<p>I’ll take any questions you have about BC (except admissions, because as a sophomore I’m almost 2 years removed, and therefore know very little about it).</p>
<p>Info:
Current sophomore
Originally from MA
Involved in a few clubs on campus (most notably UGBC, the student government)
History major - thinking about law school upon graduation
Very happy at BC!</p>
<p>You said that BC was “affordable” in another post. How generous is BC usually with need-based aid? Do you know if BC is more generous with honors program students (I know that’s not “need-based” but I’m just wondering…)?</p>
<p>I realllyyyy want to go to BC but I’m not sure if I’ll get adequate financial aid.</p>
<p>I described BC as affordable given their commitment to match 100% of financial need for students, which in my own (and most people that I know) getting excellent need-based aid packages. For most people that I’ve discussed this with, BC has been the most affordable school for them, and that helps BC attract a very talented student body! </p>
<p>BC doesn’t offer merit based aid, so it’s unlikely that they’d offer you more money to attend initially. But I always recommend trying to bargain to get a better aid package (worked for me), and I assume that as an Honors Program admitted student, they’d be even more enthusiastic to have you come to BC (and therefore give you more money)??</p>
<p>What has your personal experience with class sizes been? Can you give a run down of your classes for your first year and second year, the number of students in each class and if they were taught by a prof or TA? Thanks!</p>
<p>my only real issue with BC is the lack of diversity in the student body. im not talking about racial, economic, or geographic diversity which all seem fine but just the type of student and their personality. the four kids from my school for example who were admitted and will be attending are jocks-bball and football, heavy drinkers and partiers and honestly, dbags. i was just wondering if you can comment about the student body. it seems like there are not many artsy, music, theatre, etc types. thanks! also, with the size, does everyone know each other in your class or are you always meeting new people and seeing new faces (hopefully the latter).</p>
<p>You mentioned trying to bargain to get a better package. Could you give details on how I could go about doing that?</p>
<p>My experience with class sizes has been fine. Personally, I don’t mind large classes, but obviously everyone prefers to have some small classes. Also, I haven’t necessarily found the TAs/grad students I’ve had to be worse then professors, because TAs/grad students are usually livelier/more accessible/straightforward in teaching the material. </p>
<p>Freshmen year:
Took a small (20-30 person literary class) taught by a fantastic English professor (O’Har)
Philosophy of the person (core required class, had about 30 people). Good professor, and pretty easy (Estelrich)
Spanish (15 person class). With a TA that was an amazing teacher (I suck at Spanish, but she made it really fun).
History (large lecture hall 100-150 person class), taught by a professor who used powerpoint, but once a week discussion class taught by a TA in a 10 person class.
Freshmen Writing Seminar (15 person class), taught by a professor. </p>
<p>I’m not going to go through every class I’ve taken, but most classes have 25-30 people, with a few outliers on both the large and small size. </p>
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<p>Ny0rker: I think you’ll find the drunk jock stereotype to be overhyped (although it is a substantial portion of the population). I find that we have a very open and accepting student body, and that the racial/economic/geographic diversity brings an exciting dimension to our campus.</p>
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<p>Jenx: Re: Bargaining</p>
<p>Call your financial aid officer/advisor, and explain to them that you need a larger package to consider attending BC. Being persistent is definitely an advantage, but make sure not to be too burdensome. </p>
<p>Sorry for the brief replies, stuck in the midst of a busy week (extracurriculars have really picked up, and have a few papers to do)</p>