<p>25-30 years ago BC was a school that anyone with a B average in high school could get into. It has changed dramatically. Tufts, BU, and Holy Cross back then were far superior. Those BC alumni are looking at things from a 1970s perspective. BC has closed the gap. Many say it was the Flutie effect from the national attention from his famous Hail Mary pass in 1984. There is now a statue of Flutie on campus to commemorate this pivotal moment. [Flutie</a> Effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flutie_effect]Flutie”>Flutie effect - Wikipedia)</p>