All else being equal: Boston College vs Colgate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC grad here and I can’t even imagine considering Colgate. It has quite a frat boy vibe. No frats at BC. And as the other posters said: Boston!

BC has quite the frat boy vibe notwithstanding no fraternities, i.e.,walk around the campus of an all boys carholic HS in the DC metro area and you will get what I mean.

This is not true. BC alum here and my male friends were not fratty at all. They also didn't behave like the all boys students in DC metro area do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC grad here and I can’t even imagine considering Colgate. It has quite a frat boy vibe. No frats at BC. And as the other posters said: Boston!

BC has quite the frat boy vibe notwithstanding no fraternities, i.e.,walk around the campus of an all boys carholic HS in the DC metro area and you will get what I mean.

This is not true. BC alum here and my male friends were not fratty at all. They also didn't behave like the all boys students in DC metro area do.

Another BC grad here. Let's be honest: many Catholic schools that don't have frats have clubs that almost operate like them and the partying is just as wild.

I laughed at the comment about people wearing their HS stuff. I remember the most insufferable guys from Catholic Memorial that had the attitude you'd expect from someone who went to a Swiss boarding school instead of a boys school in West Roxbury.

[Anonymous]

I am adding to the posters who said - provided they are truly equal in your kid’s mind - go with whatever one is a more likely admit. Neither school is a shoo in, so if the kid likes them equally, I would go on strategy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am adding to the posters who said - provided they are truly equal in your kid’s mind - go with whatever one is a more likely admit. Neither school is a shoo in, so if the kid likes them equally, I would go on strategy

I agree. To the poster who said not to apply ED if the kid isn't sure: without using ED at one or both schools, the student may very well be shut out at *both*.

[Anonymous]

Colgate has a low key ED 3 so you may be able to take a shot at both.

[Anonymous]

These schools are totally different. Your kid should have a clear preference. Despite naviance stats being the same, BC is probably going to be harder to get into. What are your kid's stats? We'll chance you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These schools are totally different. Your kid should have a clear preference. Despite naviance stats being the same, BC is probably going to be harder to get into. What are your kid's stats? We'll chance you.

Really? ugh. I hate this. DS is a sophomore but has big dreams of BC. But my guess is he'll be a 4.0/1450 kid. I never imagined he'd get into Colgate but was holding out hope for BC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These schools are totally different. Your kid should have a clear preference. Despite naviance stats being the same, BC is probably going to be harder to get into. What are your kid's stats? We'll chance you.

Really? ugh. I hate this. DS is a sophomore but has big dreams of BC. But my guess is he'll be a 4.0/1450 kid. I never imagined he'd get into Colgate but was holding out hope for BC.

Admission is possible with 4.0/1450 if he can apply ED. It's simply reach territory - outcome is uncertain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colgate has a low key ED 3 so you may be able to take a shot at both.

Good luck going that route if you aren't a recruited athlete.

[Anonymous]

Don’t listen to folks who say don’t ED bc not clear favorite.
Ed makes it much easier to get in. Not like they know for sure in the spring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colgate has a low key ED 3 so you may be able to take a shot at both.

Do any other schools do this? (Eg allowing late conversion from RD to ED after hearing from ED2)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to folks who say don’t ED bc not clear favorite.
Ed makes it much easier to get in. Not like they know for sure in the spring

But for BC, it's going to be hyper competitive regardless. It's not like there's an easy time to get into that school.

[Anonymous]

Your child needs to figure out if he wants urban or isolated (both can be great). Does he like outdoor activities/nature or culture (museums, theater, restaurants). Does he want a campus where most people attend weekend events or are tempted away by the city? Does he seek to network during the school years it mostly in the summer)?

If he gives this aspect thought, I can’t see how he can like both environments equally.

(I also think Colgate is likely more frat/lacrosse bro vibe and perhaps less liberal, so there is that also)

[Anonymous]

HE needs to read what current students post on UNIGO and Niche. That should trigger some preference.

[Anonymous]

Wow
Colgate has a 17% acceptance rate
BC has a 27% acceptance rate

for 2022
according to Google
not what I was expecting