General BC questions

tom1030
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:20:08 +0000

Maybe these things have been over-asked, but I did try searching (to give me some credit)

1. Being a Catholic school and all, how religious is the university really? I mean my high school was Catholic and was pretty religious, not sure if BC is the same thing. Does this have any effect on college life (to any extent)?

2. My sister goes to BU, and I was wondering how close it is from BC to BU? Like I remember taking the T-train to BC a few years back, and it was the last stop…but I’m not sure how long it took me to get there. I also realize that BC is not really in Boston, but it’s still relatively close, right?

3. I’m currently a freshman at GT (Georgia Tech) considering a transfer to the Boston area, and currently I’m looking at BC. How competitive is it for transfer students?

4. To any pre-health majors (in BC) out there, how strong do you think the program is? Are the pre-req courses challenging?

5. I’ve browsed through the forums and have seen that quite a few people consider BC’s first year to be similar to high school in terms of work load. However, does this work load change as years progress? If so, how quickly does it change (like do you get a radical transition from no work to a lot of work between Fresh and Soph years?)

6. How strong are their science colleges? What are they known for (academically)?

7. Random: What’s up with the name? It’s not really in Boston (Chestnut Hill I believe) and it’s not really a College (it’s a Uni)? Or am I getting some completely wrong info here?

I might have more questions, but I think this is enough for now, lol

Thanks in advance!