<p>Boston college Boston University Tufts Emmanuel College</p>
<p>Besides size and selectivity what differences are in these schools?</p>
<p>Probally the two most similar are Tufts and Boston College for selectivity.</p>
<p>Emmanuel and BC are both Catholic schools, but in different leagues both in prestige and in size. Location too...........Chestnut Hill is a suburb? and Emmanuel is in Colleges of the Fenway area?</p>
<p>What is the Fenway area like? Safe for students @ night to walk around?</p>
<p>Boston Univ..........too large? </p>
<p>Tufts.........a suburb in Medford? Probally the most selective correct?</p>
<p>My d and I are taking a train from NY to Boston this weekend ( you may have seen my other posts) we are staying @ Midtown Hotel on Huntington Ave and then have to make our way to Brookline and Fenway( Emmanuel, this college is next door to Simmons College) we would also like to see Boston College and Boston Univ. It looks like we can take the green t line out of Kenmore Sta. to both of these?</p>
<p>As far as Tufts the orange T? </p>
<p>Can anyone give thoughts to these schools, directions and street advise, attractions near the above locations, comparisons and a ball park idea about how generous these schools are in financial aid?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Will also be meeting w/ her Dad in Boston Sat and driving down to Newport RI to see Salve Regina University. Any thoughts on this school and trown of Newport from a college kid's perspective?</p>
<p>The closest subway stops will be Mass Ave (Orange Line) and Hynes/ICA (Green Line). Mass Ave will be closer but Hynes/ICA will probably be more convenient.</p>
<p>BC: Take the Green Line B branch outbound. Boston College is the last stop on the line.
Emmanuel: You could walk if you wanted. On the T, you could take the Green Line (any branch but E) outbound to Kenmore, or you could take the Green Line D branch one stop (0.5 mi) farther to Fenway if you want less of a hike.
BU: Close to Kenmore.
Tufts: The [url=<a href="http://www.tufts.edu/home/maps/?p=medford#subway%5Dwebsite%5B/url">http://www.tufts.edu/home/maps/?p=medford#subway]website[/url</a>] says to take the Red Line to Davis, then take a bus. (To get to the Red Line, take the Orange Line inbound to Downtown Crossing, then switch to Red outbound toward Harvard/Alewife.)</p>
<p>Personally, I'm mostly comfortable walking around Fenway at night, although not as comfortable as I am walking around the Back Bay area. BC is much more isolated from the city -- the campus seems like its own island (although I've only been there once).</p>
<p>For touristy stuff, the Newbury Street shopping area is right near Hynes/ICA Green Line T stop. Boston Common is also fairly close. If you get a chance, eat delicious Italian food in the North End (take the Orange Line to Haymarket and follow the signs).</p>
<p>The Tufts Shuttle will runs from Davis Square to Tufts every 20-30 minutes or so. It will be noticeable if you stand near the JP Licks icecream shop and watch for any buses that stop (it won't be a public transportation bus, it will say Tufts on it).</p>
<p>Emmanuel has a great location, and a nice but small campus. My closest friend from high school went there, but it has probably changed a lot since then. You won't have trouble reaching any of these places by public transportation. You may as well check out Northeastern, too. It is walking distance from Emmanuel. Definitely try to see the art museums- Boston Museum of Fine Art and the Isabella Stewart Gardiner Museum. They are both walking distance from Emmanuel.</p>
<p>hmm i know people who went to college in boston: PACK SWEATSHIRTS and heavy fleeces and tons of layers...even in OCTOBER ITS FREEZING THERE!!! I dont have good college advice but i know what to pack b/c my sister went to AIB(Art Institute of Boston for PHOTOGraphy) which is right next fenway(ps: ive walked there at night its not that bad.... its probably not far from the college ur talking about!)</p>
<p>BU is pretty huge. It is a few miles from ened to end, spread out along the green line for 3 stops. It is pretty generous because it has merit-based aid along with need-based.</p>
<p>Emmanuel is directly adjacent to my high school. It is right on the fens, and is small...that is all I know about it.</p>
<p>The previous post is an exaggeration about Boston weather. It is not freezing in October. A sweatshirt will do. Today it was pretty warm, and I walked home in a T-shirt.</p>
<p>my sisters bfs sister is a frosh at BU...smartness runs in her family my sisters bf got a 1600 on old sats(hes 23..) and she a 1430 she supposably likes it a lot! oo and yeah they both go/went to cold schools she bu her bro UC</p>
<p>About location: BU has a very urban feel - not much of a campus. BC has more of a campus feel. "Chestnut Hill" is a small area that is part of two suburbs (Newton & Brookline), but has no independent existence of its own - sort of like Greenwich Village or Harlem in NY (not in feel, just in the kind of name). Many of its students live in Boston itself, in the area known as Allston/Brighton. In fact, the bulk of BC is in Newton, but its football stadium is in Boston. Town/gown issues are rampant.</p>
<p>From both it's very easy to get into Boston proper, although the Green Line can be a real pain, especially during baseball season. </p>
<p>Tufts is really the most suburban of them all.</p>