I remember move in day like it was yesterday. I’m jealous of your new journey. BC is a special place and, IMO, the education there was better than that my son received from a highly publicized ancient athletic league in the NE.
'Grats to your D.
Dear veryproudfather : Excellent news that the move-in experience was smooth. Many upper classmen actively join Welcome Wagon in order to move back to campus early in order to be with friends. As bluebayou points out, Boston College is indeed a very special place and you can expect that a year from now, your daughter might just want to “pass it on” to the next freshman class by being a Welcome Wagon member. (The t-shirts are a badge of honor at the start of the semester.)
I know that freshman live in their own little campus that is not super close to where the rest of campus is. They take a shuttle/bus back and forth between campus and their dorms. Is that a big inconvenience? Or does the shuttle run regularly enough that it’s easy to get between the dorms and campus?
@lander33256 That would be for freshmen placed on the Newton campus (~40% of the freshman class). If they are placed on upper it is a short walk to classes.
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Do a search in past CC Boston College posts for the Newton Campus. There are lots of good discussions about living there, both from students sharing their experiences as well as from parents.
Aside from the shuttle bus, which does grow old as the year progresses, there are many intangible benefits to living on the Newton campus. Some don’t like it. Our son and the large circle of friends he made, had a great time there.
Hey guys!
I am a senior from a small town and a small high school without much diversity. I applied early action to Boston College. It is my first choice school. I also submitted two slideroom videos, and I was contacted by the BC director of bands who has advocated on my behalf to the undergraduate admissions.
STATS:
Applied Early Action
Top 10%
Class Rank 4/125
Graduating with honors & distinction
32 composite score, 9 on writing for ACT.
I didn’t take the SAT or SAT Subject tests
3.89 unweighted GPA, my school doesn’t do weighted.
I am in: Marching Band (Clarient Section leader), Concert Band (Clarinet/Bassoon Section Leader), Latin Club, Beta Club, NSHSS member, Theater (Assistant director/musical director), Chorus, Girls Choir, Church pianist, Pep Band (Clarinet Section Leader), and invited to joing a college membership close to NSHSS.
I study piano and bassoon with college professors. In addition, I attended governor’s school for the arts and girls state during the summer of my junior year. I also participate in all state band programs.
Senior course load: Dual-enrollement Composition I & II, Dual-enrollement Finite Math and Statstics, AP US Goverment, Honors Pre-Cal, Marching Band, Concert Band, Honors Anatomy, and Leadership developement. I also took two dual-enrollement classes my junior year: US History I & II and Western Civilization I & II. ( I have a total of 27 college credit hours by graduation.)
First generation college student, child of immigrints, China and Taiwan. My parents are both retired as well.
Letters of recommendation: Math teacher, Latin Teacher, Biology Teacher, Piano Professor, and Bassoon Professor (Both are tenured and have been teaching for over 20 years)
Awards: Excellence in Theater 2013-2014, Instrumentalist Magazine Musicianship Award 2012-2015, Excellence in Economics, Excellence in English II, Superior Rating at Piano Festivals (2 years, I maxed out on the levels to compete in)
Governor’s School of Arts, Girls State.
Major: Nursing
Applied & Accepted: University of Alabama, University of TN, Knoxville, East TN University, Middle TN University, Belmont University, Maryville College, Lipscomb University.
I have applied EA to: Geroge Mason, Boston College, Northeastern, & Case Western ( had a great CWRU phone interview with my admissions counselor)
I am appling RD: Vanderbilt, Emory/Oxford, Harvard, UPenn, and Dartmouth
Please chance me!
how conservative is BC? i am pretty conservative and would prefer a school that is
What does it mean to say you are conservative? The more details you can give to describe your thinking, the more others will be able to help answer your question.