<p>Hello, I am a rising senior from Illinois that has just taken a liking to BC. The problem is that I know very little about the school. I’m not too worried about getting in, I would consider BC a match. </p>
<li><p>What is pre-med like at BC? Very difficult? Approx. what percentage of students continue on to medschool? Where does it rank among other schools? Is pre-med popular or is BC “known” for something else? Also, is there a neuroscience major and tell me everything you know about it!</p></li>
<li><p>What is campus life like? Is BC “where fun comes to die”? </p></li>
<li><p>How much merit-based aid is given? Any scholarships I should be aware of in the Science Dept?</p></li>
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<li><p>Pre Med is not a major, its a program set up to make sure you take the necessary chemistry and biology courses to get you into med school and to get you recommendations and some advice. Most BC freshmen select the premed focus but many find other interests along the way (but still carry the pre-med tag). So stats can be deceptive. For those students wanting to go on the med school, BC has a better than most record for getting them in, even the select schools. Someone posted stats awhile ago. They will cover it during your visit. Getting excellent grades can be competitive and difficult, but perhaps not as cut throat as some other schools. You will need to check the BC academic web page and course descriptions to see if neuroscience is adequately covered and if its a minor. BC has majors in biology, chemistry, and bio-chemistry, both BA and BS. It’s a Jesuit school and they prefer a broad exposure to all subjects, so you won’t see much “minor” structure. There are plenty of courses on a subjects that you may be interested in, its just BC doesn't structure it for you. Check the course listing. </p></li>
<li><p>BC has a great campus life, no Greek life but that does not hold back the fun. Most students stay on campus. Good school spirit and community atmosphere.</p></li>
<li><p>There are one or two academic merit scholars and a number of athletic scholarships, but otherwise no merit based scholarships for 99.9% of the students. Similar to Ivy league schools, there is need based aid only.</p></li>
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<p>BC is rated a top 25, if not top 10 school overall. It may be #1 for you, or maybe not. It is not an engineering school. I hear the business, literature, and philosphy departments are as good as it gets, chemistry and biology depatments are excellent and have the Boston area resources to draw on. There are no realy weak areas.</p>
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<li><p>Medical</a> school applications become increasingly competitive - News
I believe premed is one of the more popular areas of study at BC and is very highly regarded. I would say BC is more known for their business school and possibly philosophy, but that doesn't detract from BC's premed profile. It's similar to MIT. MIT is renowned for it's science studies, but it's business school is top notch.<br> Neuroscience</a> Concentration - Boston College
so I guess BC does have a neuroscience program.</p></li>
<li><p>There is great school spirit at BC with all of their division 1 teams. If there's nothing to do on campus, you can always head out into Boston and have fun there. Be warned though that BC is a big party school where alcohol is rampant; however, you can always have fun without alcohol. </p></li>
<li><p>There is only one academic scholarship given to BC students and that is only given to the very top students at the school (15-ish students), every other form of aid is need based.</p></li>
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<p>Totally forgot about the Psychology department. Sorry. </p>
<p>Over the past 5, maybe 10 years I think BC has become much more selective. The quality of the student body has become very high, only top students with demonstrated ability get accepted. Like any large school with a diverse population, there is drinking and partying but perhaps not so much as some other large schools. Students do choose BC for the major college life experience along with a quality education and the Boston location, however.</p>
<p>thank you very much! the limited merit based aid is a little disappointing, but BC sounds like an excellent school. I think I have been convinced to take a trip out there to visit it.</p>