<p>I also would like to repeat Ortsac’s wise words. A fridge rented from BC is still BC property. For those who choose to drink, there is nothing stopping an RA from going ahead and opening your fridge without consent. Split the cost of your own fridge with your roommates or something like that.</p>
<p>purchases a minifrig from compact appliances.com and they ship direct. I purchased an advanti for son, who used it all four years and donated it. D is going on year 4 for hers, and I assume it will make it thru the year. Much cheaper than renting. Nice and clean, too.</p>
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<p>It was 2 years ago. I am going into my junior year. There was definitely carpet when I was there. I remember the quad next to the bathroom had tile though. Freshman year seems like so long ago. I actually just found some old PMs from you when you were going into your freshman year asking about the BC night life. Was it anything like what you were expecting? BTW, where are you living this upcoming year?</p>
<p>Hey bronovan,</p>
<p>Please excuse me if this question has been asked before. I read the first couple of pages, but I didn’t read all 23 pages.</p>
<p>As of now, I’d say that BC is my number one choice. Coming from a private high school that I really haven’t been a big fan of at all, I want to know what the social life in BC is. My high school is super cliquey and I don’t like it at all. Nobody is friendly at all, nobody goes out of their way to talk to you, and people you talk to outside of your group look at you like you have a second head. I’m not saying this to complain, but I’d really appreciate if you compared this to BC socially. Are most people friendly? Is it super cliquey? Have you had a hard time making friends/ finding people to hang out with? </p>
<p>When I visited BC, I didn’t have a tour scheduled. Instead, my dad and I just walked around and looked at various buildings. But as we were just about to enter the campus, we looked at a campus map. Immediately, a student came right off the sidewalk and, as affably and as kindly as possible, said “you guys look lost. can I help you guys out?” This may seem like a meaningless anecdote, but it wasn’t really what the student said; it was how he said it. Coming from my high school, no such friendliness exists. I was honestly just impressed at how kind and cool of a kid this student was. I guess the small stuff really does count.</p>
<p>But hey, sorry for the long-windedness of these questions. Again, my questions are is: What is the social life in BC? Are most people friendly? Is it super cliquey? Have you had a hard time making friends/ finding people to hang out with?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>@BCHSEagles:</p>
<p>BC nightlife has both impressed me at times and frustrated me at others. BC was the only school I applied to that did not have fraternities, but I decided on it for other reasons, having read that it had plenty of alternatives to Greek life. It does have many alternatives, though not necessarily alternatives that are as good, at least in my opinion. The administration and police force are unhealthily suppressive of “typical” college fun, I’m sure you’ve seen this. Too many hardworking and all around good people get in trouble under a tight discipline system. The students and Boston, in some ways, are the redeeming factor for me though. The majority of these amazingly talented, hardworking, good looking, and accomplished 17-22 year olds are down to have a great time during their college years, something that is always a good thing to have when your administration bombs the spring concert and holds outdated and ineffective policy. The city is also great for nightlife, if you are 21, or have an exceptional fake ID unfortunately. Where many college towns seek to contain good old fun, Boston really just maintains a Puritanical inquisition on it. For those reading, keep in mind that this is all coming from a freshman guy, so it’s the worst possible outlook one could have. BC is no Miami of Ohio or UCSB or something, but it’s definitely no BYU either. People absolutely have a blast here, it’s just not always easy and never without risk. I’ve found a group of equally hardworking yet fun loving people that keep things interesting, I’ve found BC really lives up to ‘work hard, play hard.’ I know I just wrote a wall of text but I think I hit on some common points haha, but I’ll be in 66 next year.</p>
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<p>No worries haha, I assume most people haven’t read all 345 posts up to this one by now. You’ll find at probably whatever college you choose, the level of cliqueness has fallen considerably compared to high school. College is just too big for the football team to the run the school, if you know what I mean. You could be the wildest, most popular, most good looking guy/girl on your floor, or somehow in your building, but you can bet 90% of the school probably doesn’t know your name, unless you’re a school’s star athlete or the child of a celebrity of course.</p>
<p>My experience at school has been that BC is not very cliquey. Social groups absolutely sprout up, that’s the inevitable product of human interaction, but they never seemed very exclusive. People are generally friendly, I never heard of any intense feuding or conflict of some sort between students at all. People of all sorts tend to get along. I have not had a hard time finding friendly people at all. There are tons of social people always looking for new friends and there really is a chill, laid back vibe to the school. BC kids are like ducks, calm and generally not giving an eff above the water, but always still working hard and paddling away under the surface. The one good thing about fraternities, I will admit, is that it has probably eliminated certain social barriers between students, which is nice in some ways. The downside is that there isn’t a big social net that anyone can join, unless you are an athlete. Bottom line though, there will always be snobs, but the majority of the school is quite pleasant to interact with, which may come to the surprise to those that hold BC’s stereotypically entitled and preppy student body against it.</p>
<p>^I definitely share the same outlook on BC’s nightlife. As a freshman guy at BC, you’re pretty much on the bottom of the social ladder. The good news is that each year it gets better. The administration gives you more freedom as you get older. I’ve had some really great nights at BC and some really boring ones that make it hard to believe you’re on a college campus. I think the cold weather in the winter plays a big role in this. Be prepared for some slow Friday and Saturday nights that you spend in your dorm room or wandering around the mods trying to get into an upperclassmen party. When I was a freshman, I thought that the RAs were way too strict. It seemed that many (but not all) were “out to get you.” I was in Vandy this past year and had two great RAs. We could have been in trouble for a lot of things. However, our RAs were more concerned with keeping us safe and making sure that we stayed out of trouble. For those who are going into freshman year, I found that the RAs were more strict for the first few weeks in order to set the tone for the year. They tend to loosen up with time. For the most part, as long as you don’t make stupid decisions its not terribly difficult to stay out of trouble. Just be a little careful until you have some time at BC under your belt and understand how things work.</p>
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<p>That is true at every college, that is not single sex. :D</p>
<p>^ I disagree. I think it is more difficult being a freshman guy at BC. Freshman girls have a decent shot at getting into parties especially in the mods. Guys need to have the right “ratio” to even have a shot.</p>
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<p>More difficult than what? Frosh guys at every gender-neutral college are the lowly men on the totem pole, unless they are star athletic recruit. :D</p>
<p>Sorry, I must have misread your post. Anyways, I was trying to say that the night life at BC is more accepting of female freshmen than male freshmen. Frosh guys are at the bottom of the totem pole. And yes, this is probably true at most colleges with equal numbers of men/women. I do however have a friend who goes to a college where the population is 70% female and 30% male and its just the opposite there.</p>
<p>hi! i have two questions:) i’m an upcoming freshman. first, is it possible to loft your bed at BC? and second, i was placed in the kostka dorm. i definitely did not ask for it, but do you know anything about how the all-girls dorm is viewed on campus? will i have to work harder to make guy friends and get into parties and everything? thanks for answering :)</p>
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<li><p>People understand most girls in Kostka didn’t ask to be in the only single-sex dorm in the school. I’ve heard it can definitely get catty with that many girls in close proximity, but you will still absolutely make friends, guy friends too. They may not be a floor away but you’ll find guy friends. All guys know that if they take a stroll through Kostka on a Friday or Saturday night, they’ll only bump into girls haha but in general, as a freshman girl, you are already good to go for just about any open house/Mod you want. I wouldn’t worry about that at all!</p></li>
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<p>Hey! Im a freshman moving in in a couple of days and I’m getting a little nervous about my honors class. I finished reading the Odyssey, but I want to know what we’ll be discussing in class. I dont know if you’re an honors student, but if you are, could you tell me what we do in the first week of classes? If you aren’t, have you heard anything from your friends?</p>
<p>im an incoming freshman guy and most of my friends have already left for school. All they have spoken about is the big welcome week parties all over campus. I haven’t hear about any of these at BC and I was wondering if there really is no parties to go to near the start of school</p>
<p>@peachfuzz Hey there! I’m actually an honors student myself so you’re in luck haha but I think it depends very much so on your professor. The Odyssey was never once mentioned in my class. No discussion, no quiz, no paper. Nothing. At least for my class it helped me to get acclimated to the heavy load of ancient Greek texts we eventually read, but nothing about the Odyssey itself.</p>
<p>My first class was just introducing ourselves, the teacher introducing herself, and talking about what we would be doing that semester. Even in honors they really eased into it, they know what a great change your life is going through. They won’t make you feel like a fish out of water at all, I wouldn’t worry about it at all!</p>
<p>@sosas12 Yeahhh…no parties, at least for freshman. It did kinda suck looking back that all my friends at frat heavy schools and state schools were going ham right off the bat while at BC the cops are out in force to set a precedent and make sure you never get too comfortable with partying. The administration sets up a collection of events for freshman, not sure if you would have started those yet or not. Admittedly, those can be a good time, it just won’t be a back-to-school rager Alpha Delta style or something. A good amount of kids will already bring weed and alcohol with them so it’s not like everyone is going to be dry and sitting around doing nothing, but there most likely will not be huge bangers that everyone will go to. For freshman, those will hopefully come later in the year as you feel your way around, meet the right people, and get involved in clubs/activities and such, and get to know upperclassmen. Don’t worry if the first couple of weekends don’t live up to Animal House. Be socially active, be open with everyone, don’t burn any bridges, and you’ll be good soon enough!</p>
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<p>My D is looking for a class to round out her freshman 1st semester schedule. She’s taking Calc, Chem (w/lab), Spanish and Freshman Writing. Her advisor suggested an Arts class. There were a couple that looked like they might be “easier” than others - one called “Seeing is Believing” and another in Music called “History of Rock & Roll”. Her Orientation Leader suggested she consider an Art History course instead. Any thoughts or recommendations?</p>
<p>Any required core course for which she doesn’t have AP credit. In addition to fine arts, also consider Philosophy (of the Person), Theology & History.</p>
<p>Dont mean to be asking all these questions about partying, it’s just the only aspect of BC that I haven’t heard a lot about. Do freshman usually drink in their dorms or pregame for the football games?</p>