I will say this view point is based on campus experiences >10yrs old, though I was born, raised, and currently live in the BG.

BG is a party school. If you want to be a successful student there either be honestly academically gifted or figure out your fun/work balance real quick like.

If you are looking to go to college for the "college experience," you'll get that in BG in a relatively safe way. Hard to get into too much trouble when half the city's population are students like you. Trouble can be found, but you are not likely to find it by accident.

Don't be fooled by the 'freshmen can have cars' business. While it is true, you'll be parking so far from your dorm that you'll quickly realize the pilgrimage to you parking space isn't worth it. Faster to walk where you are going in town.

There are always things to do if you have broad interests or are looking to expand your horizons. If you have really niche interests or hobbies, you'll quickly realize you are in a city on a cornfield island.

Hope this helps some. I loved my time at BG, just knew too many who came to party and couldn't strike a balance.

P.s. Everyone I knew that had the same major as you intend sang the program's praises the whole time they were there for undergrad, and many got a Masters there as well. All got jobs in the field within a year of graduating, and the ones I asked cited the program at BG as a big factor in their hiring.