This is the parent of student 818 chiming in. Thank you for all of your responses- very insightful and thought
provoking. Some points to consider:
- Dream school since 4th grade
- Catholic family; I attended BC for undergraduate as did her grandfather
- She overcame tremendous odds for early acceptance: poor high school education; had to create opportunities
for personal advancement to stand out. - She has strong communication and language skills; considering a minor in Communication, English or Spanish
(she is bilingual) and cannot do this at Bentley. - Her verbal and writing SAT scores are far above Bentley’s student range.
- BC is an ideal fit for her; she doesn’t get that feeling about Bentley and would much prefer a liberal arts college than
strictly a business school. - Bentley seems to be known for Accounting and Finance; she thinks she will major in Marketing.
- She would have to commute to Bentley (housing not covered); housing is covered for BC.
- She received the Presidential Scholarship from BU, but overall amounts to same cost to attend BC
- For BC she will take out student loans (approximately $25-30K); we can pay for 2 years and we will receive some
help for remainder along with some loans. - We have two younger children to educate; not as strong academically; possibly attend state or lower cost
college than BC.
We are leaning towards BC because she will have more choices, better fit, and think it will pay off over long-run.
Would welcome feedback.