William and Mary vs. Boston College vs. Case Western

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No question, William & Mary. BC is a school for B+ catholics. It has an artificially high acceptance rate due to taking almost 2/3 of its class early decision.

No way is it worth the price difference.

Sincere question….how is this B+ thing true? Is it because many don’t submit test scores? The CDS says 95% were in top 10% of class. Doesn’t that indicate top students? Thank you!

[Anonymous]

My kid considered and visited all three. He decided to drop Case, which is academically strongest among those three, because he did not like Cleveland. I don’t understand the BC hate here. Great school, gorgeous campus, strong alumni network, great location, and happy kids. What is the issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid considered and visited all three. He decided to drop Case, which is academically strongest among those three, because he did not like Cleveland. I don’t understand the BC hate here. Great school, gorgeous campus, strong alumni network, great location, and happy kids. What is the issue?

I think the biggest issue is that people don’t think it’s worth the price. It’s a good school, but crazy expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid considered and visited all three. He decided to drop Case, which is academically strongest among those three, because he did not like Cleveland. I don’t understand the BC hate here. Great school, gorgeous campus, strong alumni network, great location, and happy kids. What is the issue?

I think the biggest issue is that people don’t think it’s worth the price. It’s a good school, but crazy expensive.

This. It’s good! But 400k good? No.

[Anonymous]

Our student was admitted to all three plus a few more. With larger merit offers at other schools, BC turned out to be too expensive.

[Anonymous]

W&M then Case then BC. W&M and Case have stronger academics and both command more respect and prestige. BC is nothing special and way overpriced.

[Anonymous]

My main concern about W&M is that most of the graduating kids land up in Federal/Consulting type role at Big 5 body shops like EY or Deloitte.

Location is a big factor driving outcomes for W&M.

For that reason, I would consider Boston location - though I am not familiar with their CS/Data Science program - which BTW - is only average at W&M (its good - but not as strong as their Econ/Law/Business programs)

[Anonymous]

BC has a conservative Catholic vibe while the other 2 are not religious. W&M has beautiful historic campus.

[Anonymous]

You can't have your cake and eat it to. William & Mary might make more sense because of cost. But to also say it is a better school than BC is beyond the pale. Also keep in mind trajectories: William and Mary has gone down and is a way easier admit than 10-20 years ago. BC has gone way up -- and is still moving up.

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Anonymous wrote:William and Mary, hands down. Not even close.

First question is money. Do you have a ton? If so it changes the answer. If 90k a year is nothing to you either because it is saved already or you are rich or high income then BC is the answer hands down. On the other hand if the above is not accurate go instate to W&M. CWU would lose in either case unless your kid loved it and you can afford it.

Whoever said BC is a B+ school is nuts. Have you looked at stats?

only 28% bother to submit an SAT, my brother. They take 2/3rds of their class from early decision. They're not getting the best and brightest

Aww, this brother has trouble with fractions. For BC, 3/4 submitted test scores snd averaged over 1500.

You mean 28% a little over 1/4?

Facts. BC is ranked #37. 75% submitted test scores for the class of 2029. Average SAT was over 1500. Yes, it's expensive, especially compared to a state school. Case Western reports a COA at $92,130.

[Anonymous]

Reality check BC rankings are at best stagnant and are not rising. It is a Catholic version of Wake Forest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't have your cake and eat it to. William & Mary might make more sense because of cost. But to also say it is a better school than BC is beyond the pale. Also keep in mind trajectories: William and Mary has gone down and is a way easier admit than 10-20 years ago. BC has gone way up -- and is still moving up.

This is factually untrue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No question, William & Mary. BC is a school for B+ catholics. It has an artificially high acceptance rate due to taking almost 2/3 of its class early decision.

No way is it worth the price difference.

DC's school sends multiple kids a year to BC and none are "B+ Catholics." At least two A students with 1500-ish SAT were rejected this year (that I know of). It's a step down the prestige ladder from ND, but not an average student landing spot.

That said, WM's in-state tuition is a value that would be difficult to pass up vs BC full pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't have your cake and eat it to. William & Mary might make more sense because of cost. But to also say it is a better school than BC is beyond the pale. Also keep in mind trajectories: William and Mary has gone down and is a way easier admit than 10-20 years ago. BC has gone way up -- and is still moving up.

Keep dreaming. W&M accepts fewer early decision applicants, even though the number they do accept is high. BC is an overpriced mid school that is having trouble keeping up with other Boston schools. For the OP, BC is way late to the CS game and it is a niche major there. They massively misread CS/engineering. When you have priests in charge you aren't exactly on the cusp of innovation and change.

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BC has as many CS majors as English majors. Let that sink in if you think its CS program is any good.