NYU vs. Boston College (Arts and Sciences)

ScionCars
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:49:34 +0000

I think every college is diverse. Every college wants to be diverse anyway.

I go to a Jesuit school currently but I do not think my college (Fordham) restricts me academically. However, I think it really depends on the university policies. I am not sure about Boston College but NYU does not allow you to take courses at its other colleges that much. You can but I heard they restrict it to around 12 credits worth of courses. For example, You cannot double major in programs in CAS and Stern at the same time unless you are a Stern student.

NYU is quite well-known for economics and philosophy at CAS, international business at Stern, and Tisch. As for the science department, I only heard of its dentistry program as excellent. NYU does have its own hospital though. I am not sure about Boston College.

In terms of reputation, I think both have excellent reputation. Research opportunities? I think both are great research schools but I have heard many complaints from some NYU students about lack of attention from NYU professors who do research but that’s obvious (and there’s always ratemyprofessors.com and TAs to assist you). I am not sure about Boston College in terms of research but MIT and Harvard are pretty close by in Cambridge (just across the Charles River from Boston). Sometimes schools get together to do research but I am not too sure on that. You should do research.

I think social life is very important but it is pretty much up to you to decide what is best for you.

As for medical school, the school will not care which undergraduate school you came from as long the degree is accepted and accredited. Some medical schools within an university sometimes do not even accept their own undergraduate students.