vassar vs. boston college

crimsonink
Fri, 28 May 2010 04:08:46 +0000

“Vassar’s acceptance rates for medical school and law school are significantly higher than the national average. In fact, Vassar’s acceptance rate for medical school is almost twice the national average. Last year, 80% of the Vassar seniors who applied were accepted; the national average was 46%. Among the schools they are attending: Harvard, Columbia, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Einstein. The law school acceptance rates are also impressive. Last year, 82% of the seniors who applied were accepted; the national average was 66%. Among the schools they are attending: Yale, Stanford, NYU, University of Chicago, and University of Pennsylvania.”

that’s straight from the vassar website. i thought about applying to boston college last year also, but i decided against it because i was already applying to too many schools. i will be attending vassar college in the fall next year. i had a hard time deciding between vassar and the university of chicago, and what really helped me make my decision was how friendly the people at vassar were. both schools gave me a pricey financial aid package, and i appealed to both schools for more money. vassar gave me a reply in three days and offered me a generous six thousand more dollars, which finally convinced my parents to let me attend. uchicago took two weeks for a reply, and instead wrote me a long letter telling me they won’t offer me any more money. also, i would occasionally call the vassar office of admissions freaking out about something miniscule, and the admissions counselor would always just tell me to “breathe” and that things “will be alright”. whenever i call uchicago freaking out, the admissions counselor would sigh and i’m sure she was thinking to herself “oh, god. not this kid again.”

i used to live in the new england area, and after moving to tennessee, i was exposed to what the southerners take pride in–southern hospitality. and it was a bit strange to see that same feeling of hospitality on the vassar campus. i really did not expect it.