<p>When do the freshman move in (non-internationals)? Do they move in the weekend of August 30 and 31st? We usually go away the last week of August, so I’m trying to figure out when we’ll need to be home by.</p>
<p>It looks like classes will start the day after Labor Day (Sept 1st), so move in should be the weekend before, I wouldn't plan on a vacation that week, you will need to get ready!! My S is still deciding where to go, can you tell me what is it about BC that you love?</p>
<p>this year classes started on the 4th and freshman move-in days were between Aug 30th and Sept 3rd. most people moved in the 30th or 31st because we had our first home football game on saturday the 1st (no move-ins that day). id definetly recommend moving in the first or second day possible</p>
<p>Mom43,</p>
<p>I don't know if there is anything persay that my son loves. He kind of screwed up when he applied to schools and over estimated where he'd get in. He ended up having only two choices, either BC or UMass. He did get waitlisted for Harvard, but we all know how that goes. I'm so sorry now that we didn't push him to apply to more schools, so he'd have more of a choice. I think he will love BC though, and it is close to our home, so I'll love that.</p>
<p>Dear emmabelle : Freshman move-in days on both Upper Campus and Newton Campus will be Thursday through Sunday prior to the start of classes. This last year (2007), Saturday was closed to students moving onto campus as it was the first football game of the season, a rare early start. Plan on an early move-in on Thursday. There will be plenty of BC students available to help the freshmen move into their dorms - something you have to see to believe. Literally, four or five upper classmen will meet your car as you pull into campus and help you unpack and deliver all of your son's "worldly possessions" to their dorm room.</p>
<p>thanks Scottj, I'm so excited for him!</p>
<p>Emmabelle, we are in almost the same position, my son thought for sure he would get into Johns Hopkins, was deferred then rejected. Didn't get into Penn or Cornell, he did apply to 10 schools and in the end was so happy to get in to BC, Northeastern, GW , UDel and Drexel. But BC is not close to home, we are in NJ, so the decision will not be an easy one. Also he has some scholarship offers from all the above except BC. We are coming up to the program on 4/20, are you going to one of those? He is really excited for the trip to Boston.</p>
<p>mom43, the trip from boston from NJ isnt that bad.. expecially driving. it takes me about 4 hours, sometimes 4.5 door to door from my house in jersey to newton campus.</p>
<p>and im actually working at the program on 4/20! feel free to PM me with any questions</p>
<h2>Emmabelle, we are in almost the same position, my son thought for sure he would get into Johns Hopkins, was deferred then rejected. Didn't get into Penn or Cornell, he did apply to 10 schools and in the end was so happy to get in to BC, Northeastern, GW , UDel and Drexel. But BC is not close to home, we are in NJ, so the decision will not be an easy one. Also he has some scholarship offers from all the above except BC. We are coming up to the program on 4/20, are you going to one of those? He is really excited for the trip to Boston.</h2>
<p>I'm from New Jersey as well, and I'm going to the program on 4/20 too</p>
<p>Mom43,</p>
<p>We're going to 4/13 program. Our lucky son will be in Europe on the 20th with his french class. We won't be able to stay for the whole thing on the 13th either because we have a meeting at 2:00pm to get last minute instructions for Europe.</p>
<p>At least your son did 10 schools, ours only did 5. We really thought he would get into Dartmouth. We thought he was well rounded enough, but sometimes it's just not meant to be. In our school our son is a standout, but after seeing some of the stats on CC, I'm not so sure anymore. lol</p>
<p>mom43, the trip from boston from NJ isnt that bad.. expecially driving. it takes me about 4 hours, sometimes 4.5 door to door from my house in jersey to newton campus.</p>
<h2>and im actually working at the program on 4/20! feel free to PM me with any questions</h2>
<p>4 hours?</p>
<p>Really?</p>
<p>Why does my dad keep saying 7 hours</p>
<p>maybe he's factoring in traffic or something</p>
<p>I got rejected by Cornell, Emory, Rice, and NYU Stern</p>
<p>So BC is my best option right now</p>
<p>beanieboo- thats great news, I can do 4.5 hours, going to be there Friday night 4/18- staying at the Marriott Newton- I think we will come to campus to see what is going on, since the program isn't until Sunday we plan on seeing Boston area , thanks for all the great posts about BC, I wish my son knew someone on campus he could stay with to get a feel for what its like.</p>
<p>emmabelle-my son was so happy to get into BC out of his top 4 schools, it was the only one he got into. He is in Disney with his class trip until 4/12 so we can't make the 4/13 program. Maybe after our visits we can post our thoughts, too bad our sons cannot meet there to discuss.</p>
<p>Mom43</p>
<p>I'll post back about what would thought of the program. My son does have two friends that got into BC, but he doesn't think either will go because the financial packages are so weak. It would make me feel more at ease if he had some friends there.</p>
<p>Dear Mom43 : My son is just now finishing his freshman year at Boston College. On the travel and distance issue, I wanted to offer you a thought that might just help you sleep a little more soundly over this decision.</p>
<p>One year ago, April was our d-day month where my son made his final decision to accept an invitation to BC Honors. Some schools were closer, some were higher on US News reports, and many gave us scholarship money, but BC is where he chose. </p>
<p>The second longest drive in my life was the drive to school in late August. My longest drive was that first return trip home - my wife and I did not say a word for three and a half hours. Many parents cry; we did too.</p>
<p>None the less, you will develop a rhythm - cell phone calls, visits home, visits to campus. BC's orientation program will be an absolute "must" for you to attend. The sessions regarding separation concerns were fabulous - they will help you understand the transition that not only your child is realizing, but also the transition that you and your family are undertaking.</p>
<p>You will find hundreds of other freshman parents with similar stories to yours. You will have a hard time saying "good bye" in August. More importantly, you will be giving your son an incredible gift : the chance to soar as a Golden Eagle.</p>
<p>Mom43, I am not trying to sell you with this. I just wanted to share some honest feelings. I hope it helps.</p>
<p>Emmabelle, thanks we will post after the trip, my son does not have any friends going to BC but does have a good friend going to BU. If he loves it, I think he will attend, if not sure, I think he will take one of the scholarships.
What school did your son apply to? My son was admitted to Arts & Sciences/ Biology/Pre-med. but not Honors program.</p>
<p>Scottj-thank you so much for your thoughts. I have a son that is a 2nd year student at Penn (which is only 30-40) minutes from my house and I felt sad after leaving- ok I did cry a few times with the transition of having him leave home. However... We see him often because he plays ice hockey and we go to his hockey games during the school year. I think just having him move out of the house made me sad however, then he came home for fall break, thanksgiving and it got easier with time.</p>
<p>My son #2 who is looking to attend BC is very outgoing, very social, a musician, ice hockey player (although BC's teams are probably too good to make the team) , a very serious student (when it comes time to study hard),
I want him to have the wonderful college experience that his brother is having, and from everything I've read and seen so far, BC seems like it would be great for him. </p>
<p>I appreciate your comments, it really does help!</p>
<p>lilwaynefan- i have no idea how it could take 7 hours to get to boston! i guess that must be either if youre coming from WAY south jersey or happen to hit the rush hours fom both the city and boston. but coming from eastern monmouth county takes 4-4.5 hours.</p>
<p>funny thing is, when i take the greyhound bus (only $41 round trip) from south station to port authority it takes about 4.5 hours for the bus ride alone which really annoys me. but if any of you or your children decide to go to bc and you are within reasonable distance of NYC it is DEFINETLY the way to get home. dont take amtrak its WAY overpriced (and takes 6 hours if you take the reigonal line), same with the busses that BC offers to jersey.</p>
<p>id much rather have someone pick me up every time i went home but my parents wouldnt be too keen on that, expecially with the cost of gas right now.</p>
<p>yea, it probably wouldn't take 7 hours to get up to boston. my friend lives about 30 minutes outside of philly and it only takes him about 4-5 hours to get up to boston.</p>