<p>my daughter wants to apply to Boston University early decision. I looked up the college in a 2003 Princeton Review book and it had an academic rating of 92. I was shocked to see that in the current 2006 book it has an academic rating of 63. How should I interpret these ratings. Is BU lowered it’s standards?</p>
<p>what difference does the rating make? seriouslly, if your D likes the school, does an arbitrary number- does it have importance, and if so, in what?</p>
<p>Are you talking about Boston University? Boston College is a bit further out Commonwealth Ave. in Chestnut Hill, and has Early Action, not ED. It has an academic rating of 92 or 93 in one of the books, and has a much lower admit rate in the last 5 years as the number of applications has risen dramatically. Newsweek just named BC one of the “25 new ivies”. It is a Jesuit university, but has students of all faiths. There are about 9,000 undergraduate students.<br>
Our D is a senior at BC and has loved it!!!</p>
<p>You should go to the the schools’ websites to get more information about these two universities to see which one your daughter is interested in.</p>
<p>I think you’re in the wrong forum.</p>
<p>mini - brrrr…now THAT is a cold shoulder!</p>
<p>Where should I have posted this message.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I know that Boston College is still rated highly with a 94 and has not changed since 2003. This is what worried me about BU.</p>
<p>I believe you have confused Boston College and Boston University.</p>