Is Boston College a rich kid school?

[Anonymous]

The three family friends we know with kids there act waspy and their kids went to elite prep schools. But other than that I don't know much about it. Maybe it's an elite prep school safety?

[Anonymous]

I did my MA at BC. Yes, it is very much a stereotypically "rich" preppy school. Not that there is anything wrong with that: this is a secure, familiar environment for many kids, and something they actively choose. The campus is beautiful and safe, and I have never met a BC alum who didn't love BC.

[Anonymous]

So you want DCUM to join you in trashing the friends you envy. Nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you want DCUM to join you in trashing the friends you envy. Nice.

Not at all! I literally know nothing of it and talking with family friends over the holiday we realized three waspy well off family friends currently have daughters there. Wasn't sure if it was just a coincidence all three were same demo. Or if the girls targeted the college or likely it was a safety after not getting into ___?

[Anonymous]

With a 27% acceptance rate, it is hardly a safety.

This is not intended as snark but as food for thought: does "three waspy well off family friends" say as much about you as you think it says about the college their daughters attend?

[Anonymous]

Its a competitive school (as above 27% acceptance) and its CATHOLIC

so its not waspy.

Jesus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you want DCUM to join you in trashing the friends you envy. Nice.

x100000

"friends"

[Anonymous]

It is preppy, wealthy CATHOLICS. Kids who went to schools like Prep, Gonzaga, Regis in NY, St. Ignatius in Chicago, etc. Bu definition they are not WASPs.

You sound bitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its a competitive school (as above 27% acceptance) and its CATHOLIC

so its not waspy.

Jesus.

+1

The opposite of WASPy. It's where Boston Irish Catholics went, back when WASPy establishment schools would not admit them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its a competitive school (as above 27% acceptance) and its CATHOLIC

so its not waspy.

Jesus.

+1

OP, you are better off asking about GMU or Catholic University on this board. Not many of these people have ventured out much.

[Anonymous]

Lots of Caps

Catholic American Princesses

[Anonymous]

In the Catholic community Notre Dame, BC and Georgetown are Harvard, Princeton and Yale.

BC is fun, safe, outside the city... quick ride on the T to Boston.

Most people I know that go there are rich Catholics.

[Anonymous]

We are in Boston. Went to visit last summer, my laid back jewish kid hated it. Campus is beautiful but catholic landmarks everywhere which was a turnoff for him. The local kids i know who go there are very much into sports and frats. I know people who go/went there love it but not for my son. He loved BU and Brandeis, even umass amherst more than bc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The local kids i know who go there are very much into sports and frats.

BC has no fraternities, absolutely no greek system whatsoever, whether official or unofficial. However, it does have Division 1 sports.

[Anonymous]

It is. Too little aid. Lots of UMC mostly white kids.