Why the hate for Boston College?

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Anonymous wrote:BC is better than Washu, Rice, Vandy, CMU for business.

Lol

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Let's take USNWR rank for private colleges to search for what's ahead of BC in the rankings. It ticks a lot of boxes for people in terms of size, location, sports, majors, happy students, and a feeling of wanting to help others in this world. Employers on this thread have commented positively (some even admittedly begrudgingly) on the students coming out of BC. The DCUM resident BC hater will come and argue how "massive" the difference is between the #s of the rankings. Ok. Fortunately, our kids have options and hopefully can choose a college that best suits them, which is our goal, right?

ND (18)
Vanderbilt (18)
CMU (21)
WUSTL (21)
Emory (24)
Georgetown (24)
USC (27)
NYU (30)
BC (37)
Tufts (37)

Correction, I mean it’s not T20 but tied at 21st. Soclose.

St Louis and Pittsburgh, both gritty towns with lots of good people.

CMU > wash

[Anonymous]

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Let's take USNWR rank for private colleges to search for what's ahead of BC in the rankings. It ticks a lot of boxes for people in terms of size, location, sports, majors, happy students, and a feeling of wanting to help others in this world. Employers on this thread have commented positively (some even admittedly begrudgingly) on the students coming out of BC. The DCUM resident BC hater will come and argue how "massive" the difference is between the #s of the rankings. Ok. Fortunately, our kids have options and hopefully can choose a college that best suits them, which is our goal, right?

ND (18)
Vanderbilt (18)
CMU (21)
WUSTL (21)
Emory (24)
Georgetown (24)
USC (27)
NYU (30)
BC (37)
Tufts (37)

Correction, I mean it’s not T20 but tied at 21st. Soclose.

St Louis and Pittsburgh, both gritty towns with lots of good people.

CMU > wash

CMU>WashU>BC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

10000+

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

USC and NYU are significantly better than those other schools and require a better applicant profile.

Agreed, wasn't NYU acceptance rate this year sub 8%, with Stern being sub 5.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

10000+

It’s because many of them had a reputation as “rich kid schools,” but BC’s lineage is a bit different. It educated working class Catholics and made them UMC. It may be just another rich kid school now, though?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

10000+

USC and NYU don't get the hate those other schools get.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

10000+

It’s because many of them had a reputation as “rich kid schools,” but BC’s lineage is a bit different. It educated working class Catholics and made them UMC. It may be just another rich kid school now, though?

NYU, BU, and NU were commuter schools in the lives of those now living.

[Anonymous]

PP Boston employer here --

the job market is so bad (esp in dc) that we're getting Georgetown grads applying by the boatload to us....yes, they are stronger than the BC cohort we normally get applications from.

also starting to see some Vandy, Yale and Wellesley grads in the pipeline.

yes, they are all stronger than the BC people (but we'll still hire a couple of BC grads).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP Boston employer here --

the job market is so bad (esp in dc) that we're getting Georgetown grads applying by the boatload to us....yes, they are stronger than the BC cohort we normally get applications from.

also starting to see some Vandy, Yale and Wellesley grads in the pipeline.

yes, they are all stronger than the BC people (but we'll still hire a couple of BC grads).

Ah, yes. Boston is quite the hub for Vanderbilt grads. Or not.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

I think this hate is mostly from Emory/WUSTL parents who are nervous that there is not much that distinguishes #20 on USNWR and #40.

BC will never be ranked higher than WUSTL and Emory. Their alums and parents are not at all worried, and the gap between 20 and 40 in USNWR is massive. People with great academic credentials do not pay BC much mind.

Wustl endowment 12b
Emory endowment 11b
BC endowment 3.7b

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Boston College places more highly, at a fairly lofty #33, in this general ranking, which includes LACs, than in its U.S. News category:

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are some vocal haters for the highly selective semi-elite private schools especially like USC, NYU, BU, BC, NU, Tufts

I think this hate is mostly from Emory/WUSTL parents who are nervous that there is not much that distinguishes #20 on USNWR and #40.

BC will never be ranked higher than WUSTL and Emory. Their alums and parents are not at all worried, and the gap between 20 and 40 in USNWR is massive. People with great academic credentials do not pay BC much mind.

Wustl endowment 12b
Emory endowment 11b
BC endowment 3.7b

How?! Aren’t BC alums super loyal and super successful? Where’s that Carroll alumni money?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The hate isn’t specific to BC- there is a lot of hate on this board for most private colleges that are not T20 (maybe even under T15) for universities and T4 for LACs.

I think it must have to do with sour grapes. Why else would some posters care so much about colleges their own kids don’t even attend?

They care because their kids go to elite schools and do not appreciate BC boosters saying they are in the same bucket as someone who got into Dartmouth. It isn't everyone's dream to go to BC.

My kid got in to Dartmouth and chose BC. Never even a second thought.

Troll.

Not a troll. BC Carroll School of Managment with Gabelli Presidential Scholarship was a no brainer for the family over Dartmouth. Carroll School has top 25 wall street placement with Citi and UBS been target firms for IB. The Boston Mutual fund business is largely run and staffed by BC grads. Peter Lynch essentially invented the mutual fund.

First you said "my kid" and now "the family" instead of "my family." So troll. Next time decide if your anecdote of turning down an Ivy for BC is for your child or neighbors.

Boston mutual funds were founded and are still led by Harvard and HBS alumni. They are staffed by BC/BU/NEU/Tufts/NESCAC graduates.

tl;dr What is a Gabelli?

You are really invested in the choices another family makes. Interesting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The hate isn’t specific to BC- there is a lot of hate on this board for most private colleges that are not T20 (maybe even under T15) for universities and T4 for LACs.

I think it must have to do with sour grapes. Why else would some posters care so much about colleges their own kids don’t even attend?

They care because their kids go to elite schools and do not appreciate BC boosters saying they are in the same bucket as someone who got into Dartmouth. It isn't everyone's dream to go to BC.

My kid got in to Dartmouth and chose BC. Never even a second thought.

Troll.

Not a troll. BC Carroll School of Managment with Gabelli Presidential Scholarship was a no brainer for the family over Dartmouth. Carroll School has top 25 wall street placement with Citi and UBS been target firms for IB. The Boston Mutual fund business is largely run and staffed by BC grads. Peter Lynch essentially invented the mutual fund.

Congrats to your kid for being a Gabelli scholar -- that's a big deal.

Thanks. Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program has been an incredible experience in the first year. It is an unbelievable and generous program.