College of the Holy Cross?
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Anonymous
Also notice that the PP's narrative is always in past tense. That's because it is a has been school. Yes it WAS a great school and now it is a good school. |
Anonymous
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It seems like HC is trying to increase its applications. No essay is required and my daughter got a fee waiver without asking (not due to economic conditions). I am sure they are giving these waivers left and right. They are totally focused on ED1 and 2. My daughter will apply RD as a safety in case she doesn't get into ND, BC, Georgetown, or Villanova. Those are her choices in order of preference. I think this is a typical preference with some preferring BC or GU over ND. But I have never heard of anyone having HC as their first choice unless their stats are so bad they would never get into ND or BC.
Let's look at some hard numbers from CDS to set this booster straight. SAT 25-75% HC 1270-1420 BC 1450-1520 Villanova 1410-1490 ND1470-1540 ACT 25-75% HC 28-32 BC 33-34 Villanova 32-34 ND 33-35 Six Year Graduation Rate HC 90% BC 90% Villanova 92% ND 95% |
Anonymous
Wow I had no idea HC had such low scores. |
Anonymous
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Looks like the BC people finally getting out of bed. First HC was and still is a great school. By any objective BC was not a good school but now their boosters claim that at 36th tied with UIllinois and behind UC San Diego, U Florida, Ga Tech, UC Davis and UC IRvine its an academic powehouse. Not. ND and Georgetown are clearly superior and BC is their Safety. BC peers are BU and NEU. Villanova ranked 57th good luck to them they need a Pope.
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Anonymous
BC is the same as nova. Just another $hitty Catholic school in the northeast. Don’t bother differentiating. |
Anonymous
| On a good day its Nova with a horrible Basketball program and football. Very small fraction usually leš than 30% Report scores and HC has lots of athletes |
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I am the PP who posted the scores. I am not a BC booster. My kid will apply but not first choice. But I did find it remarkable that scores of BC more in line with ND and how low HC is considering all the boosting of HC on this thread.
I think comparing BC with HC, it is a more vibrant campus. That’s how my DC described it. |
Anonymous
| Have family that went to both HC and BC. Very small sample but Holy Cross relatives more successful not close. Would not pay to go to BC or Villanova, full pay to ND and half pay to HC. No interest in Georgetown. |
Anonymous
Yeah we saw your post earlier in the thread. What generation are they? Seems HC has gone downhill and BC is rising. |
Anonymous
| To the contrast, HC rose 1 point to 27th in Liberal Arts Category which includes the 3 Service Academies. Colgate is 22 and Colby 24 both are Holy Cross peers. By contrast BC is stuck in the 36-37 range for several years and when US News first ranked in the 1980s, Boston College was not ranked in the top 50. At 36 its peers are BU and UIllinois. Excluding the 3 Academies, Holy Cross is a top 24 school with a top 5 alumni giving rate in the high 45-47% range and an alumni success outcomes that BC boosters envy. |
Anonymous
| Glaring statistic, Holy Cross alumni giving rate at roughly 50% is traditionally twice that of BC’s in the mid 20s range. Possibly buyers remorse in Chestnut Hill or no money. |
Anonymous
Do you realize that you are grasping for straws and severely embarrassing yourself? Your enrolled student body is not elite as much as you think they are. Holy Cross's 75% SAT score of 1420 is lower than Boston College's 25% SAT score of 1450. Same with ACT scores with HC 75% at 32 and BC 25% at 33. Just give it up. It's great that you have a strong alumni base. That is the has been strength of the school..the students that are long and gone. Future of HC is grim based on the level of students currently enrolling. They need to do better to attract smart kids. |
Anonymous
| LOL, BC is stuck in neutral! |
Anonymous
This is incorrect. 2 generations ago: HC>BC 1 generation ago: HC = BC Since then, BC>HC, but Bc was on a huge upswing compared to all schools and is still hot; HC was stagnant for a while and is on the upswing again the last few years. Stock of both is now rising; BC stock price is higher but HC is now rising faster as a “buy” Posters are getting too bogged down in the Catholic school thing. BC is hot because it is a great all around school “in” Boston with happy students. HC is rising because it is that sweet spot “target” school for top students and a low reach for others — and because it is a larger northeast SLAC not in the middle of nowhere… |
Anonymous
| 10-15% of HC students are varsity athletes. BC is the Catholic BU with BU having a better campus. |