Vassar or Boston College?

robotrainbow
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:37:22 +0000

yes I route for Vassar but my son was admitted to Boston college and I had connections there, a great friend from high school is the dean of libraries. But my son didn’t like the visit. He really wanted to like it because he would have automatically gotten a job in the library and one of his very best friends form high school went there and was trying to get him to go. But he is sort of an iconoclast and his comment was everyone at BC looked the same, kind of like Colgate where he was also accepted and they all seemed like jocks. By the way his friend hated BC the first couple of years but she might have mellowed. I went with him to visit his friend his freshman year. I do agree that BC has great access to Boston and Boston is awesome. BC is a well respected school but the idea BC is more prestigious got me. There are numerous rankings USA today, forbes, niche, money, Washington monthly, and schools can really jump around between these rankings but I have never seen a college ranking anywhere that has BC higher then Vassar. My son’s friend was so excited to see us as to get off campus. As far as research my son has a paid internship this summer at Vassar doing research into cognitive science. They are both prestigious and wonderful colleges and though chestnut hill is boring right around campus Boston and most of it’s other suburbs are way better then Poughkeepsie. Also note that boston college is a Roman Catholic college and that is real and roman Catholicism permeates the school. Vassar is majorly non religious though there is a strong Jewish organization on campus. I am going up to vassar tomorrow to see my son in a play. I believe niche and some other sites have student reviews that you can read. Also be aware that BC doesn’t necessarily guarantee housing for four years unless thay give that guarantee ahead of time. They do not have enough housing. My daughter goes to Rice and loves it but I think the dorms at Vassar are the best with tons of public space. I have been to Boston College three times and it is pretty enough with a lot of school spirit. It could be worth going there just because Boston is such an fantastic town. Really I liked Bandies more then Boston college as far as Boston goes and i am not Jewish either but neither i am everyone.
I searched the Internet for mention on Boston College in popular culture and really couldn’t find anything and the link I posted speaks for itself about Vassar. It is mentioned in the Simpsons 4 times by the way. Also there are no fraternities at Vassar and fraternities are not horrible if that is something you are interested in. Nether myself in school or my son ever were interested but they have their merits. His friend really did hate Boston College but I am sure there were freshman that year who loved it just not the one I knew. She was accepted honors and it’s not like she transfered.