The “backdoor” to Boston College just got outed by the student newspaper. Ouch.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of schools do this, offer alternative tracks to students who don't have the stats. BU, Northeastern, UMD etc.

The difference is that they don’t (at least as far as we know—but maybe student journalists will start looking) have a special, 15-student program for donor/legacy kids that is awkwardly positioned between the main campus and a an associates degree program designed for low-income, first-gen students.

This. I find this so offensive. This is VERY different than going to Northeastern abroad or BU CGS.

BU no longer has CGS but you can go to England for a year.

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Anonymous wrote:So it’s ok to accept unqualified students into Messina, with hopes of transferring to BC, as long as they aren’t rich?

It’s not “unqualified students” it’s a qualified student they reject and they can live in Boston, ho to college for 1 year at an alternate program, get a 3.4 GPA and automatically transfer.

Almost every college has a program similar,

Every college in Virginia does it. I think all the public colleges in California do, too.

In CA, it is often a question of cost, UCs don’t do it for wealthy kids. I know kids who got admitted unconditionally to UCs who are going to community college instead. It is nothing like the BC Foundations program.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of schools do this, offer alternative tracks to students who don't have the stats. BU, Northeastern, UMD etc.

The difference is that they don’t (at least as far as we know—but maybe student journalists will start looking) have a special, 15-student program for donor/legacy kids that is awkwardly positioned between the main campus and a an associates degree program designed for low-income, first-gen students.

This. So contrary to the Jesuit mission.

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The kids who are paying the full boat are helping to fund the program for other kids. Without full boat kids there isn't a program.

And I agree that lots of schools have this program. Here is one at Notre Dame.

https://admissions.nd.edu/gateway-program/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of schools do this, offer alternative tracks to students who don't have the stats. BU, Northeastern, UMD etc.

The difference is that they don’t (at least as far as we know—but maybe student journalists will start looking) have a special, 15-student program for donor/legacy kids that is awkwardly positioned between the main campus and a an associates degree program designed for low-income, first-gen students.

This. I find this so offensive. This is VERY different than going to Northeastern abroad or BU CGS.

BU no longer has CGS but you can go to England for a year.

???
https://www.bu.edu/cgs/about/

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Anonymous wrote:Who the hell pays 100K for their kid to go to BC? WTF. - MIT grad

Is it really that hard to understand that there are so many different kinds of people, each with different goals and pursuits?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you bother with student articles in student newspapers? Read some of the comments. “As with most student publications, authors need to learn balance in their reporting…”. Never bother with student newspapers. You are going to get juvenile, slanted writing

You mean just like on DCUM?

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Anonymous wrote:Who the hell pays 100K for their kid to go to BC? WTF. - MIT grad

Where do you think the kids of rich people should go to college? They should all go to their state school just because "it doesn't make sense" to pay that much for education? I pay 65K a year for my kid to attend GWU. Is that still too much? He got 20K merit aid, the sticker price is 85K. What's your threshold, PP, for families who don't qualify for financial aid?

Not very bright, are you?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you bother with student articles in student newspapers? Read some of the comments. “As with most student publications, authors need to learn balance in their reporting…”. Never bother with student newspapers. You are going to get juvenile, slanted writing

What a weird post. Near where I live, a high school reporter uncovered embezzlement by the superintendent- they may a movie out of it starring Hugh Jackman, Bad Education. Anyway, there are a lot of talented college journalists...

This quote is so funny to me: have a “desire to live in community with our associates degree students.”
Sure, Jan.

lol. I agree with the poster that said rich families allow poor students to go to these schools.... but doing it this way is just wrong. Don't say you have a program for a certain population that's not really for them.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you bother with student articles in student newspapers? Read some of the comments. “As with most student publications, authors need to learn balance in their reporting…”. Never bother with student newspapers. You are going to get juvenile, slanted writing

What a weird post. Near where I live, a high school reporter uncovered embezzlement by the superintendent- they may a movie out of it starring Hugh Jackman, Bad Education. Anyway, there are a lot of talented college journalists...

This quote is so funny to me: have a “desire to live in community with our associates degree students.”
Sure, Jan.

lol. I agree with the poster that said rich families allow poor students to go to these schools.... but doing it this way is just wrong. Don't say you have a program for a certain population that's not really for them.

Agree, there's a better way to have a back door for non 1st gen kids, this is silly and embarrassing. The Chanel bag comment was a riot. Just do the Northeastern thing and send them to Madrid or Paris for a semester, geez, where they can shop and eat at fancy restaurants....lol

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Anonymous wrote:What i got out of the article was BC it's considered elite. When I lived in Cambridge, no one ever really thought of BC at all. And now wealthy elites are scrambling to be admitted. Race to the bottom

And here you are, from living in Cambridge to posting on DCUM. Not sure if you won the race, but you’ve reached the bottom. Congrats!

Best comment today.

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"living in Cambridge" posted was A+ trolling, love it

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Anonymous wrote:What an excellent story. Kudos to those student journalists for looking under this rock.

The fact that virtually all of the Foundations students are legacies and wealthy is so sloppy by BC. And the whole “you rich kids who didn’t meet our admissions criteria will be leaders to the poor first-gen students” message—which the admissions guy does not deny!—is vile.

My read is completely different. I think it’s insulting to be recommended for this program, not an honor in the least.

I don’t know why anyone would consider doing it.

Many colleges have similar routes for kids who miss the mark.

I agree it’s gross, but not at all for the reasons you do.

[Anonymous]

Two sets of kids, getting an identical program, with two different sticker prices. This is unusual.

I understand that FA can and should bring the cost down for families who earn less. But I don’t understand having different sticker prices.

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Anonymous wrote:What an excellent story. Kudos to those student journalists for looking under this rock.

The fact that virtually all of the Foundations students are legacies and wealthy is so sloppy by BC. And the whole “you rich kids who didn’t meet our admissions criteria will be leaders to the poor first-gen students” message—which the admissions guy does not deny!—is vile.

My read is completely different. I think it’s insulting to be recommended for this program, not an honor in the least.

I don’t know why anyone would consider doing it.

Many colleges have similar routes for kids who miss the mark.

I agree it’s gross, but not at all for the reasons you do.

I’m the poster you’re responding to, and I have no idea what you’re talking about. Who said it’s an honor?