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The best thing about BC are the opportunities. The opportunities to be active in academics, volunteer work, social groups, or student government are endless. BC inspires its students to actualize their own goals, to explore and set goals and then use the University's resources to realize them. If I could change one thing it would be the division of the sophomore class between College Road and Lower Campus. BC's size is very accessible: large enough for diverse social and academic opportunities but small enough so that greek life and other social groups are not necessary to create a sense of community. On Campus, I spend most of my time in the dorms. Study lounges are great for class work, and the dorms are great little communities. Boston is probably the biggest college town in the country; there is no little college street, but Newton center isn't far and Downtown has about a million little nooks for exploration. School pride runs rampant. No matter where you are, there is a strong sense of unity, especially during special events and games. No line holds more true at BC than: "For here all are one."

The best thing about BC is the Choco-Tacos, though they haven't had these for the last few days, which is emotionally disturbing. I REALLY love 4Boston. This is unquestionably my favorite part of BC. The school is a decent size, but I would make tuition more affordable, or at least extend more financial aid to students. My father had to put off retirement so he could pay for this place.

The best thing about BC is the way that all of the people that go there have a kind of love of life and doing things. I haven't met anyone that sits around and does nothing for more than a few hours a day. One thing that I would change is that some people are stuck up and aren't really interested in going past their close knit group of friends. I think the size is just right because you can walk around campus and see people you know everywhere but can also meet a ton of new people everyday. People react well and are somewhat impressed if they didn't know that I was smart or they react to the beauty of the campus. I spend most of my time on campus and my time in general in Robsham Theatre Arts Center. There is a college town of sorts, the surrounding area, Newton, Newton Centre, Brighton and Cleveland Circle is home to BC students and there is a historical connection with alumni to the area. Boston in general is such a great place to be if you take advantage of it, I unfortunately am really busy all the time so I don't really have time to get to experience it the way I would like to. I like the administration, I have had no problems with it. My only complaints would be about the way they react to change in society however since it is a Jesuit Institution it must abide by the ideals supported by the Catholic Church which sometimes are in disagreement with what I personally believe in. I don't even know what the biggest recent controversy on campus was? The last one that affected me in any way was in regards to a play selection that a student group on campus didn't agree with because they found it offensive. However the whole concept of the play was discussing the idea being offensive and how its changed throughout history so it just made me annoyed because the group was creating a ton of work for someone else without having their argument staked in the truth of the situation. There is a ton of school pride the idea of the Superfan is alive and well. Home football games especially in the beginning of the year when its gorgeous out are some of the best times at school. Everyone is just excited and can't wait for the game to start. I think the most unusual thing about BC is the way that all aspects of the school come together and the type of person that is attracted to the school. The fact that it is prestigious and a really fun environment makes the students focus when they need to focus and be able to have a great time and appreciate many different aspects of life afterwards. This year I had rehearsal during a big football game and I was watching it on gamecast and reporting to the cast as anything happened. We ended up coming from behind to beat VTech in the last two minutes and we got out of rehearsal just as the game ended. The whole school flooded the Mods. Everyone was screaming and just poured out of the dorms to all be together basically, everyone was pounding our school song, they brought down instruments and it was just amazing. I'm not sure what the most frequent student complaints are, we could have a better recycling program? There isn't as much diversity on campus as there could be?

Best thing: good lookin ladiesssss. For real. School size: just right Spend most of my time on campus: in class or in the dustbowl tossing a disc College town: absolutely BC's administration: and its students for that matter, are way too P.C. and make a big controversy out of little things. Most frequent student complaints: dining services is a rip off. We also take 5 classes, a lot of schools only take 4.

Gorgeous campus. Campus is beautiful, cozy, and extremely safe. Medium-sized school, but the community makes it feel smaller. Jesuit mindset = lots of service opportunities and genuinely caring professors and students. Great school for students of any religious background (I'm Jewish.) Great sport teams (but horrible fans.) Close to Boston (and yet so far.) Enough conservatives to fuel good debates (as opposed to all liberals.) Senior-year housing is phenomenal. Strict underage drinking policies cut down on partying freshmen and sophomore year, but senior year at BC is absolutely amazing.

The best thing about BC is how Freshmen housing is set up. Whether you are on Upper or Newton, you are completely surrounded by other Freshmen, so making friends is so easy. The only thing I would change is how they do the lottery for housing as a sophmore. I think the school is just right, I always am running into my friends and other familar faces but at the same time meet someone new at least once a week. They seem pretty impressed, and usually say "you are sooo lucky". There is a huge amount of school spirit, football games are the best time, there is nothing like a sunny saturday home game where the beer is cold and BC is winning. The most unusual part about BC is that seniors live on campus. I will never forget when BC beat V-Tech in the last 2 min. of the game... The entire campus was outside celebrating all night, it wass one of the coolest expirences of my life. There really arent many complaints except if a sophmore ends up on College Road for housing.

The best thing at BC is the attention to forming students who care about social justice and will make life decisions to affect change in the world. I would change the general conservative views of the administration which stifle conversation and prevent any possibility for change especially around issues like homosexuality. Size is great. Well it is a bit different in the midwest because people know of BC, but they don't all know of its reputation so there are usually questions to figure out what it is like. I spend most of my time during the day in class, in meetings, getting lunch with friends (I am often in McElroy where I often eat lunch and where many of my activities are centered). We don't really experience the college town because we are a bit outside of BC and there is such a strong BC bubble that people do not often get outside it. I already mentioned BC's admin they are way too conservative and out of touch with the BC population (or at least not willing to be in an active conversation with the students), BC runs as a business and so the students are secondary to the money they produce and the rankings that guide the college market, this is not a melodramatic metaphor, this college is business driven. Controversy - probably the student body pres election, but in terms of a controversy that actually matters probably the hate crime incident last year that resulted in outcries by persecuted minorities on campus. Yes there is a lot of school pride, and while I have a lot of negative commentaries I have school pride, its just it is limited...

Probably one of my favorite parts about BC is the football games. Nearly everyone goes. They are always so much fun, and the Superfan section usually takes up about a third of Alumni Stadium. Everyone tailgates before the games, so you can just walk around and see a lot of your friends. Another really great thing about BC is that its campus is in the suburbs, so you have trees, quads, etc, but the Green line is right on campus so you can take the T into the city. I grew up in Massachusetts, just south of Boston, and in my opinion, it is the greatest city on earth. You can do anything. Sports games, clubs, bars, concerts, museums, dinner... the choices are endless. This year, especially, living in Boston was fantastic. Boston College Football was ranked #2 for awhile, the Red Sox won the World Series, the Patriots went 18 - 1, and the Celtics are having a great season.

BC is a great combination of both suburban and urban environments. The PULSE program is one of BC's many excellent aspects, and community service is a very common extracurricular activity.

best thing - size. i like walking around campus and seeing people i know, but also some i have yet to meet. also if you are talking to someone for awhile, you will almost always discover someone you both know. would change - housing process when i tell them i go to BC - people are impressed spend time on campus - in my room, chocolate bar college town - i love having boston so close but living in newton controversy on campus - chelsea clinton coming to speak school pride - definitely unusual - the student's DEVOTION to service trips memorable experience - going on Jamaica service trip with the Lynch school student complaints - housing lottery

The size of BC is just right. Its small enough that you see who you want to see, and big enough to avoid those akward run-ins with people who arent so high up on your social priority list. And even though 2500 or so people in one grade sounds terrifying, BC's orientation program does a wonderful job of getting newcomers adjusted to the size. The biggest recent controversy on campus occured because of a girl abusing the listserve. The ordeal was more of a comedic relief during midterms week than a controversy. The location of Boston College is ideal for college. Suburb day life; city night life.

Best Thing: Academics, although you have to find the most passionate teachers. Once you do, keep in touch, they are great mentors Possible Changes: Tuition, student culture Size: Small Reaction to BC: Somewhat impressed, but I can't really fathom why. Time Mostly Spent: Working to pay tuition, studying, hanging out with people that are not huge tools College Town: Not really BC administration: Detached, students have little influence. You just sort of accept it after a while, unless you really want to "fight the man" Note: doing the latter often means less time concentrating on school work and may produce sub par grades. Not worth it in the end. Controversy: Not exactly welcoming to GLBT students, Racial Divides evident (unless your an athlete), issues with treatment of women School Pride: For the most part yes, I don't really now why Unusual things about BC: Everything, from housing to registration, seems to be based on luck. One experience I'll remember: Meghan Sweeney's Personal and Social Responsibility Class, Kim Garcia's Creative Writing course, Drawing Foundations with John Steckzinski, Father Jack's guidance Frequent Complaints: Food is overpriced, housing based on luck, very little to do near campus, party scene gets really old after a while

The best thing about BC is the campus, followed by the class discussion. The campus is absolutely beautiful and it has basically everything a college student needs. There are intelligent people around as well - makes class a little more bearable. There isn't a lot of school pride, but that's mostly because the athletics department cares more about making money than promulgating a good image for the school.

BC is awesome! Spending the last four years here as been the best time of my life. I have met my best friends that I know I will be friends with forever. I have crazy stories about partying, school work, professors, and everyday life at BC that I will take with me forever. The average BC student, or at least the ones I hang around with, loves to party, but also works really hard and prides themselves on getting good grades. We have a lot of school spirit and live for football weekends and tailgating. We love Maryann's, our senior bar. The only thing I would change about BC is the housing lottery process because it causes so much unneeded drama every March. The size of the school is just right. When you walk around campus, you are bound to see someone you know, but most of the people you see you do not know. The best part is that you often see people from your classes when you are out, which makes class a little more enjoyable because you have friends. People have a lot of respect for BC. I am a nursing student and we are greatly appreciated when we go to the hospitals for clinical because nurses know if you go to BC you are bound to be smart and well-educated. Boston is one of the best college towns around. Anywhere you go you will be surrounded by young people whether they are BC, BU, Northeastern, etc. students. It is a great city to go out in and there is always so much to do. Unusual things about BC...we don't have Greek life, we only have BC-run cafeterias, every BC student wants to live in the mods even though they are pieces of shit, only nursing and education students can have cars on campus.

I love BC. People are usually very impressed that I go to BC. I spend most of my time on campus, but I love going into the city when I have a chance. I would say that BC isn't really a college town, but Boston is definitely a college city. There are some issues with BC's administration, but there are things wrong with many universities. There is a ton of school pride and that's something that I love about BC.

The people are really what makes BC great, and the admissions dept and other administrative offices do a great job of facilitating interaction between complementary people. The classes and professors are also really top notch. I really think that it's a nice size, both in population and physical area. The major caveat is that the separate Newton campus is a bit of a pain, though many (myself included) enjoy living there during freshman year as a way to go "home" at the end of the day. There is a fair amount of school pride, but in the realm of sports, we cannot compare with some of the larger schools in athletic conferences like the Big 10 and SEC, to name a couple.

The best thing about BC is how it has become so many things to so many types of people. It's a top-30 university with excellent sports programs (voted the 6th best two-sport school by ESPN last year), has an evident but not overwhelming religious culture (many students are fortunate enough to study under Jesuit priests), and still is a respected 'party' school. A lot of friends who are in fraternities or sororities at other schools say they can't imagine going to a school with no Greek system. I, for one, love BC's policy--there's no pressure associated with pledging, etc., and it serves to minimize cliques based on attributes alone (sure, cliques still exist, but they're often with a very diverse group of people who you normally would have never befriended). I love BC's location, as it is distant enough from Boston to avoid being considered a city school, but close enough to avoid being considered a suburban school. There's very easy access to downtown via the 'T,' but people (particularly underage) simply prefer to stay on campus or near campus. For the most part, BC is a very aesthetically pleasing, Gothic-oriented school. There are a few distinctly retro buildings, but a massive (and beautiful) overhaul of the outdated parts is set to occur in the next decade or so. There are a number of very avid sports fans at BC, and as such, school spirit is typically very high. Unfortunately, there are many fair-weather fans who would rather watch a football game on TV or pound a few more beers than get to the stadium (which is about a 10-minute walk from anywhere on campus, with the exception of the supplemental freshman campus) on time. In a down year for BC basketball, the lack of fans in the student section has been maddening at times.

School Camaraderie. Better recreation facility. Just right, always meeting new people but always seeing people you know. "Wow, good for you!" or "You must love it!" or "Lucky!". I don't have one spot, it varies between dorms, plex, food, walks, stadiums, and meetings. What college town. Very good administration, some of the best professors I could imagine (also has some decent ones that could be better). Listserv mania. LOTS of school pride, and thus one of the reasons I chose BC...superfan shirts, spirit with colors, school representation, etc. Kairos is (a retreat hosted by BC)one experience I'll always remember. Housing is a big complaint because there's not much of it.

the best thing about bc are the excellent faculty. ive had some professors who truly care about educating their students to the best of their ability (susan michalczyk, david martin, ed sciore, kevin newmark) i think the student body is a good size. people don't know much about bc, they just know its in boston, so they just act surprised that i went to school far away. i spend most of my time in my room. college town? i dont understand the question. i think bc's administration does a good job, i dont really know how to judge what they do. genevieve was a decent controversy. not a lot of school pride, maybe at sporting events when we're good. nothing unusual about bc. i'll remember our notre dame trip last semester. amazing. poor dining hall food, air conditioning in dorms (even those with ac dont get it turned on until a week before school ends)

The best thing about BC is the small, comfortable feeling. We have a real campus and the ethnic communities here at BC are close-knit. I would say the size is just right. While there is plenty of space, it's not too much space. I can say that I know a good amount of people here. When I tell people I go to BC, they're usually really impressed. In fact, people are trying to say that BC is on an ivy-league status. Most of my time on campus is spent in my room- it's spacious and very comfortable. Although it's called Boston College, we are in the outskirts of Boston. However, it doesn't take long to get to other schools which are nearby. BC administration is pretty flexible for the most part. However, BC Police Officers aren't too friendly. The biggest controversy on campus is the history core and the racial tension. There is a lot of pride, go to any athletic game and you'll definitely see our pride! One unusual thing about BC is that one hall, Fulton Hall, is modeled after the Wizard of Oz (supposedly). I have a lot of inside experiences but I love being here at BC! Let's go Eagles!!!