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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at BC
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By Gender
MaleA
FemaleA-
 
By Major
AccountingA
AnthropologyC-
Art & Design DepartmentB-
BiologyA
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
ChemistryA
CommunicationsA
Computer ScienceB
CriminalB
EconomicsA+
EducationA-
Electrical EngineeringB+
EnglishA-
FinanceA
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcA+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A
LinguisticsA
MathA-
NursingA
OtherB+
PhilosophyA
Political ScienceA
PreLaw and LegalA+
PreMed and MedicalA+
PsychologyA
SociologyA-
UndecidedA-
 

Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Boston College
 A
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B+
Boston University
 A
Cornell University
 B
Brown University
 A-
New York University
 A
Yale University
 B
Princeton University
 C+
F
A+

Quotes touching on Surrounding City

“... No one even ventures into Boston which is an awesome city ...”
 
“... Supposedly "Catholic" professors, and the elite and publicity-hungry egomaniacs on the BC Board of Directors, are a disgrace to their Roman Ca...”
 
“... I picked this school because it had so many different things (or so I thought): sports, girls, party school, academics, reputation, big city,...”
 
“... Ironic since most students spend their time drinking at campus parties and benefit little from the city ...”
 
“... Students do not take advantage of the wonderful city of Boston - having fun for them is sitting in a cramped dorm room getting drunk to the point...”
 
“... The campus is gorgeous and there is no better place to be a college student than in the city of Boston ...”
 
“... Great academics, big-time sports, medium size, gothic architecture, nice neighborhood, great city, great bars, great parties, traditions, hottie...”
 
“... BC is as good as any school, especially if you like a suburban environment with access to a great city and a Jesuit-based philosophy towards edu...”
 
“... Boston College is definitely a more beautiful campus than Georgetown and the city of Boston blows away Washington on the things to do list .....”
 
“... I have met so many great people, so there is no excuse for someone coming to this city, to not take advantage of all it has to offer ...”
 
“... There is easy access to the city (there is a T-stop pretty much on Campus that will take you anywhere in Boston)and there is also always somethi...”
 
“... I can't imagine not going to school near a city ...”
 
“... The school has just about everything a student could ask for--a gorgeous, well-maintained campus, the best college city in America a short train ...”
 
“... Boston is a nice city, so try Boston University ...”
 
“... I was initially very surprised how isolated this campus feels considering it is so close to the city ...”
 
“... If you want more diversity, keep in mind that the city of Boston is at your doorstep ...”
 
“... Firstly, to answer some of the criticisms of the previous posters- yes, the university is not in Boston city limits ...”
 
“... In short, the academics are great, the city of Boston is great, but if you're from a working class family like I am and you went to a standard p...”
 
“... re right at the foot of a wonderful city ...”
 
“... It is a wonderful community in an amazing city ...”
 
“... Now that I'm in grad school, I only wish I had enjoyed and appreciated the tremendous physical surroundings of Boston College and taken greater a...”
 
“... The campus is beautiful and Boston is a great city ...”
 
“... most students don't go off campus to party and comm ave is not considered off campus lol i mean they don't go into the city or to other schools t...”
 
“... Don't believe the hype about the city of Boston either ...”
 
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