Hey guys! Congrats on getting accepted to BC and welcome to The Heights!
I am a junior at BC and love my time here so far so I would love to help you guys if you have any questions. I’ll try my best to answer!
-Major in Applied Psychology- Lynch
-Major in Psychology BA- MCAS
-Minor in Hispanic Studies
-all 4 years of housing (Upper, Walsh, Stayer)
-PULSE class (counts as 2 classes + 8 hours of service)
-work in lab on campus
Feel free to ask anything and congrats again! I hope you choose BC!
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@aveagle04 I have been accepted to BC. I will also be studying Psychology. What opportunities has BC provided in regards to studying Psychology? Also, I from Iowa is it easy to form friendships. I’m coming far from home, so I was just wondering. Thanks so much.
@aleg Congrats!! Once you confirm your major, you are given an advisor from the Psych department which is extremely helpful because they are informed about all the classes you should/which professors are the best, etc. They also have a listserv for psych majors and always send out emails outlining events on campus geared towards psychology majors, and job and internship opportunities. There is also a class called PULSE which requires 8-10 hours of community service a week and many of the placements are psychology based. For example, I volunteered at a crisis home for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and trauma. Also, there are many labs on campus in the Psych department that range from studying moral decisions, language development, addiction, cognitive processing, infant cognition, etc. BC offers many different classes that cover the range of psychology so you can learn more about psychology’s role in research or about people’s psychology.
Yes, it is very easy to form friendships. Welcome week for freshmen is a great way to start meeting people on your hall as there are lots of activities and as a first-year student, many people stay with their hall for a while. The friends I have now are from people I met on my hall freshmen year, but it is also easy to meet friends in classes and clubs.
@veagle18 No! Many students end up living off campus their junior year. All of my friends had three years of housing and only one other had all 4 years with me. You can also try and appeal for an extra year of housing your third year if you want to live on campus.
Hi @allentyler9 !
Yes, double major/minoring is very common. I don’t think I know a single person who majors in one thing as there are simply so many classes that you have to take, it is very easy to minor and even major in certain subjects. It helps if you know what you want to study early on in your college career, so you have time to switch if necessary.
I prefer my psych classes in applied psych through the school of education but that is because I am more interested in learning how individuals and children learn and process their emotions and the mechanisms it takes to cope with these ideas. I want to be a psychologist so these classes are best equipped for me to learn how to interact with other individuals from a professional standpoint and is geared towards working with children and adolescents. The psych major through A&S has many “core classes” that you have to take before you can start taking classes that are particularly interesting. For example, there are 2 intro to psych classes (natural and social science) which are very interesting classes but because they are intro, you learn a little about many different topics. You then have to take a year of behavioral statistics or a semester of behavioral statistics and a research practicum. After these classes, the major is broader and you can take classes that interest you personally. I just took social psychology this past semester and it has been one of my favorite classes at BC so far. I think the psych major in A&S is heavier in science and research ideas whereas the Applied Psych focuses on interpersonal relations and social science.
There are many music groups and clubs on campus. In the first two weeks of classes, there is a club fair on campus where all the clubs and their leaders create a table and are all lined up on BC’s lawn. There are over 200 clubs that show up and they range from music, sports, charity, cultural, dance, religion, etc. In particular, there are many acapella groups on campus (mixed genders, all girls, all boys) and groups that allow you to explore your personal music interest. For example, there is a club that does open mic night outside the dining hall every other Thursday and they are able to perform whenever/whatever they want. Hope this helps!
@lrose00 Yes, as long as you can fit the required classes in your schedule, you can basically do whatever: double major, double major and minor, double major, double minor. Just make sure to plan ahead and meet with your advisor as soon as you know you want to pick up another minor so they can help you get organized.
Can you tell me about any of your friends that are pre-med? How were the weed out chem and bio classes? Do they get a lot of help from the guidance counselors? Do they have opportunities to shadow or research in the Boston hospitals - if so, how is the commute? Thank you
@BCBoundMaybe Hi there! I actually started out as pre-med so can help with the weeding out of classes. I took a full year of chemistry and lab and half a year of biology. Many people did well in chem classes; however, I struggled quite a bit. I think it depends on your professor and definitely helps if you took AP Chem in high school, which I didn’t. You don’t work with guidance counselors, but your advisors. Again, some advisors are more helpful than others. You will get a more specified advisor based on your selected major sophomore year. As for opportunities to shadow hospitals, there is a pre-med listserv that gets sent out about once a week and details all the possibilities of shadowing/internships at local hospitals. There is also a career center that you can go to on campus that will help you find opportunities in local settings. Many hospitals are easily accessible by taking the T into Boston, around 45-60 minutes.
Hi! I was accepted Arts and Sciences. I plan on majoring in English and Italian. I looked online at a database, and it stated that 0 people majored in it in 2016??? I think around 45 minored in it. Do they still offer the major? Do you happen to know any information about it?
Do you have any information on the Gabelli Presidential Scholarship selection process? I am a finalist and am nervous about it. Could you give me some insight on the whole experience? What kind of interviews took place? What kind of questions? What kind of other “evaluative experiences” happened?
My daughter was accepted EA and intends to major in chemistry. Three of the student tour guides on the day we visited had started out in STEM majors and wete weeded out/changed their mind or were otherwise redirected. It sounds like you had a similar experience? Is this coincidence? Would you mind elaborating on the environment for science and math majors. We’d love to hear some success stories of students in the sciences.
Hi! I was accepted into Boston College’s Morrisey College of Arts and Sciences and I plan to major in political science. I have a few questions:
Is the PULSE program only for Psychology majors or are there PULSE classes for every major?
Would you say BC offers a lot scholarship opportunities aside from financial need? Merit scholarships?
If I plan to double minor/major, are there any school specific requirements? Such as the number of courses that have to be taken at the same time? Do the Gen. Ed. Requirements still apply?
Only ~12 Presidential (merit) Presidential scholarships. All other aid is need-based.
BC has a Core curriculum, and requirements vary depending on which college you are in. The link to Arts & Sciences is below. Double majoring is not difficult, and made easier if you have several AP courses which fulfill Core requirements.
