<p>I read on ************** that a lot of students at BC are “uppity” and “snooty.” If anyone goes to BC, could you tell me whether this stereotype is mostly true or if the people who wrote these things are bitter about being rejected?</p>
<p>Also, if anyone has anything to say about the business program, and I’m also not clear on whether there’s a combined BSBA/MBA program, so if anyone knows the answer to that, I’d be extremely grateful.</p>
<p>For your first question, I would say no. I was at orientation earlier this week with hundreds of other freshmen undergraduates like myself, and with the exception of a few, most people were very down to earth and not very “snooty” at all, as you would describe it.</p>
<p>However, stereotypes like white people decked out in J. Crew gear headbanging to Top 40 hip hop do exist to an extent. (In the dorm I stayed at during orientation, it was really like that.) But, personality-wise, everyone was really nice and no one talked about money or clothes at all. No one I met during the orientation was some vain aristocrat who looked down upon others.</p>
<p>And for your second question, it’s also a no. CSOM doesn’t offer any sort of combined BBA/MBA program. I believe that you must apply for the MBA program separately later if you want to earn your MBA from BC.</p>
<p>Orientation number 2… what a great experience. The man above is definitely right. Because it is college you will see the Preppy-dressed bros n pretty boys but even they have damn good personalities. The people are VERY laid-back and eager to meet others. Most are very outgoing and friendly, especially the Orientation Leaders and Faculty.</p>
<p>Thank you both for your replies. :)</p>
<p>wait where did you read it on it got like starred (****). can u spell it with spaces i would like to read it!</p>
<p>yeah i have heard that about BC too… i loved BC when i visited! the only negatives i have about the school is that there is some preppyness about it, the students love to drink and party too much, and i have also heard that it is not very academically challenging? can anyone comment on that? thanks: )</p>
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<p>I visited BC too, and I loved the campus and the profesors were really nice, but the majority of students didn’t go out of their way to be friendly to the visitors like students from other colleges I visited. There was, however, one extrmemely nice man who was a student there who heard me and my mom talking about BC on the T and led us to the admissions office and gave us advice about the school. I guess it’s all who you come by.</p>
<p>I’m sure BC academics are good. I read that you’re going for business in another post of yours, and they’re ranked 17 nationwide for business. Where did you hear it’s not challenging? I’m sure some of their departments are better than others- the sciences, for example, are probably not top-notch there.</p>
<p>yeah i just read in a few places in this forum that people werent being challenged enough and transfered out… who knows… but biz is suppossedly more rigorous… lol that wouldnt be good if the students were unfriendly…</p>
<p>Frankly…I don’t know if anything will challenge the majority of people on this board. HYPSM are probably more challenging, but BC isn’t ranked 34 best national university for nothing. For the slighty above average student but not insane insane genius, I’m sure the academics are challenging.</p>
<p>And the students, I guess it all depends on the individual class. This year’s freshmen class could be terribly snooty, but next year’s might be completely laid-back. I guess it’s one of the risks of choosing a college.</p>
<p>And you mentioned before how a lot of the kids drink and party- they have special substance-free living arrangements. The dorms are supposedly nicer too. If I end up going there, I’ll probably request one of those, just because I’m about as far away from partier as you can get, plus I don’t want my roommate getting back at 5 am and making a mess on my bed.</p>
<p>It’s happened to my brother. He was not happy.</p>
<p>I’d take those reviews with a grain of salt if I were you. BC’s retention rate is close to 96%. And yes, while some people do get expelled and some people do decide to leave for greener pastures, it is not at 96% for nothing. It seems that overall, the vast majority of students at BC are very satisfied with their experience and do not want to leave.</p>
<p>The VAST majority of students who go to BC are not only satisfied with their experience, but are in love with the school…from my experience, there are two general types of transfer students from BC: students who are in the honors program and didn’t quite get into ivies after high school (which I fall under to an extent but also have other reasons) and those who do it for financial reasons. Yes, some of the top students at BC may not feel academically challenged and decide to transfer out but the vast majority are challenged enough without the challenge being overbearing and impossible to deal with. For example, I know of four students who decided to transfer out (all of which lived in Medeiros - which I definitely do not reccommend and if you have any questions about that, feel free to PM me - and were in the honors program). The average BC student will definitely find BC to be a challenging and rewarding experience.</p>
<p>Rising Sophomore at BC, let me address this whole stereotype issue once and for all. The super preppy “BC stereotype” probably represents at most 10-20% of the student body. But since it’s the stereotype you watch out for, it’s what you notice. The guy going to class in sweat pants, a BC hoodie, and baseball hat is far less interesting than the guy who looks like he’s trying to find the next PGA event. Of the segment of BC that dresses super preppy, so what? Do you judge people for not dressing preppy? Isn’t the whole “prep” thing kinda middle school anyway? They aren’t ****<strong><em>s because they dress a certain way. Are there some snobby *</em></strong><strong><em>s at BC? Of course there are, but they don’t in any way dominate the student body. *</em></strong>***s happen, it’s part of life, they don’t all concentrate at BC. </p>
<p>Most students are super friendly and love the school. You really do feel that everybody is automatically tight with everybody else because we’re all part of the same school. </p>
<p>As far as transfers go, it’s inly 4%. I would agree that 75% are doing it for money or to have an Ivy league name on their diploma. A few just genuinely don’t like the school, but they are in the vast minority. </p>
<p>BC is a difficult school. There may be some easy programs strewn about (if you know of any, please tell me) but the vast majority of students work extremely hard.</p>
<p>Every good school in the Northeast has a sizable % of students that wanted to go to an Ivy League university…some schools are even legendary for their specific Ivy lust (Colgate-Cornell, Tufts-Harvard, Middlebury-Dartmouth, Wesleyan-Brown, NYU-Columbia). BC no doubt has some of these too. The fact that only 4% of all freshmen don’t come back for their second year is actually very impressive…indicating that at least some of them must have found things at BC that they liked and that the Ivies don’t have (bigtime sports being the obvious one).</p>
<p>^ It think the 96% retention cited above is the retention rate after all 4 years ( i.e., the graduation rate). Which is pretty impressive. BC ranks second in the nation in NCAA grad rates (92%) and #1 in the ACC. All BC athletes have a graduation rate (meaning they start at BC as fershmen and end up completing all 4 years successfully) of 92%, one of the nation’s highest. this data is 4 years old (NCAA not current with updates) but probably close to current in terms of positive numbers.</p>
<p>As far as people at BC thinking they could be someplace “better”, I think you’ll find that everywhere at all schools, as Schmaltz says. I did an overnight at Tufts and had several students (sophomores and freshmen) brag to me that they got waitlisted at H and Y and B, which I took to mean that they felt that they had somehow been forced to “settle” in choosing Tufts. But did I find that the vast majority of the people I met were thrilled to be at Tufts and considered it their first choice? Absolutely.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your replies. 
I’m glad to know for the most part that the majority of the students don’t fit the stereotype, and because of its business program, BC is at the top of my list for colleges. Thanks all. :)</p>