<p>At the info session I attended today the lady said only 15 kids get merit $. Is this true? And not to be offensive or anything but probably 99% of the kids there were preppy white kids. Is this a huge majority at the school because it was very weird.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s true. Like most very selective colleges, BC does not generally give out merit aid, only need-based aid. The only exception are the Presidential Scholars, who get full tuition scholarships for all 4 years and many other benefits:</p>
<p>[Presidential</a> Scholars Program - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/centers/psp/]Presidential”>http://www.bc.edu/centers/psp/)</p>
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<p>Actually, a rather silly statement to make once you put on your critical thinking skills. Like ALL colleges, BC gives out merit money to kids that they really want, which could be a URM, a high tester, an International, a former Julliard concert maestro, a published poet, etc. Since they have a gazillion apps from prep schools kids, many/most of who can pay full fare, why would they offer them a free ride to attract them to the school?</p>
<p>The preppy element of BC has been discussed countless times here. Yes there are a lot of preppy students, but:</p>
<p>A) Why judge people on how they dress?
B) If you are going to judge people this way, it’s not the majority of the student population, just the part everybody loves to talk about. </p>
<p>BC is very good with need-based aid, as bluebayou explained, merit money is a lot harder to come by. If you want to get a feel for the student body, the best time to visit is when school is in session. Judging a student body by the kids in your information session does not make any sense.</p>
<p>@bluebayou… I don’t see where you’re getting at. I have no clue who BC gives the merit aid to, I just meant 99% of the kids touring, as well as the small amount of people on campus were white. Growing up in many call the most diverse place in the country, I didn’t like it. </p>
<p>BCguy, I’m not judging… just using a term to describe how almost everyone was dressed. And I wasn’t judging the student body, just asking a question. Someone is a little uptight.</p>
<p>I was at this info session too lol. 10:45 AM?</p>
<p>sry, tb, I misread your first post. (That’s what I get for being online before a trip to Starbucks!)</p>
<p>According to IPEDS (great source of data btw), BC’s undergrads are 65% white, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 5% Black…</p>
<p>btw: searching your other posts…with a 35 and an interest in science, and NY residency, Cornell Ag (ED?) should be on your short list, IMO (unless you hate Ithaca).</p>
<p>I was actually scheduled for the 10:45 one but got to Boston early and did the first one, 9:30 I think. </p>
<p>Yeah Cornell is a consideration currently. Not sure how I feel about the town since I really want a bigger city, but shall see if I can visit</p>
<p>yes, I can understand the draw of the Big City, but Cornell at instate rates is really attractive, at least from a parent’s perspective…</p>
<p>everyone’s gotta stop with the preppy thing. if u show up at the campus and expect to see nothing but preppy kids that’s all you gonna see. how about you try having an open mind, and notice everyone around you, instead of focusing on one stereotype. and what’s wrong with the preppy kids? they dress nice, big deal. i’d rather hang with preps than with hipsters and freaks</p>
<p>I do have an open mind and I’m just saying I noticed a huge difference between the kids that toured BC vs BU (and even harvard and MIT)</p>
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<p>So much for ignoring stereotypes.</p>
<p>Th0mb93: Sorry if I came off as rude, that was unintended. Just trying to share my view on the subject. BC does have a different student body from those other schools because it draws more heavily from private, Catholic high schools. It also does not have as wide ranging a student body in terms of geography as Harvard and MIT (I would imagine it is even with BU). That said, every kind of person is at BC, and I think most people are pleasantly surprised at the various types of characters attend school there. There are preps, hipsters, activists, freaks, jocks, nerds, hippies, you name it. Everyone at the school is really friendly with everyone else though and once everybody is at BC they just mostly see themselves as BC students and don’t look at the trillion labels you are used to coming from high school.</p>