Social life at BC?

NRG21B
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:27:29 +0000

I’d say football games are the only sporting events that are a big part of the social scene. The other sports, while they have a good attendance, are not nearly as big social events. People go to football games even if they don’t like football. There are students that never leave campus and some that leave every single day. That’s up to you! I get off campus and go into Boston basically every weekend with my friends and some weekdays. It’s super easy to take advantage of the city and depending on what you want and your group of friends, you will go often or almost never.

Most students at BC are middle-to-upper class. This is the case at ALL private schools for obvious reasons. That’s not to say there aren’t students of other socioeconomic classes here on financial aid. I guess you could say the overall culture is somewhat preppy. It’s not really that cliquey, but I guess it depends on how you define cliquey. And BC is made up of 25% students of color, which is more diverse or just as diverse than most schools. I guess it’s less diverse religiously because 70% of students classify themselves as Catholic, but that’s just what they check down on paper; not nearly this amount are religious. Diversity is REALLY stressed here now. I’ve almost become sick of hearing the word.

I’d say BC has a “culture” but there’s many different kinds of people here, it may just take a little more effort to find them. But once you do, it’s worth it to be here!