<p>Cultural Diversity can be fulfilled with other core classes or other major classes. It’s definitely not something you want to fulfill individually. I did it first semester Freshman year through my Theology core (Religious Quest) but I have taken other classes that would have qualified. Use your first semester or two to figure out your major and take care of other core classes as opposed to taking something purely for the sake of fulfilling Cultural Diversity. </p>
<p>Classes that meet three times a week are 50 minutes long, classes that meet twice a week are 75 minutes long. Some classes have additional 50 minute discussion sections.</p>
<p>thanks! i was asking about the cultural diversity requirement because i was planning on taking religious quest as well. any insight on it as a course?</p>
<p>It’s hard to get into but well worth waiting for. Best class I have taken at BC. You can also get into it during drop/add, which is how I did freshman year.</p>
<p>BC guy: the religious quest program is two semesters which also fulfills the Theology core requirement. May I assume that one semester of Quest will fulfill the Diversity requirement?</p>
<p>The course registration system is a little frustrating because you are assigned a time slot so unless you are within the first 4 or so hours, the chances of you getting the classes you want are pretty minimal. As a first semester freshman though you pick your classes at orientation which I believed to be a little more stressful since you cannot watch to see what has already closed. There are 4 different time slots, the first and third get the best picks of classes because 1 and 2 are in the morning and then they open up the rest of the seats during lunch for slots 3 and 4. Everyone in your time slot will pick at the same time so classes fill up within seconds but I wouldn’t worry too much. BC does its absolute best to help you get what you want. </p>
<p>I was in slot 3 during my orientation and ended up getting 4 out of the 5 classes I wanted, Modern History I was the only class that had all of its sections already closed by the time I went to register for it. Your adviser and OL will help you a lot prior to selecting classes telling you what will fill up most quickly so what you should register for first. I really wouldn’t worry about it because even if you don’t get what you wanted or the times you want, there is always drop/add period the first week of classes and you might end up enjoying what you get anyway.</p>
<p>With that said, the chances of you not having morning classes are pretty slim. It’s not downright impossible but I think the way BC schedules classes is that most classes are scheduled for between 10am-2pm.</p>
<p>When I toured the campus in May, I noted a huge preponderance of stereotypical preppy types at BC. A lot of the guys looked like Ashton Kutcher with a polo shirt and backwards baseball cap, while girls were adorned with sundresses and sandals, etc. Would a middle America kid from IL that’s accustomed to wearing jeans and a tee shirt feel at all out of place here, and/or need to re-adapt his style to fit in? I’m interested in your thoughts as to what type of person would likely NOT “fit in” at BC. Please give me an honest opinion on this. Lastly, please comment on the campus dating scene. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You will fit in at BC regardless of what you wear. I fit in and only wear a collared shirt when I desperately need to do laundry or need to look nice. Honestly I think that when it warms up in the Spring, people wear whatever their favorite/best/most expensive warm weather clothing is since they rarely get to wear it at school. Go through a Boston winter and you will know what I mean. Most of the year nobody wears anything fancy to class, and if you wear jeans everyday you will be fancier than a good amount of people. The backwards hat thing is true, a lot people seem to do that. But seriously, who cares? </p>
<p>The campus dating scene is what everybody at BC LOVES to discuss, over-analyze, and complain about. People at BC think that it is an anomaly to have a college where hook ups are more common than committed couples. This is about the same at most places, probably less common at BC where the hooking up is relatively tame. In spite of the hype, there are a lot of couples at BC. Whether or not you have a girlfriend/boyfriend depends on you and the other person, not the tendencies of your fellow students.</p>
<p>I have to vouch BC2012guy. It’s beautiful on most days since the sun is out, the grass at BC is green, and people are out laying on the grass. Heck, the campus even looks gorgeous when it’s snowing. The only way to find out is to come and see for yourself =)</p>
<p>BC mom here and one of the most beautiful sights is sitting in the stands during a football game and watching all of you students in your BC shirts singing, dancing and cheering along during the game. What a wonderful sight! You are having so much fun and I so want to throw on a shirt and join you. Sitting in the stands during a glorious fall Saturday afternoon - perfection!</p>
<p>The campus is beautiful, even more than in the pictures. It is amazing in the spring when the grass is green and all of the flowers are blooming. Last winter I remember one night I was walking down Linden Lane right after it had snowed and it was so so so beautiful. The trees were covered in snow and it was so pretty with Bapst and St. Mary’s and Gasson with the golden eagle statue. Everything is so pretty right after it snows. I think everyday I would walk around campus and at least once think, “wow I can’t believe I actually go here.”</p>
<p>I know I take the campus for granted, but I remember this past semester just mesmerized at how beautiful the campus looked. I paused at O’Neil Plaza, took a deep breath of air and then proceeded to go to class. The air here is amazing and should not be understated; I have no allergy problems here whereas I have a runny nose from the fall through to the spring.</p>
<p>"I think everyday I would walk around campus and at least once think, “wow I can’t believe I actually go here.” "</p>
<p>I used to do that 3 decades ago. It seemed like they were doing me a favor by letting me go there, not the other way around.</p>
<p>And Green Apple, I felt exactly the same way as you about the snow. Walking from Bapst to my Upper Campus dorms late at night during gentle snowfalls…it doesn’t get any better than that.</p>
<p>I have to agree with what everyone else said. There were so many times last year, even during the dead of winter, when I would be walking back to upper to my dorm from the library and just look around and think “wow, I can’t believe I actually live here.” Late at night when it’s quiet and there is nobody anywhere around you it’s just so serene and unbelievable.</p>
<p>Nothing beats the spring too when all the trees are in bloom and everyone is out on the dustbowl. Plus, companies love to come to BC to give away free stuff! Vitamin water was here a lot last year giving away free stuff.</p>