Boston College and the US History Subject Test

There are a small number of select schools which require you do extra work to get in. The additional effort may seem intimidating at first, but getting into the school of your dreams is worth it. Boston College is one of these select institutions that require more from the student. SAT subject tests must be taken and provided for admission. Thankfully, the students may decide which of the many SAT tests they’ll take. The US history SAT subject test is often chosen because it is much easier to study for independently than physics or chemistry 

Would you like to know what you would need to score on the US History SAT Subject Test to get accepted at Boston College? Let’s look at the Boston College historical data to find out.

Over ten thousand more students apply to Boston College today than they did just a decade ago. Still, acceptance rates remain high in 2011 for a school that requires additional testing to be accepted. Acceptance rates at other competitive schools like Harvard have been dropping every year for 7 years. That Boston College has remained relatively open is promising. It may not be the pinnacle of American education, but it’s still a top fifty school. Getting enrolled takes some effort. There is no minimum SAT result for applicants submitting their SAT scores for consideration but the school does have general silent standards by which they abide. Boston College doesn’t publish their enrollee’s SAT subject test scores. Some investigation of the normal SAT scores must be done to get perspective on their needs.

Solid scores, not the nearly impossible ones needed for Princeton, are enough to get you in. Applicants who get accepted usually score in the top 12-16% of all SAT test-takers. Boston College will probably accept something lower than the the top 12% for their SAT Subject Test scores. Students who choose to take the SAT Subject Tests are a highly motivated group that is much different than the standard SAT test-taker. A substantial majority of these US history SAT students have taken AP US history. It’s a collection of people who are highly motivated to get into the very best of American schools. Have no fear if your score is lower than the top 12%. You can get accepted with something that is merely above average.

What score is Boston College likely to accept from an applicant?

Six Hundred-Sixty. That's enough to put you in the top 40% of all test-takers. It shows you have mastery of the topic. It's suggestive you're a good student.

What sort of score would cause you to really stand out from everyone else? The US History SAT Subject Test is the second most popular test after Math II. Many of the other people submitting to Boston College are going to have scores that could potentially match yours perfectly. Small quantitative differences can spell disaster and send you off to a safety school.

Seven Hundred-Forty. That places you in the very top of test takers, around 15%.

Sources

College Board’s SAT Subject Tests Percentile Ranks (2011 College Bound Seniors)

College Board’s SAT Percentile Ranks (2011 College Bound Seniors)

There are 16 different types of US history students.

1. The kind that falls asleep in class.
2. The kind that falls asleep in class but aces the exam because they already read the textbook.
3. The kind that loves history so much that they speak more than the teacher.
4. The kind that regrets taking the course because now they have more writing to do than an English class.
5. The kind who believes he's the correct contrarian.
6. The kind that argues in favor of the illuminati.
7. The kind that somehow made it into high school without knowing who Christopher Columbus is.
8. The kind who pass notes to lovers in the front of the class.
9. The kind who dream they lived in a bygone age.
10. The kind who are greatful to live in the present.
11. The kind who can't wait for their hover cars.
12. The kind that will forget what they've learned and doom themselves to repeating the mistakes of the past.
13. The kind who is inspired by the rebels, dreamers and thinkers who came before them.
14. The kind who hates the world for forcing him to learn about the past.
15. The kind who thinks they could've done better than their ancestors.
16. The kind who thinks they could have done better than their ancestors and are right.

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