<p>And am I the only person who thinks BU (except for General Studies) is better than BC? I'm judging based mostly on the kids I know from high school who went to either school.</p>
<p>Yes you have to be one of the few...Im transferring out of BC, but its certainly better than BU</p>
<p>tufts.....</p>
<p>ckmets, I think that that may be true as well, and the Fiske's Guide seems to think so too, rating BC 3.5 academic stars (or pencils) and BU 4. BC has benefitted hugely from the Catholic affiliation and the sports...it's low acceptance rate is not particularly representative of the overall academic quality. Don't get me wrong!--it's a good school, but not to the degree that a <30% acceptance rate usually applies. </p>
<p>Depending on how we are stretching the definition of Boston (I'm guessing Boston area), I think--and would think so whether or not I was matriculating there--that Wellesley has to be in contention with Tufts for 3rd best. I wouldn't proclaim that it's a better school than Tufts, but I also wouldn't agree that Tufts is a better school than Wellesley. </p>
<p>Brandeis and Olin are also excellent schools.</p>
<p>I agree that BC is overrated, but a quick look at the stats such as top 10% and average SAT scores shows that BC is a decent amount ahead of BU. I am not saying that these are the only factors in determining school quality, but if you think that BU has THAT much better faculty or whatever anyone else points to as an indicator for school quality, then i guess you can but even the terrible peer assessment ratings have BC above BU</p>
<p>CK, just curious, where are you transferring to?</p>
<p>Well, I was just pointing to that one opinion--the Fiske's Guide. I still think that what I said is true--BC's overall quality is not equal to what a <30% acceptance rate would imply. As far as BU being better/worse than BC, I have no real clue...I just don't think that it trails BC by as big a margin as many would suggest. </p>
<p>Nothing against BC...I applied and was admitted to the honors program, and I just realized that I wouldn't fit in there when I visited 10 days ago, which was my first visit. I almost applied to BU, but I realized that I actually didn't like it that much (NO campus...people say NYU doesn't have a campus, but it is much more centralized than BU, which...isn't).</p>
<p>Yeah, but who would want to go to NYU?</p>
<p>I'm not trying to start an argument :)! Just stating my personal preference.</p>
<p>most likely UChicago but i have to make a financial decision before i decide that</p>
<p>Ugh...No offense. I know you're a sports fan. I could see you going suicidal at UChi. What about Northwestern?</p>
<p>If you look at a map, quite a bit of Harvard is in Boston (more than just the med and dental schools). Also, BC overlaps the Boston/Newton line (there is no "city" of Chestnut Hill...it's a neighborhood and a post office).</p>
<p>sports at BC arent supported, so I might as well go to a d3 school</p>
<p>Whether it should be the case or not, BC is much more respected in Massachusetts and especially the greater Boston area. Kids grow up wanting to go to Harvard or BC. BC's catholic heritage and very strong local alumni network in Boston make the school very desirable for top students.</p>
<p>Catholic kids grow up wanting to go to BC. It is respected here as a good school and a social institution but not necessarily as a "great" university. Academically BU has a longer history of excellence and is probably more respected in the Boston area. Harvard, Tufts, MIT, Wellesley are the most academically prestigious here.</p>
<p>I dont know about BU being more respected than BC in Boston..but honestly most kids I know at BC got merit scholarships to attend BU but turned them down.</p>
<p>I prefer BC but I think some divisions are better at BU.</p>
<p>And what about B-schools? in your opinion which one (in Boston area, not only BC or BU) has the better B-school?</p>
<p>Tufts. ten char.</p>
<p>Well Sloan (MIT) has without a doubt the best BSchool in the Boston area.
I personally think BusinessWeek's BSchool rankings are incredibly flawed and biased. I think BU's business gets a bad rap compared to BC and Northeastern.</p>
<p>In order
Harvard
MIT
Tufts
Wellesley
BC / Brandeis / BU
Northeastern
Emerson
and so on</p>
<p>Harvard/MIT
Tufts
Wellesley
Brandeis
BC
BU
Emerson
Northeastern
Suffolk
etc.</p>