Boston College

Pros: Top 40 education
Cons: Expensive

Boston College was founded in 1865 by a Jesuit priest. It's been undergoing an identity crisis ever since.

Is BC a school for city youth, is it a football school, is it a school for the elite, is it a major research university, is it a Jesuit...

Pros: Newton
Cons: Upper

One of the questions faced by incoming freshmen is where to live. Newton Campus or Upper Campus? Talking to students won't get you very far; you will find there is a strong allegiance to whichever campus the particular student happened to have lived on....

Pros: Location, Campus, good reputation
Cons: lack of diversity, rip off meal plan, lack of Engineering Department

As I was graduating from high school I was faced with several choices for college. After some consideration, it came down to two choices, Boston College and U. of Michigan. There are benefits for each school. UM was rated higher by US News and World...

Pros: High quality, nationally known professors with diverse specialties
Cons: Many classes taught by grad students

Are you looking for a fluffy major you can coast through? You've found it. If you are looking for a challenging academic experience, you can find it, but you'll have look really hard. The department is full of highly qualified professors with diverse...

Pros: wide variety and healthful food available
Cons: food sometimes sketchy at times, lines can be long

I attended BC for three semesters and relied on BCDS for my nutritional needs for two of those semesters. I split my time fairly evenly between all the dining halls except for Stuart, seeing as I was on main campus and Stuart is on Newton. Generally,...

Pros: Great professors, great location, beautiful campus
Cons: Expensive, tough to get a car on campus

I'm a sophomore at Boston College, halfway into my second year.

What I have to say about Boston College is very positive.

First of all, the location is fantastic. I looked at schools like Boston University, which is right down...

Pros: Clean.
Cons: Religious, takes long to get into Boston with no car.

I visited Boston College this November because I love Boston and I really want to go there for College. The campus was very nice, clean, DISTINGUISHED, there was a fence surrounding the entire campus, no highways running through it.

The...

Pros: Super school, great campus
Cons: A little on the expensive side

I attended Massachusetts Bay Community College and earned my associate degree. While at Mass Bay, I was very unhappy. I hated the school, my classes were boring, and the administration was awful. After finishing up, I really did not want to go back to...

Pros: many strong academic programs in liberal arts and the professions
Cons: conservative student body; weak fine arts

I entered BC in 1983 with somewhat narrow and naive expectations of "the college experience." I am from an affluent, primarily white, CT town and as an 18 year old, didn't have much life experience. What I thought I wanted was the...

Pros: great academically, socially, profs are knowledgeable and helpful, easy to establish individuality
Cons: very little diversity, expensive, mediocre housing, difficult to get accepted

Simply put, Boston College is a school that grows on you. I first visited the campus my junior year in high school and it didn't jump out at me as the college I wanted to attend. My first perception was that everyone looked the same, all dressed alike,...

Pros: Great academics and an absolutely beautiful campus. Lots of green.
Cons: Distance from city, religious symbolism can be overbearing.

As I mention in my BU epinion, I love Boston and and so was looking at schools in the area. Well Boston College obviously came into the picture as one of the best schools, and one I would like to attend.

Well I was able to make a trip into...

Pros: Great school with great reputation
Cons: Can't beat the education received there.

The reputation of this college has gone a long way. Its alumni are its ambassadors in the world of business. I heard about this college and its business program from one of its top business alumni. In fact, I had the privilege of working with him. He...

Pros: Beautiful campus, old buildings, small pond for rowing and learning crew, great hiking trails, friendly people.
Cons: Kind of far from nearest city (100 miles to Boston). Needs more different kinds of people - lacks great diversity.

If you enjoy gentle breezes, tranquil ponds, flower gardens, old brick buildings and the feel of a small town, you should visit Northampton, Massachusetts and Smith College.

Smith is overwhelmingly beautiful. On any given day, you can find...

Pros: nice living conditions
Cons: great disparity between best and worst housing

The housing at Boston College is really very nice. Freshmen typically live in the typical dorm style housing that most colleges have. I would guess that it is better than average. Cheverus is one Freshmen dorm that is especially good as it has just been...

Pros: Academics are wonderful, Boston is a great city
Cons: May be too big, too overwhelming, or too preppy for some.

My dream for much of my life was to attend college in Boston. When I was 5 years old I was given a Boston College sweatshirt. The name stuck in my mind, and 13 years later I enrolled as a freshman in the (now Lynch)School of Education, as a member of...