<p>I've been accepted to these three schools with the Honors Program at BC and was wondering which would lead to a great grad school and provide the best academics. Financially, they all gave me great deals so that is not an issue. </p>
<p>I would like to double major in physics and CS so the school with the best science department is what I would lean towards. I am also a violinist and trumpeter and play varsity golf so activities in these areas would be important too.
I already attended the welcome days for BC and Fordham (NE this Saturday) and from that I'm leaning towards BC but I'm still unsure. Thanks!</p>
<p>Bump 10char</p>
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<p>Boston College is a great university. If that is the one you are leaning towards, you should just go there and don’t look back. It is also in a very nice area of Boston. </p>
<p>NU has great CS facilities and its reputation has soared in recent years, but BC is still better known, smaller, and more selective. Why are you hesitating?</p>
<p>Well I just didn’t if the liberal arts feeling at BC would hinder my science pursuits and if research opportunities were less compared to NEU. And which has the better science dept? </p>
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<p>OK. Now I understand your concern. Northeastern has large CS and Engineering programs and great facilities. That means you will have more course options. Keep in mind that Northeastern is very applied focused, with an emphasis on Co-ops, so if you are looking for real world vs theoretical applications, then NEU might be the better option.</p>
<p>I have no idea how the extracurricular music programs compare at each college, so if violin and trumpet are very important, you might want to ask around.</p>
<p>Not sure about the other schools, but I know NEU has a dedicated combined major for Physics and CS. This gets rid of any unnecessary overlap so you can have room for a minor or more electives or something. Not a huge selling point, but I felt it was worth mentioning.</p>
<p>According to US News grad rankings NU has a higher ranked Physics dept than BC. If you are serious about wanting to double major with Computer Science than the choice becomes a bit easier and BC has not computer science grad programs, which severely limits the teaching/lab/research talent in terms of CS. Northeastern also generally has a more robust research portfolio than BC, especially in terms of hard sciences and applied sciences. Last but not least Northeastern is very flexible in terms of co-op but also internships and lab work. At Northeastern you can do an internship in place of a class. At BC you get zero or 1/4 of a class for participating in an internship program during the academic year.</p>
<p>Another piece of data if interested: The Goldwater Scholar is just about the highest award you can get as an undergrad science major. Since 2005 Northeastern has won 9, BC has won 3</p>