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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BC is as prestigious as BU.[/quote]

BU isn't prestigious, just exorbitantly overpriced.[/quote]

BU is the exact opposite of prestigious.  Northeastern has eclipsed it as the large private uni for dummies in Boston. [/quote]

I normally get upset about mean-spirited posts, but this one made me laugh out loud. Kind of agree. Would not be thrilled with my kids going to BU or northeastern. (Esp Northeastern)

I'd definitely encourage them to apply to Georgetown, Emory, and BC.
I think of those three, Georgetown is the most prestigious. I think it is just below HYPS/MIT/Caltech and somewhere around Penn, Dartmouth.
Next I would say Emory, which I think is better than Vanderbilt and worse than Duke. Maybe on par with UNC or Michigan, leading that pack.
I'd say BC is at the bottom, but in my mind it is a good school and I would be happy with my kid going there.  My DD id not a senior yet, but out of the three would probably only apply to BC because she likes cold weather.[/quote]
I still wouldn't put Mich or UNC on that level, or any public school other than UCB. But regardless the OP wants to know if BC is Emory lite and it is. If you get into Emory, BC is a safety. If you get into BC , Emory is still a Reach. The idea of BC being more socially prestigious is preposterous. BC have never been a top 30 school, it would be different if it was like Emory and Georgetown whom beat each other in the rankings every now and then. The debate makes more sense in that case.(Although Emory seems to win more often). [/quote]

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