<p>Swimrat7: </p>
<p>At BC, we know how to study, we know how to party with or without stimulants – your choice, we know our reputation is built on who we are today, not who we were 50 or 100 years ago, and we know that most of our classmates don’t view this as simply a stepping stone on to some other place or level, but that the actual 4 years here are worth savoring. We know that everything this school and its professors and its administration do is geared toward we the students. Oh, and that’s *the undergrad students<a href=“try%20finding%20that%20focus%20on%20undergrads%20at%20any%20ivy%20besides%20%5BI%5Dmaybe%20%5B/I%5D%20Brown”>/I</a>. My roommate was his class salutatorian. I was #3 of > 400 in mine. If IQ quotients are really your concern, I can attest that there are a lot of serious brains walking around this campus, and most of them have an actual LIFE outside of the library and the labs. Lots of scholar/athlete/band geek types. Lots of joiners and school spirit types. But I have to warn you. If you want deep academics at the expense of a life and a social scene, then you won’t like BC. If you want a school that makes you fend for yourself and makes getting through its byzantine processes a trial-by-fire, then you won’t like BC. If you were hoping for a school comprised of mouldering old buildings that are quaintly in need of some serious paint and repairs, then you won’t like BC. If you prefer a school that students trash on weekends then you won’t like BC. If you could not care less if your school has spirit and a sense of self and a deep – almost bragging – pride, then you won’t like BC. BUT if you are ok with a school that balances academics with joy, and that challenges you academically while challenging you to not make academics your sole reason for survival, and that is so beautiful in the Spring that you will find yourself taking pictures of it on your cell and sending them to your friends and family, then I have a feeling you’re going to do just fine here. So, take a deep breath and dive in here at BC. You will not regret it.</p>