Anonymous wrote:Thirty years ago BU, BC and NEU were mostly local with NEU transactioning later.

Probably more like the 1960s. And these schools turned out successful students. Maybe it was because the public schools were so good that they were prepared.

Some examples of the most successful locals are Biz Stone, cofounder of Twitter, Marc Raibart founder of Boston Dynamics, Jerald Fishman CEO of Analog plus many more that helped create a successful economy for Massachusetts.

BC turned out successful politicians and judges when it was local.

People try to insult BC and NEU calling them commuter schools when in those days they turned out some amazing local talent.

Anonymous wrote:Thirty years ago BU, BC and NEU were mostly local with NEU transactioning later.

Simply not true. Where are you getting your info? Maybe 60 years ago, but certainly not 30 years ago.

Thirty years ago BU, BC and NEU were mostly local with NEU transactioning later.

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Anonymous wrote:It always surprises people when they see how (relatively) low SATs are and try to rationalize it.

The reality is very successful people had mid SAT scores and that’s something people have to come to terms with.

You can get into a competitive school TO these days. I see people doing it all the time. My own child has a high SAT score and is going to a school where she could have gone TO. In the end, it doesn’t matter as much as people think.

This 100%. And I will add that it doesn't hurt to be among the smarter people in the room. My kid went to a competitive T20 before TO was a thing and I can tell you while he was one of the smartest in his private HS, he had a rude awakening once in college.

And yet others go off to T20 or T10/ivy after being tops at private or public and are still among the smartest few in every room. It is all relative. For most, their top-in HS kids are not one of the top-top kids who will be among the best at even the best schools, they are more likely to be in the big sea in the middle 50%. The trick is to understand where your kid really is and if they will thrive being average or even a slight underdog if that ends up being the case.

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Anonymous wrote:It always surprises people when they see how (relatively) low SATs are and try to rationalize it.

The reality is very successful people had mid SAT scores and that’s something people have to come to terms with.

You can get into a competitive school TO these days. I see people doing it all the time. My own child has a high SAT score and is going to a school where she could have gone TO. In the end, it doesn’t matter as much as people think.

This 100%. And I will add that it doesn't hurt to be among the smarter people in the room. My kid went to a competitive T20 before TO was a thing and I can tell you while he was one of the smartest in his private HS, he had a rude awakening once in college.

Anonymous wrote:It always surprises people when they see how (relatively) low SATs are and try to rationalize it.

The reality is very successful people had mid SAT scores and that’s something people have to come to terms with.

You can get into a competitive school TO these days. I see people doing it all the time. My own child has a high SAT score and is going to a school where she could have gone TO. In the end, it doesn’t matter as much as people think.

Anonymous wrote:Does BC look for religion /spirituality like ND in an essay?

Can’t hurt, but I think a commitment to service will be more impactful.

Does BC look for religion /spirituality like ND in an essay?

It's all relative. Colleges like BU and BC ranked between T30 and T50 all like to think they are practically in the T20. The ones between T20 and T30 all think they are in the T20. T20 all think they are T10.

Anonymous wrote:BC and BU were very local schools 40 years ago. They have benefited by a segment of kids that want to spend 4 years in Boston and have no chance of getting into a top 25 school. Neither has the alumni prestige of many NESCAC schools. To suggest BC is on the same level of Notre Dame or Georgetown is fiction.

If you grew up in Boston you would know this is true from ai.

“ Boston College (BC) graduates have historically shaped—and continue to shape—Massachusetts courts and politics. Prominent alumni span the highest tiers of the state judiciary and government, including Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Justices Serge Georges, Jr. and Elizabeth N. Dewar, and former State Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti.

The influence of Boston College Law School (BC Law) runs deep through the legal and political framework of the Commonwealth. This institutional dominance is highly visible at the highest levels:”

Anonymous wrote:We went on a college tour at BU and the AO presenting said the average SAT score was 1500. They also take test optional so I’m assuming the 1500 is for only the ones with high scores. But then Duke is also TO and would think they would also be similar 1500+.

I have one junior who is 1500+, straight As, too many activities and awards to list that I am not worried about for college.

I have another kid who also has good grades, did not take SAT yet, plays 3 sports and an instrument. Does not do many/any other clubs. Can a kid like this get into BU/BC if he has a decent SAT score and mostly As?

Having good grades is the most important. As for sports, They only care if you’re good enough to play D1. Double points for hockey.

Anonymous wrote:BC was very much a local/commuter school well into the 1980s and only had a very few dorms in the late 1970s. They acquired some very low budget dorms from the bankrupt Catholic girls college Newton College of the Sacred Heart. Doug Flutie put BC in the spotlight in the 1980s. No comparison to Georgetown and Notre Dame.

Georgetown lacks the sense of community that BC and ND provides. BC has wonderful traditions and a beautiful campus. Georgetown is more transactional and campus-wise has a way to go and lacks the space to do any impactful improvements. Both are great schools, but Georgetown has the edge because of its location and SFS. You say no comparison, but see what I did there?

BC was very much a local/commuter school well into the 1980s and only had a very few dorms in the late 1970s. They acquired some very low budget dorms from the bankrupt Catholic girls college Newton College of the Sacred Heart. Doug Flutie put BC in the spotlight in the 1980s. No comparison to Georgetown and Notre Dame.

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Anonymous wrote:BC and BU were very local schools 40 years ago. They have benefited by a segment of kids that want to spend 4 years in Boston and have no chance of getting into a top 25 school. Neither has the alumni prestige of many NESCAC schools. To suggest BC is on the same level of Notre Dame or Georgetown is fiction.

By the late 80s, BU wasn't "very local".

You have to go back to the early 1960s for local on both BC & BU.

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Anonymous wrote:RD at BC is hard and they 1000% yield protect. From our school they will take deferred ED kids with a 3.5 and reject the 3.95 kids who end up at HYP.

I actually think this is great---love the kids who love you---but just an FYI!!

Only 711 enrolled freshman submitted an SAT out of 2,394 total. 350 freshman students out of 2,394 have above a 1500 SAT at BC, or only 14%.

1,434 are taken ED. So 60% of the freshman class are taken early decision.

A 1500 SAT scorer applying ED has a very high chance of admission to the point you would call it a safety/target.

It's beyond time to get rid of TO. Just so ridiculous.

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