Boston College Carroll

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private · 2-year full-time

Average GMAT Focus: 584
Average GPA: 3.28
Program tuition: $140,780 (≈ 2 × first-year tuition)

Deadlines

Round 1: Oct. 13, 2026
Round 2: Dec. 15, 2026
Round 3: Jan. 19, 2027
Round 4: March 2, 2027
Round 5: May 11, 2027

Essays

Required essay (500 words)

Please discuss how you plan to achieve your short and long term career goals following graduation from Boston College. What challenges will you face and how will you leverage your academic and professional experiences to achieve these goals?

Optional essay 1

Please introduce yourself to the BC community. Feel free to be creative in expressing your message.

Optional essay 2

If you have not had coursework in core business or if your standardized test scores are low, how you plan to prepare for the quantitative rigor of the BC MBA, MSF, or MSA curriculum?

Optional essay 3

Explain an aspect of your candidacy in more detail.

Optional essay 4

What unique perspective will you bring to the Boston College community?

Editor's notes

Go to an App-y Hour before you submit. It's a small-group Zoom with the admissions team, it waives your $100 fee, and it's where BC says to bring questions about recommendations and essay length.
Your whole written case is one 500-word essay, so it has to carry your goals, your obstacles and your fit. Then use exactly one optional essay to cover your biggest gap, whether that's the quant question (Essay 2) or the introduce-yourself prompt (Essay 1). Don't spend it restating the required essay.
BC is test-waivable, but its own admissions staff make the case for testing, especially if you're coming straight from college or from a non-business field. The Class of 2028 averaged 584 on GMAT Focus. If you're at or above that, send it.
Decide on the STEM track before you deposit. You can signal interest in the application at no risk, but the choice locks at enrollment, and international students who want the 24-month OPT extension can't add it later.