B Student in Love With Boston

<p>My son is going to visit schools in Boston this week. He is choosing between biology and business. His list follows:</p>

<pre><code> Endicott
Clark
Suffolk
Assumption
Emmanuel
Springfiled
</code></pre>

<p>Any input on these schools would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Clark is by far the most highly regarded academically on that list.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any knoweldge of Endicott?</p>

<p>1980collegegrad - Are there any other colleges my son should visit in the Boston area? He is a B student from a strong Catholic High School. 550 Math and 520 English. Needs a school that has biology and business.</p>

<p>MaryAnn,</p>

<p>D’s (Catholic school) naviance scattergram shows that your son would be a good fit for Endicott.</p>

<p>We went there for a soccer tournament. It is a beautiful campus! Well landscaped, and on the Ocean! No direct personal experience, but have heard favorable things about the school from at least three families who have students that attend or attended. (one was in business.) The students have access to Boston (about 20 miles away) through public transportation.</p>

<p>A word about Northeastern. Check the earlier posts from last year. Someone mentioned that it is important to pick a major when applying. It helps keep you from being put on a WL. My son used NEU as a safety with an undeclared and got WL’d. He got off the WL early but we think it never would have happened if he picked a major. And Clark is one teeney school (area-wise) in the middle of a working class neighborhood. If your child is looking for any kind of campus feel outside the campus, this might not be it. </p>

<p>And I agree with Suffolk comments. It looks like a fit, numbers-wise, and it is right in the city.</p>

<p>If he decides to go with business, he may also want to look at Bentley.</p>

<p>Great thread…it gave me some names that I hadn’t heard of before. My D is an A student at a good HS but her test scores won’t be great. She loves Boston.</p>

<p>Not all of them are fits, but check out the Colleges of the Fenway (Emmanuel, Simmons, Wheelock, MassArt, Wentworth, Mass College of Pharm & Health Sciences):</p>

<p>[Colleges</a> of the Fenway](<a href=“http://www.colleges-fenway.org/]Colleges”>http://www.colleges-fenway.org/)</p>

<p>They collaborate to boost each other’s offerings, and they are all neighbors in the heart of the city.</p>

<p>I agree with everybody that BU, Northeastern, and Suffolk are good possibilities, and all in Boston itself. Lesley University in Cambridge might be worth looking at as well.</p>

<p>Thanks for all of the input. I will let you know how my son does in Boston.</p>

<p>For business colleges in Boston, Suffolk, Bentley and Babson are quite well known. Another less selective school is Nichols. BC, Northeastern are great but not achievable for a B student. My brother went to Assumption and then went on to top ten MBA program at Michigan.</p>

<p>Do you think Suffolk, Bentley and Babson are achievable for a B student?</p>

<p>MaryAnnC
Suffolk is definately doable for a B student. Take a look at Stonehill for Business and Bio combination. And Springfield is a couple of hours away from Boston in beautiful Western Massachusetts.</p>

<p>isn’t a B a 3.0? BU and Northeastern would be a reach if that were the case depending on test scores.</p>

<p>Two questions:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>It appears from just the slightest bit of research that the Boston area schools are pretty light when it comes to awarding merit aid. True?</p></li>
<li><p>Which do you think would be the best school for a smart but not intellectual drill team beauty who will probably be a business/marketing major on her way to law school?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>There are low “B” students, 3.0 and high “B” students 3.5; where you are on the scale will have a big impact on admissions results. </p>

<p>My guess is that Suffolk and Bentley are doable for any “B” student, but solid SAT/ACT scores will be important. Babson will be a reach unless you’re near the high “B” level.</p>

<p>Simmons is another option in Boston for female students.</p>

<p>I would not recommend Northeastern if you want a “liberal arts backbone” and are possibly interested in creative writing. Northeastern is very pre-professional in orientation, and its humanities offerings are, frankly, weak. It certainly has a good business program, but it sounds like OP’s child would want a school with business in addition to a lot of liberal arts – and that’s not Northeastern’s thing.</p>

<p>^ I agree NEU is pre professional just like most research universities but it also has a good arts & science school that i wouldn’t call weak and ALL students have to do the NU Core requirements. Sure NEU is not known for liberal arts but this can also be said for most research universities.</p>

<p>My son also LOOOOOOVED Boston. He wants to apply to Endicott, Stonehill, Emmanuel and Suffolk. I agree with his decisions with some reservations about Suffolk. There is no campus - not sure if he would miss out on “the college experience”.</p>

<p>My son is a freshman at Emmanuel and absolutely loves it! The campus is tiny, but beautiful and right on the Fenway. He was a low B high school student (2 years of senioritis) and SATs were 1760. They met more that our EFC in aid. There are fewer than 2,000 students but the student body is diverse, and there is a strong sense of community on campus. Classes are small, all of his are < 20 students and all of his professors have terminal degrees in their field. So far, so good!</p>