<p>im having trouble deciding. can anyone help give me a clearer idea of BC to see if its a good fit for me?</p>
<p>to give an idea of what i want, i had wanted to go to duke but didnt get in. i want a school with a lot of school spirit and sports are very important to me but i also want to go to a school with a lot of diversity. im catholic but am very liberal and am scared the student body will be too conservative and closeminded… is there a wide randge of personalities and people there? im also wondering what the party scene is like there? the main area i want to study and pursue is political science/pre-law. </p>
<p>waht do you guys think? could you answer some questions i have? do you think BC is a good fit? or would tufts or washu be better for me?</p>
<p>Hey kid032, I have been accepted into Tufts and waitlisted at BC so I can tell you a bit about those two. BC is of course better at sports, good football team and I think that drives the school spirit. On the other hand, I feel Tufts is a more diverse school because that is one thing that Tufts strives to achieve when putting together their class. I feel at tufts you will be able to learn more from different diverse liberal people. </p>
<p>But I guess when you are deciding where yu want to go, you also need to take into considering what you intend to do. For example, Tufts has great International Relations, Economics and other strong program. So if you wish to do International Relations than Tufts is better than BC but if you want to do something that BC is better at, then choose BC. </p>
<p>It of course finally comes down to you. And of course, if you can, go to their open houses and see how the school is like. I have heard that BC has an amazing campus!</p>
<p>i’m still gonna visit BC again, but after talking and emailing with my college counselor and with my parents, i think i’m gonna decide between tufts and washu… so does anyone know about differences between them? </p>
<p>o and to explain why, basically in short, i think diversity of opinion and culture is ultimately more important than having a good football team.</p>
<p>There is certainly plenty of diversity at BC, and plenty of school spirit. Its not about how good the football team is, however, its about a life style. Great academics combined with plenty of diverse social opportunities. Surveys of BC graduates say it a great college experience for a large percent of students and they would do it again in a heartbeat. If you are not into school spirit or the college life experience, then another school may be better for you. </p>
<p>There is no perfect school, you need to visit, talk to the students, and the professors. BC has plenty that will inspire you and has a Jesuit foundation that challenges you to explore diverse subjects. Balance between making a living and living a satisfied life, avocation vs occupation if you will, is the emphasis there. The other schools you mention are more student factories, I think, but there is nothing wrong with that if that’s what you expect from college.</p>
<p>I would go to BC-- if you are talking about school spirits. At BC you can do anything you want after school, but at Tufts there is really not much to do (especially if you want to play any sports) </p>
<p>In terms of diversity, I think BC has a lot of diversity. Honesty I don’t think Tufts is as much diverse as they claim they are. </p>
<p>In terms of academics, Tufts and BC both has same type of Pre-med program, Tufts has engineering which BC doesn’t have. BC’s economics program is way better than Tufts and on the other hand Tufts has better Engineering program than BC does. </p>
<p>Also, the average salary of BC a graduate is higher than the average salary of a Tufts graduate.</p>
<p>But it depends all on you… Good luck with your decision.</p>
<p>Same here- I am also deciding between Tufts and BC.</p>
<p>My brother goes to BC and I took a course at Tufts over the summer so i have a good knowledge about both colleges. I can affirm that BC has much more school spirit than tufts, and tufts has much more diversity. Not saying bc has no diversity or tufts has no school spirit, but they truly are at opposite ends of the spectrum. For me I know I can be happy at BC, especially socially, but that the academics won’t be as rigorous or the general population as ambitious or… I feel like a dick saying smart (especially because i know a lot of smart people at bc) but essentially not as smart as i would like. On the other hand tufts has the smart ambitious people i would like, but many of them are… how you would say… different, which is why socially tufts is not a good place. I am visiting tufts overnight and seeing if i think i can fit in and like the community. If the answer is yes, i will choose tufts over bc. If no, then i’m off to bc. Good luck in your decision. I can personally say that if school spirit is that important to you, then you should go bc. You would be best off visiting both campuses and deciding for yourself, but i saw very little spirit at tufts, people only seemed really friendly and connected with their friends, whereas at bc their is a general connection and comradeship in the student body. Hope this helps and good lukck.</p>
I’m not sure what you mean in the first statement, but there is plenty to do at Tufts at all hours, especially if you want to play sports. I don’t know about intramurals at BC, but at Tufts there are intramural leagues for a ton of different sports, giving students who want to play at a less competitive level the opportunity to. If you want to compete intercollegiately and aren’t good enough for D1, then Tufts is also a great option as there are strong teams in most sports, but because we’re D3 it’s a lot easier to walk on.
And I don’t know how diverse you think Tufts is or claims to be, but any claims of diversity I’ve heard are generally made alongside statistics that back them up.</p>
<p>Here’s something I posted elsewhere about Tufts’s spirit:
“As far as school spirit, I guess it depends on your definition. There aren’t a lot of people who go to football or basketball games just for fun (other than homecoming), but most students here are very enthusiastic about the school.”</p>
<p>And lilcoons, I don’t really get what you’re saying about a lot of Tufts students being “different”… I think you have the wrong perception.</p>