Boston College

About

Boston College is a prestigious Jesuit research university located just outside downtown Boston, renowned for standout programs within the Carroll School of Management, Connell School of Nursing, and Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. Student life combines passionate school spirit—highlighted by NCAA Division I ACC athletics and legendary hockey rivalries—with a deep-seated culture of service and community engagement. Grounded in the Jesuit philosophy of *cura personalis* (educating the whole person), BC stands out for its rigorous liberal arts core curriculum, stunning collegiate Gothic campus, and effortless access to Boston's professional and cultural opportunities.

Wikipedia:Boston College (BC) is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order, the university has more than 15,000 total students, making it the seventh largest Catholic university in the U.S. by enrollment.

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Admissions

Essay prompts

• Choose one of four

  • Strong communities are sustained by traditions. Boston College's annual calendar is marked with both long-standing and newer traditions that help shape our community. Tell us about a meaningful tradition in your family or community. Why is it important to you, and how does it bring people together or strengthen the bonds of those who participate?

    400 words max

  • The late BC theology professor, Father Michael Himes, argued that a university is not a place to which you go, but instead, a "rigorous and sustained conversation about the great questions of human existence, among the widest possible circle of the best possible conversation partners." Who has been your most meaningful conversation partner, and what profound questions have you considered together?

    400 words max

  • In her July 2009 Ted Talk, " The Danger of a Single Story ," Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned viewers against assigning people a "single story" through assumptions about their nationality, appearance, or background. Discuss a time when someone defined you by a single story. What challenges did this present and how did you overcome them?

    400 words max

  • Boston College's Jesuit mission highlights "the three Be's": be attentive, be reflective, be loving – core to Jesuit education (see A Pocket Guide to Jesuit Education ). If you could add a fourth "Be," what would it be and why? How would this new value support your personal development and enrich the BC community?

    400 words max

• One goal of a Jesuit education is to prepare students to serve the Common Good. Human-Centered Engineering at Boston College integrates technical knowledge, creativity, and a humanistic perspective to address societal challenges and opportunities. What societal problems are important to you and how will you use your HCE education to solve them?

  Human-Centered Engineering (HCE) Applicants

Quoted from Boston College's own page; answered in the Common Application. The application itself is the final word.

The personal essay is separate: see the Common App essay prompts.

Student Body

Varsity sports

• Baseball
  Men's
• Basketball
  Men's · Women's
• Fencing
  Men's · Women's
• Field Hockey
  Women's
• Football
  Men's
• Golf
  Men's · Women's
• Ice Hockey
  Men's · Women's
• Lacrosse
  Women's
• Rowing
  Women's
• Sailing
  Men's · Women's
• Skiing
  Men's · Women's
• Soccer
  Men's · Women's
• Softball
  Women's
• Swimming and Diving (combined)
  Men's · Women's
• Tennis
  Men's · Women's
• Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
  Men's · Women's
• Volleyball
  Women's

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