Boston College – Flashcards

25% from MA 22% ? minority— said not ethnically and economically diverse 70% Catholic evenly split between men and women

1870 combo ACT 28-32 SAT M 640-730; CR 610-700; W 620-710

Boston University, Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania

EA

More selective than it used to be. 26% accepted; 27% enroll

96% retention rate/87%

9,000 undergrads

Jesuit Core Curriculum—15 courses that all students must take. BC wants you to be well-rounded. The Core Curriculum requires courses not only in literature, science, history, philosophy, social science, and theology, but also writing, mathematics, the arts, and cultural diversity, in addition to specific requirements set by each undergraduate school. Students in arts and sciences must also show proficiency in a modern foreign language or classical language before graduation. Freshmen are required to take a writing workshop in which each student develops a portfolio of personal and academic writing and reads a wide range of texts. Seniors participate in the University Capstone program, a series of seminars aiming to give a "big picture" perspective to the college experience.

Not a college, a university, Has Connell school of nursing Carroll College of management, Lynch School of Education (US News top 25) and College of Arts and Science. College is made up of 4 schools, each with its own requirements.

Free tutoring at Connors Family Learning Center OWL Writing lab will help with papers and assignments by email

biology, chemisty, English, psychology, political science, communications, finance, economics There's a simulated hospital in Cushing Hall, the nursing building Carroll School of Management is highly ranked

70/700 professor Jesuit (Fiske 60/900), disproportionate influence. Tour 2% Jesuit live at St. Mary's Hall

12 person seminars to 200 person lectures

11 libraries

The PULSE program provides participants with the opportunity to fulfill their philosophy and theology requirements while engaging in social-service fieldwork at any of about 35 Boston organizations, and sometimes leads students to major in those areas. Perspectives, a four-year interdisciplinary course of study, is grounded in the great texts of Western culture and seeks to integrate the humanities and natural sciences. Small discussion groups.

There's also a Freshman-Year Experience program, which offers seminars and services to help students adjust to college life and take advantage of the school and the city.

An honors program allows students to work at a more intensive pace and requires a senior thesis.

the Undergraduate Faculty Research Fellows Program requires participating students to spend an average of 100 hours per semester assisting faculty with serious research, for which they receive financial aid.

Nearly half of Boston College undergraduates engage in an international volunteer or academic experience by the time they graduate. BC offers over 60 academic programs in 30 countries around the world, as well as three-week summer study abroad programs.

Division 1. Eagles. Foot ball and hockey. Notre Dame big rival. Intramural sports are popular Colors gold and maroon; Eagle Tailgating For Beantown Hockey Tournanment with BU, BC get on and fill the T first so BU students can't get on. Intramural sports are huge here. About 4,300 undergrads play on 42 teams—from basketball and volleyball to skiing and golf. Students rave about Boston College's recreational complex and the Yawkey Athletics Center.

250 clubs and organizations. Linden Lane in fall have club tables and booths Emphasis on community service. 600 students in Habitat for Humanity College democrats and republicans; Dance teams ALC Showdown dance competition sold out in 30 minutes Nights on the Heights is an email list of events 8 student run plays a year Middlemarch dance —tickets through a scavenger hunt

BC's reputation as a hard-core party school is diminishing, now that no kegs or cases of beer are allowed on campus grounds. Those of legal age can carry in only enough beer for personal consumption. Party hard For seniors weekends start on Weds. Tailgating Marathon Monday (Patriot's Day) is the biggest drinking day

Welcome week for freshmen before everyone else returns

Tip O'Neil Library Guide (Kelsey) studies on 5th floor - Can see Logan Yawkey Recreation Center Graham Greene collection 2 campuses: Main and Newton, 1.5 miles away. (Guide said three campuses. Brighton Campus across street.) Main Campus has three sections? Lower (athletics) and Upper (classrooms) Maloney Hall has the Hillside Cafe and BCPD. The dominant architecture of the main campus (known as "the Heights") is Gothic Revival, with modern additions over the past few years, including a new science building. There's lots of grass and trees and a reservoir.

Get day off to cheer Boston Marathon

No Greek Life (because Jesuit)

Typical student looks like she stepped out of a J Crew catalog with a hangover

When accepted told whether will have 3 or 4 years of housing. Newton campus dorms one mile away Freshmen are divided between Upper and Newton campus. Housing has two options for freshmen: upper 60% and Newton 40%. The dorms are the same at each location: coed but single sex by floor. Have RD and a peer minister. Newton is self-sufficient. Only for freshmen. App tells you when the shuttle is coming. known for milk shakes. Top 10% of class gets housing all four years. Also, athletes, nursing students and students with medical needs. The rest get three years of housing. 98% come back senior year.

Six dining halls Lyons Dining Hall called "The Rat" features plenty of fried options. Three traditional cafeterias by dorms, chocolate bar, Addie's all organic and locally, new mini-marts

Internships, mock interviews, Eagle Link

US News Summary #31 National Universities Boston College is a private institution that was founded in 1863. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,110, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 338 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Boston College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 31. Its tuition and fees are $45,622 (2013-14). Boston College was founded by the Society of Jesus and has maintained its Roman Catholic Jesuit religious affiliation. B.C. competes in nearly 30 NCAA Division I varsity sports in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The B.C. Eagles have one of the highest graduation rates for their student-athletes in the country. There are no fraternities or sororities on campus, however the school has more than 200 clubs and organizations. Freshmen are not required to live on campus, but the majority choose to do so. B.C. is located in Chestnut Hill, Mass., which is six miles west of downtown Boston, and its main campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Boston College is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with high research activity. It has nine schools, which include highly ranked graduate programs, including its Lynch School of Education, Boston College Law School and Carroll School of Management. More than 1,000 students participate in study abroad each year. "The Heights," a nickname for the college, refers to its hilltop location and is also the name of the student newspaper. Notable alumni include U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O'Neill.