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<p>I was originally planning on attending a semi-small liberal arts college. I visited BC over the summer and liked it, so I applied. It wasn’t my first choice, but it was still a choice. I was recently accepted and now I’m having a hard time deciding where I want to go. I was wondering if any current students could give me some feedback. Right now, some of my major concerns include the following:</p>

<p>Religious aspect: I’ve spoken to one of the admission reps a few times and he assures me that even though BC is a Jesuit/Catholic school, the entire student body isn’t crazy-religious. That confuses me a bit only because it seems that a large portion of BC’s website talks about the whole religious aspect of the campus. I’m not religious at all, so I’m wondering how comfortable I’d feel at a place like BC.</p>

<p>Social Scene: Like I said, I was originally planning to attend a small liberal arts college, so I guess as far as a social scene goes, I am looking for more of a community, everybody-is-nice-to-everybody-and-hangs-out-together feel. BC isn’t gigantic, but it definitely isn’t small, so I’m afraid that it might be too clicky for my taste.</p>

<p>I have other concerns as well, but I’m trying not to make this too long. I’m attending Eagle Day so I’m sure that will give me a better feel for the campus and the people, but at this point, any opinions I can get will help tremendously.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>In terms of the religious aspect, one of the things that is great about the Jesuit values are that they don't force anything upon you. Coming from a Jesuit school I can appreciate though the kinds of things that the Jesuits do teach. Rather than focusing on trying to convert people ie do you believe in God etc the Jesuits are more concerned with the social justice aspect of helping others. One of the common goals of the Jesuits are to be "men and women for others," and this is what BC really focuses on, not so much the religious aspect. Now for those who are religious, that aspect can be incorporated into it if they see fit, but it does not have to be like that for everyone. With that, it basically means that volunteering and helping others is a main priority of the students on campus. There certainly are students who do go to Chapel or Mass but it isn't something that you HAVE to do. I hope that answers that, if you have any other questions let me know.</p>