BOSTON COLLEGE EXPERIENCE RECOMMENDATION FORM
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name:
Current address:
City:
State:
ZIP Code:
Country:
Date of birth:
Phone:
E-mail:
Please circle the program you are applying for from the list below.
Six-Week Programs (earn college credit)
BCE Honors
Writers in the Making
BC Math Experience
Three-Week Non-Credit Programs
Summer Challenge
English Language Immersion
TO THE RECOMMENDER
The student named above is applying for admission to the Boston College Experience. The purpose of this program
is to provide students with new academic challenges. Highly motivated individuals are offered an opportunity to
immerse themselves in a college campus, discover new interests, and develop strategies for dealing with the
intense, special demand of college study. You can read more about the program at www.bc.edu/bce or call 617552-3800 if you have questions.
Your candid and thoughtful appraisal of this student’s readiness for this college experience is essential to the
application. Many students, while superior intellectually, have not yet attained a level of social maturity necessary to
manage the problems and opportunities of college living.
You should receive an email from our online application system hosted by Embark. Please use the provided link to
submit this form along with your responses to the questions on this form.
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE RECOMMENDER
No Basis
Intellectual Ability
Perseverance
Imagination and Creativity
Conceptual Critical Thinking
Skills
Maturity
Leadership and Ability
Work Ethic
Productive in-class discussion
Respect for adults
Respect for peers
Integrity
Overall
Below
Average
Average
Above
Average
Excellent
(top 10%)
One of top few
encountered in
career
BOSTON COLLEGE EXPERIENCE RECOMMENDATION FORM
Please respond to the following questions in a separate document and upload it to
Embark with this recommendation form.
How long and in what context have you known this student?
What are the student’s academic strengths and interests?
Recommendation
Instructions
Could you comment on the student’s personal qualities? Are there any special
circumstances in the student’s background or home life that would be helpful for us to
know? Is the student experiencing any difficulties? Are there any unusual strengths or
weaknesses of which we should be aware? Has the student been involved in any
disciplinary action or been on probation or warning for conduct?
In your judgment, does this student have adequate social maturity to live in a college
residence hall environment? Please comment.
Do you have reservations about his or her ability to participate in a demanding college-level
program?
RECOMMENDER INFORMATION
Name:
Title:
Name of school:
Department:
Email:
Phone:
Signature:
Date:
NOTE TO GUIDANCE COUNSELORS/PRINCIPALS
Please mail an official transcript, including mid-year grades in current courses and PSAT/SAT/ACT scores to:
Boston College Summer Session – BCE
St. Mary’s Hall South, S054
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467