Boston College c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[VinnyGambini Jr.]

Came at 2:45 am lol. At least it was good news. Now the scholarship wait begins.

[circle.the.wagons]

In! Yes!

[em15]

IN!! Congrats everybody!!

[tuesdayninja]

IN!! Congrats everybody!!

Congrats! You've been waiting a while but it was worth it!

[BarMan]

Congrats everyone who got in! For the rest of us... here's to next week!

[em15]

IN!! Congrats everybody!!

Congrats! You've been waiting a while but it was worth it!

Thank you!! So worth it! Now if only BU could get back to me...haha

[tuesdayninja]

IN!! Congrats everybody!!

Congrats! You've been waiting a while but it was worth it!

Thank you!! So worth it! Now if only BU could get back to me...haha

Same boat, they're taking their sweet time!

[lawyerly46]

Does anyone else think that they are all over the place with admissions this year? I'm shocked I was waitlisted. Expected to get in with a lot of money.

[inevitable510]

Does anyone else think that they are all over the place with admissions this year? I'm shocked I was waitlisted. Expected to get in with a lot of money.

It seems like to me they are stretching for higher medians this year and/or looking for more non-traditional candidates (work experience).

[Stylnator]

IN!! Congrats everybody!!

Congrats! You've been waiting a while but it was worth it!

Thank you!! So worth it! Now if only BU could get back to me...haha

Same boat, they're taking their sweet time!

perhaps because they need every moment to soak in our wonderful applications, and congrats everyone!

[ashrice13]

Does anyone else think that they are all over the place with admissions this year? I'm shocked I was waitlisted. Expected to get in with a lot of money.

It seems like to me they are stretching for higher medians this year and/or looking for more non-traditional candidates (work experience).

They definitely seem to be trying for higher medians and have WL many people that you'd think for sure would be in. Seems like a risky move considering they're also unwilling to negotiate.

Source: me being someone above both 75ths that probably won't be going because of their unwillingness

[theboringest]

Does anyone else think that they are all over the place with admissions this year? I'm shocked I was waitlisted. Expected to get in with a lot of money.

It seems like to me they are stretching for higher medians this year and/or looking for more non-traditional candidates (work experience).

They definitely seem to be trying for higher medians and have WL many people that you'd think for sure would be in. Seems like a risky move considering they're also unwilling to negotiate.

Source: me being someone above both 75ths that probably won't be going because of their unwillingness

They might also be going for a smaller class size.

[inevitable510]

Does anyone else think that they are all over the place with admissions this year? I'm shocked I was waitlisted. Expected to get in with a lot of money.

It seems like to me they are stretching for higher medians this year and/or looking for more non-traditional candidates (work experience).

They definitely seem to be trying for higher medians and have WL many people that you'd think for sure would be in. Seems like a risky move considering they're also unwilling to negotiate.

Source: me being someone above both 75ths that probably won't be going because of their unwillingness

They might also be going for a smaller class size.

The increase in scholarship $$ could indicate that?

[em15]

Did anyone go to the ASD Friday??

[circle.the.wagons]

The increase in scholarship $$ could indicate that?

Is there a consensus that scholarship $$ is higher than normal this year?

[aryi3025]

Did anyone go to the ASD Friday??

i was actually in boston when i got my admittance and talked to the dean about going so i was there

[em15]

Did anyone go to the ASD Friday??

i was actually in boston when i got my admittance and talked to the dean about going so i was there

Nice! What did you think? I don't know when I'll have a chance to get out there

[Dodocogon]

Did anyone go to the ASD Friday??

Yeah it was a pretty good time. Very tight schedule though! And with how much they push the BC community/alumni, I was surprised there wasn't an alumni event Friday night downtown or something; I did talk to a good amount of students and go to a bar review (with a few other admitted students by word-of-mouth - it wasn't advertised to us) that night. Liked it a lot though! Was very nice that mother nature helped out; I'm not gonna expect 70 degree weather in Feb. when I'm there (or BU) next year.

[em15]

Did anyone go to the ASD Friday??

Yeah it was a pretty good time. Very tight schedule though! And with how much they push the BC community/alumni, I was surprised there wasn't an alumni event Friday night downtown or something; I did talk to a good amount of students and go to a bar review (with a few other admitted students by word-of-mouth - it wasn't advertised to us) that night. Liked it a lot though! Was very nice that mother nature helped out; I'm not gonna expect 70 degree weather in Feb. when I'm there (or BU) next year.

Haha nice! Thank you!

[celticsfan]

Under review as of today. Can anyone comment on the typical turn-around time for a decision? I was complete for a little over a month.

[BEng,MBA,FRM,JD(?)]

Under review as of today. Can anyone comment on the typical turn-around time for a decision? I was complete for a little over a month.

Hi, I heard back in 10 days. I think most people hear back in 10-20 days. Good luck !!

[celticsfan]

Under review as of today. Can anyone comment on the typical turn-around time for a decision? I was complete for a little over a month.

Hi, I heard back in 10 days. I think most people hear back in 10-20 days. Good luck !!

Thanks! Hoping for the best but don't wanna get my hopes up

[lawof11]

So it does seem pretty certain that BC won't negotiate? As in, if I was hypothetically sure that they were my choice, it wouldn't be entirely irrational to submit my deposit sooner rather than later?...just to get some closure and close the chapter on the exhausting process of LSAT/apps/etc...

[Dodocogon]

So it does seem pretty certain that BC won't negotiate? As in, if I was hypothetically sure that they were my choice, it wouldn't be entirely irrational to submit my deposit sooner rather than later?...just to get some closure and close the chapter on the exhausting process of LSAT/apps/etc...

You don't need to deposit to decide IMO - if you know, you know. Doesn't hurt to feign concern and try to get the price down some.

That said, it isn't looking too promising on the negotiation front.

[tuesdayninja]

Man I hope this negotiation impasse doesn't hold forever. Hopefully it's just because it's early and they're still admitting/distributing scholly. Imma try closer to mid march, right before deposit 1 and before deposit 2 probably.