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- The terrible financial aid for the middle-class.
- Incredibly expensive foods (although quite delicious).
- Hills. Hills. Hills.
- Isn't open with its investment plan.
- Administration's too conservative (relative to the liberal schools; it would be moderate in the overall context).
- Too many beautiful people (big distraction!)
- Lottery system for sport ticket needs improvements (which they are doing next year, but I don't know how well that will work).
-You have to leave after four years
-A good number of freshman have "Ivy League Reject Syndrome" meaning that it takes them a while to get over the fact that just because they were amazing in high school does not mean anything in college...
-A good number of freshman have "Ivy League Reject Syndrome" meaning that it takes them a while to get over the fact that just because they were amazing in high school does not mean anything in college...
DHRBC07 is right, but some kids never really outgrow that syndrome.
-The stairs.
-Some of the CSOM core LOL.
-Not a variety of housing but overall, I lucked out, I'm in a sweet townhouse senior year.
-Overpriced mealplan, which is why I opted to live w/a kitchen.
-BC not footing the bill for senior week.
- some mind-numbing core classes (not all of them)
- 75% of the student body
- lack of economic diversity
- way too may people from Catholic high schools
- too many athletes and not enough musicians/nerds/idealists/poets/rebels/other groups
- First Year Writing Seminar
- the lack of any real dating scene (at least for freshmen)
- CSOM students
- the food (especially at McElroy)
- useless advisors
Perhaps I should add one of the reasons that I hate Ivy League Reject Syndrome is that I turned down Ivy's and Ivy equivalents to go to BC...I just don't think where you go should define you or your attitude.
I wouldn't read too much into it, it is just an easier question. I mean to say what I love entirely would take all day...this was just easier. And also, most posts here are substantial.
- the cold
- fin aid
- no frats (only hate is some of the time)
- monotony of stuart dining hall
- housing lottery (even though i lucked out)
- no thermostat in some freshman dorms, inability to turn down heat
- some professors/TAs
- how the two sides of oneill library dont connect
- the newton bus (its really love/hate)
- no dating scene
- BCPD
thats really all that i can think of. my love of BC outshines any part of it that i hate by 19372191134%
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