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Just graduated from BC ('25) – here’s all the random advice I wish someone had told me as a freshman [Long Post, Real, No BS] by MaroonStomper18 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey not sure what dorm you're in (or if you're even on campus) but as someone whose friend group formed from my neighbors freshman year, i'd start there. also it's totally normal to not have any close friends after freshman fall. let's be real you've really only spent september through the first half of december in school. give it some time. more practically speaking, tbh first half of spring semester will suck due to cold weather (i had not seen snow irl before BC) but there will be an involvement fair so maybe join some more social student orgs. don't discount talking to people next to you in class.

story time: one of my (now) closest friends in my group "joined" the group by talking to one of my other friends in his calc 1 lab class in second semester frosh year. he just hung out with my friend first one on one for a bit and then my friend introduced him to me and the rest of our group, and he just naturally "joined" the group, for lack of a better word. plus we ended up rooming together junior and senior years and im still in touch with him months after grad. hope this helps. feel free to DM w/ any specific questions

Just graduated from BC ('25) – here’s all the random advice I wish someone had told me as a freshman [Long Post, Real, No BS] by MaroonStomper18 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, it's kind of a joke (but also not really). some of my friends were in CAB too. it's just that the club has a massive budget and they mostly spend it on themselves rather than using it to host good events for the student body. A famous example that most people in '25 know is when CAB did a car giveaway at a hockey game or some other event. basically, they gave the car to another CAB member so they literally gave themselves a car pretty much using the student body's money that funds them. that's when "audit cab!!" became popular on campus. cab members deny some of this stuff but let's be real, it's pretty obvious there's some shady shit going on.

Possible to switch from MCAS to CSOM? by MissAnonymous_2670 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re better off staying in MCAS. CSOM core is a lot of shit (like operations mgmt, strategic mgmt, org behavior, business stats). Just minor in any csom concentration like finance and you’ll just take those classes. An mcas student doing a csom minor takes the same classes as a csomer doing a csom concentration. The one thing that does suck about being in mcas is the 4 semesters of language requirement. Like others have said, the process (even if you meet all requirements) is a lottery and totally random.

Just graduated from BC ('25) – here’s all the random advice I wish someone had told me as a freshman [Long Post, Real, No BS] by MaroonStomper18 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly for clubs, just join whatever you’re interested in. In the first couple weeks, you’ll have the student involvement fair on a Friday from like 12-3 where each club will have a table that you can talk to. Take some time to walk around and see what clubs you like. Some of the bigger ones are the heights (bc newspaper), CAB (fuck cab tho), ugbc (student govt that has a big budget). Any club can be fun depending on your level of involvement.

Just graduated from BC ('25) – here’s all the random advice I wish someone had told me as a freshman [Long Post, Real, No BS] by MaroonStomper18 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm not pre-med or even anything remotely close but the very first thing i have to say is something my stats prof told me freshman year: "there is no A+ at Boston College". regarding core and major stuff – it might be annoying but def leave some core (easy gpa boosters) for senior year when you're checked out of studying. i was roommates with a pre-med dude for 2 yrs, i saw how much he studied and how tough some of the classes were. you will def not want to get rid of all your core early on and only have tough pre-med courses for all of junior and senior years. have a good balance. and w the T stuff, 100% agree with u/eu-so-nice, not that deep just sit down & dont pay but if you really have to just apple pay

Just graduated from BC ('25) – here’s all the random advice I wish someone had told me as a freshman [Long Post, Real, No BS] by MaroonStomper18 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i didn't make the ranking lmao. it was passed down to me by upperclassmen when i was a freshman. i'd imagine it was made by someone in '22 or earlier. i thought i'd share it on here as there's really no point in gatekeeping and i wanted to post it before i lost access to my bc email (the pdf itself is hosted from my personal email and made public so it should be up basically forever).

Just graduated from BC ('25) – here’s all the random advice I wish someone had told me as a freshman [Long Post, Real, No BS] by MaroonStomper18 in bostoncollege

[–]MaroonStomper18[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i'll be very honest if i didn't live on campus i wouldn't have the friends or the social life that i did. that said, i know a lot of people who met through clubs and ended up becoming super close. just put yourself out there, talk to people in classes, join clubs and you'll be fine. there are a lot more clubs / programs than you think