What colleges are in Boston College's tier group?

[Anonymous]

The biggest issue with BC is the second campus that almost half the freshman have to live. May be enough to cross it off our list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umiami
NYU
Northeastern
BU
Fordham
Villanova
Holy Cross

I think Emory, ND, Georgetown are a different tier

I would add Tulane

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umiami
NYU
Northeastern
BU
Fordham
Villanova
Holy Cross

I think Emory, ND, Georgetown are a different tier

Maybe or maybe not academically- but BC seems just as hard to get in. I would put it at the low end of the Emory ND Georgetown tier. BC way tougher than any of the schools above.

Only because of TO. In 2019 and 2020 when tests were required BC had an acceptance rate of 20-25%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMiami is the non-Jesuit BC of the South.

Agreed

How so? I’m having a hard time seeing/making the comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If BC were ever close to G’Town and BD, it wouldn’t have changed from EA to ED. It just simply couldn’t hold on to EA anymore. For private schools, EA is the true measure for prestige, including ivies…

This. Most kids with the scores and stats still apply to ND and Georgetown. And then move to BC EDII if deferred or they roll the dice RD. It depends on the strength of the student. Some kids on the margins don’t bother with ND and Georgetown when it’s too much of a reach and just ED I to BC - the kids who are Top 10-15% not Top 5%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC has several factors going for it that are hard to match - a beautiful campus, rah rah / big sports atmosphere, safe location near a major urban center with lots of other students, and mid-size university with professional schools.

But there's a tendency to be snotty about the lack of a campus feel (even though it's in a great area of the actual city.)

What does this mean? We haven’t visited yet, but we’ve heard the campus is beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMiami is the non-Jesuit BC of the South.

Agreed

How so? I’m having a hard time seeing/making the comparison.

Private, similar size, similar caliber of student, in or near a major city, similar wealth, social kids, etc etc.

[Anonymous]

USC
NYU
Wake Forest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umiami
NYU
Northeastern
BU
Fordham
Villanova
Holy Cross

I think Emory, ND, Georgetown are a different tier

Maybe or maybe not academically- but BC seems just as hard to get in. I would put it at the low end of the Emory ND Georgetown tier. BC way tougher than any of the schools above.

Lots of schools are hard to get in because there are always more applicants than spots. That has nothing to do with the education and everything to do with popularity. Some schools are popular because of prestige, some for sports scene, some for party scene, some for "beautiful people," some for political protest scene, some for "pipeline to the street," some for arts, some for particular programs, some for open curriculum, some for project based learning, some for great books programs, some for internshirp program, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC has several factors going for it that are hard to match - a beautiful campus, rah rah / big sports atmosphere, safe location near a major urban center with lots of other students, and mid-size university with professional schools.

But there's a tendency to be snotty about the lack of a campus feel (even though it's in a great area of the actual city.)

What does this mean? We haven’t visited yet, but we’ve heard the campus is beautiful.

Um, you misquoted that PP. You're missing the relevant part:

"Personally I think BU is an undervalued alternative, although it's also gotten much more competitive. But there's a tendency to be snotty about the lack of a campus feel (even though it's in a great area of the actual city.)"

They weren't talking about BC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USC
NYU
Wake Forest

I don't think USC's quite on that level. I'd swap them out for UMD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BC has several factors going for it that are hard to match - a beautiful campus, rah rah / big sports atmosphere, safe location near a major urban center with lots of other students, and mid-size university with professional schools.

But there's a tendency to be snotty about the lack of a campus feel (even though it's in a great area of the actual city.)

What does this mean? We haven’t visited yet, but we’ve heard the campus is beautiful.

I wouldn’t call it beautiful but it’s nice, about half the freshman are assigned to the Newton campus and have to bus to main campus. I wish we had gone to look at that campus, just to get a feel, Newton itself is very safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USC
NYU
Wake Forest

I don't think USC's quite on that level. I'd swap them out for UMD.

UMD is not in the same tier.

[Anonymous]

Notre Dame is solid T20 school.
It's definitely a level up at least.
Why are people bring it up?

[Anonymous]

Tufts
Boston Univ
Northeastern