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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Very qualitative although the shift has headed towards quantitative.
Selectivity has been historically high and getting much higher. As with
mos... READ MORE
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Alumni
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BC has been more selective over the years as the number of applicants
has increased and its reputation has improved. Admissions in '95 was
pretty... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Boston College has been an up and coming school ever since Doug Flutie
threw the winning touchdown pass against Miami. Because of this, it is
harde... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Part time attendance I wasn't required to submit SAT or anything like
that. I did have a GPA of 2.80 when I entered the program. READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Excellent faculty, especially the jesuits. Jesuits, I believe, are
required to obtain two PhD's. Furthermore, they are extremely open
minded, pa... READ MORE
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Alumni
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School of Management, Nursing, and Education are always strong. Finance
and Economics (Prof. Tresch is a renown Econ teacher - MA Teacher of the
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Current Student
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Boston College is a rigorous academic environment even though alot of the
kids don't take it too seriously (they spend more time drinking). The
col... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The classes are fairly easy if you attend class on a regular basis.
Homework isn't that bad. Frankly, I think that the state school I got
my A... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Excellent for anyone with investment banking, education, nursing, law or management aspirations. It is not a feeder institution to med schools or tec... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I thought the career office was exceptional. I'm not privy to how well it prepared non-School of Management students, but the campus does serious rec... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Career center sets up many good jobs. Networking with boston college alumni is huge here.
although not as good as ivys, many times considered right ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I am in my mid 40's so I have had some experience behind me. However, I hope to get a job in accounting or the likes in the $40,000 range. Hopeful... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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DO NOT COME HERE FOR THE WEATHER. It is cold, wet and windy 10 months
out of the year with 2 months of summer and a few sprinkled days of
sunshin... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Housing is pretty standard and the campus is safe. You'll get sick of
the dining halls after awhile, but BC lets you order food from local
restau... READ MORE
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Current Student
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good dining
good housing
little crime (outside city)
facilities are being upgraded but are already good
housing a problem, must live off campus ju... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I live off campus. commuter student READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Clearly a compliment to the well-rounded focus of the school, the social
life not only provided a way to let off steam but built collaboration
and... READ MORE
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Alumni
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There's no Greek system so you usually end up hanging around with people
in your own grade. My favorite part of BC was that it wasn't too big
(li... READ MORE
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Current Student
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little dating scene
no frats/sororities
drinking school
bars are not on campus but close
good restaurants around, many options
many good clubs in... READ MORE
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Current Student
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There are bars in the vicinity of the school but not within walking
distance. The social life is such that there isn't too much dating.
People ... READ MORE
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