Senior-Year Grades

Early Decision Applicants

All Early Decision applicants are expected to submit first marking period grades, which may be first quarter or first trimester grades, as soon as they are available. Please ask your guidance counselor to submit an updated transcript or progress report through one of the methods outlined below.

Regular Decision Applicants*

If you are on a semester schedule, please send your first marking period or first quarter grades if available. Your counselor must submit first semester grades once they are available. They may use the Mid-Year Report Form through the Common Application.

If you are on a trimester schedule, please have your counselor submit your first trimester grades once they are available. They can use the Mid-Year Report Form through the Common Application.

The documents listed above should be submitted by your teacher or school counselor as follows:

  • Through a vendor such as Common Application, Docufide, SCOIR, or Naviance
  • Via email to schforms@bu.edu
  • By postal mail to:

Boston University Admissions
881 Commonwealth Avenue, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Students Studying at High Schools Overseas

If you are taking an external qualification exam, such as IB or GCE/A-Levels, please have your counselor submit your predicted results to schforms@bu.edu. If predicted results are unavailable, please submit internal marks for the current marking period of your final year of secondary school. If you are not taking a qualification exam, please submit internal marks for the current marking period of your final year of secondary school.