<p>How big of a difference in terms of prestige is there between these two schools? What are some of the differences in social life? Which school provides the overall better college experience? If anyone has opinions or insight on this that would be great!</p>
<p>bumppppp please</p>
<p>Well its sort of apples and oranges. Notre Dame is considered the best Catholic University in the nation. Its certainly the most well known and it enjoys a well deserved round of applause. Its also more conservative than many other catholic schools, notably its student body. </p>
<p>But its not Jesuit.</p>
<p>Its Holy Cross Fathers, who also operate the University of Portland (Oregon). </p>
<p>Among the 28 Jesuit Universities in the United States, Boston College is in the first tier with Georgetown, Holy Cross and Fordham. BC and Georgetown believe they are a touch higher than Holy Cross and Fordham. But there are so many faculty members at each school with credentials from the others its sort of tweedle dom and tweedle dee. The SAT scores at BC and Georgetown are higher. To that I say big flipping deal. </p>
<p>BC is a fine school. Its really fine. Its Boston. Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox. Its ACC sports. </p>
<p>Notre Dame has well…Notre Dame. South Bend is the pits. Bad. But its fairly close to Chicago. Its Big East basketball and Touchdown Jesus! Your pick.</p>
<p>Getting into law school and med school and graduate school from each is a flip of the coin. </p>
<p>Fordham’s President, by the way, earned his M.A. and B.A. at Boston College, and then his PhD at UChicago in Theological History. And I happen to know from insiders that a significant Jesuit at Fordham is headed to Boston College next year and he is absolutely wonderful…but wicked hard. Rome calls.</p>
<p>So it comes down to sports (Big East basketball versus ACC. Independent football versus ACC); Jesuit vs. Holy Cross Fathers, and Boston versus South Bend/Chicago. Yes, they have “the grotto” and Golden Dome at Notre Dame. And for Catholics that is a big deal. But you can’t do wrong at Boston College either. </p>
<p>Congrats on both.</p>
<p>thank you for the insight!</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>Both schools are rigorous academically so you will have to learn good time management. I have a couple friends who go to BC and LOVE it, but i also know a girl who dropped out and hated it. Notre Dame i’d say is overall a better school, though the students there are all clones of each other (white, religious…). If I were you, I’d choose Notre Dame</p>