STUDENT COMMENTS
Dean Keeley has been especially helpful with my class choices and various transcript questions (I am a transfer student and have had many transcript questions.) He meets with me often and gives me his full attention. In addition, his weekly Dean's Tea is a great way to meet informally.
Boston College is excellent at capitalizing on its alumni network to provide career opportunities for students. While I would not say that the classwork has prepared me for a career on Wall Street, the network I have developed is worth more than anything else.
I feel BC has prepared me extremely well to enter the workforce. My classes have taught me a good basic understanding of business and allowed me to specialize in finance and marketing. Professors are knowledgeable and talented, and the students at BC are great to work with. I found job placement relatively easy, and I owe that to my education at BC.
Through career networking provided by CSOM and alums, I have received a variety of job opportunities after graduation.
My overall business experience was a valuable one. However, I do honestly feel that BC can improve on its marketing department, which it is not as strong, as say, BC's very strong finance department.
My undergraduate business experience has been challenging, unique, and worthwhile. I have really enjoyed my four years at Boston College.
The undergraduate business program was an excellent fit for me because it gave me the tools to win an excellent internship and full-time job, while also giving me the freedom to explore my interests in journalism and philosophy. The Honors Program here had a great deal to do with my success and my involvement. It was easily the highlight of my four years.
The most valuable aspect of my experience in the CSOM at Boston College is the confidence I have in my ability to find a full-time job that I will be proud to call my own. Companies come to campus wanting to hire Boston College students because of the success they have had within their firms in the past. The network is invaluable. I have been traveling around the country for interviews and have come across BC alumni. I have multiple offers and am not yet finished with the interviewing process.
I love Boston College. However, from what I have seen the kids that land the stellar Wall Street jobs don't have business backgrounds. They major in biochem or math or phsysics. Being a finance major is great. However, if I could do it all over again I would have majored in something more quantitative.
There are great professors at BC and some kids fail to recognize this. I learned the most at BC in my office hours. I didn't go to office hours during my freshman and sophomore years. I regret that because these professors have a lot to offer outside the classroom as well. BC is indeed a top 20 undergrad business school.
When searching for jobs the best advice I would give an incoming student is to become friendly with professors. Many BC professors are in contact with students who graduated, and sometimes jobs do not make it to the Career Center. Rather, professors recommend certain individuals for certain jobs.
Though the university administration as a whole is unresponsive to students, the business program's administration is very responsive. Teachers are very willing to help juniors and seniors in their classes and in post-graduate decisions. It is hard for me to imagine another school with teachers who work as hard as BC's to find their students jobs.
I felt the best prepared compared to all of my fellow interns at Citigroup this summer. I had more business knowledge and more real life experience than them. This is due to my business education.
BC sometimes gets overlooked in terms of the quality of its business program. I think the business program provides a lot of opportunities for students and the caliber of teachers at BC is outstanding.
Great program, very diverse, and well-rounded learning environment where the teachers challenged us and were concerned about our future (my financial policy teacher, Elliot Smith, would send about five e-mails a day with job opportunities). A good blend of theory and real-world courses. Could use smaller class sizes and better advising.
The undergraduate program at Boston College is excellent at preparing its students for future successes. Classes focus on applying skills to real-world examples. It is common for classes to be predominantly case-based and to have frequent guest speakers.
As a member of the Honors Program, I can speak for the excellence of the Honors Program. Honors courses are taught by the university's best professors and consistently strive to provide a rigorous understanding of complex business issues. The Honors Program also does an incredible job of placing its members in the top firms. I have just signed with Bain & Co., which didn't recruit formally on campus at the time. A Honors Program alum was critical in helping me establish contacts and relationships at Bain. Other members are now currently pursuing opportunities with Bain. And other members have signed with top consulting firms, private equity shops, top investment banks, and other firms that don't directly recruit on campus. Again, our strong alumni base was critical in helping our members land these jobs.
What I found set Boston College apart from other schools is the real sense of community that extends beyond the students. Professors here take a genuine interest in your success, and they are available for any questions, whether it be about the Black-Scholes model, a career choice, or personal issues. Moreover, there is a strong sense that learning the facts is not as important as learning how to think. Everyone here consistently challenges you to produce your best work, not to merely "plug and chug" equations into a formula.
I do admit that I may have a biased view, but it is my honest opinion that I could not have had a better education at any other university. Boston College provides me with an incredibly generous financial aid package, gave me the opportunity to take a year abroad at the London School of Economics, and has provided me all the resources to begin my career on Wall Street next year. I would like to add, however, that Boston College does have some weaknesses that bother me, such as a lack of socioeconomic/racial diversity, an unstructured career advising program, and an administration that is a bit out of touch with its students.
The CSOM core is extremely valuable for preparing students for the business world, especially those who choose to go directly to work. The core covers all the courses that are necessary to provide an all-inclusive business education—from economics and law to finance and accounting. I have found my experience in the school of management very beneficial.
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