<p>waitlisted and want the spot, too, for four years.</p>
<p>Ok, I never thought that I was gonna ask this question but after reading a lot of negative comments on BC student’s social lives and their academics, I kinda have second thought about BC.</p>
<p>To start off, I heard a lot of BC students are white/preppy/catholic and they barely want to be friends with people from other races? Is that true? Are they really that racist?</p>
<p>Second-- how is the South-Asian diversity (Indian, Bengali, Pakistani, Sri-Lankan etc) at BC?</p>
<p>Third- How hard is the work-load at BC? I heard it’s not too bad although most of the students don’t care about education and they mostly hang out in the dorms and get drunk.</p>
<p>Fourth-- I am planning to major in Engineering but BC doesn’t have engineering. So, I was planning to go to BC for a year(mostly cuz it’s close to my house), take basic engineering courses (regular physics, Calculus, Chemistry) and then transfer to another college(maybe BU, NEU or Tufts). Is that a bad idea? How hard it is to transfer from BC to other schools? Do the officials and instructors write positive feedback/recommendation???</p>
<p>Edit: I have been accepted to BC, Holy Cross, WPI, Umass Boston and Mass college of pharmacy. I want to go to a school where people are friendly and have good time. Which of those schools should i pick??</p>
<p>dont go, i wanna get off the waiting list</p>
<p>Are a lot of BC students Catholic and white? Yes. Are a lot of them rich? No, most get aid. Are they racist? Not at all. There are a good amount of South Asians here, the SASA club is pretty active and has a lot of events/parties. As for the partying, Friday and Saturday people have a lot of fun, but during the week people are very busy with classes. However, I wouldn’t go just to transfer</p>
<p>First of all, regardless of the other factors, if you are just planning on going to BC for a year it doesn’t really make sense. I personally can’t really see someone enjoying themselves fully at a school that they know they will be living in a matter of months. That’s just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>As far as the student population, there are always going to be people you don’t like/don’t like you anywhere you go - it’s a fact of life. There will also always be ones that you do, especially at a relatively good-sized school like BC. So I wouldn’t really worry about the stereotypes, from what I saw of the students there when I visited, they’re all pretty great/welcoming. I’m not sure about diversity, but there are probably stats about ethnicity percentages and stuff somewhere, if you’re that worried about it. As for the hanging in their dorms and getting drunk part, I don’t think that the majority of BC’s students would pay over 50K a year just to do that. So to say that “most” of the students “mostly” do that is quite the hasty generalization. I’m sure that there will be some people who do that, but that’s just the same as any other college.</p>
<p>That said, I don’t know anything about any of the others schools you’ve been accepted to so I’m not sure how they would compare.</p>
<p>If you are interested in engineering, you should not go to BC. It makes more sense to go to WPI or UMass, where they actually have engineering programs.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. A lot of good replies. But I still have more questions— </p>
<p>How is the work-load? Is it over-whelming like other schools like let’s say Tufts, Harvard or MIT? </p>
<p>Which school would you compare the work-load to?</p>
<p>1) <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/boston-college/680833-diversity-bsoton-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/boston-college/680833-diversity-bsoton-college.html</a>
I posted a reply there that should give you a glimpse of what students here are like.</p>
<p>2) To be completely honest, South Asians are not very noticeable around the campus; however, there is SASA (South Asian Student Association) which is a student group that has quite a few members.</p>
<p>3) Partying and getting drunk is just a stereotype. I mean honestly, could you expect a college to be nationally recognized and have a student body who all get ****faced? The coursework freshman year is comparable to a high school curriculum, naturally because of the cor requirements. As you progress into your sophomore year, things start to pick up and you’ll really have to work for your grade.</p>
<p>4) It’s not the undergraduate college you go to that determines the ease of transferring into another school. Rather it’s your GPA that dictates all of that. Surely if you get a decent GPA, you’ll get accepted at those schools as a transfer student.</p>
<p>I personally cannot compare BC’s workload to that of other colleges simply because I’m not familiar / involved with those schools.</p>
<p>It is a large school that most students love if you can believe the survey results. If you want to make good grades, all A’s, and are taking science and math, you won’t have much time for anything but study. There are plenty of good students, many with med school aspirations which raises the bar. It is a hefty workload, but the students are typically not as cut throat as I hear some other schools. An engineering school will be more technically rigorous. If you really want to graduate with an engineering degree, don’t waste your time with BC. Although there is certainly good science there, the school has more of a liberal arts flavor and a great rounded college experience for most. Many students are big time sports fans and BC, well, its a division 1 school. That can be a lot of fun.</p>
<p>Oh, by the way, the introductory science classes can be fairly lame, but you can easily AP out of them and get right into the more challenging classes, if that is what you want.</p>
<p>Boston College is one of my top choices, but my parents aren’t entirely convinced. I’ve been accepted to Bowdoin, St. Olaf, and Colorado State University, and I plan on going to Medical school. Does anyone know what the acceptance rate to Medical School is for Boston College?</p>
<p>The acceptance rate to med school is about 75%. Exceptionally high considering BC does not kick anyone out of their premed program</p>