<p>I also currently attend BC and agree completely with Roleyus's sentiments. It's a good school, but will continuosly fail to reach that upper echelon as long as it continues to have it's ridiculous admission policy for legacies. One of my friends even commented that BC should be known as "who does daddy know" college. The problem with admitting so many legacies is that it places limitations on your diversity. After being at the school for almost two years, I can confidently say that the vast majority of the school is of the same demographic (caucasion, upper class, catholic) although the class of 2012 does seem a bit more diverse (so they may be trying to rectify this problem). Now if admitting legacies is the solution to meeting enrollment quota, then BC might have another bigger problem altogether (not having enough QUALIFIED candidates).</p>
<p>As stated earlier, the social life at BC isn't bad, although I do notice quite a lot of segregation amongst racial groups (just my observations, not necessarily fact). The services are pretty good for a college (food is decent although pricey, dorms aren't bad, etc.).</p>
<p>In terms of straight academics, I would think that BC is definitely lacking in some categories. Not to disparage A&S kids (I'm in CSOM), but I felt that a good number of my core professors were complete morons and/or could not communicate effectively. The classes in the Management School are more interesting and useful, but I can feel the tension in the air during every class. I also get the sense that many (and once again, just my observations) of the CSOM kids are complete morons (weird because CSOM is supposedley harder to get into). This was demonstrated in core CSOM math classes such as Statistics, Math For Management where these future Wall St. brokers could not take simple derivatives, or figure out quadratic equations. It doesn't help that a lot of BC kids think they're the rulers of the world. This arrogance is especially annoying when they cant back it up. Even those who know what they're doing don't really maintain a shred of humility. If not arrogant, I find many BC kids are just looking for the easiest classes and trying to figuratively and literally "buy a degree."</p>
<p>I would definitely place the majority of the blame for these shortcomings on the school's administration. I feel that they're constantly trying to rip off students at every opportunity (they claim to give 100 percent of need, but their financial aid plain and simple SUCKS), establishing wrong priorities (why not put more money in faculty development instead of cracking down on alcohol abuse), while making poor admission decisions. The worst part is I feel that BC is just brimming with so much potential. This school, with its large network, great location, and some strong faculty definitely has an opportunity to be a top 15 school in the US. Yet, the administration continues to astonish me with its stupidity and ineptitude. In summary (and I'm sorry this is such a long post), BC's basketball pretty much sums up the school well; beats #1 UNC on the road and then blows a easy home game to Harvard.</p>