Trying to compare Boston Colleges for DC

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Anonymous wrote:My dd had planned to apply to Tufts, when we went to visit the campus though we were so turned off by the setting/location that we cancelled her appointment.

+1 as we drove onto Tuft’s campus my daughter was instantly turned off. She wouldn’t even get out of the car. She hated the environment.

Was she buying a house or looking at colleges? I guess she’d turn Harvard down if she got one of their dingy dorms.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid in Notre Dame which is known for one of the best 'school spirit' and a kid in Northeastern.

Sure Northeastern's 'school spirit' can't be compared to schools like ND, but better thing about Northeastern is that you get little bit of everything in a diverse environment at one of the best locations.

This is the whitest group of men I've seen in a Looooong Time.

Hockey, what did you expect?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:BC doesn't work if you're not Catholic (we're not);
Tufts doesn't work if hour kid wants to be in the city (it's in the burbs on a hill - FWIW, my kid thought Tufts would be #1, but after visiting, didn't like the vibe);
BU doesn't have much of a campus (full city college);
NEU has the best of all - city campus (inbetween 2 T-stops), excellent Econ (my kid is an Econ major at NEU), but I'm not going to lie, this is our third kid, and their admin is a hot mess. Billing is a disaster, always late and always wrong, and housing is a joke (your kid doesn't find out whete they'll live until mid-July if you're lucky, but possibly as late as mid-August). Makes planning difficult

Why do you say BC doesn’t work if not Catholic? It’s my Jewish nephew’s first choice. Seems better than some Pro-Hamas campuses.

Your Jewish nephew might want to really think about it.

With 70% of the student body Catholic, it will be hard to relate if he doesn't share that experience. Obviously someone is going to say their Jewish friend, etc loves it and the students don't go to Mass, etc. But the reality is that they have been to Mass, went to a Catholic high School, want to raise their kids Catholic, etc. and it is a Catholic school regardless of the fact that it is a Jesuit Catholic school.

Brandeis is close to BC and was founded by a Jewish organization after WW2. It’s about half Jewish but that doesn’t mean that non-Jewish people would feel out of place. Same with BC and Catholics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid in Notre Dame which is known for one of the best 'school spirit' and a kid in Northeastern.

Sure Northeastern's 'school spirit' can't be compared to schools like ND, but better thing about Northeastern is that you get little bit of everything in a diverse environment at one of the best locations.

This is the whitest group of men I've seen in a Looooong Time.

Imagine Tufts and BC

NP. Among these schools, the differences are primarily in numbers of Asians and internationals. Fall 2022 from IPEDS:

Northeastern: 19% Asian, 5% black, 11% Hispanic, 42% white, 14% international
BU: 19% Asian, 5% black, 10% Hispanic, 33% white, 23% international
BC: 11% Asian, 5% black, 11% Hispanic, 58% white, 9% international
Tufts: 10% Asian, 6% black, 10% Hispanic, 44% white, 12% international

Does BU have the largest percentage of international students of any college? That number is insane!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid in Notre Dame which is known for one of the best 'school spirit' and a kid in Northeastern.

Sure Northeastern's 'school spirit' can't be compared to schools like ND, but better thing about Northeastern is that you get little bit of everything in a diverse environment at one of the best locations.

This is the whitest group of men I've seen in a Looooong Time.

Imagine Tufts and BC

NP. Among these schools, the differences are primarily in numbers of Asians and internationals. Fall 2022 from IPEDS:

Northeastern: 19% Asian, 5% black, 11% Hispanic, 42% white, 14% international
BU: 19% Asian, 5% black, 10% Hispanic, 33% white, 23% international
BC: 11% Asian, 5% black, 11% Hispanic, 58% white, 9% international
Tufts: 10% Asian, 6% black, 10% Hispanic, 44% white, 12% international

Does BU have the largest percentage of international students of any college? That number is insane!!!

So we like diversity until we don’t?

[Anonymous]

What? How is pointing out the very high percentage of students as being against diversity? That makes no sense. BU is a large school, and having that many international students is surprising. Since internationals don't get need based aid, that means they are mostly full pay. It looks like BU uses internationals to subsidize a lot of the poorer domestic students. When the Univ of California slowly increased their share of international students, the legislature stepped in to reduce it. To put it in perspective, Berkeley caps ALL out of state students, including internationals, at 18%. 20% is crazy high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What? How is pointing out the very high percentage of students as being against diversity? That makes no sense. BU is a large school, and having that many international students is surprising. Since internationals don't get need based aid, that means they are mostly full pay. It looks like BU uses internationals to subsidize a lot of the poorer domestic students. When the Univ of California slowly increased their share of international students, the legislature stepped in to reduce it. To put it in perspective, Berkeley caps ALL out of state students, including internationals, at 18%. 20% is crazy high.

DP. UC capped OOS students because it's a public university.

I would imagine that the large # of internationals at BU affects the culture in some way. It would be interesting to know if the internationals tend to hang out together, as is the case at other universities. I haven't seen much info on what the social scene/vibe is like at BU.

[Anonymous]

Notes:
--what could be different about a UC school and BU?
--"the internationals"

[Anonymous]

I'm merely "just pointing out" "That number is insane!!!" and "20% is crazy high."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What? How is pointing out the very high percentage of students as being against diversity? That makes no sense. BU is a large school, and having that many international students is surprising. Since internationals don't get need based aid, that means they are mostly full pay. It looks like BU uses internationals to subsidize a lot of the poorer domestic students. When the Univ of California slowly increased their share of international students, the legislature stepped in to reduce it. To put it in perspective, Berkeley caps ALL out of state students, including internationals, at 18%. 20% is crazy high.

DP. UC capped OOS students because it's a public university.

I would imagine that the large # of internationals at BU affects the culture in some way. It would be interesting to know if the internationals tend to hang out together, as is the case at other universities. I haven't seen much info on what the social scene/vibe is like at BU.

Cliques form everywhere, but since there are so many people from so many places, with so many clubs and organizations, you get a very culturally diverse vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What? How is pointing out the very high percentage of students as being against diversity? That makes no sense. BU is a large school, and having that many international students is surprising. Since internationals don't get need based aid, that means they are mostly full pay. It looks like BU uses internationals to subsidize a lot of the poorer domestic students. When the Univ of California slowly increased their share of international students, the legislature stepped in to reduce it. To put it in perspective, Berkeley caps ALL out of state students, including internationals, at 18%. 20% is crazy high.

DP. UC capped OOS students because it's a public university.

I would imagine that the large # of internationals at BU affects the culture in some way. It would be interesting to know if the internationals tend to hang out together, as is the case at other universities. I haven't seen much info on what the social scene/vibe is like at BU.

Cliques form everywhere, but since there are so many people from so many places, with so many clubs and organizations, you get a very culturally diverse vibe.

+ 1

There are places for everyone. However, you will need to put in some effort to find your group.
I also heard that kids jokingly say, 'Go to the west campus if you're an extrovert, go to the east campus if you're an introvert.'

Also, if you're a freshman, Warren is the best place to make friends in your first year.

[Anonymous]

Lived down the street from Tufts for years. Medford and Somerville are great. BC has a preppier vibe and locale. Medford/Somerville feel more Brooklyn-y -- BC is more like Potomac/Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

I don't get why southerners want to go to a very cold city. For that matter, I doubt students from India are clamoring to go to a place that would require them to buy a whole new wardrobe, icluding winter jackets and boots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get why southerners want to go to a very cold city. For that matter, I doubt students from India are clamoring to go to a place that would require them to buy a whole new wardrobe, icluding winter jackets and boots.

Then you’ve never met the many many immigrants to Canada every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get why southerners want to go to a very cold city. For that matter, I doubt students from India are clamoring to go to a place that would require them to buy a whole new wardrobe, icluding winter jackets and boots.

You'd be surprised. All of Punjab has moved to Canada in recent years.