<p>Hey, I’m willing to talk to anyone about Boston College about pretty much anything honestly; I’m a current freshman '08.</p>
<p>I'm looking a BC and I heard that the everyone begins to form their own cliques as freshmen and you don't really get to meet others outside your own clique. How's the social life, I heard it was okay...</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>BTW, the social life is a good mix of athletics and partying with strong academics thrown in as well. I don't think the clique stereotype is very true. If you're looking for all out partying, go to a state school, although we do have excellent ones if you know where to look and that's your thing. IM me for more info.</p>
<p>What are you majoring in? How much do the kids study at BC?</p>
<p>do u live on upper or newton and what made u chose the one that u live on</p>
<p>Is religion overbearing on campus?</p>
<p>Do you think that the GEs are too intensive? Are you having difficulty completing them at all?</p>
<p>What are you majoring in? How much do the kids study at BC?</p>
<p>I am a history major, and I probably declare econ too by the end of the year. I had a bunch of AP credits from high school, so I am done the core at the end of this year save one science class. Kids study at BC anywhere from 1-3 hours a day I'd say, you'll find people who study more and people who study less and having success with various approaches; Personally, because of my majors, I have more work on some days than others with reading and papers, but it averages out about the same.</p>
<p>I live on Upper, I chose to live here because I'm a big fan of walking as opposed to taking a bus haha. More people apply to live on Upper, but people from either campus will tell you theirs is best, you learn to love it. Somehow, I can't help be suspicious of those Newtonites and their bus, but who am I to disagree. And yes, I have friends on Newton, but I am closer to people on Upper, specifically those living around me in my dorm (Medeiros - next year its honors housing though). Also, because Sophs got pushed back into Fitzpatrick/Gonzaga, there are rumors there will be a bunch of forced triples on upper next year.</p>
<p>Is religion overbearing on campus?</p>
<p>I'm aetheist/not-religious, and I came to campus questioning that, but taking the theology core actually cemented for me my own beliefs. No one is forcing you what to think, only some administrative decisions are sometimes influenced by it, but its not a big deal overall. No one forces you to believe anything by a long shot, and if anything, the Jesuits are very welcoming and discussion oriented and generally considered among the best professors on campus.</p>
<p>Do you think that the GEs are too intensive? Are you having difficulty completing them at all?</p>
<p>Not sure what GE is, seems like you meant the core? And as I said above, no, I am pretty much done them at the end of this year. Difficulty wise, I suppose you could say they're the next level up from AP classes in high school. Depends on the prof and class pretty much.</p>
<p>drink the ass - you're awesome. i've been hoping that a bc student would come on these boards to help us out!</p>
<p>how are the women. do kids hang out in boston a lot? do you make friends with kids from other schools?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Hey... this is what I needed...</p>
<p>Are you happy with your decision to attend Boston College?
How big is an average class size?
What other schools did you apply to and what made you choose BC?</p>
<p>if your not catholic does it really effect your time at BC? Also what made you chose BC?</p>
<p>I am also a current undergrad at BC and I'm willing to answer any questions you have. Here are some answers to your questions:</p>
<p>About women</p>
<p>Pretty much its what you make of it. Obviously if your a recluse you won't have any luck with the ladies so to speak, but there definitely isn't a shortage of females at BC. Take specific notice of the female varsity atheletes. They are disproportionately better looking.</p>
<p>Average class size</p>
<p>Again, really depends on the situation. For some core class (i.e. Intro to Bio) you're looking at a lecture of 200+, but I have found that my average class size (including these cores) is around 30-40 people. Class size definately isn't an issue here.</p>
<p>Choosing BC</p>
<p>My situation is very unique in the fact that BC was the only school I applied to. If you care you know the details I can explain later, but I have absolutely no regrets attending BC.</p>
<p>Catholicism</p>
<p>As Drink said previously, religion is present but never forced. Plain and simple. For example, as you should know, the Pope recently passed away and there was a memorial mass at the main church on campus. As a Roman Catholic I planned on attending and upon telling my non-Catholic friends of this they said they wanted to go as well. So really its just how you let it affect you.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions, for example some you don't want your parents to see (yes I used this website during my college search, parents aren't stupid), my aim screenname is: pauljr366. Good luck.</p>
<p>Junior, I only disagree with you about the girls. I think there are more blonds here than "there isn't a shortage". Given we're no southern state school, but we're more than competitive in the Northeast..</p>
<p>Also, my classes as a freshman are mainly 15-30, I've only had 1 larger than 40 people of 10 courses taken thus far.</p>
<p>Do either of you know any pre-med students? Do you know what the life of a BC pre-med student is like? Thanks!</p>
<p>also, could you tell us what an average weekday/weekend would be like for you guys?</p>
<p>hahaha sorry for being annoying, but I was wondering what the dorm rooms were like, and what dorm life was like. Thanks!</p>
<p>The pre-med track is probably one of the most difficult tracks there is here at BC, likely the same as at any other school. It is basically understood amongst them that competition to get into med-schools is cut-throat, and they need at 3.8 gpa or higher to get in. The amount of time they spend on work is proportional, the pre-meds I know all seem to be spending the most time on work compared to the general student body. If interested, talk to BeachSegalls on IM, he's pre-med and just mention you're a prospective student.</p>
<p>Average weekday for me is to get up around noon, go to class, eat lunch around 3, go to the library til dinner, and go to a lecture or something maybe, and then come back to the dorm at night to either get more work done or hang out with my friends.</p>
<p>Weekends, well, IM me, but typically includes: pre-gaming somewhere, possibly a BC sponsored event (i.e. concert or student comedy group show), followed by a party at the Mods or off-campus. Sometimes we go into Boston (i.e. last night BU had an OAR concert) or out to dinner on Comm Ave or in the North End.</p>
<p>Dorm life is dorm life, go to collegehumor.com I guess haha, if you really want, I'll take a video of my dorm room and someone elses and IM it to you (my room being atypical because we're building a bar currrently and put a couch in it, plus we have a large entertainment set-up).</p>
<p>I agree with Drink on the weekends, but that might be because I'm his roommate.</p>
<p>thanks so much for answering our q's, drink the ass! I totally agree with limkid about how much we need you. </p>
<p>Now, for my question: how highly regarded is bc? do you find that a lot of people are going away with job offers before they graduate? And if so, what type of people are they?</p>
<p>What is BC like concerning alcohol? Are there any regulations against keeping it in your room and how strict are the RAs about drinking in the dorm rooms?</p>
<p>I think BC is fairly highly regarded throughout the Northeast, and from what I understand, its reputation as being prestigous has been spreading as admissions became much more competitive in the past 10-20 years. Reputation is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose, but I've always thought it was up there. Not so sure about the graduates and their jobs, but those in the buisness school are always joked about as having the best ones. I think the actual statistics of whos in grad-school, in a full-time job, part time job, and/or volunteering (many people do this for a year or two, teaching, building homes, community service etc) can be found on the bc.edu site somewhere. Last numbers I heard for just full time jobs only, 6 months after graduation were something like 60-55% of Arts and Sciences, 80% of Carroll School of Management, 100% Nursing, 70% School of Ed. One other thing it enjoys a great repuation for is for getting students involved in service more than most competitors, something not commonly brought up in typical college comparison discussions I didn't find.</p>
<p>BC policy is fairly strict about alcohol, in comparison to other schools I've been at/heard about. Under-21s are not allowed to drink it or be in possesion of in the dorm rooms, or anywhere on campus (including transport) for that matter. Of course, you have your constitutional rights and aside from once a semester safety checks, no one is going to come into your room or search possesions unless you are having a loud party and the RAs break it up (yes, you get written up, and a letter goes home to your parents with increasing penalties from the university based on increasing violations). Coming from Philly, the Boston Police as a whole have been more worried about underage drinking here; espeically with the recent Red Sox and Patriots championships. There are "wet" dorms on campus as well as the Mods, for the juniors and seniors over 21. Like I think I said before, we don't have Greek life, but I think thats a good thing in the end, theres not strictly a social life based on binge drinking (although, some people enivitably will of course, as anywhere).</p>