<p>Current students or anyone in the know, please compare/contrast the social life and academics at Boston University and Boston College.</p>
<p>Specifically, do BC students tend to be religious/politically conservative? Also, do you feel that BU is a big school with indifferent professors/administration, poor campus life, and low school pride?</p>
<p>Can't say about now, but back in the dinosaur ages I was all set to go to BU. My father took me to look at BC and I was sold. Have you visited both campuses? Go Eagles!</p>
<p>do BC students tend to be religious/politically conservative?
- NO. This is coming from a self-described liberal.</p>
<p>Also, do you feel that BU is a big school with indifferent professors/administration, poor campus life, and low school pride?
- From friends who are attending BU, NO. BU is not a sport school except for Hockey so you won't have big time sport to cheer for, but when it comes to hockey, a BU fan is equally as obnoxious as a BC fan.</p>
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<p>Reddune, you're making people like me feel bad =(</p>
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i have to decide between these two</p>
<p>I’ve been admitted to both schools, have visited both campuses, have talked to profs, and I chose BC. Yes, the student body at BU is much more diverse than at BC, however, BC felt like a much better academic institution. My first impression was that most BC kids are conservative and stuff, but on my admitted Facebook group, ppl have been posting survey’s of themselves to get to know one another, and an overwhelming majority of people said that they are liberal and not too religious. So overall, the conclusion I drew from this is that they are just teens that aren’t too politically nor religously involved, just like most other teenagers of our time. So I think BC is not as conservative as it’s cracked up to be. Another factor that I took into consideration was the overall academics. BC admits 27% of its applicants, compared to BU’s 54%. So with BC, it’s actually and accomplishment having been accepted, even if it’s just your back up as it was mine. But w/ BU, to get in, you just have to have been in the top half of the applicant pool, so really, all you have to do to get into BU is not be in the bottom half. Furthermore, BC’s total undergrad population is 9,000 which is less that half of BU’s 18,500. You would get more attention at BC. Also, something BC has that BU doesn’t, is a strong alumni/student network, as well as good advising and job placement. Because of it’s MUCH smaller population, BC is able to provide it’s students w/ more opportunities. </p>
<p>When I was at the multicultural weekend for BU, I left the BU campus w/ one word in mind: mediocracy. They had presented us a panel of recent BU grads, initially, I thought they would’ve been much more successful, yet, they went to grad and med schools that aren’t very well known. Also, from having stayed in the dorms for 2 nights @ BU, I could immediately tell that intellect or academics wasn’t the biggest priority there. After having left Boston, I met up w/ my friend and told him my experience. From it, he agreed w/ me and said that BU seems a school that’s more for the masses. Which is not to say that it’s a terrible school or anyting, but it’s just not the best; like I said, mediocre. And yes, BC does have a very strong fan base for its sports teams, another thing BU really doesn’t have.</p>