What can you tell me about Boston Colleges?

<p>Boston College, Boston university and in Worcester: College of the Holy Cross?</p>

<p>My d is interested in pursuing writing, photography and art within the context of a good liberal arts program, since she is not sure what she wants to major in yet.</p>

<p>We began investigating Lac's( Bard and Vassar so far...and have been reading about others) but find most of them to be located in rural or suburban settings. She has decided she wants to attend an URBAN school.</p>

<p>Can you suggest an Urban school not too far from NY that would fit this description?</p>

<p>She has strong transcript, expect scores of 1300-1400 SAT after fall retake, but not many EC's. Good recs and good essay. </p>

<p>We are considering in NYC..........NYU, Barnard ( but she is leary of an all girls school) we will see these this summer or fall too. They are pretty easy for us to visit since we are on Long Island. Also Fordham's Lincoln Center campus as a middle range school.</p>

<p>But this week we are hitting Boston for a few days.........can you tell us about Boston College, Boston University or Holy Cross?</p>

<p>Anything else in Boston area to consider?</p>

<p>Really intrigued by Amherst but seems out of reach? Also looked at Hamphire which is in consortium w/ Amherst. But Hampshire seems a bit unstructured for her.........any feedback on the schools mentioned and new ones too that we are unaware of will help.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Lulitzee:
BU is very large and urban; it does not really have a campus as such though it occupies a fairly well defined area. BC is smaller and more suburban and has a pretty campus. It is a Jesuit college (as is Holy Cross).
Holy Cross is located in Worcester, an hour from Boston. It is a good school, though Worcester is not a very attractive location.
Other places in the Boston area to consider: Tufts, Brandeis, Stonehill (I believe it is also a Jesuit institution) Clark (also in Worcester), Emerson, Simmons (all girls).
I can't really described academic specifics. They are all good schools. Tufts, BC, BU and Brandeis may be a bit more selective than the others.</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>Yes I have StoneHill's packet. Looks like a nice small school. Outside of Boston( 22mi. s of Boston in Easton, Ma).</p>

<p>Now that my daughter has changed her plan to an urban school.......how many list revisions does everyone make in these next month's? .......parents please tell me.......she is our first one to go to college. It's ok....she must be happy where she is.........and I like traveling and seeing colleges.....does the newness of this where off though?</p>

<p>Iguess we are wondering about investigating Catholic schools now too........since she attends a Catholic college prep H.S.</p>

<p>Does anyone know if this is an advantage? Notre Dame too far of reach I guess? Plus it's not in a city. I recieved thier viewbook ......impressive!</p>

<p>Trying to stay focused on her needs though: Art, photography, writing in a good Liberal Arts context. Located in a city on eastcoast (Northeast coast probally since it is easier for us to visit on short trips) not too out there unconventional yet an artsy feel but still middle of the road climate. </p>

<p>She wants a medium/small school. BU is large I know, and BC too yet not as large as BC. But I thought she should be exposed to a University so she could contrast it w/ the LAC's weve seen so far, since we will be in Boston anyway.</p>

<p>I read about Emerson too. And Simmons. E focuses on communications and Simmons didn't feel right ......don't think she is that interested in all girl's school.
Has anyone heard of Emmauel College? Small school in Boston? Found on collegesearch, looks like a safety?</p>

<p>Thanks again for reading my babble. Being a parent of the oldest one , first to enter college and feeling a bit lost in all this at times............but having fun as I am learning.</p>

<p>this site has helped so much! Thanks! I am getting addicted.</p>

<p>I am sorry for the errors and typos.........like I said, I think I am getting addicted. Did not sleep much last night. Thinking, researching and planning two tour trips in two weeks.......sorry for my keyboarding and grammatical errors!</p>

<p>You should take a look at McGill University in Montreal. My oldest D attends and loves it. It's about 6 hours from NYC, in a beautiful city, and the tuition is more than reasonable. SAT's and Grades are most important - they seem to admit by the numbers. A very international school with great exposure to other cultures. HIGH academic standards. NO GRADE INFLATION. Students don't float through McGill - they work hard.</p>

<p>Luliztee:
Emmanuel is another Catholic college, all girls, more or less next to Simmons. I have some friends who attended back in the 60s and 70s and got a good education. One went on to become an assistant high school principal. At the time, it had a very strict dress code: skirts below knees and no trousers allowed at any time, even in freezing weather, even to just post a letter.
If your D is interested in Catholic colleges, BC, Holy Cross and Stonehill should be on her list. Stonehill would be the easiest to get into and BC the hardest. If her SATs are in the 1300-1400 range, BC might be in the reach/match category.</p>

<p>I go to a catholic school and my GC recommended for catholic colleges, Holy Cross, Fordham, Marist, Fairfield, Stonehill (headmaster went there) St. Joseph's (philly) and Manhattan College, which she said gives a lot of money sometimes.</p>

<p>If you are Catholic (as opposed to just attending a Catholic school), it might be helpful to know that the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC has a full scholarship for each of the archdioceses in the country (I may have my terminology for Catholic geographic units wrong - they have about 40 of these full scholarships, if that sounds like the right number of archdioceses). The campus is beautiful, very campus-like despite being in the city, something like 3000 in enrollment, and very prominent in the performing arts - you could check to see if that curricular emphasis extends to visual arts as well. </p>

<p>BTW, I'm not really sure why one would consider Barnard to be a "women's college." Technically, it is - they only admit women - but it's virtually on the Columbia campus, its students can take Columbia classes, eat in Columbia dining halls and even live in Columbia residence halls. It houses several of Columbia's academic departments which attract male Columbia students (for example, if you want to study Theatre at Columbia, you have to walk across the street to Barnard). The two schools share an athletic program - Barnard student-athletes play in uniforms that say "Columbia" - and when a Barnard student graduates, she gets two diplomas - one from Barnard and one from Columbia. Absolutely bizarre and unlike any other "women's college" that I know of. That said, my D who loves NYC, would be a perfect match for Barnard but declines to consider it because she "doesn't like the idea of a women's college." Hmmmm.</p>

<p>Thank you for suggesting Catholic University Of America.</p>

<p>That is the first school I read about and liked it right away since it is in Washington D.C. Yet it did sound like a campus feel.</p>

<p>We may work our way South from NY yet.</p>

<p>I wasn't aware of the diocesan full scholarship. Is it very hard to earn since they on give one to each diocese? That will definately be on the list when/if we consider Washington D.C.</p>

<p>Yes....I am aware of Barnard cross-registration for classes with Columbia and the unique co-ed enviroment Barnard shares within the context of an all womens college.</p>

<p>It looks like a beautiful school. Perhaps a bit of a reach for my D but we intend to visit and consider it. Sounds very competetive.</p>

<p>She has never been to an all girls school before and I guess she isn't sure of what that would be like. But I feel we should look anyway because it sounds like such a wonderful LAC enviroment, yet the benefits of a large university across the street.</p>

<p>No harsh words or judements were intended in the slightest, from what I have read Barnard is a wonderful school. </p>

<p>If her being unsure of an all gilrs school being right for her offended anyone please no that was not my intention at all. Each student has to find the right fit and all womens schools are not for anyone but I in way meant to undermine them.</p>

<p>They actually tend to empower women and prepare them in many ways in stronger ways for a career than do co-ed schools do, according to my reading.</p>

<p>Thanks again for all your suggestions.</p>

<p>meant not for everyone.......</p>

<p>NOT not for anyone.........</p>

<p>I need sleep!!</p>

<p>Stonehill is NOT Jesuit, and has a rather curious reputation, well earned because of some of the athletes it has recruited. It would not fit anyone's definition of urban, given its location (nor would Brandeis). Both are near Boston, but public transit into the city core from either is not so great.</p>

<p>Another rising Boston U. is Northeastern.</p>

<p>If you want Catholic (although you may want to use the small "c" here), urban and a strong foundation within the liberal arts, Fordham is the fit (Lincoln Center or Rose Hill). The arts are particularly strong and I believe there is a creative writing program, plus visual arts, both popular on campus. Fordham's Jesuit, increasingly trendy, and students seem to be pretty satisfied. Go to: <a href="http://www.fordhamfrc.org/virtualtour.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.fordhamfrc.org/virtualtour.shtml&lt;/a> for more information.</p>

<p>Thank you ....Fordham is on her list. We visited the Bronx Rose Hill campus last week ( BEAUTIFUL) and had a good feel but we will see Lincoln Center campus this summer too. I saw in thier film that the info session shows that Lincoln Center did not seem so much of a campus though since it is spread out among a few blocks and a few buildins. Located right in the heart of the theatre district, looks exciting. Most students there are Dancers and performers naturally but it offers a Liberal Arts program at either Rose Hill or Lincoln Center and the Visual Arts in Lincoln Center looked intriguing. a nice feature too is students can take classes at any of the 3 campuses(Tarrytown, Westcheser County in addition to the two mentioned) via the RamVan(shuttlebus).</p>

<p>we look forward to seeing Lincoln Center Fordham when we visit NYC. Will also see NYU and Barnard(as mentioned previously)</p>

<p>Was thinking of Eugene Lang in Greenwich Villiage and Cooper Union but did not think it fit as well for D. Has anyone ever done the home test that Cooper Union gives? If you pass and they accept you, your tuition is completely free. What a unique concept! Was curious about this since she likes Art ( but doesn't want to major in Art.)</p>

<p>But that is all for our NYC schools tour..........whew........I have to keep my schools organized. Right now concentrating on Boston, since that is where we are going this week.</p>

<p>This week will be the last free time we have to visit untill weekends in the fall. So I guess I'm trying to get as much as I can in before we have to stop. But I'd like to keep a balance and not see more than 3 or 4 schools per trip over a few days.</p>

<p>You are going to have trouble finding an artsy, urban Catholic school haha.</p>

<p>From the schools in Boston, I would say BU, Northeastern, and Emerson are going to most fit your daughter's desire for urban and her intended major - BC is very suburban and is more pre-professional than it sounds like your daughter would want, but many of the Catholic schools listed on here might fit her too.</p>

<p>newmassdad,</p>

<p>"Stonehill is NOT Jesuit, and has a rather curious reputation, well earned because of some of the athletes it has recruited"</p>

<p>Can you expand on Stonehill's curious reputation?</p>

<p>While BC is "suburban", the public transit from BC to Boston is pretty good (it's on the Green Line trolley). And these suburbs aren't real "country-type" suburbs. They're more urban than that.</p>

<p>Stonehill can't be considered "urban" by any stretch, and the public transportation to Boston isn't great. Around here, it's not considered a "Boston" school but a Massachusetts school.</p>

<p>If you're looking in Worcester, consider Clark University as well. It's almost an LAC.</p>

<p>babboo, Stonehill is one of that group of colleges that has recruited athletes that tend to get in trouble outside of the classroom, at least based on my anecdotal observation of Boston Globe articles.</p>

<p>Your right that is a kind of strange mix...............but that IS who my daughter is. Ha, ha it does sound funny.</p>

<p>She is kind of middle of the road though........not tooooo liberal not tooo conservative. Probally more liberal though.</p>

<p>Just thought maybe we would have an advantage applying to Catholic schools so wanted to check on it. Not particularly religous but am open to all types of higher learning.</p>

<p>If your daughter really is committed to a creative arts career, especially in writing, I think you should look carefully at Emerson. It is very urban, located in downtown Boston across from the Commons and near the theatre disctrict. Like BU they really don't have a defined campus; the city itself really is the campus. That will appeal to some, be a turn-off for others. They really are very strong in the creative arts, and probably give their graduates as good a shot at a career in the creative field as possible (not always such an easy scenario). Northeastern is well known for its working internships during the school year and also prepares its students very well for a career. Neither has the reputation at least for selectivity as does BC or BU but in their own way may be better choices for some students. BC and Tufts are technically suburban with defined campuses but are very well connected to Boston because of the T (rapid transit). Brandeis might be an academic match but I agree with others that it is a suburban environment.</p>

<p>If you consider Emerson, you should know that they are part of a consortium of Boston schools that will give your daughter great access to the arts. Here is the website that describes it: <a href="http://www.emerson.edu/academic_programs/index.cfm?doc_id=221%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.emerson.edu/academic_programs/index.cfm?doc_id=221&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>