BC or Middlebury

DHRBC07
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:59:57 +0000

I can’t speak for Middlebury (although I visited it and was totally turned off) but I can say that my professors at BC were absolutely fantastic. They were always accessible and had a real passion for both their subject and teaching material. I mean, seriously, put yourself in the mind of a hip, young professor. Where would you want to live? In rural Vermont where that college is the center of your existence or in the Boston area that has the country’s best public schools for your children, all of the cultural resources of a metropolitan area, and a genuine academic community that extends throughout the city. By virtue of location alone, Boston area colleges get top notch professors.

With regard to the drinking scene the same applies. At Middlebury (and at many rural, little, schools) the only thing to do is drink. The school may say that they offer other activities, but trust me all the kids do is drink (I have asked many friends who attended the prestigious LACs (Colby, Williams, Amherst, Kenyon, Bates, in particular) and they confirmed this). At Boston College kids do go to the mods and drink, but this is supplemented by huge attendance at football, basketball, and ice hockey games and the city of Boston which offers many concerts, sporting events, dance clubs, and other youth oriented activities that are only a T ride away. Of course, BC also has its fair share of extra-curricular events such as a cappella/dance/comedy shows and guest speakers.

With regard for getting involved, BC has a club fair (activities day) on the dust bowl the first week of school and the 350+ clubs each have a booth to recruit new participants for everything from the martial arts clubs to political societies to community service. There is no exclusionary greek life though…