When I visited, BC appeared very genuine in character― especially in their care and altruism― which won me over in a meaningful way. While it’s not a major concern, diversity does worry me. I don’t mean racial diversity, but diversity of viewpoints and personality. Tell me if I’m wrong, but based on my visit, people who are interested in BC tend to be more conservative, conscientious, and conventional than highly openminded or culturally diverse.
What are BC students’ values or shared traits? Do students like interacting with very different people, or do they tend to stay within their own demographic? What kind of student would be a fit for BC, ignoring stats and focusing on the person?
A description using Myers-Briggs (MBTI) or the Big 5 personality traits would be greatly appreciated if you happen to know what they are.
As a parent of a 21 I do not know of any school that has any data sets on Myers Briggs or Big 5. I also do not believe there is any published data correlating them with political views. Please share them if they exist.
Anecdotally my daughter is a conservative open minded student that is culturally diverse.
She attends both the Republican and Democratic club meetings to obtain divergent views.
The Democratic club has 5 times the membership and attendance of the Republican club.
The only similar quality I have observed among the student body is that they are extremely caring and hard working.
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I would argue that at a school like BC, students are more open-minded than they are at say, Smith or Oberlin. In other words BC students can argue both sides of issues. The Jesuit education of BC is all about the educating whole person. That being said, it does tend towards a pre-professional vibe, so if you are seeking a social justice warrior campus, BC might not be for you. (There are plenty of SJW’s on campus, but not in % comparison to some other colleges.)
Hi, 2018 grad here! I agree with @bluebayou that BC does not have the same amount of social justice warriors as other schools may, but we can certainly make our voices heard!
I was heavily involved with the BC Women’s Center, so I may be a bit biased, but there are plenty of BC students that care about important issues (including preventing harassment/violence, racial diversity, LGBTQ, etc).
With regards to “staying with their own demographic”…yes, this happens. I think BC students do not branch out as much as they should. However, BC is becoming ~slightly~ more diverse each year.