Accepted Student. Should I attend BC?

STC10Camp
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:37:47 +0000

As for medical school you do not need a specific major, you only need specific science & math courses to apply. Tufts has a medical school, BC does not. Flipping from A&S to SOM is not an easy task at BC, so Econ may be the better initial route at either school. Both schools are safety schools for the one on the Charles River that may have rejected you. Tufts kids gravitate to Harvard Square for weekends and most likely realize quickly that a thin envelope from the Crimson was a blessing since only Harvard student’s themselves believe that they are God’s gift to humanity. Either BC or Tufts will give you a solid education. Both Tufts and BC have suburban campuses and have a full complement of New Yorkers. BC is Jesuit/Catholic . Research on the Jesuits will show that they are more about living and doing than dogma; which explains why the Catholic world is excited about the new Pope. Tufts though non-denominational have a significant Jewish population. This is more an ethnic definition more than a religious one. BC has a more active D1 sports environment, where Tufts really doesn’t have a significant spectator sports scene. Unfortunately, this translates into a BC party scene with 30-40 alcohol poisoning hospitalizations per home game football weekend and some sexual assaults issues as well. Tufts has the superior student gym, if that’s where you plan to spend leisure time. (BC student gym is outdated and very poorly designed. BC athletic facilities money is put in supporting their athletes with separate and unequal facilities. The BC jocks generate significant income and marketing for the school hence the investment has a return. To close Tufts is truly harder to get into and is higher rated however BC has more of a national reputation because of its sports programming and celebrity alums.