<p>Now that we’ve all begun to heard back from our favorite schools, I’m really anxious to get opinions on the social scenes at each of them. I’ve heard such a wide range of things about life at BC, so I’d really like to get some firsthand feedback! If you’re up for giving me your own opinions/what you’ve heard about the social life and student body regarding the following categories, I would really appreciate it :)</p>
<p>-The party scene
-Sporting events
-The city of Boston
-Whatever other social endeavors
-Your impression of the overall student “types” at BC</p>
<p>From what I’ve researched, it’s an amazing mixture of really really smart kids who are super normal! hahaha. No but really, one of the main reasons why I applied to BC is because its an amazing (top 30) school and they have great sports teams with an active, beautiful campus. I’d say the social scene is amazing. As far as Boston goes, my friend goes to Northeastern and says Boston is the greatest city in the world. We’ll meet kids from MIT and Harvard and wherever and go to parties in other colleges cause there are so many colleges around the area.</p>
<p>I visited a friend at BU for a weekend, and the best thing I learned while I was there: College kids in Boston know how to have fun.<br>
While I was there, MIT and Harvard had huge parties that kids from all the other local schools were going to. Obviously, each school had their own parties, but the MIT and Harvard parties were being talked about everywhere, and since they were costume, you could tell which kids were going. We took the T around the city for sightseeing, shopping and errands. There are concerts, professional sports and cultural events every single day in the city, and smaller scale stuff on the BC campus all the time. I’ve heard BC football games are awesome, I wish I could have gone this year, but the hockey rivalry is supposed to be really fun, too. Needless to say, my friends who go to school in Boston love the city, and they grew up not far from NYC, so I think that says a lot. I definitely think BC has a huge advantage over a lot of schools in terms of social scene, even though there is no Greek life to rely on for parties and events.</p>
<p>yaaaay i’m so excited about everything! thanks so much for your input! @collegegirl, from what I’ve heard I seem to be under that impression too about smart, normal kids–although I’m not so sure I’m half as scholarly as many of the students there likely are… but I’ll get over it hahah</p>
<p>@nelly, I live like 15 minutes outside of NYC so I’m really glad to hear you say that your friends from around here like Boston as much as they do. The one thing I was a little disappointed to find out about was the whole nonexistent greek life deal. Hopefully the parties/events at BC are still fun and occur on the regular…and either way, I have no problem taking the short ride on the T to other nearby schools :)</p>
<p>-The party scene: It’s not out of control (like Umass or Uconn), but there’s always something going on around campus on Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays. Most of it is focused around the “Mods” which are senior housing. As a freshmen girl, you’ll have no problem getting into parties, as a freshmen guy, you usually need to know one of the ppl hosting to get in.<br>
-Sporting events: Football is HUGE. Everyone goes to the games. Basketball and hockey are also popular (hockey has won the nat’l championship twice in the past three years)
-The city of Boston: Is about 45 minutes away by T. Accessible enough, but not utilized as much as it could be. However, the student government here is focused on changing that, and frequently offers subsidized tickets to sporting events, culture shows, concerts, etc. in the city.<br>
-Whatever other social endeavors: Unsure what you mean here.<br>
-Your impression of the overall student “types” at BC: Most students are preppy and come from upper-middle class backgrounds. But there is definitely something here for everyone, you just need to go out and find it. The student body as a whole is very determined, and the motto “work hard play hard” definitely applies. </p>
<p>Feel free to post or PM me with any additional questions</p>
<p>45 minutes to Boston is a stretch, I would say. I live three stops further down the D line from Reservoir (which is a couple blocks away form BC for those who don’t live here) and on average takes me 35-40 minutes to get into Quincy Market, which is by the ocean and near the last stop downtown on the line. If you take the B line (Boston College line) it shouldn’t be that bad.</p>