitlist at my undergrad institution, and they only took 1% off the waitlist. You can beat the odds! You just need to show them how much you're interested in the program.

Congrats to many of you on the board! I may just being seeing you as a classmate!

What a pain, but congrats!!

Congrats LSATN and krad, is that you in the avatar?

Yup...

Hi.

[aidez-moi]

Complete on 11/16 and Decision Rendered today.

Unfortunately, I already left home for the holiday break. Is there any hope that they might let me know the decision over the phone? I think I read something on here about an email the day after the decision - if I do not receive an email, is it safe to say WL/reject?

[BlakcMajikc]

aidez-moi, we completed the same day... I immediately checked my status as soon as I saw your post. Nothing yet on my account. I have developed more and more patience throughout this application process...

LSAT 161
GPA 3.38
Have my MBA
URM

[queenlizzie13]

aidez-moi, we completed the same day... I immediately checked my status as soon as I saw your post. Nothing yet on my account. I have developed more and more patience throughout this application process...

LSAT 161
GPA 3.38
Have my MBA
URM

My status date is 11/16/2010 as well. Nothing yet on my account either. It still says that I am UR.

[lunaissleeping]

aidez-moi, we completed the same day... I immediately checked my status as soon as I saw your post. Nothing yet on my account. I have developed more and more patience throughout this application process...

LSAT 161
GPA 3.38
Have my MBA
URM

My status date is 11/16/2010 as well. Nothing yet on my account either. It still says that I am UR.

+1

[aidez-moi]

Hmm. Well if mine was rendered today I'd be surprised if others didn't receive something this week. (And good luck by the way!)

There's some kind of video email if accepted right? And nothing for WL/reject?

[Aggiegrad2011]

Hmm. Well if mine was rendered today I'd be surprised if others didn't receive something this week.

There's some kind of video email if accepted right? And nothing for WL/reject?

Right. video within 24 hours. If you're held, waitlisted, or rejected you get a nice linen paper letter in the mail within 2-3 days (I got my hold on Monday).

[Bela]

Hmm. Well if mine was rendered today I'd be surprised if others didn't receive something this week. (And good luck by the way!)

There's some kind of video email if accepted right? And nothing for WL/reject?

I hope so! I completed on 11/15 and am above the 75% for GPA and LSAT, but I legitimately want to go to BC. (I have a great job in the Boston area, and I live here)

[krad]

Hi.

Haha, hi!

Good luck to those going Decision Rendered!!

[sandwichday]

Anyone else see their status change today (desperate for any good news)???

[stlisforlovers]

I'm still UR 11/29

[Ldubs]

I am decision rendered as well. Did we ever come to a conclusion as to whether or not anything under mailings indicated something?

[JakeL]

I am decision rendered as well. Did we ever come to a conclusion as to whether or not anything under mailings indicated something?

I believe the consensus is that nothing under mailings is not good.

[Aggiegrad2011]

Looks like nothing under mailings and no e-mail meant a hold, because a hold isn't technically a decision (accept, reject, waitlist are decisions). A hold is not a waitlist, rejection or hold, therefore it is not a decision. That's all I can think of.

[aidez-moi]

Looks like nothing under mailings and no e-mail meant a hold, because a hold isn't technically a decision (accept, reject, waitlist are decisions). A hold is not a waitlist, rejection or hold, therefore it is not a decision. That's all I can think of.

I thought a hold was the same as a wait list? Are they different?

And Ldubs, I don't know if BC was a reach for you or not, but it was for me. Although an acceptance would be nice, I didn't expect it at this stage. (And mailings is blank for me.)

For what it's worth.

[Aggiegrad2011]

I thought a hold was the same as a wait list? Are they different?

Yes, very different! As it was explained tome: A "hold" is akin to when you're taking an exam and you come across a really difficult problem, so you skip that problem and work through others until you're ready to go back to the harder problem. So essentially, a hold can result in: Waitlist or admission. They don't reject from "hold". They will reject from Waitlist...But it's a different pool of applicants for "hold", and you are given a deadline of February 28th, which is another way it's much different from waitlist.

[Gemini]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

[Aggiegrad2011]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

If you get in we need to compare notes! I am going to get to the bottom of how the heck they make the decisions they do, even if it kills me!! I wonder if it'd be something as small as that 1 point difference on our LSAT scores. Probably would, seems like the kind of thing that'd happen. LOL

[NZA]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

11/30, and me, too.

Being on the later end of applicants on TLS makes me even more paranoid than I normally would be. Everyone is getting in, and I'm like, "Wtf, do I just suck?"

[Gemini]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

If you get in we need to compare notes! I am going to get to the bottom of how the heck they make the decisions they do, even if it kills me!! I wonder if it'd be something as small as that 1 point difference on our LSAT scores. Probably would, seems like the kind of thing that'd happen. LOL

If you're going off my LSN, it's a bit fudged. I'm 2 points above your score. I don't know if I'll get in. BC is extremely holistic. People with a 160 and high GPA have been accepted.

Acceptance or no acceptance for me, I would always recommend to apply as soon as possible.

[Aggiegrad2011]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

11/30, and me, too.

Being on the later end of applicants on TLS makes me even more paranoid than I normally would be. Everyone is getting in, and I'm like, "Wtf, do I just suck?"

It's better to THINK you suck, than to get a letter saying you suck.

[NZA]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

11/30, and me, too.

Being on the later end of applicants on TLS makes me even more paranoid than I normally would be. Everyone is getting in, and I'm like, "Wtf, do I just suck?"

It's better to THINK you suck, than to get a letter saying you suck.

LOL, you don't suck, homie. You rock too hard.

[Aggiegrad2011]

Still UR 11/16. I survive another day.

If you get in we need to compare notes! I am going to get to the bottom of how the heck they make the decisions they do, even if it kills me!! I wonder if it'd be something as small as that 1 point difference on our LSAT scores. Probably would, seems like the kind of thing that'd happen. LOL

If you're going off my LSN, it's a bit fudged. I'm 2 points above your score. I don't know if I'll get in. BC is extremely holistic. People with a 160 and high GPA have been accepted.

Acceptance or no acceptance for me, I would always recommend to apply as soon as possible.

I applied as soon as I could (October LSAT score), in fact my apps were already sitting and waiting to be sent once I had a reportable score.

If it's so holistic, I wonder what they've got against me... Military, 100+ hours of community service, civil air patrol, national publication in a scholarly work, water polo team, I mean holy jesus how much more do I need to have done BESIDES my LSAT score being higher? I honestly can't look at my last 4 years and think of ANYTHING I could really add. I am not just a library jockey. I play sports, I chair committees and plan fundraisers, I mentor high school kids in english for god's sake.

I don't think they're as holistic as they say they are, because there's no way they could turn me down if that's the case. My pre-law advisor said my file is like the poster-girl of what an ideal law applicant is, with work experience, life experience, community involvement and a sterling transcript. *Holistically* there's no flaw in my application. The only damn flaw is the stupid LSAT score.