<p>One more time: WHAT ARE YOU USING AS A BASIS FOR YOUR CLAIMS?</p>
<p>Nice, I see you finally read my post and eventually noted the <sarcasm> tags. </sarcasm></p>
<p>Nice try, but the burden of proof is on you, my friend, to prove your assertion that BC has "excellent" academics. Not with anecdotes, but with facts.</p>
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<p>Surely your joking, Mr Feynman?</p>
<p>Well, clearly BC is not the BEST college in the country- but only one school can really have that title. I certainly do no think you have to be dissapointed to be going there- many people would love to be in your shoes. Remember, people can succeed coming from almost any college, and BC is definitely beter than the vast majority of American colleges in terms of academics and has a fairly good reputation. I also agree with TourGuide that religiously affiliated colleges tend to get shafted in the rankings- yet, the religious aspect can be a huge plus in terms of what it can add to the school environment. In any case, don't despair- if you end up hating BC, you can always transfer. But, you never know, you may end up loving it. You will definitely receive an excellent (go ahead and criticize, eng_dude, "excellent" does not have to mean "earth-shattering" or "the absolute best") education there. Congratulations on your acceptance and I wish you luck next year.</p>
<p>eng, how the hell would you know BC doesn't have excellent academics? I'm guessing you don't go to school there... and as for US News as a measure of academic qaulity, they have Reed behind CENTRE COLLEGE AND FURMAN UNIVERSITY. and yeah, i second that about john kerry, he's absurdly smart/knowledgable and chose BC over anywhere else.</p>
<p>[qoute]I really don't care about religious affiliation, social life, or campus quality. The only thing I care about is quality of education and academics... afterall, that is the point of college
From what I'm hearing, it seems that Boston College has a great physical appeal, but would only be categorized as "above average/ mediocre" academic-wise.</p>
<p>Does everyone agree with this??
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<p>I'm gonna call this BS. What if Harvard was relocated to Fargo? Yale to the Death Valley?</p>
<p>College is an experience that surpasses academics. If all you really care about is academics, then god speed. I know I have more standards for college.</p>
<p>I'd feel like a jerk posting "I only got into BC..." At my school, if you get out of state... hell if you even get privat in state... most are very envious of you.</p>
<p>Still waiting for some independent evidence that BC has such excellent academics. Face it, BC is not a school that ever enters the conversation when one discusses the best schools for <insert field="" of="" study="" here="">. That is what I mean by excellent. OK, maybe, just maybe, nursing is one of those fields. I'll give you that one. But why on earth, other than a full ride, would one spend $120k on a nursing degree from BC when you can achieve the same end result with a degree from U-Mass or whatever state school is in your home state? Gets you to the same place regardless. Its nursing, after all.</insert></p>
<p>Regarding your suggestion of English, Philosophy, Theology as programs that BC excels in? Well I certainly don't see BC showing up on the Philosophical Gourmet website with any frequency....ND and G-town are frequently cited, so you can't use the Catholic bias thing there.</p>
<p>Nobody should ever feel bad about "only being accepted to BC", as it is a fine institution of higher learning and indeed better than most. You will have a great experience should you choose to attend. I just wouldn't call its academics "excellent". And yes, of course, this is a relative term of distinction. </p>
<p>Oh, and one last thing. Boston College should rename itself to Flutie College, as he has pretty much singlehandedly reinvented the school because of his athletic exploits and put the school on the map.</p>
<p>i'm into boston college too and having some real difficulties deciding between it and UC San Diego, and NYU. Let me know what you figure out.</p>
<p>BC isnt a bad school... i wish i rather applied there than BU. however, its a suburban location and by the subway system takes 1 hour to get to Boston. plus, its not extremely diverse. also, i think its catholic or jesuit so you'll find quite a bit of students that went to religious-based private schools.</p>
<p>eng_dude, im not familiar with the academics but I know Boston College attracts very intelligent students. Also -- many other schools (ie. Duke) have gained national popularity from sports and leveraged it to improve their institutions.</p>
<p>i actually turned down yale, washu-st louis, usc marshall, and notre dame for, yes, BC. maybe you find that hard to believe, maybe some of you think i made an extremely poor choice. frankly, i don't care. a college decision should be made based upon one's personal feelings. i do like the location, the sports, and YES, the academics. i would go as far as consider myself a "top student" (35 ACT (equivalent to 2340ish SAT) and #1 class rank). I was one of 35 students admitted to the honors program at the school of management. i do believe that i will receive an EXCELLENT education, and i feel that i will be able to compete with other top grads from other top colleges around the country. a college's overall atmosphere can definately add to the academic/intellectual experience. i daresay that i will learn as much in the city of boston and meeting others from universities around the area as i will learn in the classroom at BC. if BC was Buffalo college (no offense to any buffalo residents :-), ) i think the experience outside the classroom would be very different ...any comments?</p>
<p>by the way, eng_dude, you seem to be contradicting yourself. you seem very caught up with an institution's educational quality and the definition of an "excellent" education, yet you mention that graduating from BC will essentially get you to the same place as compared to graduating from UMass...interesting. (nice try) see post #28</p>
<p>Comments: I agree with being comfortable at your college but "feeling" you will be able to compete with top grads from top colleges is very different from actual chances. I'm sure if you succeed at BC you can do a lot but we've had a 20 page argument on this before and I (along with Ivy_Grad, slipper, etc) still believe that a top ugrad will help a lot even though it DOESN'T guarantee success.</p>
<p>agreed that top undergrad schools will give the edge, BUT don't you think that being in an honors program with the 35 other best applicants (of 26,000 total, i'm guessing 6,000 of which applied to the Business college) gives you an equal chance?</p>
<p>Not for everything.</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Certain companies like Lazard Ibanking will only recruit at Yale/Harvard etc. Even 4.0's at BC (if these companies don't recruit there) have no chance. I mean, what can you do if these companies set quotas or even refuse to recruit at your college?</p>
<p>My dad has told me before that his partners will have psychological quotas in their mind (such as accepting 1 or 2 kids from non top 25's while recruiting heavily from Ivies and top schools. This is easily seen from surveys and stats for all prestigious firms).</p>
<p>Peter Lynch is a BC grad, and he did ok without going to a "top ugrad."</p>
<p>^^That is for vocational training such as nursing, chief. You're a smart guy, right? You should be able to figure out what a back handed compliment is when you see one.</p>
<p>And if we are going to list more anecdotal success stories, BC has nothing on Northeastern graduates.</p>
<p>Bill Gates dropped out and he did okay for an dropout.</p>
<p>I have ALWAYS SAID AND USED CAPS TO CONVEY that a top ugrad does not guarantee success. It just gives you a BETTER CHANCE.</p>
<p>Let's not use personal anecdotes or extremes. Hell, my friend's dad went to a CC and is now a millionaire living in D.C.</p>
<p>Was the CC a "top" CC?</p>
<p>Oh yes sir it was the best in all of Virginia. Let's all transfer there so we too can be millionaires!!</p>