Boston College
What Boston College says
Exact quotes from Boston College’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
A personal leave of absence may be taken for any reason.
— bc.edu ↗To request a personal leave of absence, students must complete the Withdrawal/Leave of Absence Form no later than the semester’s last date for a withdrawal from the University.
— bc.edu ↗Students who desire readmission must initiate the process in the Office of the appropriate Academic Dean of their school or college.
— bc.edu ↗A personal leave of absence may be taken for any reason.
— bc.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Boston College appears to allow a personal leave for any reason via a Withdrawal/Leave form.
- A clean spring leave looks like it needs the form filed by mid-January.
- Readmission seems to start in the Academic Dean's office, weeks before returning.
- Reasons accepted: any personal reason.
- Time away allowed: not stated on public pages.
- Classes start Jan 19.
Before you decide
Check on the following…
- Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
- Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
- Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
- What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
- When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
- Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
- What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
- I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
Student founder community
- Start@Shea ↗Shea Center student programs: Accelerate@Shea, Demo Day '26, BC Entrepreneurship Summit
Entrepreneurship center
- Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship ↗BC's entrepreneurship center (Carroll School), open to all students
- The Hatchery (Design & Innovation makerspaces) ↗BC makerspaces for prototyping
Hard-tech team
- MakeBC ↗Maker club: CAD, soldering, Arduino workshops and competitions
- MechaEagles ↗BC's first SAE Baja racing club, open to all majors
CS club
- Computer Science Society ↗Tech and entrepreneurship club for CS students
- Machine Intelligence Group ↗Undergraduate AI/ML research and projects
Why 90
Spend the winter building. Southbound runs Jan 11 to Apr 11, 2027 in Miami. Acceptance is rolling.
What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. Source pages look current for 2026–27. We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.