<p>I've just been accepted to both Notre Dame and Boston College
I'm leaning towards BC but my father, a Domer, is trying to convince me otherwise. Anyone have anything to say on the matter? anything concerning either school would be helpful :)</p>
<p>Jenna, two years ago daughter was accepted to BC and waitlisted at ND. For her there was and is no place like ND. Fortunately thru hard work and her initiative she is in the class of 09, Her words at the time leading up to the hardest decision of her life (and one that will keep me working another 4-5 years think 100 EFC and a home equity loan) was going to ND. I remember her telling me back when we visited all the schools she kept saying but dad its not ND, for her the place had a special pull that not even an Ivy acceptance,BC acceptance and several other that offered substantial merit money and the like could sway her. Good luck with your choice in the end no matter where you go it will be the right choice for you. :)</p>
<p>PS hopefully your dad will forgive you if it is BC :)</p>
<p>Notre Dame's just flat-out more awesometastic. So there.</p>
<p>Awesometastic!</p>
<p>See, only a true Domer could come up with such a fantabulicious word! :)</p>
<p>It really depends on what you are looking for. If you can give us a sense of what is important to you, we can try to give you a sense of where to go. </p>
<p>Both BC and ND are very good schools. I believe it is safe to say (though remember my bias) that Notre Dame is the more prestigious choice, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't fit what you are looking for. If you want to be in a big city, BC is going to be hard to beat because all that ND can offer is being 1.5 hours from Chicago. However, the location really isn't as bad as people make it out to be IMO, and the campus is very nice.</p>
<p>I think ND offers a stronger community than BC. ND students and later graduates stick together and we truly are one big family. I don't know of any college that is like us in that regard honestly. I think BC is a bit more of a party school, but it is hard to judge that honestly and there is partying that goes on at both. We are both Catholic after all.</p>
<p>If going to a school which is truly Catholic is important I have to give ND an edge. I have had 5 years of Jesuit education, I like the Jesuits, but they are not nearly as true to the church as Holy Cross is. ND is also a much more Catholic environment... it just depends on if that appeals to you or not.</p>
<p>Both are big sports schools, but I think it is a bigger deal at ND. Sports define us in a way, and everyone cares. Shellzie, who didn't care about football before she came here, ended up running through the fountains after the MSU game for instance (I hope my saying that is alright..I will edit if not). You just become part of the community, and the sports are a huge part of that. You can still get by if you don't like sports, but you may find yourself pulled into it :).</p>
<p>Anyways, it just depends on what you are looking for. I hope that gives you an idea but let us know what your major is and what is important to you and hopefully we can guide you from there.</p>
<p>As usual, Irish gives some nice balanced advice. It really depends upon what is important to you. As an analytical type I would make lists of pluses and minuses of each school from your perspective and see what components have you leaning one way of the other. This will help you explain your decision better to your family but more importantly to yourself.</p>
<p>The only point Irish makes that I would disagree with is the difference between the Holy Cross fathers and the Jesuits. They each have a certain perspective but I wouldn't put a value judgment on the difference. Good luck with your decision.</p>
<p>I apologize for putting a value judgment on it, I just happen to be a conservative (orthodox) Catholic. I think we can agree that Holy Cross is more conservative IN GENERAL and the Jesuits are more liberal IN GENERAL. Not to say that is right or wrong, it depends on your faith I suppose. I just tend conservative on most things.</p>
<p>Lol, Irish is right. Notre Dame school spirit is infectious. You can't come here and not love it. I wouldn't have run through any fountains if that weren't true. :) And I'd agree with Irish that the Holy Cross priests follow the church more closely, not to say that the Jesuits don't have their merits as well. I should also mention that nowhere else but Notre Dame can you live in the dorms and have a basilica literally in your front yard. Also, Notre Dame is a bit more prestigious than BC, but don't let that change your mind if you truly think BC is a better fit.</p>
<p>Jenna, just so you know, and I hope Shellzie won't be upset that I am rehashing her decision from a year ago. Shellzie was TORN between Dartmouth and ND last year, this time last year, and she sought advice from these boards, the Dartmouth boards, and it was a very anxiety filled decision. </p>
<p>Finally, (I think towards the end of April , Shellzie, correct me if this is wrong), she selected ND, and I don't think she has had a moment of regret.</p>
<p>Now she is an avid CC poster, helping those like yourself, through the maze of college decisions. She has been there, done that- and, knows the angst involved with these April decisions.
Hope it all ends as well as Shellzie's wherever you decide, Jenna..............</p>
<p>Lol, that's true- I had a terrible time making a decision. I spent months debating (I was accepted EA to ND and got an early write from Dartmouth). Finally, a couple days before i had to decide, my dad sat me down and told me to pick a school. He told me he would support my decision whatever it was, but I had to sit there until I had picked one. I really think I made the right decision, but it was not an easy one. I still wonder what it would be like if I was at Dartmouth right now, but I have never regretted my choice. The best thing is to try to tune out what others are telling you to do and see what your own feelings are. Then make sure you have good reasons for them (because what other people are telling you may have some merit to it- just make sure it isn't guiding your decision too much). In my case, my parents clearly thought I should go to ND, but all my friends thought I'd be an idiot to turn down an Ivy League school. In the end, my decision was probably based half on my extensive pro-con lists, and half on my gut feeling. Good luck!</p>
<p>ok, so i'm going to BC next year since i was rejected at ND. I've visited at both places, and BC is really a lot better. I just got back from there and BC has so much more to offer on the social end of the complete package of "education." The city of boston kicks the crap out of that ghetto south bend. plus its 90 minutes to chicago. BC is under 10 from downtown Boston. This may surprise people, but i think that they are pretty much equal schools because ND's social scene really sucks from what i've heard, other than football weekends (6/year). BC has great social life all the time because of the resources that the city has to offer. O by the way, i used to be a hardcore Notre Dame enthusaist...until i saw what BC had to offer. Choose BC.</p>
<p>Yea im sure BC is a lot better...since ND didn't take you. Of course its better now!</p>
<p>You should not mock someone like that, SweetLax88.</p>
<p>You would probably hate Notre Dame for a while if you were rejected.</p>
<p>Agree on not kicking a poster when they are down...</p>
<p>Now as for their post...</p>
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This may surprise people, but i think that they are pretty much equal schools because ND's social scene really sucks from what i've heard, other than football weekends (6/year).
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<p>A couple problems here. If we are equal because "ND's social scene sucks" then I wonder about the criteria used to judge the schools. Secondly, the problem is you say "from what I've heard" which probably means what people said at BC. ASK US, there are real ND students on the board who have discussed this time and time again, and btw, it doesn't suck here.</p>
<p>No. I wouldnt hate a school if I were rejected. I was rejected at Harvard and Columbia. Im fine with both schools and dont go trolling on thier forums.</p>
<p>If you were rejected from your dream school, I think you would.</p>
<p>I dont think you understand. I wouldn't. Columbia was my dream school. I loved it. They rejected me. You move on. Life is bigger than college and Im better than going on some forum and trolling the college that I didnt get into.</p>
<p>I would still feel bitter for a while.</p>
<p>And I am sure that that person is ready to move on.</p>
<p>Based on your vigor for Notre Dame, will you be attending this year?</p>
<p>Yes I will.</p>
<p>Very nice :D.</p>