NYU vs. Boston College (Arts and Sciences)

dc52990
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:14:01 +0000

Hi everyone. I’m new to this forum and I just wanted to get some opinions about NYU and Boston College which are the two schools I’m debating between going to. I was accepted into the College of Arts and Sciences for a Biology major in both schools. For NYU, I was offered $7,500 a year as well as the Presidential Scholars Program (which I’m not that familiar about). BC did not offer me any of these things.

As of now, I’m leaning toward NYU because I feel like it is more prestigious and has a better science department (is this true?). Also, when I visited NYU it seemed much more refined than BC, and the area was always bustling with people.

The one problem I have with NYU is its lack of a college campus. Sometimes I feel that New York City is very intimidating. BC’s campus is very beautiful, but then again apparently it is very quiet and empty during the winter. NYU also lacks a big sports program which doesn’t really bother me too much, but I would like places to toss a football or frisbee with friends and attend occasional sports games.

If you guys could give me any input with pros and cons of BC and NYU that would be greatly appreciated!