<p>I graduated from BC some years ago and I’m currently unemployed. When I was employed I was doing a job unrelated to my major and earning as much as a community college graduate. I did not choose wisely. I could have attended other schools in the area and either I would fared better or the same. When I chose BC I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew I was going to be dealing with stuck up preppies and ivy league rejects with deplorable attitudes but I thought that in the end the sacrifice was going to be worth it because I was going to end up with a degree from a “good” school which was going to make me a desirable employee. I was mistaken. Either BC’s name is not as good as I thought or it is true that a degree from a ‘good’ school does not guarantee any type of career success. I still wish I could rewind time and choose a different school. well at least I enjoyed the pretty campus and the eye candy courtesy of the stuck up broads who don’t even give you the time of day.</p>
<p>LoL you’re such a ■■■■■ (i.e. see post about why BC is considered better than BU). You should have gone to BU bud.</p>
<p>I also want to know why BC bills itself as a religious institution and yet the attitudes of its student body are anything but consistent with those of any legitimate religion?</p>
<p>hahaha is this serious?</p>
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<p>I’m sorry, I’m confused. Who has the “deplorable attitude”?</p>
<p>fwiw:</p>
<p>pretty much every college has “Ivy League rejects.” The higher the selectivity, the more of them. So sure, BC will have more than BU (bcos the students at BC are significantly stronger as represented by undergrad gpa, rank and test scores). :)</p>
<p>Being a back up college for Harvard isn’t such a bad thing<g>.</g></p>
<p>dear OP, </p>
<p>Sucks to BU!!!</p>
<p>I’m not a BUer…</p>
<p>But I still think BC is overrated.</p>
<p>Well, I’m a student at BC right now, and to be completely honest, my experience so far has been mixed. Some professors are excellent, others are so-so, just like at every other school. (Tip - always read the UGBC PEPS!)</p>
<p>The issues that I’ve encountered have been with the administration. No, I am not saying that I got into trouble doing something I shouldn’t have. Not at all. What I am talking about is things that were NOT at all my fault (academic or non-academic) but posed a problem for me. At times, trying to get someone to talk to about these issues, I felt like I was running around in circles.</p>
<p>My advisor was a nice person in general, but was all too often telling me “not to worry” about academic issues that I was having.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong - BC is a great school, but my opinion has been soured several times. I confess that I do sometimes feel as if I should have gone elsewhere.</p>
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<li><p>P.S. Please do not turn this thread into a childish argument/name-calling festival. There are plenty of other websites elsewhere that are suitable for that.</p></li>
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<p>I understand your mixed feelings Soarer, but I don’t want this to discourage prospective or upcoming students. No school is perfect. There will be academic and non-academic problems at every school, and it is not unusual to doubt that you’ve chosen the correct college once or twice. It’s important to understand that everyone feels this way at some point in the college career, and it’s best to look at the overall picture. Although I have had one or two issues with BC (my adviser was never really helpful), I know that it is a great institution where I have good friends and I’m overall very happy.</p>
<p>Also to Oddsss, the fact that you’re unemployed most likely has nothing to do with your undergrad institution. Just going to a good undergrad doesn’t mean you’re going to be employed…you have to open doors for yourself. So, blaming the fact that you’re unemployed on your undergrad college really isn’t an accurate complaint and you’re clearly ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>Dear Oddsss : You wrote, in part, the following :
As has been shown in different surveys and research, lifelong earning potential is generally more correlated to the individual’s attitude and approach than their University affiliation. If you graduated from Boston College, you did graduate from a “good school” - certainly one that is Top 30 in the nation or higher in various surveys.</p>
<p>Your mistake is thinking that such makes you a desirable employee. Perhaps a little bit of introspection about being “stuck up”, a “reject”, or having a “deplorable attitude” would be appropriate at this stage? If you are a true Boston College graduate and understood the education of the whole being in the Jesuit tradition, you should be able to easily reflect on these points and ask the man in the mirror some serious questions.</p>
<p>After all, that is what this “good school” is actually teaching. Maybe, you missed that class?</p>
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Point taken. Perhaps, BC also had you overrated. It happens.</p>
<p>Dear Soarer : If you just finished your first year (or you are even an upperclassmen), anything that is creating a problem for your success can be brought to the Office of the First Year Experience if you are not finding satisfaction elsewhere. Their kind and compassion approach will help you through any challenges, real or perceived, and get your path cleared. We would likely recommend reaching out for their help.</p>
<p>Dear “scottj”,</p>
<p>If I am a rising junior, will Office of the First Year Experience still attempt to help me, or will they tell me to go somewhere else?</p>
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<p>op= fail at ■■■■■■■■</p>
<p>BC was my dream school. Deferred. Then accepted. I was Sooo happy. But after a lot of research I found that it is very overrated. many companies don’t like to hire from there because their students aren’t as well trained as others (I’m referring to business). only, still a lot, 85% of it’s business undergrads had jobs, while other schools I got into had in the mid to upper 90s. BC goes off of it’s reputation, name, and legacies to stay a “good”, but not really, school. they attempt at getting you a job offer. Other schools will work their asses off you to get you a job. and that’s why I’m going to babson.</p>
<p>^That reputation and name had to come from somewhere, and it goes up every year as BC becomes higher ranked and draws more and more from outside of New England. I fail to see how BC stays “good” by going off its name, if its name is getting better.</p>
<p>Dear JonLouis : After having worked with you on suggestions after your deferral, I am very surprised (well, shocked) to hear that you have chosen Babson over Boston College, particularly for business. I wish you had given me the opportunity to discuss this with you apriori; none the less, the die is now cast. We hope that your research and differentiation is correct for you and that financial concerns did not become the root of your analysis.</p>
<p>Further, we hope that your statistics on job placement are focused on the last 24 months. Boston College’s placement numbers on the 500+ from CSOM are stronger than the 100 placements from Babson. Legacy network does mean something in this economy and as such, we hope that Babson turns out to be the right choice.</p>
<p>Side note - take a course with Professor Gordon at Babson. He can tell you about his wife, Professor Gordon, that teaches at Boston College. You can have a point-counter point between two faculty members (husband and wife) at these two institutions.</p>
<p>Very best wishes for your freshman season! Good luck!</p>
<p>Dear Soarer : You asked :</p>
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The answer is yes, FYE will certainly guide you provided you ask for the helping hand. Typically, the Office of the FYE does not get any notice after the freshman transition is completed as most freshman are settled. But Fr. Joe and the FYE staff are still there to help everyone. By all means, reach out to them via telephone or on campus in August/September.</li>
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<p>[Meet</a> the Staff - Boston College - First Year Experience](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/offices/fye/about/staff.html]Meet”>http://www.bc.edu/offices/fye/about/staff.html)</p>
<p>Contact Biz Bracher and she will point you in the right direction.</p>
<p>100 from babson? 450 graduate from there each year. and for my specific interest babson has the edge. I’m not going to argue but when I email investment banks such as GS and barclays and they say that their recruits from babson have produced much more efficiently than their recruits from BC and that they would rather hire from babson, it tells me that BC isn’t what I want. I’m not trying to defend babson at all, like I said BC was my dream school, but BC just isn’t as good for my interests. All you are saying is “BC has better placement” yet their placement is less than 90% while babson is above 90%. In fact, babson had 45 u-graduates from 2010 land front office jobs on wall street. when I visited BC, a lady at CSOM said they had under 30.</p>