<p>I am going for a solid liberal arts curriculum probably majoring in Political Science. williams seems to be the better one academically overall but would bc’s poli sci program be comparable? i definitely prefer the environment… at bc but still have academics as my first priority. williams or bc?</p>
<p>BC has a pretty good Political Science department from what my friends tell me. Nonetheless, Williams is in a completely different league academically. If you think that you are going to be miserable at Williams (socially) then come to BC. If not, then Williams would be the better choice.</p>
<p>i concur, props on getting into williams, if you can live without the big sports at BC/being in boston, id say williams...</p>
<p>i guess it's confirmed that williams is in fact very well academically even when compared to places like bc. i was just wondering if bc would be able to provide the same advantages of getting the education needed and getting into a very good law school. i definitely prefer bc and its environment but am willing to sacrifice it for the prestige at williams. i still have to visit williams though to make sure i don't feel miserable there.</p>
<p>I think if you apply yourself at BC you can get into almost any law school.</p>
<p>Well, that's true for most schools (I've heard stories of students doing very well in lesser state schools being accepted to Ivy graduate programs).</p>
<p>My recommendation is to go to the school at which you'll be happiest and not worry so much about prestige... It's 4 years of YOUR life for pete's sake.. Why are you asking the opinions of anonymous posters???</p>
<p>Dear FG13 : Our final decision in choosing a school was between Williams and Boston College. </p>
<p>Positives : Williams has a great alumni network, 26,000 graduates in their history - so a somewhat exclusive circle. The tutorial system is one of the educational gifts that the Williams system provides that is unmatched elsewhere. Specific departments, like mathematics, are very strong, as are some of the science areas. </p>
<p>Negatives : Once you have done the 45 minute ride on the one-lane roads away from the Interstate to the Williams campus, you realize just how remote the campus of 2200 is - actually, if you could be more remote in the Northeast of the US, it is hard to picture it. The local town is cute, but if you need anything more than pharmacy items, you need to go about three miles to town - and cute wears off really fast on a Saturday night with nothing to do. Nightlife is exclusively campus centric as opposed to having surrounding towns and such.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, spending fifteen weeks per semester at Williams felt just to removed from the rest of the world - and BC's academics were strong enough to offset any ranking differences between the two schools. Either way, you will not go wrong educationally, but the campus lifestyles are very different.</p>
<p>i think i would give the edge to williams academically. but its not a big enough edge to disregard bc for. you said you think you woul enjoy the atmophere better at bc.. then go to bc! the slight advantage that williams has academically can not make up for the fact that you will be HAPPIER at bc.</p>
<p>and in response to scottj's post, bc could not be more of an opposite of williams location! theres always things going on campus and i only leave campus (minus student offcampus apartments) about 2 nights a month! theres no way i could ever exaust the many different things to do in boston. then theres the sports!!!! if it isnt your thing then cool, but if youre at all into sports then youll love that aspect of bc.</p>
<p>if you do well at bc, youll have no problem getting into a great law school. dont let prestige force you into going to a school that you are not in love with</p>
<p>Williams if you want the name
BC if you want the college experience</p>
<p>But that's just my view- please take it with a grain of salt- you clearly are very intelligent if you got into both and only you should make the decision.</p>