<p>I've heard back from all of my colleges, and I think I've got it down to four for sure- Lafayette College, Boston College, Providence College (full scholarship), and Holy Cross. Anyway, now I kind of need help. Does anyone who goes to Holy Cross or who has had experience with the school want to offer some advice? ie- What sets Holy Cross apart, how is the financial aid (coming out in a week or so), social scene, professors?</p>
<p>annnyyyooneeee?</p>
<p>Hey, I got to HC! It is great!! I was hesitant to come here because it’s so close to home, but as it turns out I made a really great decision. There are so many things I love about it, so I’m sure I will be leaving something out, but I will try to help you out! What sets Holy Cross apart for sure is the familial atmosphere. Due to the small size of the school and therefore small class size, faculty and administration are able to focus on the students a lot. They are there for you academically and socially and are more than willing to mentor you throughout your years here. Furthermore, the students here are all hard workers and competitive, yet not cutthroat. While the student body is not very diverse, HC is making an attempt to change that!
I am really not too sure about financial aid, but from what I hear it is not the best…
The social scene is great. Both inside and outside of class, the majority of the students are friendly. I like HC because it is small enough that the people you want to see, it is not hard to find, but those you might not get along with won’t be a problem to avoid. I’m not going to lie, there is a lot of drinking that goes on around campus, BUT the college is trying to change that and have been very effective about it recently. Yet, the social scene certainly does not revolve around partying. There are plenty of other things to do if you are not into that–there are always events hosted for students (dances, opportunities to win free stuff, comedians, movies, etc.), and Boston, Providence, and New York are all very close!
So far, most of the professors that I have had have been great. All are willing to help you if you need it and provide many office hours. In general the student-faculty relationship here is great. In fact there are even opportunities to eat dinner at your professor’s house. If you are not doing as well as you would like under a certain professor, academic services is more than willing to place you with a tutor. They also provide additional academic resources, such as group tutoring sessions each week (for chemistry, i’m not sure about other classes), drop-in tutoring (for math and chemistry, again not sure about other courses).
Don’t hesitate to ask more questions! Let me know if that helped! Good luck with your college decision!!</p>
<p>Even though the student body at HC is not that diverse, they are very friendly people. The small class sizes and beautiful campus makes HC great LAC to go to. It is also close to Boston.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input, its great to see some enthusiasm about the school. Right now I’m trying to decide between Holy Cross and Lafayette. As I think both will be more that satisfactory academically, I’m going to try to visit both, speak with some music professors, and try to see concert.</p>
<p>Still trying to make a final decision between Cornell and Holy Cross. The part that keeps getting me is the 68% med school acceptance rate at Cornell and 87% at HC.</p>
<p>No problem, Tromboneplayer91.<br>
Chronicfuture12, I’m sure you’ll do well at either school, but you’re justified to be worried about Cornell’s acceptance rate. Sometimes it is hard for students from top universities/colleges to get into medical school because of how hard it is to get a good gpa where they are.</p>
<p>The two schools are so, so different - do you want a smaller school with potentially more attention from professors, or do you want a big, big school with lots of diversity. If you’re headed to med school it seems like you’ll get the big school experience later on, but you’ll be so busy with your studies, etc. I know people who have chosen both schools - the size of the school was an important factor for those people. Good luck - you can’t go wrong since you have two great choices!</p>