BU and BC

[Anonymous]

BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

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Anonymous wrote:BC and BU have such different styles that I wonder if many students even apply to both at the same time.

My daughter only applied to BU but due to the uncertainty of financial aid, she applied RD. She was one of the top in her class and completed the IBDP. She is attending BU since she received great financial aid.

We have a very positive impression of the school so far. Unlike when we first applied, this experience has made us reconsider not only the academic excellence of schools but also how important the regional characteristics are.

What does this mean?

NP I believe the PP is referring to how white BC and that corner of the Boston metroplex is.

I'm PP.
Sorry, I didn't make it clear. As others mentioned, racial diversity is definitely an important part, especially in the current global environment.

However, besides that, what I realized by sending my two kids to different colleges is that I underestimated the importance of urban school opportunities.
Four years of campus life in an urban setting enriches the college experience when students make good use of it, and I think this is a very important aspect for young students. However, these factors are not considered in any metrics and are easily overlooked by ranking systems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

Mostly correct, except BC does not have greek life nor grade inflation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

BC has no frats. BU has some.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is small and traditionally Catholic (tho not overtly so any more)

BU is large

Both are places people go to when they don't get into Harvard but still want the Boston experience and to rub shoulders with the Harvard kids. I am not joking.

I don’t know where you got the idea that BC & BU kids are actively trying to rub shoulders (or any other body parts) with Harvard people

Oh just having grown up nearby and seen it with my own eyes, decade after decade....

See WHAT?

Try. To. Improve. Your. Reading. Comprehension.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

BC does not have frats and grades are not inflated, trust me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

No frats at BC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

No frats at BC.

Believe that was established in 3 of the 4 posts prior to yours.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course BU attracted Jewish kids. BC is Cstholic.

But how Catholic is it really? What does that look like in day-to-day student life?

(I'm asking about the CURRENT student experience, not what it was like (or its reputation) in 1985-2005.)

BC, like most Catholic schools, has been getting more Catholic lately. Not as much as ND, but I'm told it's a noticeable difference from the late 90s. I would not go there expecting even Georgetown level Catholic lite-ness.

DH and I are BC alums and DD is heading there in a couple weeks. No, BC did not turn up the Catholic. It’s still as Catholic-or-not as you want it to be.

If anything BC is less Catholic than it used to be.

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Anonymous wrote:BU feels like Pitt. BC feels like University of Richmond with Jesuits.

Not really. BU is Northeastern. NYU but the students not as good. Drexel. A little GWU.

BC is Duke, Wake Forest.

Drexel is two levels below BU.
GWU is a level below..

Duke is two levels above BC.

This was feel of school not academics. But . . .

BU is not that good. Drexel is about right. GWU is better.

Duke ahead of BC but not that far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

I might be wrong but I do not think BC has frats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BC is fratty, bratty, suburban (not in Boston), grade inflation, white, not-LGBT friendly, Catholic, sports, beautiful campus.

BU is nerdy, urban (actually in Boston), grade deflation, diverse, LGBT-friendly, non-denominational, no real sport except hockey, sprawling campus, close to Fenway

Couldn’t be more wrong. But please continue sharing

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Anonymous wrote:BC is Catholic and they don’t try to hide it. You will see signs, sounds and activities of Catholicism. There is a large Catholic student population there. In no way do students need to be Catholic and you don’t have to participate in anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Agree with PP- less noticeable than ND, more so than Georgetown.

BC and Georgetown are Jesuit schools, Notre Dame is not. The Jesuit brand of Catholicism is different, has always been different. A couple of decades ago there were Jesuit priests who were politicians and all that I remember were democrats and very liberal. All of these schools have a broad appeal, but Notre Dame will feel the most religiously Catholic and the most conservative. BC links its Catholic mission with service. That said, feeder schools are Catholic high schools and they will have a higher percentage of kids from Catholic families.

Linking your Catholic mission with service is still Catholicism, albeit more appealing a variety than traditionalism.

Agree that the Jesus are not trads. However, even within the Jesuit congregation, newer recruits are appreciably more conservative than they were in congressman Bob Drinan's day. All new priests are more conservative. They're Jesuits, not Holy Cross Fathers, but they're still more conservative than the ones who came in in the 70s.

How much will this affect a Jewish or atheist kid on campus? Not very much? You don't have to go to chapel. But the vibe has shifted since they fired Mary Daley.

Because Jesuits are the only one who encourage service? Really?

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Anonymous wrote:Of course BU attracted Jewish kids. BC is Cstholic.

But how Catholic is it really? What does that look like in day-to-day student life?

(I'm asking about the CURRENT student experience, not what it was like (or its reputation) in 1985-2005.)

BC, like most Catholic schools, has been getting more Catholic lately. Not as much as ND, but I'm told it's a noticeable difference from the late 90s. I would not go there expecting even Georgetown level Catholic lite-ness.

How so? Can you give some specifics?

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Anonymous wrote:Small sample size from DD’s school, this past yr & previous yr. Know of 4 kids accepted ed1 & ed2 to BU, 3 test-optional, good gpa’s but not quite at tippy-top of hs class(guessing top 20-30%). One good friend rejected from BC ed2, 1550 sat & now attending a t20. My dd(uw4.0, 35/1520, now attending t20) & ex-bf(nmsf, uw4.0, 35/1550, now attending an ivy)in at BC rd. Both waitlisted at BU.

Imagine a spaceship from another solar system intercepting this post & trying to make sense of it.

Lol. Safe to assume this would be the least of their comprehension challenges.