<p>In addition to all the excellent comments above you really need to compare your program of interest at both schools. My s attends uva and is double majoring economics and chemistry. This would not have been possible at bc because when they accepted him they put him in their honors college which would have set aside all his ap credits. Also he tells me that he is yet to have an economics prof that isn’t excellent. Also if you like business and decide after you get to uva that you want the comm school really there is no comparison. You also mentioned political science. Uva rivals Georgetown for that program so enough said. Really you should visit both and make your decision. My s chose uva and has never had one second of regret. </p>
<p>Ps. If money is an issue uva will be much less expensive for you. Not only is bc more, the cost of living in Boston is higher which you will see in both housing and food. Also off campus housing in Charlottesville is reasonable, plentiful and really really nice. Downtown Charlottesville has enough excellent restaurants to rival any city. We are not even close to trying all of them before my son graduates </p>
<p>Good luck to you!!!</p>