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Anonymous wrote:OP, the visits will answer almost all of your questions. Each of the four has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is very likely that she will be able to rank her personal preferences among the four for ED1, ED2, and RD after the visits.

They are all reaches. Start thinking about matches and safeties.

Make sure you can afford them all. Use each of their Net Price Calculators.

I definitely have. She has GW and Fordham in mind for safeties. All of the schools she has picked are affordable

She won’t go to BC because of religion but she’ll go to Fordham?
I don’t think you know enough about the schools OP

She believes Fordham is less religious than BC even though both of the schools are Jesuit. However, she has not seen BC in person yet and she might change her mind! It's not a dealbreaker for her

When we toured BC, the Jesuit approach was overt. But, they emphasized it as more a state of mind on spirit and service. That spiritual aspect did not have to be Catholic or Christian. I think students have to take a religion/ethics class. They had all sorts of classes, Jewish, Hindi, Muslim, ethics, probably even something towards atheism. We are Christian and not Catholic, and I was struck by how overt they were about being Jesuit. But, also inclusive and not indoctrinating. Definitely check it out for yourself.

Jesuit education and approach is really great and not religious. Religion requirement is more akin to history. If you like a liberal arts education - Jesuits are the best! But if you don't want to have to take a core set of courses (math, science, social science, philosophy, theology) then BC won't be your match. Again - these schools attract different students. I wanted to go to school in Boston and went in with one favorite and that fully changed after visiting. It was clear and I landed at the place that was right for me. I have friends at all the other schools - and they liked them too. But they are all different in vibe. Good luck with your visits.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, the visits will answer almost all of your questions. Each of the four has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is very likely that she will be able to rank her personal preferences among the four for ED1, ED2, and RD after the visits.

They are all reaches. Start thinking about matches and safeties.

Make sure you can afford them all. Use each of their Net Price Calculators.

I definitely have. She has GW and Fordham in mind for safeties. All of the schools she has picked are affordable

Fordham and GW are targets, NOT safeties. Advice kindly meant to a newbie.

DP. Depends on the student.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, the visits will answer almost all of your questions. Each of the four has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is very likely that she will be able to rank her personal preferences among the four for ED1, ED2, and RD after the visits.

They are all reaches. Start thinking about matches and safeties.

Make sure you can afford them all. Use each of their Net Price Calculators.

I definitely have. She has GW and Fordham in mind for safeties. All of the schools she has picked are affordable

She won’t go to BC because of religion but she’ll go to Fordham?
I don’t think you know enough about the schools OP

She believes Fordham is less religious than BC even though both of the schools are Jesuit. However, she has not seen BC in person yet and she might change her mind! It's not a dealbreaker for her

When we toured BC, the Jesuit approach was overt. But, they emphasized it as more a state of mind on spirit and service. That spiritual aspect did not have to be Catholic or Christian. I think students have to take a religion/ethics class. They had all sorts of classes, Jewish, Hindi, Muslim, ethics, probably even something towards atheism. We are Christian and not Catholic, and I was struck by how overt they were about being Jesuit. But, also inclusive and not indoctrinating. Definitely check it out for yourself.

Anonymous wrote:We visted 3 of the 4 (not Tufts) and the order of interest completely flipped after doing the tours. I actually can't imagine my kid being interested in all 3 after visiting. They are so completely different.

+1. Very few similarities between any of the Boston schools repeatedly mentioned. If these parents are as "interested" as they claim that they are, they would not go to such great pains to try to spin their posts.

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Anonymous wrote:The big 4 schools after MIT and Harvard in Boston area. Can't go wrong with any of the schools.

You really need to visit the schools and make the decisions.

+1

They all have different vibes, and certain schools may be a better fit for specific types of kids.

Yes, very different campuses. Mine liked Tufts -- beautiful campus on the hill. BC also beautiful (loved the Wizard of Oz hall). BU more urban. NEU most urban.

Visit them and talk to current students, especially in her areas of interest.

Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:Take a gander. Gives you insight into the "type" anof student who goes where, and a bit of the vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9DxDFeAx8E

Anonymous wrote:OP hasn't given us enough information. Is kid coming from private or public. How are ECs? Any hooks? Also they think BC is more Catholic than Fordham and is not applying. Weird take.

Didn't OP say they are visiting BC in their first post? Try reading the thread next time.

OP hasn't given us enough information. Is kid coming from private or public. How are ECs? Any hooks? Also they think BC is more Catholic than Fordham and is not applying. Weird take.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, the visits will answer almost all of your questions. Each of the four has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is very likely that she will be able to rank her personal preferences among the four for ED1, ED2, and RD after the visits.

They are all reaches. Start thinking about matches and safeties.

Make sure you can afford them all. Use each of their Net Price Calculators.

I definitely have. She has GW and Fordham in mind for safeties. All of the schools she has picked are affordable

She won’t go to BC because of religion but she’ll go to Fordham?
I don’t think you know enough about the schools OP

She believes Fordham is less religious than BC even though both of the schools are Jesuit. However, she has not seen BC in person yet and she might change her mind! It's not a dealbreaker for her

BC is not highly religious - go visit all of these schools. They are quite different from one another and she'll probably have a sense of her own personal rankings after visiting.

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Anonymous wrote:This is an unusually hostile thread

It’s definitely hostile. Not sure if that’s unusual.

Did the NEU booster/ employee show up?

When does the NEU booster NOT show up. She is literally always lurking or posting, it’s inappropriate use of the forum honestly.

Says the NEU hater LOL

Ah there you are!
Your incessant and warped boosting is so tedious.
DCUM is for parents. Do you get that DCUM is not your personal NEU marketing platform?

Nor is it your grudge platform. Get help.

No one has a grudge. My kid’s school is occasionally mentioned on here in a negative way and you know what, that’s fine because no school is perfect.

There are many people that have a negative view of NEU based on their research and/or experiences based on the application process. This is allowed and assuming it comes from a single person over and over is just insane.

No way to prove it of course, but very odd that anyone other than an employee of the school would have this much invested in squashing any negative comments.

+1000 those of us parents with kids in college recognize that there are positives and negatives about every school. We know when to chime in and when to turn the other cheek. The NEU booster is NOT a parent, that much is evident in her posts. I do believe she is an NEU employee and she is manipulating the forum. Her account should be deleted.

Take a gander. Gives you insight into the "type" anof student who goes where, and a bit of the vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9DxDFeAx8E

We visted 3 of the 4 (not Tufts) and the order of interest completely flipped after doing the tours. I actually can't imagine my kid being interested in all 3 after visiting. They are so completely different.

Anonymous wrote:What are the safety schools in Boston?

Suffolk is one, and there are many others with super high acceptance rates

Sounds like
ED1 NEU
ED2 BU
RD Tufts

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Anonymous wrote:This is an unusually hostile thread

It’s definitely hostile. Not sure if that’s unusual.

Did the NEU booster/ employee show up?

When does the NEU booster NOT show up. She is literally always lurking or posting, it’s inappropriate use of the forum honestly.

Says the NEU hater LOL

Ah there you are!
Your incessant and warped boosting is so tedious.
DCUM is for parents. Do you get that DCUM is not your personal NEU marketing platform?

Nor is it your grudge platform. Get help.

No one has a grudge. My kid’s school is occasionally mentioned on here in a negative way and you know what, that’s fine because no school is perfect.

There are many people that have a negative view of NEU based on their research and/or experiences based on the application process. This is allowed and assuming it comes from a single person over and over is just insane.

No way to prove it of course, but very odd that anyone other than an employee of the school would have this much invested in squashing any negative comments.

That is your take on a very sick poster.