<p>Not at all. Kids at BC are proud to be at BC, and aren’t stigmatized because they aren’t at an ivy, or Harvard, or MIT. That being said, BC and Harvard kids get along well whenever they meet at parties, though i haven’t met any Harvard kids at a BC party.</p>
<p>I’ll throw out there that traveling between Cambridge and Chestnut Hill is annoying if you take the T. I wouldn’t expect many Harvard students at BC unless they’re visiting friends because of this and the fact that Harvard has a better party scene for underclassmen (or so I hear).</p>
<p>Just remember that there are many colleges in the Boston area. Just imagine if they were all socially stigmatized because they weren’t Harvard or MIT.</p>
<p>I have one at BC and one at Harvard. Both love their choice and would not want to trade places. Tonight they will be together at the basketball game. It is hard to have both teams win a basketball game, but both kids are at a winning school, that is a perfect fit for them.</p>
<p>Just an FYI from a happy Dad</p>
<p>Question: could you please give a little insight into your experience (so far) with the honors program? did you choose to live in the honors housing? how are the honors classes? do the kids in the honors program integrate well with kids that are not in the program?</p>
<p>Answer: Sure thing! The Honors class is a great size (15 kids) to get to know your professor and classmates. The actual material that you’re going to cover in the class really depends on your professor, though all classes should reflect the fact that the class covers core requirements in writing, literature, theology, and philosophy.</p>
<p>I personally did not choose to live in Honors housing and most Honors kids don’t. Some also do not get in, I believe it’s random for those that decide to try and live there. I didn’t like the layout of the buildings, so it was just personal preference.</p>
<p>The actual program isn’t as complete an experience as I thought it would be. It feels like just another class most of the time, but it has still become one of my favorite classes regardless. Other people aren’t big fans of the program and drop it by choice. Because you only have one teacher for many different core requirements, you don’t have the freedom to choose what type of literature you study, or what aspect of philosophy. You just take what the professor gives you.</p>
<p>You wouldn’t really know who was in honors and who wasn’t, there are really zero integration problems, at least for me because I’m in regular housing. I’ve heard kids in Honors Housing are much more secluded just because they don’t get to meet as many kids not in the program, but close friendships are made in all types of housing.</p>
<p>EDIT: clockblues got it absolutely right. I would definitely agree with all that.</p>
<p>Question: Does anyone at BC feel that they are socially stigmatized in Boston because they don’t go to Harvard? I mean, I can see Harvard guys trolling at BC parties, but not the reverse.</p>
<p>Answer: I’m not 100% sure what you mean by this question but I’ll try and answer it. If you’re asking if the majority of BC students have a grudge against Harvard because they didn’t make it in, definitely not. I feel like a lot of kids here would feel “too cool” to go to Harvard because of some stigmas. Duke and Cornell are “popular” schools to be rejected or waitlisted from around here. But I mean at the same time, there are also lots of schools in the Boston area without the reputation of either Harvard or BC, so BC kids aren’t really singled out. I’ve never met a kid from Harvard at a party or anything, but I know some girls that make the trip to MIT frats on the weekends. Everyone has their own preference.</p>
<p>@placido240</p>
<p>There are a certain amount of kids who do wish they were at other “more prestigious” universities. I’ve heard a few kids make side comments, “I could’ve gone to Harvard.” or “I should’ve gone to Harvard.” I also know a few kids trying to transfer into Ivies/Duke. I think for students like that, they just didn’t properly evaluate BC’s fit for them. I was honestly a bit nervous about attending BC, as it wasn’t in my top few choices, but after visiting and becoming a part of the community, I think it would be very difficult to go anywhere else. At BC you will encounter both students who have always dreamed of going here, and students who had other very good options.</p>
<p>Hi, I would like to know how is the recruiting scene for management consulting? thanks</p>
<p>I was wondering if there is some type of sponsorship program set up by alums. For example, one of my friends sister goes to Notre Dame, and although she did not receive and scholarships or much financial aid, they only pay 15,000 a year due to an alumni sponsorship program. Does anything like this exist at BC?</p>
<p>Question: Hi, I would like to know how is the recruiting scene for management consulting? thanks</p>
<p>Response: I’m just an A&S freshman right now so I don’t know a whole lot as far as recruiting in management, but there are always high profile companies rolling through looking to give presentations and meet students. I would venture to say there are definitely adequate resources and opportunities available to you if that’s the route you choose to take.</p>
<p>Question: I was wondering if there is some type of sponsorship program set up by alums. For example, one of my friends sister goes to Notre Dame, and although she did not receive and scholarships or much financial aid, they only pay 15,000 a year due to an alumni sponsorship program. Does anything like this exist at BC?</p>
<p>Response: I can’t say I’ve heard about a program like that at BC, but you can try and contact Undergrad Admissions to get confirmation if you’d like: [Contact</a> Us - Office of Undergraduate Admission - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/admission/undergrad/contact.html]Contact”>http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/admission/undergrad/contact.html)</p>
<p>Question #1: Is there anything about the English program at BC that sets it apart from other colleges’ English programs?
Question #2: I come from a Jesuit high school, and I love the Jesuit philosophy. How noticeable is the Jesuit presence on campus?
Question #3: Is the honors program much more rigorous than the college itself?
Question #4: Would you mind describing the dating scene (or lack thereof) on campus?</p>
<p>What are the girls like? Like honestly I’m curious. I know there’s gonna be diversity but what’s the most common?</p>
<p>Question #1: Is there anything about the English program at BC that sets it apart from other colleges’ English programs?
Question #2: I come from a Jesuit high school, and I love the Jesuit philosophy. How noticeable is the Jesuit presence on campus?
Question #3: Is the honors program much more rigorous than the college itself?
Question #4: Would you mind describing the dating scene (or lack thereof) on campus?</p>
<p>Responses:</p>
<p>1: I wish I could tell you guys more about BC’s respective programs but the truth is that I’m only going off the four classes I’ve taken in my college career and word of mouth, so I wouldn’t want to lead you one way or the other on this topic. On English specifically I don’t know much, sorry.</p>
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<li>The fact that it’s a Catholic school comes through a lot more than I was expecting. I came from a Catholic high school and was looking to get away from it myself and heard that BC was not too overwhelming with it, and it’s really not for the most part. But it really comes through when the administration decides to start dropping big name music artists from coming to campus for concerts, saying that it “promotes underage drinking”, as if their multimillion dollar football and hockey programs don’t. This isn’t Marquette or St. Joe’s of Philly or other, not to be disrespectful here, schools that halfass their Catholic affiliation. The social policy of the school definitely reflects the fact that Jesuits are on campus. It’s a plus for some, and a negative for others. As far as Jesuit influence on the curriculum, you will absolutely find that also. It’s a big priority for the school that all students are immersed in the Jesuit style of academics, so if that’s important for you, you are really going to want to look into BC.</li>
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<p>3: Well the Honors Program as far as I’ve been through it as of now is just a single class. This class, called Western Cultural Tradition, sees its difficulty vary tremendously among the different Honors faculty members. I’m pretty sure most Honors faculty also teach logic, philosophy, literature, and courses like that, so their demands on writing skill are big. It’s a double period class, so it’s fair to expect double the work out of it, but I honestly have never found it to be overwhelming. I can’t speak for everyone in the program, but the first semester in it proved to be paced very well, a decent amount of work and graded very fairly. The most “rigorous” part of the course is simply the fact that the Honors stamp has been placed on you and the rest of your class, so your teachers will expect big things. However, you have to remember that most kids at BC are accomplished students, so whether you are in Honors or not won’t limit you in your search of rigor if that’s what you want.</p>
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<li>Ahh the dating scene. You have to remember first semester freshman are high school seniors after three months of summer. People are generally looking to get drunk to get the weirdness out of the way and hook up with attractive members of their building. So that’s the experience you’ll have, not just at BC though, it’s just the norm. Some of these drunken hookups turn into genuine relationships that last much further than the night. The people I personally know in relationships right now met each other in a drunken haze and realized soon after that they actually liked the person they had hooked up with, myself included =). They get to know each other beyond the weekend and true relationships form. Now, if this isn’t your scene, not to worry. There are always people that aren’t into that and take it slow, and these people tend to match up with each other too. It’s all about finding your scene and people you gel with. From what I know, people that haven’t paired up by junior and senior year really look to settle down and look for someone for post-college life. If you are a relationship person, you’ll be happy to know that BC claims that 70% of alums marry another Eagle! Pretty good numbers to be sure.</li>
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<p>Question: What are the girls like? Like honestly I’m curious. I know there’s gonna be diversity but what’s the most common?</p>
<p>Response: Now we really have got the good questions going haha. I think your question could be taken many different ways so I’m going to answer it from different angles, feel free to clarify your question later if I missed a point you were looking for. In comparison to a random sample of the country’s population, BC girls are, on average, much, much better looking. Your jaw will probably drop once or twice a day, at least. Most dress preppy or close to it, and generally come from pretty well off families. Work hard, party hard is common. If I totally got your question wrong and by diverse you meant race, yes there are girls of all ethnicities, though you will see proportionately more white girls about. Personality-wise, I wouldn’t say just because the typical girl is well off, or at least tries to give off that look, that there is a prevalence of stuck-upness. Obviously there will always be those stuck up girls you can’t stand somewhere, but there are plenty of genuine girls here too that are friendly and approachable.</p>
<p>Hahahaha no you were spot on. Thank you! Sounds like an awesome place!!!</p>
<p>This is kind of a follow-up to eagle69’s question. I am an atheist and while from what I’ve read BC students seem to be accepting of people from other religions. On the other hand, I know it is quite another thing for a good catholic girl to bring an atheist home to their parents. Would being an atheist be problematic for me when trying to date? From your experience do people at BC date outside of there religion at all or would I have to find other atheists?</p>
<p>Hahahahaha it has also been brought to my attention that my username is eagle69. I do not mean to imply eagles doing stuff, but am a bc fan whose football number is 69. Sorry for any offense given.</p>
<p>I wanted to point out some things bronovan stated in his response to the Jesuit question. Administration did put the moratorium on Conte Forum concerts, but that’s more reflective of them being moderately strict rather than the school’s Jesuit affiliation. UGBC got away with bringing mashup artists to the plex anyways, which is the last thing I would think of to discourage heavy binge drinking.</p>
<p>There is a rule against sex and against having guests of the opposite sex overnight, but if you asked most people about those rules they probably wouldn’t know about their existence.</p>
<p>@Vikingboy:</p>
<p>This is something that is going to be quite specific to the people involved in each relationship. However, I can say that I never witnessed or heard of, in my four years at Boston College, any case in which a couple split up because of religious reasons or because of the parents. Now, it’s possible that they never became a couple in the first place because of religious differences, but I never heard of that either. I would say that while this may occur on occasion, just as it would on any college campus, religion does not influence dating a great deal.</p>
<p>On the whole, there are a lot of students at BC who identify as Catholic, but do not adhere to all of the Catholic teachings. Some people who would say they are Catholic on a school survey are also pro-choice or pro- gay marriage. The Jesuit emphasis on social justice is simply much stronger at BC than other pieces of Catholic doctrine, and this tends to be reflected most acutely in the student body. Doesn’t mean you won’t encounter the issue you raised, but it does suggest that it won’t be widespread.</p>
<p>Question #2: I come from a Jesuit high school, and I love the Jesuit philosophy. How noticeable is the Jesuit presence on campus?</p>
<p>Boston college “The Journey to Adulthood” page14</p>
<p>“Students, of course, will come from different faith traditions and some may have no
explicit religious commitment or be searching for a tradition to which they can belong.
At BC, most students identify themselves as Catholic (about 65%) and a significant percentage are from other Christian traditions (20%), so a Christian, predominantly Catholic ethos will be apparent, but students of any religious tradition or none ought to be able to find at BC a supportive environment for deepening their own faith lives or, in less explicitly religious language, discovering how to live authentically within a horizon of ultimate meaning.”</p>
<p>A lot of great BC info, only 31 pages.</p>
<p>UNDERSTANDING STUDENT FORMATION
<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/offices/mission/pdf1/umm1.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/offices/mission/pdf1/umm1.pdf</a></p>