<p>Hi cahsparent: First off, congrats on your DS getting into two fine schools. here are my quick blurb responses:</p>
<p>1.) I am a Junior in the Honors Program at BC. I cannot say enough great things about it. And by “it” I mean BC, and I mean the Honors Program itself. I’ve posted on here about it in the past so feel free to look up those threads or the countless others about Honors at BC. Again, I would say your DS needs to look closely at what he is giving up if he chooses it over BC.</p>
<p>2.) I know nothing about CWRU, or their programs, or their style compared to BC. I can say that when I was applying to BC I also applied to schools all over the map literally and figuratively. I applied to most Ivies, plus some big urban and big suburban and middle-sized suburban schools. I applied to some schools that had engineering and some without. Truthfully, when I was 17 years old I was clueless and just throwing darts randomly and hoping something would pan out. In the end, I got admitted to most of the schools I applied to, and after all was said and done I had a choice between UPenn, Brown, and BC. I chose BC… again go back to read my old posts but the other schools were big urban and engineering focused so I have no defense for how I ended up applying to BC. But it is working out very well for me here and the support system here is superb in terms of internships, career center support, grad school prep, and a great Division 1 sports environment with great students who work hard and play hard.</p>
<p>3.) I am not pre-med, but I have friends who are and they find the pre-med program to be stellar. The advising and guidance is top-notch. BC has a very high placement into med school: From the BC website at [Why</a> Boston College? - Office of Undergraduate Admission - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/whybc.html:]Why”>http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/whybc.html:) “* In 2006, 91% of Pre-Med Seniors with at least a 3.2 science GPA and a score of at least 9.0 on the MCAT were admitted to at least one U.S. medical school*.”</p>
<p>The pre-med program website has a lot of good info too: [Health</a> Professions Home - Premedical and Predental Program - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/premed/]Health”>http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/premed/) </p>
<p>Again, your DS cannot go wrong. If you have the funds and the time, he should visit both if he has not already done so. Good luck!</p>