BC vs Villanova

<p>My son has been accepted EA at both BC and Villanova. We are from California can someone help explain the differences. We understand that BC is better located near Boston but what about the culture of the two schools, overall experience and quality of education? Help?</p>

<p>BC is generally considered the more prestigious and selective school. There is a broader and more in-depth offering of academic programs at BC. I would imagine that the two schools have very culturally similar student bodies (largely Caucasian, preppy, D1 sports). </p>

<p>What would your S be studying?</p>

<p>BC has an overall stronger student body. BC also has a more national student body (and more students from all states, including California). BC is more diverse – 40% nonwhite, vs. 24% for Provident.</p>

<p>BC has a rigorous Core. (While perhaps a small issue, BC is also easier to get to – nonstop from California.)</p>

<p>As a place to attend college, Boston beats Providence by a mile, IMO.</p>

<p>But given his numbers and URM status, he’ll have plenty of other colleges from which to choose. So, I wouldn’t focus too much on specific colleges at this point.</p>

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<p>This may be true, but irrelevant to the question, as Villanova is actually located outside Philadelphia.</p>

<p>Visited both, liked both, applied to neither. Liked the Jesuit core at both schools. BC seemed a little more worldy and connected to the city itself. BC is in Boston which IMHO is a nicer and more beautiful city than Philadelphia ever could be. Villanova has 3 train stations which come right into campus and is located in the very prestigious and secluded Main Line of Philadelphia. Villanova seemed a little more full of itself than BC. BC is just a better school if I had to pick between the two, but I am sure Nova Nation would say otherwise. I think the stats for acceptance are higher for BC. Both could be good choices depending on the program. Boston is just beautiful…hands down!</p>

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<p>Doh! I had Provident College on the brain today.</p>

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<p>'Nova is not Jesuit. (It’s Augustinian.)</p>

<p>BC offers significant advantages! Definitely higher ranked for what it is worth. Major funding, endowment. Kids from everywhere. More prestigious. Amazing alum network for job search!
Great history. Major school spirit. Etc</p>

<p>When I got accepted to Villanova and went to the accepted students day, we all went to hear a speech by the dean of admissions in one of the large auditoriums. He started off the speech by saying “Well, Hello! If you’re not from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or New York stand up.” Just kind of an odd thing to say.</p>

<p>Villanova for engineering otherwise BC.( which doesnt offer engineering), Boston is a much nicer and safer city than PHilly . BC is Jesuit, less preppy and a higher ranked college than Nova.</p>

<p>I was also accepted to both schools Early Action (as well as U Michigan and Georgetown). I applied to the Villanova business program. I have heard that the Villanova business school is ranked very high nationally. Would you still choose BC over Villanova?</p>

<p>Villanova school of business was ranked 7th and 13th by Business week in the past two years respectively, and BC’s Carroll School of Management has been rated lower, but still top 20 I believe. The difference is that BC (in my experience) has overall a better reputation than does Nova, so you need to decide whether you’re choosing the whole school or just the business school.</p>

<p>BC’s Carroll School of Management would be better than Villanova’s school of business. In regards to Georgetown and Michigan, they would probably be a bit better than BC for business.</p>

<p>In terms of rankings, in 2012 BC was placed 9th, Villanova 13th, Georgetown 14th, Michigan 7th. But many people don’t place a ton of faith in BusinessWeek, especially seeing how easy it is to change rank.
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<p>BC has actually ranked better than Villanova over the last three years on the BW rankings:</p>

<p>CSOM: #9 (2012), #16 (2011), #9 (2010)
VSB: #13 (2012), #7 (2011), #20 (2010)</p>

<p>However, as Ortsac mentioned, BW rankings vacillate way too much.</p>

<p>For comparison sake, Villanova (#72) is ranked 48 spots lower than BC (#24) on the US News undergraduate business program rankings: [US</a> News Undergrad - Business School Rankings - Library Guides at Wake Forest Univ. - Prof. Center Library](<a href=“http://libguides.mba.wfu.edu/content.php?pid=207808&sid=2103121]US”>http://libguides.mba.wfu.edu/content.php?pid=207808&sid=2103121)</p>

<p>Overall, BC is a much stronger choice than Nova for business.</p>

<p>BC is pretty much the same as Villanova but with Jesuit arrogance.</p>

<p>Not at all @Risingchemist. Please contribute some knowledge rather than personal uninformed opinion</p>

<p>belasco88: From one dad to another: Both BC and "Nova have great things going for them, but no school is perfect. He will be a success because of, and in spite of, many factors most having little to do with college rankings. He should go with his gut.</p>

<p>standish makes a great point. </p>

<p>Having known a number of people who attended each school, and who thoroughly enjoyed their undergrad years, and then leveraged their college experiences to successful careers, you can’t go wrong with either school.</p>

<p>Thanks to all for your feedback. How important is it to get into CSOM at BC? I think he was accepted Arts and Sciences but know thinks he would like to study business. Does anyone have experience putting together a curriculum out of Arts and Sciences that has a business emphasis? Econ, comm etc?</p>

<p>He can take up to 8, I believe, courses in CSOM as an A&S student. He should start with Financial Accounting since accounting is the language of business. he can take Econ as part of his A&S core. After that, it depends on what he would want to focus on. He would take the CSOM core class in whatever discipline he likes the best. Then, other courses can be addressed by talking to whomever he took the intro with. </p>

<p>This question comes up A LOT at Admitted Eagle days. It’s quite normal.</p>

<p>My son was offered a full tuition remission from Fordham (sorry that I cannot speak about Villanova, but I want to make this point about BC), and less scholarship from BC, but in the end elected BC over everywhere else because of its amazing reputation, the core, the location (Boston is an unbelievable city and college town all wrapped up into one), and the amazing personal attention. He just returned to BC for the spring semester of his freshman year and these were his comments: “I really feel as if I have two homes now–Boston/BC and my home in California.” “I love the way everyone bends over backwards to help us.” He loves the core. He has made many very cool and interesting friends. Everyone highlights how “white” BC is, but my son, the blue-eyed Irish Catholic kid, has made best friends with a bunch of the 30% who bring a lot of diversity and world perspective to BC. He has not experienced in the least the “Jesuit arrogance” one individual mentioned above. He finds the academics challenging and rigorous; the professors extremely accessible and brilliant. All of this said, all of the Jesuit universities provide an excellent education, so you cannot go wrong anywhere, but all things considered, if you can Go BC, Go BC!</p>