BU and BC

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:BC is not much harder to get into. It attracts a much whiter, private catholic school student body. Think Notre Dame.

BU is more diverse and for kids who want/like an urban campus. Think NYU.

+1000

They are just two very different schools and attract different types of kids.

Not sure if BC being harder to get into deserves a "+1000". Looks like BU regularly has a lower acceptance rate. For HS class of 24, it was a 11% v 15%.
https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-admission-rates/

I think that was the point — it said BC isn’t much harder to get into.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course BU attracted Jewish kids. BC is Cstholic.

But how Catholic is it really? What does that look like in day-to-day student life?

(I'm asking about the CURRENT student experience, not what it was like (or its reputation) in 1985-2005.)

BC, like most Catholic schools, has been getting more Catholic lately. Not as much as ND, but I'm told it's a noticeable difference from the late 90s. I would not go there expecting even Georgetown level Catholic lite-ness.

My DC just graduated from BC and this is not true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is not much harder to get into. It attracts a much whiter, private catholic school student body. Think Notre Dame.

BU is more diverse and for kids who want/like an urban campus. Think NYU.

+1000

They are just two very different schools and attract different types of kids.

Not sure if BC being harder to get into deserves a "+1000". Looks like BU regularly has a lower acceptance rate. For HS class of 24, it was a 11% v 15%.
https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-admission-rates/

I think that was the point — it said BC isn’t much harder to get into.

BU is sometimes a safety for BC. I agree that they pull different students but some Mass kids want to stay in Boston.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is not much harder to get into. It attracts a much whiter, private catholic school student body. Think Notre Dame.

BU is more diverse and for kids who want/like an urban campus. Think NYU.

+1000

They are just two very different schools and attract different types of kids.

Not sure if BC being harder to get into deserves a "+1000". Looks like BU regularly has a lower acceptance rate. For HS class of 24, it was a 11% v 15%.
https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-admission-rates/

I think that was the point — it said BC isn’t much harder to get into.

BU is sometimes a safety for BC. I agree that they pull different students but some Mass kids want to stay in Boston.

Not sure how a school with an 11% acceptance rate no matter the stats is a safety for anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is not much harder to get into. It attracts a much whiter, private catholic school student body. Think Notre Dame.

BU is more diverse and for kids who want/like an urban campus. Think NYU.

+1000

They are just two very different schools and attract different types of kids.

Not sure if BC being harder to get into deserves a "+1000". Looks like BU regularly has a lower acceptance rate. For HS class of 24, it was a 11% v 15%.
https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-admission-rates/

I think that was the point — it said BC isn’t much harder to get into.

BU is sometimes a safety for BC. I agree that they pull different students but some Mass kids want to stay in Boston.

It's more likely that a kid who applies to BC/BU doesn't apply to BU/BC, respectively. One is not a safety for the other.

[Anonymous]

BC overlaps much more with Holy Cross which is just a bit further away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston.

BC is in the suburbs.

That's why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston. BC is in the suburbs. That's why.

3 miles apart. And everyone knows BC is in Chestnut Hill. Neither school gives much care to Harvard. There is a bit more interaction with MIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston. BC is in the suburbs. That's why.

3 miles apart. And everyone knows BC is in Chestnut Hill. Neither school gives much care to Harvard. There is a bit more interaction with iMIT.

For the 543rd time, Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood, part of which is IN Boston. The campus overlaps the Boston /Newton line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston. BC is in the suburbs. That's why.

3 miles apart. And everyone knows BC is in Chestnut Hill. Neither school gives much care to Harvard. There is a bit more interaction with iMIT.

For the 543rd time, Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood, part of which is IN Boston. The campus overlaps the Boston /Newton line.

true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston.

BC is in the suburbs.

That's why.

Pretty much. BU and MIT are across the river from each other. Harvard is next door. There's some interaction among all three. But schools like BC in Chestnut Hill or Tufts in Medford might as well be on Mars. There's no cross-interaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston.

BC is in the suburbs.

That's why.

Pretty much. BU and MIT are across the river from each other. Harvard is next door. There's some interaction among all three. But schools like BC in Chestnut Hill or Tufts in Medford might as well be on Mars. There's no cross-interaction.

the BC Basher lives! he's here to tell us BC is on MARS and anyone who attends is DELUSIONAL and don't say WASH U in the same breath!! And he converses with himself only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston. BC is in the suburbs. That's why.

3 miles apart. And everyone knows BC is in Chestnut Hill. Neither school gives much care to Harvard. There is a bit more interaction with iMIT.

For the 543rd time, Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood, part of which is IN Boston. The campus overlaps the Boston /Newton line.

Right and it's not an opinion it's a fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

I went to BC. I never met anyone from Harvard and I had an internship in Cambridge. No one goes to BU that did not get into Harvard. Does not happen -- not an Ivy backup school. There are failed Ivy people at BC but less so Harvard focused than the other Ivys. I really doubt BU kids see Harvard kids. When I was at BC I did not run into BU kids. All in its own ecosystem.

Well, BU is actually in Boston.

BC is in the suburbs.

That's why.

Pretty much. BU and MIT are across the river from each other. Harvard is next door. There's some interaction among all three. But schools like BC in Chestnut Hill or Tufts in Medford might as well be on Mars. There's no cross-interaction.

This is true. Went to BU and went to MIT and Harvard parties as they were right over the bridge (MIT) and we walked to them or not much further on the T. Harvard Square had a lot of things to do. Also lived close to Emerson students. Never really interacted with BC students and never went there. Tufts students seemed to go to Boston and Cambridge parties but we never went there.