Applying to Boston College

things to know before you apply

                                                    





   






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Application Mailing Address:

Undergraduate Admission
Processing Center
P.O. Box 11
Randolph, MA  02368-0011




Courier Service (FedEx,   
DHL, UPS and/or application
fees paid by check) 


Boston College
Office of Undergraduate Admission
Devlin Hall 208
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA  02467-3809

phone: (617) 552-3100
           1-800-360-2522 

fax:  (617) 552-0798


Application Requirements
  • Boston College Supplemental Application
    (should be completed on www.commonapp.org)
  • $70 non-refundable application fee
  • Completed Common Application
  • Official High School Transcript
  • School Report
  • Guidance or College Counselor Evaluation
  • 2 Teacher Evaluations
  • SAT I and 2 SAT II Subject Tests OR ACT with
    optional writing
  • TOEFL (for non-US citizens whose primary
    language is not English)

Application Deadlines

Restrictive Early Action: November 1st
Click here to learn more about our early action policy.

Regular Decision: January 1st


Application Procedures

Students should submit the Boston College
Supplemental Application along with the Common
Application at www.commonapp.org. Please note that
you must have a Common Application account in order
to access the Boston College Supplemental Application.
If you encounter problems while trying to
submit your Common or Supplemental application, please contact the Common Application at
application_help@commonapp.net.


Students should submit the Boston College
Supplemental Application as soon as possible.  When
you initiate your supplemental application online, you
will be instructed to click on the "print preview" button in order to verify your information.  Your application
number will appear at the bottom of this document.  You will need this number in order to pay the application fee online.


Standardized Testing

ACT and/or SAT results through the October administration will be considered for the Early Action program.  Early Action and Regular Decision applicants must submit all standardized testing by the application deadlines.  Test scores must be sent directly to Boston College from the College Entrance Examination Board or the American College Testing Program.


After You Have Submitted Your Application

After receipt of your online application, you will receive notification from Boston College within 3 business days. A message will be sent to the email address provided on your application.  This message will contain confidential Boston College credentials, including your Eagle ID number and your username.  You can use this ID number and username to check your application status at portal.bc.edu .  Click here for additional information on how to check the status of your application.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all application
materials are received by the Office of Undergraduate
Admission.