We look forward to getting in touch with you through the email you provided on your Common Application or QuestBridge Application. After we receive your submission, we鈥檒l email you login information for our Applicant Status Portal. You can check the status of your application there at any time.听
Please note, we do not begin downloading applications until mid-September. If you submit an early application, we will notify you once your application has been downloaded. Please add "admission@bc.edu" to your list of approved email senders to ensure that you receive this email and other important application related communications.
Within 1-2 business days of receiving your Common Application or QuestBridge Application, we鈥檒l email you login instructions to access the portal. Please save your credentialing email, which contains your unique portal access link, so you can monitor your status throughout the admission process. You will use the same credentials for both the application process and decision notification.
As a reminder, portal credentials will not be distributed until mid-September. So if you apply early, don鈥檛 worry! We鈥檒l email you when we begin downloading applications. If you experience technical difficulties establishing your portal login credentials or you do not receive your emailed credentials after one week, please email us at admission@bc.edu.
As an applicant, you will use your Applicant Status Portal to monitor your application checklist and view your admission decision. You can also use the portal to:
- Check the status of your financial aid application
- Confirm the standardized test scores we鈥檝e received (if you choose to include them for review)
- Update your email and mailing address
- Withdraw your application
Within 1-2 business days of downloading your application, we鈥檒l email your Applicant Status Portal login credentials. First, check your spam to make sure that your credential email isn鈥檛 there (Please add "admission@bc.edu" as an approved address to your email server filtering system.)
If, after one week, you鈥檝e checked your spam and you haven鈥檛 received your credentials email, please contact us at admission@bc.edu.*Reminder: Applicant Status Portal login credentials will not be distributed until mid-September.
No. All required materials (transcripts, recommendations, test scores, etc.) must be submitted electronically or via mail. All documents must be official with the exception of self-reported test scores. You may use your portal to upload an optional resume, but this is not required for admission.
If you forgot your password and you set up Challenge Questions, you can conveniently change your password by clicking "Forgot Password?" on the Boston College Applicant Status Portal login screen.If you forgot your password and you did not set up Challenge Questions, please email admission@bc.edu or call Undergraduate Admission at 617-552-3100 to have your credentialing email resent to you.
November 1 is the Early Decision I application deadline. Early Decision I applicants will be notified of their admission decision no later than December 15.
January 4 is both the Early Decision II and Regular Decision application deadline. Early Decision II applicants will be notified of their admission decision no later than February 15. Regular Decision applicants will听be notified of their admission decision no later than April 1.
Early Decision is a binding admission program for applicants who view Boston College as their first choice.
Both Early Decision and Regular Decision offer different benefits. To help make your choice, learn more about Early Decision and Regular Decision at Boston College.
You must apply by the November 1, the priority scholarship deadline, to be considered for the Gabelli Presidential Scholarship.
No separate application is required. You may apply as an Early Decision I, Early Decision II, or as a Regular Decision applicant. Learn more about the Gabelli Presidential Scholars program.
Boston College is committed to meeting the full demonstrated institutional need of every student applying for financial aid.
To learn more about how Boston College determines eligbility for financial aid, visit Undergraduate Financial Aid.
Boston College is committed to meeting your demonstrated need with different forms of financial aid. Use our听Instant Net Price Estimator to see a cost estimate of attending Boston College.
No, Boston College does not have admission interviews. We also do not track your demontrasted interest.
In making admission decisions, we consider grades, standardized test scores, what you do outside of school, teachers鈥� and others鈥� appraisals, and how you express yourself through writing.
We offer in-person campus tours throughout the year, including over the summer. Plan your visit today!
Our Eagle Eye campus visits include an information session and student-led outdoor campus tour. The information session features authentic conversation with current students.听
Each campus visit lasts two hours. Learn more about what to expect on your tour!
Yes. Our interactive virtual tour includes over 65 campus locations including the Margot Connell Recreation Center and residence halls, and features听dozens of photo galleries, videos, panoramic images, and student perspectives.
Yes.
Applicants must designate to which of the four undergraduate divisions they are making their application: Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences, Carroll School of Management, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Connell School of Nursing. Students are only considered for admission to the division to which they applied. Students may not change divisions following admission, but may be eligible to apply for an internal transfer to a new division after:
- One semester for those seeking a transfer to the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences or the Lynch School of Education
- Two semesters to the Connell School of Nursing
- Two semesters to the Carroll School of Management
Transferring within Boston College
Matriculated students wishing to transfer from one undergraduate college to another within Boston College should complete the internal transfer form. Students applying to transfer into the听Carroll School of Management, Connell School of Nursing, or Lynch School of Education听and Human Development,听should note that enrollment is limited in the professional schools and internal transfer may or may not be possible in any given year.
Yes.
Students in the Carroll School of Management, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, or the Connell School of Nursing may pursue a second major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. Students enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences may pursue a second major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, but cannot pursue a second major in one of our three pre-professional undergraduate divisions. Therefore, if you plan to pursue two majors in different undergraduate divisions, we encourage you to apply to the Carroll School of Management, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, or the Connell School of Nursing. Then, if you chose to enroll at Boston College, you may declare your second major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences during your freshman year.
If you are truly undecided in your area of study, but your interests lie in the arts, the humanities and/or the sciences, we recommend you submit your application to the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences.
While we do require that you select an undergraduate division before you apply to Boston College, we realize that you may be undecided about the specific major you'd like to pursue. At Boston College, with the exception of nursing and engineering, you do not have to choose your major until the end of the sophomore year. Selecting "undecided" as your major will have no bearing on your admission to Boston College.
Boston College participates in the Advanced Placement program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Applicants interested in advanced placement should make arrangements to take the Advanced Placement Examinations given by the College Board in May of each year.
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