What type of stats/activities do you need to get into Boston University/BC?

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First of all, BC and BU have completely different vibes, so your kids may naturally be more drawn to one school over the other.

Second, who cares about the past. Whether it used to be a commuter school or not? Many people keep arguing about outdated points that are irrelevant now. It is a solid school that is not easy to get into. Focus on the future and what each school can offer you.

The United States was once a colony of Britain. Does that matter now in terms of how the U.S. influences the world?

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

BC does take a good portion of their class ED, 57% to be exact. That is high, but not far off from other schools like University of Chicago (56%), Columbia (54%), Wash U (53%), and Penn (52%). Are you whining about these schools too?

They don’t engage in the most disingenuous of yield protection (except WashU, which has lessened overtime) and their alums and parents don’t come on here to inflate the reputations of the schools. They don’t claim to be HYP. They also have the prestige and $$$$$ BC doesn’t. The BC community thinks way too highly itself, which isn’t anything to write home about. In fact it’s a disappointing outcome for any top student with promise.

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

And how is this a terrible thing? I still get the sense that your kid was rejected ED somewhere and then got rejected RD at BC. Is that what happened? Sure sounds that way. Why else would you be so salty?

My child didn’t apply to BC. He liked other safeties more.

It’s a bad thing because BC can’t attract top students. It doesn’t have the endowment and reputation to give the aid and prestige needed to be considered a very good school. So instead of being an academic institution it’s a place for nouveau riche Catholics to hang out for four years.

Ahhh I get it now. You don't like Catholics. I should have known!! Typical DCUM.

I don’t criticize ND or Gtown, those are real schools with history. And old families

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

And how is this a terrible thing? I still get the sense that your kid was rejected ED somewhere and then got rejected RD at BC. Is that what happened? Sure sounds that way. Why else would you be so salty?

My child didn’t apply to BC. He liked other safeties more.

It’s a bad thing because BC can’t attract top students. It doesn’t have the endowment and reputation to give the aid and prestige needed to be considered a very good school. So instead of being an academic institution it’s a place for nouveau riche Catholics to hang out for four years.

How is this any different than other schools that have a large portion of ED students? Aren't they rich too? Or is it the Catholic part you despise?

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Anonymous wrote:First of all, BC and BU have completely different vibes, so your kids may naturally be more drawn to one school over the other.

Second, who cares about the past. Whether it used to be a commuter school or not? Many people keep arguing about outdated points that are irrelevant now. It is a solid school that is not easy to get into. Focus on the future and what each school can offer you.

The United States was once a colony of Britain. Does that matter now in terms of how the U.S. influences the world?

I’d rather my child go to a school where they can contact alums who are successful and come from nice backgrounds, not former commuter students working middle office roles with a BC diploma on their cubicle wall.

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

And how is this a terrible thing? I still get the sense that your kid was rejected ED somewhere and then got rejected RD at BC. Is that what happened? Sure sounds that way. Why else would you be so salty?

My child didn’t apply to BC. He liked other safeties more.

It’s a bad thing because BC can’t attract top students. It doesn’t have the endowment and reputation to give the aid and prestige needed to be considered a very good school. So instead of being an academic institution it’s a place for nouveau riche Catholics to hang out for four years.

How is this any different than other schools that have a large portion of ED students? Aren't they rich too? Or is it the Catholic part you despise?

Ivies and good NESCACs are real academic places. BC is a joke

Nope, I will always say ND and Gtown are more than respectable.

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

BC does take a good portion of their class ED, 57% to be exact. That is high, but not far off from other schools like University of Chicago (56%), Columbia (54%), Wash U (53%), and Penn (52%). Are you whining about these schools too?

They don’t engage in the most disingenuous of yield protection (except WashU, which has lessened overtime) and their alums and parents don’t come on here to inflate the reputations of the schools. They don’t claim to be HYP. They also have the prestige and $$$$$ BC doesn’t. The BC community thinks way too highly itself, which isn’t anything to write home about. In fact it’s a disappointing outcome for any top student with promise.

I am still trying to figure you out. You clearly are out to just bash BC. I'm new here, so I may be missing something. I have heard about BC basher here before, but never engaged. It is quite bizarre, but I guess DCUM is filled with a lot of mental illness.

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

BC does take a good portion of their class ED, 57% to be exact. That is high, but not far off from other schools like University of Chicago (56%), Columbia (54%), Wash U (53%), and Penn (52%). Are you whining about these schools too?

They don’t engage in the most disingenuous of yield protection (except WashU, which has lessened overtime) and their alums and parents don’t come on here to inflate the reputations of the schools. They don’t claim to be HYP. They also have the prestige and $$$$$ BC doesn’t. The BC community thinks way too highly itself, which isn’t anything to write home about. In fact it’s a disappointing outcome for any top student with promise.

I am still trying to figure you out. You clearly are out to just bash BC. I'm new here, so I may be missing something. I have heard about BC basher here before, but never engaged. It is quite bizarre, but I guess DCUM is filled with a lot of mental illness.

Do you really think a top student at St Albans or Sidwell would be happy with BC? Do you think parents at Gtown Day would be thrilled with that result? Get real.

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

And how is this a terrible thing? I still get the sense that your kid was rejected ED somewhere and then got rejected RD at BC. Is that what happened? Sure sounds that way. Why else would you be so salty?

My child didn’t apply to BC. He liked other safeties more.

It’s a bad thing because BC can’t attract top students. It doesn’t have the endowment and reputation to give the aid and prestige needed to be considered a very good school. So instead of being an academic institution it’s a place for nouveau riche Catholics to hang out for four years.

How is this any different than other schools that have a large portion of ED students? Aren't they rich too? Or is it the Catholic part you despise?

Ivies and good NESCACs are real academic places. BC is a joke

Nope, I will always say ND and Gtown are more than respectable.

Your insults continue to escalate. It's bordering on extreme hatred. Fascinating that someone could hate an institution to this level. Any other schools that you want to add to this list or is it just BC?

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

And how is this a terrible thing? I still get the sense that your kid was rejected ED somewhere and then got rejected RD at BC. Is that what happened? Sure sounds that way. Why else would you be so salty?

My child didn’t apply to BC. He liked other safeties more.

It’s a bad thing because BC can’t attract top students. It doesn’t have the endowment and reputation to give the aid and prestige needed to be considered a very good school. So instead of being an academic institution it’s a place for nouveau riche Catholics to hang out for four years.

How is this any different than other schools that have a large portion of ED students? Aren't they rich too? Or is it the Catholic part you despise?

Ivies and good NESCACs are real academic places. BC is a joke

Nope, I will always say ND and Gtown are more than respectable.

Your insults continue to escalate. It's bordering on extreme hatred. Fascinating that someone could hate an institution to this level. Any other schools that you want to add to this list or is it just BC?

The joke isn’t that it’s the worst or particularly bad. The joke is the puffery and endless heap of nonsense its fans spew to defend it. Alums of most other schools recognize where they are in the pecking order

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Anonymous wrote:How does a thread about the stats needed for BU/BC end up talking about BigLaw?

Because someone made the law school seem like a reason to go to BC when, in fact, it is like the undergrad: expensive and not that good

Depends on what you mean by not that good. For Boston big law it is absolutely a reasonable choice. NYC market is obtainable for the top of the class as well but maybe not too much V10, and Georgetown or Fordham would be much better feeders to NYC big law. Of catholic law schools it is 1 of 4 that are prestigious and the ABA data proves it is a regional feeder

The estimated cost of attendance at BC law is $315,000, and that doesn’t include the opportunity cost of holding a decent white collar job instead of going to law school. That is an enormous sum for a not great chance of big law. It is unreasonable.

Georgetown was T14 for a long time and fell on hard times, DC is the most competitive hiring market for entry level. It is still a much better school than BC.

It did not fall on hard times, the rankings have been totally overhauled after all the top law schools protested the ranking. It is a T14. The legal market has not changed.

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Anonymous wrote:How does a thread about the stats needed for BU/BC end up talking about BigLaw?

Because someone made the law school seem like a reason to go to BC when, in fact, it is like the undergrad: expensive and not that good

Depends on what you mean by not that good. For Boston big law it is absolutely a reasonable choice. NYC market is obtainable for the top of the class as well but maybe not too much V10, and Georgetown or Fordham would be much better feeders to NYC big law. Of catholic law schools it is 1 of 4 that are prestigious and the ABA data proves it is a regional feeder

The estimated cost of attendance at BC law is $315,000, and that doesn’t include the opportunity cost of holding a decent white collar job instead of going to law school. That is an enormous sum for a not great chance of big law. It is unreasonable.

Georgetown was T14 for a long time and fell on hard times, DC is the most competitive hiring market for entry level. It is still a much better school than BC.

It did not fall on hard times, the rankings have been totally overhauled after all the top law schools protested the ranking. It is a T14. The legal market has not changed.

So it’s significantly better than BC Law still? Understood.

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

BC does take a good portion of their class ED, 57% to be exact. That is high, but not far off from other schools like University of Chicago (56%), Columbia (54%), Wash U (53%), and Penn (52%). Are you whining about these schools too?

They don’t engage in the most disingenuous of yield protection (except WashU, which has lessened overtime) and their alums and parents don’t come on here to inflate the reputations of the schools. They don’t claim to be HYP. They also have the prestige and $$$$$ BC doesn’t. The BC community thinks way too highly itself, which isn’t anything to write home about. In fact it’s a disappointing outcome for any top student with promise.

I am still trying to figure you out. You clearly are out to just bash BC. I'm new here, so I may be missing something. I have heard about BC basher here before, but never engaged. It is quite bizarre, but I guess DCUM is filled with a lot of mental illness.

Do you really think a top student at St Albans or Sidwell would be happy with BC? Do you think parents at Gtown Day would be thrilled with that result? Get real.

They aren't sending many kids to ND either. BC and ND are 70-80 percent Catholic. So there's that. The top Catholic schools send their top kids to ND, BC, and Georgetown (even though it isn't really Catholic).

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

And how is this a terrible thing? I still get the sense that your kid was rejected ED somewhere and then got rejected RD at BC. Is that what happened? Sure sounds that way. Why else would you be so salty?

My child didn’t apply to BC. He liked other safeties more.

It’s a bad thing because BC can’t attract top students. It doesn’t have the endowment and reputation to give the aid and prestige needed to be considered a very good school. So instead of being an academic institution it’s a place for nouveau riche Catholics to hang out for four years.

How is this any different than other schools that have a large portion of ED students? Aren't they rich too? Or is it the Catholic part you despise?

Ivies and good NESCACs are real academic places. BC is a joke

Nope, I will always say ND and Gtown are more than respectable.

Your insults continue to escalate. It's bordering on extreme hatred. Fascinating that someone could hate an institution to this level. Any other schools that you want to add to this list or is it just BC?

The joke isn’t that it’s the worst or particularly bad. The joke is the puffery and endless heap of nonsense its fans spew to defend it. Alums of most other schools recognize where they are in the pecking order

Oh so you don't hate the school...you hate the people who attended the school? Am I right?

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Anonymous wrote:You can tell BC has a lot going for it from the desperate criticism from ND, Georgetown, & Holy Cross fans.

ND folks are apparently green with envy over BC’s unlimited off-campus activities. It seems to really bother Hoyas that BC has a beautiful campus & a football team that draws tens of thousands of spectators rather than just tens. And Holy Cross boosters always point out that the city of Boston is just a quick one-hour drive from Worcester. And somebody here is obsessed with the % of commuters BC had during the Nixon years.

How’s about everybody just calm down & revel in the strengths of their own school without inventing stuff to hurl at the others?

ND and Gtown aren’t jealous of BC. Gtown is hardly Catholic, too. BC is a fine school, it’s just at that level of cost and respectability where it’s an open question whether it is worth attending and paying for it over cheaper options with worse academics. Someone from PA should go to Penn State over BC, for instance, absent a massive scholarship.

It's about fit and affordability. My kid got into lots of great schools but picked BC because it felt right for them. Feeling blessed we can afford to send them there.

If you are in a position that 90,000 a year or whatever it is now isn’t a big deal, then good on you and it may be the right decision. For most Americans, going to BC at even half that cost is stupidity.

Then those Americans should enroll elsewhere. I clearly said affordability. We saved the money for college. Whatever college is right for our kid will be accessible to them, regardless of cost or rank. It isn't always about ROI. We also spent $50K a year on private high school even though we live in a very strong school district.

They do enroll elsewhere and BC knows that. That is why they prioritize full pay ED applicants to the extent it’s practically a meme.

You are welcome to spend your money as you see fit, objectively BC at sticker is a ripoff

BC is need blind, so I don't know where you are getting your information. You seem a bit on edge about BC in general...did your kid get in and you had to say no even though he wanted to go? Or maybe your kid wanted to ED, and that wasn't an option for your finances? It's ok! There are a lot of great schools out there. But to keep coming on this thread to bash BC is just weird.

ED forces you to attend a school. Rich kids apply to BC ED and BC knows they can pay, so BC accepts a ton ED. Then its RD rate is deflated well below what a school of its caliber should be.

Please, as if anyone here is jealous about BC. Don’t embarrass yourself

BC does take a good portion of their class ED, 57% to be exact. That is high, but not far off from other schools like University of Chicago (56%), Columbia (54%), Wash U (53%), and Penn (52%). Are you whining about these schools too?

They don’t engage in the most disingenuous of yield protection (except WashU, which has lessened overtime) and their alums and parents don’t come on here to inflate the reputations of the schools. They don’t claim to be HYP. They also have the prestige and $$$$$ BC doesn’t. The BC community thinks way too highly itself, which isn’t anything to write home about. In fact it’s a disappointing outcome for any top student with promise.

I am still trying to figure you out. You clearly are out to just bash BC. I'm new here, so I may be missing something. I have heard about BC basher here before, but never engaged. It is quite bizarre, but I guess DCUM is filled with a lot of mental illness.

Do you really think a top student at St Albans or Sidwell would be happy with BC? Do you think parents at Gtown Day would be thrilled with that result? Get real.

They aren't sending many kids to ND either. BC and ND are 70-80 percent Catholic. So there's that. The top Catholic schools send their top kids to ND, BC, and Georgetown (even though it isn't really Catholic).

The top students at the top Catholic schools aren’t jazzed to go to BC. They want ND