General BC questions

miragemage
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:38:13 +0000

Worriedmom hit the nail on the head. The only think BC forces students to do is the year long theology classes to fulfill the core. Mass is held on the first day of orientation; however, students are not required to go, but most go anyway.
There are many different aspects to transferring into another college. Freshman GPA obvious is one of those aspects; however, there are many other things adcoms look at, such as your high school record. Adcoms should know schools with grade deflation and infaltion, but I do not think it’ll make a huge difference in the outcome, because in the end, your GPA tells them how well you’re doing regardless of the grade deflation at GT.
pre-health as in pre-med? I am not on the pre-med track, but BC’s pre-med program is exceptional. On average, 75% of BC students move on to medical school, considerably higher than the national average of just under 50%. (Reddune should have articles somewhere)
My freshman year was easy. I did minimal work and still came out with a respectable GPA. This year; however, my workload has become much steeper. I have to read more and do more homework to keep pace with the class. For the majority of colleges, more work is to be expected as the years pass.
BC’s science department is very good, but not as recognized as CSOM, their most respected department/school.
Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? It’s really a petty question, but I’ll try to delve further into it. BC was originally located in the south end of Boston, way back when it founded in 1863. BC was then relocated to the Chestnut Hill campus some years later and has kept it’s name. How would you feel about going to a school named Chestnut Hill University? Probably not as catchy as BC or Boston College.


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