After your QuestBridge application has been forwarded to BC, you will receive instructions to complete the Boston College QuestBridge Questionnaire. This questionnaire will ask you BC specific questions, including major of interest. Please note that students applying for the Human-Centered Engineering major will also be prompted to submit an additional essay within the form. All other majors do not require an additional essay. This form is required by all applicants for BC to consider your application.

Please have your high school guidance counselor submit your official transcripts to the Admission Office (see Contact Information below). If your counselor uploaded your transcript as part of your College Match application, you do not need to resubmit it. 

Boston College will continue its test-optional admission policy for the 2024-25 application cycle. Students who opt not to submit test scores will receive full consideration during our selection process.

At Boston College, internal research has shown that test scores, when used alongside other factors such as grades, curriculum rigor, writing, co-curricular involvement, and recommendations, add measurable value in predicting academic success. For this reason, students who complete the SAT or ACT are encouraged to submit their scores.

When submitted, the Admission Committee will carefully consider test scores in the context of students’ home, school, and community environments. Scores received from applicants are one factor among many that we consider within our holistic review and are never used as a sole determinant of admission.

Since Boston College first offered a test-optional admission plan during the 2020-21 application cycle, approximately 2/3 of admitted students submitted SAT and/or ACT test scores.

To reduce the cost associated with applying to college, Boston College has moved to a self-reporting test-score model. Students may send official score reports from a testing center, list their test scores on their applications, and/or upload scores through their Applicant Status Portals. All scores submitted to Boston College will be evaluated by the Admission Committee.

Enrolled students who provided scores with their applications will be required to submit official test score reports upon matriculation. At that time, students’ results will be verified.

Students who intend to major in Studio Art can submit artistic samples/portfolios through SlideRoom. If not majoring in Studio Art, please highlight any art involvement within the Activities or Additional Information sections of the QuestBridge Application. Students with a background in theater and/or music who plan to be involved in music and theater productions at Boston College are invited to showcase their talents by submitting artistic samples via SlideRoom, regardless of their intended major.

If the submission fee poses a financial hardship, please contact Linda Galvin to request a fee waiver prior to submitting. We are not able to provide a reimbursement after a submission has been received. Materials received via SlideRoom after the November 1 deadline will not be reviewed.

Please select "Early Decision" as your admission application type.  

If your parents own a business or farm: 

• Submit the CSS Profile Business/Farm Supplement

If your parents are divorced or separated:

• Both of your biological/adoptive parent(s) will complete their own CSS Profile with different log-in credentials. It is highly recommended that the student and custodial parent start the CSS Profile first, as the non-custodial cannot submit information until the student selects a school that requires the submission of non-custodial parent information.

• Your non-custodial parent must submit the online Non-Custodial Profile after creating a separate College Board account.

• If you do not have any contact with your non-custodial parent, then you may submit a request to waive the requirement of their financial information. Download the Non-Custodial Parent Waiver Petition from the College Board site.

Both the custodial and non-custodial parent must submit copies of their 2023 federal tax returns with all schedules, attachments, W-2 Forms, and other earnings statements. You may securely upload all required documents to the College Board IDOC Site. 

Submit as soon as available

The FAFSA will open this fall. Please complete the FAFSA as soon as it is available and submit it directly to Boston College.

U.S. Citizens and Eligible Noncitizens only. Canadian and other international students do not complete the FAFSA. 

Finalists who don’t match with Boston College or a binding college partner can be considered for Early Decision II. Finalists interested in this option must submit the Boston College Applicant Verification Form. You must submit this form through the Applicant Status Portal by January 2. 

Note that this is a binding admission process, and you also must complete the Early Decision Agreement, which will be provided to you within your Applicant Status Portal once you confirm that you would like your application to be moved to BC's Early Decision II review process. BC encourages you to review their policy on Early Decision and to contact them by emailing [email protected] with any questions.

All Finalists who rank Boston College for the Match, but did not match to a binding college will automatically have their applications moved into the Regular Decision process. 

To continue to have your application considered for admission, you must submit the Boston College Applicant Verification Form by January 2 via your Applicant Status Portal. Please have your counselor submit your Midyear Report with an updated transcript (as soon as it becomes available) along with any relevant updates to [email protected].

If you no longer wish to be considered for admission at Boston College, please indicate this on the Boston College Applicant Verification form or email [email protected] to have your application withdrawn.

Finalists who ranked BC and submitted all materials (but did not match to a binding college)

Finalists who did not rank BC

You may reuse one of your QuestBridge essays for the Common Application essay. If you are requesting a fee waiver and need any assistance, please contact [email protected]

Update including recent grades

Only if new scores to report

Students who intend to major in Studio Art can submit artistic samples/portfolios through SlideRoom. If not majoring in Studio Art, please highlight any art involvement within the Activities or Additional Information sections of the QuestBridge Application or the Common Application. Students with a background in theater and/or music who plan to be involved in music and theater productions at Boston College are invited to showcase their talents by submitting artistic samples via SlideRoom, regardless of their intended major. 

Please note that there is a $5 fee to submit your artistic samples. If the fee poses a financial hardship students may request a fee waiver by emailing Linda Galvin PRIOR to submitting.

Submissions received after the January 2 deadline will not be reviewed.

Finalists who ranked BC and submitted all materials (but did not match to a binding college)

Finalists who did not rank BC