BC or Southern Cal?

bluebayou
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:58:09 +0000

scottj,

My guess, and its only a guess, is that colleges like BC are arguing with themselves in their approach geographic diversity. Sure, 50+% of students who attend BC are a short drive away (~5 hours). But eastern Catholic schools in particular have a geo challenge, since every additional student they matriculate from west of the Rockies, means one less easterner, one less prep school kid. (And that has ramifications beyond just geographic diversity.)

But i do concur with your observation. Besides the Catholic high schools in SoCal which tend to feed 'SC, and also look toward Georgetown, ND, and a growing number to BC, I don’t haven’t seen much overlap between BC and 'SC’s secular application pool.

Over time it could change the campus feel. For example, the College has announced all kinds of celebratory activities for its 150th next year, and, like many BC activities, are open to alums and parents. Yet, as more and more parents live farther away, attendance as such activities will decline (which is a shame, IMO).