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<p>So, in your opinion, ONLY current students can discuss advising? Not recent alums? Not transfers? Not counselors? Not faculty? Not parents? Not employees? Not staff?</p>
<p>Isn’t the whole point of BC to expand your “Conversation” group? Or, does that just mean current students?</p>
<p>btw: the OP asked for opinions, which by definition, can be anything for any reason.</p>
<p>bluebayou: How could anyone but a current undergrad have a discussion about the advising? Current undergrads are the only ones experiencing the advising program today: not alums, parents, or staff. Other people (no matter who they are) can make comments, but unless they are coming from people who actually sit down with advisors, these comments can’t have much weight. In other words, current undergraduate students are the ones who experience it and are affected by it, so anyone else having the conversation doesn’t make much sense. I wouldn’t put any weight on the opinions of people who have just “heard” things.</p>
<p>I’ll take that as a no. Thanks for contributing, though.</p>
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<p>Lotsa reasons if you put on your critical thinking hat. :)</p>
<p>bluebayou: Why you are even relevant in this conversation, I don’t know. You’re just the parent of some random kid (who probably applied to every school in the country and you think this makes you knowledgeable on things you really don’t know much about). Perhaps once you step onto the campus of BC (taking more than just the admissions tour) then we can have this conversation. CollegeConfidential people seem to think that they can know all they need to know about a school from this website; you are the perfect example of why this website can be misleading, big time.</p>
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<p>How do you know that I have not stepped onto campus, perhaps many times? How do you know that I have not stayed on campus? How do you know that I have not met personally with the First Year Deans and discussed advising in particular? How do you know that I haven’t spoken to several students (and obtained multiple opinions)? </p>
<p>What is so misleading to my posts? Eagle 2012 (a student?), already posted that some students find advising to be “poor.” Eagle also posted that the admin is working on “fixing” the problem. Why would Admin be working “hard” to fix a “problem” if it did not exist? </p>
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<p>Sorry you put qualifiers on your conversations (particularly an anonymous forum), bcos that does not appear to be Father Himes’ way: “There has to be a place at the table for everyone in the conversation…” Is that what education is all about?</p>
<p>Bluebayou said: IMO, that is an extremely embarrassing program for a private college that claims to focus in liberal arts. </p>
<h2>(“you have to make the effort” in BIG, public Unis, too, but then again, they are less than half the price of BC…)"</h2>
<p>Ok, so I can’t figure out how to quote a post (long day, and was obviously hoping for a snow day which didn’t happen). </p>
<p>Why is the fact that you need to work to make connections embarrassing? In life, you’re not going to instantaneously make connections with people, they require MUTUAL efforts. </p>
<p>In my (and my friends) experiences, the faculty and advisors here are very open to helping students, provided that you make an effort. You have to make an effort at smaller schools too, so I don’t quite understand your posts hardened language? </p>
<p>EDIT- for grammar and the language was a bit too standoffish (I’m not trying to start arguments with people, I’m more confused about what bluebayou meant by his post)</p>
<p>Is there room for diversity at BC - artsy students at BC, into alternative music, film, gays?Or are jocks on the upper echelon of the school hierarchy here? With a student population this large, I keep getting descriptions as if the student body suffers from a kind of uniformity.</p>
<p>jocks? There’s no such thing. If you mean football players and athletes, they are a minority here. The lack of “uniformity” is an illusion- if you seclude yourself from others, chances are they won’t be too eager to get to know you either. I have a very, very diverse group of friends, so it’s really just a matter of becoming more active and introducing yourself to more people. You’ll find dissatisfaction at any college, and most of it stems from unfounded cynicism in part of individuals who harbor false expectations of the social life at college. You know, Van Wilder and American piesque social scene. Doesn’t work that way.</p>
<p>Um, I would disagree with the jocks part of the above answer. Most of the people I encounter here, including myself, played 2 or 3 sports in high school. I know a few on varsity teams at BC, and the rest of us are pretty active or are into intramurals. However, that’s one of the things I love about BC. Also the athletes are REALLY busy with their workouts, practices and games that the hierarchy isn’t really there.</p>
<p>bc is a great school…if you are 21. until then its a hassell trying to find legit ‘parties’ around campus. if you dont mind hanging out with a bunch of friends in rooms then it is fine.
also housing is the most awful part about this school. albeit, the housing itself is not too bad, the housing office is awful. in particular, head of housing violations, who will not be named, is quite possibly one of the most irrational women i have ever met. she is not lenient with any offense, be it drinking related or not, and will not hesitate to put anyone on housing probation</p>
<p>I’ve personally had good experiences with the Office of Residential Life (the housing office). Unfortunately, I understand squid’s frustration (as I know the head of housing violations well) that some members of the office are irrational/incompetent). </p>
<p>Regarding his comment about BC being great when older then 21 - I agree with the general sentiment that it can be hard to find parties, but once you build contacts with upperclassmen, you’ll be able to find social events pretty easily, and the lack of disci pline about alcohol on campus allows freshmen to enjoy a good time without too much of a risk of getting in trouble. <em>Note to his post - Housing probation is not a serious punishment, and even though someone on housing probation is technically only one offense away from being kicked out of housing, this almost never occurs upon a subsequent violation</em></p>
<p>I don’t want to hijack this board, but if you got accepted to boston college or know someone who got accepted (which i’m assuming is most of you), would you mind private messaging me your stats?! Boston College is by far my number one school and I’m freaking out that I won’t get in. Thanks!</p>
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<p>The worse thing to do when it comes to college admissions is to completely fall in love with just one school. Don’t do it.</p>