<p>I am the parent of a current Junior and would say that our daughter’s experience at Holy Cross has been very positive. What you’ve heard about the close relationship with professors seems quite true from her experience – she’s gotten to know the professors in her department and in her courses very well, and vice versa. Even as a sophomore her professors were offering suggestions on graduate schools plans and the like. I think the undergraduate experience at Holy Cross gives students a much closer relationship to their professors than you’d find at most colleges. As to academics, the courses appear to be challenging, but like most things it is partly a question of what the student wants out of the experience and how much time they are willing to put into it. As to going to Boston, they run a shuttle pretty regularly on weekends into Boston for the students. With respect to diversity, there is an effort to admit a more diverse student body. All in all, our daughter has had a very good experience and been challenged in her classes by professors who know their students and care about them. The school attracted 41% more applications this year than last year, apparently due in part to the decision to make SATs optional. The administration commented that the type and quality of applicants appeared close to the prior classes, there were just a lot more of them.</p>