<p>So I’m really interested in the Honors College at BC. I have a 33 on the ACT, 4.0 uw, 7 AP courses, and top 5% of my class. I was wondering not only if I would be invited to the Honors program, but if that would entail good merit aid. Do the two go together or does Honors College not necessarily give a lot of merit aid? Also, what is the political index of the campus? Would a gay, agnostic guy not fit in? I’m not looking for a super liberal campus; I just don’t want to be in a very conservative environment. Are the science research opportunities plenty? Does BC carry a very good rate for medical school acceptance? That should suffice for now. I know that’s a lot, but it is greatly appreciated! thanks y’all!</p>
<p>The only merit aid at BC is the Presidential scholarship. There are approx. 15 offered per year and you must apply Early Action to be considered. They do meet 100% of demonstrated need. I’d check their web site regarding the Honors program, not sure how one is invited in or what the criteria are. Good Luck!</p>
<p>My perception of the school is that the administration is more conservative than the overall student body, but it is still more liberal than some of the other Jesuit Catholic schools.</p>
<p>is it that hard to just go to the website?</p>
<p>seriously-those are basic questions that would be answered on EVERY school’s website</p>
<p>[Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“http://lmgtfy.com/?q=boston+college+honors]Let”>http://lmgtfy.com/?q=boston+college+honors)</p>
<p>edit: unless you are in a prep school in arkansas…top 5% and a 4.0 uw(somehow not a valedictorian?) doesnt put you in great standing</p>
<p>This is off topic, but that ‘let me google that for you’ thing was SUH-WEET.</p>
<p>Oh grow up collegebound; it’s not like he was asking if BC was a college.</p>
<p>And from looking at your past posts, you couldn’t google if Vandy has a undergrad business program/school?</p>
<p>i actually did, but seeing as i know nothing about vandy at all…i just asked about their top programs, which is education so it doesnt matter?</p>
<p>his first two questions were the MOST BASIC questions answered on a website, the third would be somewhat answered using common data set</p>
<p>That is a load of bull! Those are not the most basic questions that would be answered on the website. Your question about Vandy sounds TOTALLY basic! Pot calling the kettle black, eh? Also, I attend a very competitive public school. I will admit, I am higher than just top 5%, but I’m still not for sure on the exact number so top 5% conveyed what I was trying to get across. Maybe I found it easier to compile all of my questions and just submit them on here.</p>
<p>Whoa, whoa, whoa! You’re the guy that asked if being top ten percent of his race was good enough because of the percentage of asians at your high school??? That is freaking hilarious!!! I’m practically falling out of my chair! Gah, that is hysterical. If that google thing raises your self-esteem, you go right on ahead! I would definitely need it after asking that utterly idiotic question. LOL 
You’re too funny!</p>
<p>Dear Helvetica : Let’s bring the discussion back to the original posting. On a pure numbers discussion, it would seem that your background would fit the overall profile. An ACT 33 score (1460-1500 on conversion to an SAT equivilent) is just about the baseline score accepted to the Honors Program. In any given year, acceptance (about 140 students) is determined by the applicant pool overall - some years, a 33 is good enough while others years, you might be waitlisted into Honors.</p>
<p>To see more about the Honors Program and selection criteria, see this link : [A&S</a> Honors Program! - Boston College](<a href=“Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences | Boston College”>Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences | Boston College)</p>
<p>Often discussed here on the BC threads, there is no merit aid aside from the Presidential Scholars program which an initial inspection of your background would show you to be a stretch candidate at best. Unlike many colleges and universities, Honors and Merit Awards do not go hand-in-hand at Boston College.</p>
<p>As for sexual orientation, I would think that to be a topic outside of academic criteria and will therefore leave that discussion by the side for now. More important is whether you believe the academic core, whether completed via Honors or the standard curriculum, is the right collegiate direction for you. Start with that core issue and search some details on the BC web site for those core requirements. Once you decide that the core is in step with your college desires, then we can discuss majors in support of the strong medical school placement reputation.</p>
<p>Hope that this helps you. Good luck.</p>
<p>Helvetica,</p>
<p>Best of luck getting into BC!</p>
<p>You sound intelligent and you can “definitely” spell – an ability that is becoming more the exception than the rule, it seems.</p>
<p>As an old BC grad – and one who has never liked trends and fads (okay, never mind that I was the first boy in my junior high school to wear a “Beatle” haircut!) – I am curious why someone as intelligent as you would begin a topic with “So”. This is a trend quite common amoung the young and I am merely wondering how it got to be so rampant?</p>
<p>My guess is it is supposed to sound sophisticated, as if one is merely adding on to, what seems to be, an endless planetary conversation of a self-appointed inner circle…</p>
<p>While using ‘so’ to begin a sentence may sound very “now” and “with it” it is assuredly incorrect usage, so (notice it follows a comma not a period) how do you explain it?</p>
<p>I guess I figured it is just a website to chat about college. Please also look at the usage of the word “gah.” I truly am sorry; I will try to kick it up a notch. Your concern is duly noted. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the (constructive) criticism with equanimity.</p>
<p>It may be only an on-line forum, but I view it (and other forms of communication) as an opportunity to practice good usage. After all, what is wrong with sounding well educated? </p>
<p>By the way, being well educated is a pleasurable and life-long adventure – not something we suddenly become upon receiving the bachelor’s degree. If we have an eye toward improvement we won’t mind the mistakes we make – and we will make them, guaranteed --we’d be less than human if we didn’t!</p>
<p>I’ll let you know when I’ve reached the “well educated” state – but don’t hold your breath – I’m, not! Getting there is MORE than half the fun.</p>
<p>Is “gah” a word?!</p>
<p>Leanid wrote:</p>
<p>“I’ll let you know when I’ve reached the “well educated” state – but don’t hold your breath – I’m, not! Getting there is MORE than half the fun.”</p>
<p>Why did you include a comma between the words “I’m” and “not” in the above sentence?</p>
<p>Why? – just to see if anyone would notice… ;)</p>