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Hi growing19, I got my letter from BC yesterday (Philadelphia area) and it was indeed good news. I was also accepted by Queen's U Belfast yesterday! That means I'm stuck with a choice, although I'm waiting to hear back from some schools. I would love to visit BC soon (and I'm not too far, luckily). My undergrad prof who is on sabbatical in Ireland right now gave me some names of people to contact. So BC is still on my list for sure. If you want to stay in touch, feel free. Congrats on the acceptance!

Do you know anything specific about the Irish Studies program? I'm not really sure what to say in response to this. Of course I could see myself at other programs, and I applied to a variety of programs that I'd love to be a part of, but the information out there regarding what I want to study is spotty. There are no "rankings," but after hours and hours of research, I concluded that there are schools that have a great grounding in Irish studies, and they tend to be MA programs that lead into PhD's in different fields (literature, history, language, etc.). I didn't go 100% by what my undergrad prof said, but the top programs she named (BC, Notre Dame, NYU) were the programs I found on my own as well. She has a PhD in Irish women's poetry, and my own research corroborated what she said, so I saw no reason to argue. She named BC and Notre Dame as the best programs out there. I'd love Notre Dame, but obviously getting in with a BA is tough, and I can't afford to wait around if I can go to a good funded MA program. I applied to other schools with good faculty where I could do my research but have been disappointed so far. And while Queens U would be a fantastic place to study, it's all about the money in the end. I won't even pick BC if they give no funding, as you pointed out, no matter how desperate I am to roll out with those trust-fund babies.

Congratulations! Do you know anything about MA rejections? Have rejections already happened or will they be happening later? I looked at the Results page, and given the acceptances all happening at the same time, I'm hoping the fact that my letter was mailed on the 9th is a good sign (not that I want to unnecessarily get my hopes up... again). Also, has your Agora status changed in any significant way? Mine requested the Final Bachelors Transcript and I think I got that new link about Financial Aid and ResLife or whatever. Sorry to bug you, but this is my top choice and I'm itching to find out.

Are there any updates on this? I still haven't gotten any email and my application status is still AcadReview.

Hi guys. I applied to Boston College's MA program, specifically for the Irish Studies program. A prof at my undergrad who is well-versed in Irish studies said it's the best program out there, so it became my top choice. Last Monday I logged onto my Agora portal and there was a new required document: "Final Bachelors Transcript." I think there were new Financial Award Notification and ResLife links too, but maybe they were there before and I was making it up. I called the GSAS asking about the Final Bachelors Transcript, and the girl gave me some roundabout answer and said that she couldn't tell me the decision but that the letter was mailed March 9th. The letter still isn't here. I'm in Pennsylvania, for God's sake, where is my letter?? I was excited initially about the Final Bachelors Transcript request, but I poked around on GradCafe and saw a Poli Sci applicant had that on his Agora page too and that he got a rejection letter anyway, so it's back to square one, looks like. So my question: has anyone gotten a letter yet? Why is this taking so long? I'm beginning to think that they never actually mailed one or that it got lost, at which case they'd have to mail ANOTHER one because "that's their policy, admissions decisions by letter." Ugh.