Carroll School of Management

The small class size allows students to take advantage of all resources, to build close relationships with classmates and professors, and to leverage the strong alumni network and to participate in all available activities. If he or she chooses, each individual student at Boston College has the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the school.

Unfortunately, I think our career services center fell short and the office may need some new professionals who are closely connected with the student's needs and desires. I did not have to work with career services very much but I know some friends were not content with the services (or lack thereof) provided by the office.

In the background of your core classes, and many electives, is a strong consideration on the moral and ethical dilemmas that often arise in the business world. I never felt that "morality" was being pushed on us, but the consequences of each decision we make were always placed in front of us and we were left to make up our own mind.

I think that more informal social events with local alumni would take advantage of the great alumni network we have. Too often career services was focused on formal presentations by employers when sometimes it would just be nice to informally meet with local alumni to build our personal network.

The quality of the teaching staff is outstanding, and both faculty and fellow students keep their egos in check while also striving to improve themselves on a daily basis.

Improve on-campus recruitment. Many companies tend to overlook the program because of the small class size, but efforts should be made to mitigate this as the quality of students is of a top caliber. I also think on-campus recruitment is the primary reason that the program is not ranked as high as it could be.

The emphasis on core values is unique. Boston College weaves their core values into the curriculum and each student supports and upholds them.

BC's huge strength is the quality of its teaching, particularly in the core subjects. As a graduate of Princeton, I can say that my professors at BC were much more effective teachers than my professors at Princeton were, even if they are not as impressive from a research / scholarship perspective. Faculty teaching elective classes included some truly amazing professors (Nate Pelsma, who teaches nonprofit management, was one) but also included some professors who were less than amazing. Bringing the level of teaching in the elective program up to the level and consistency of the core curriculum would be a help.

Strong professors and strong 1st year courses. I think we have one of the best career service departments in the country. They were incredible and worked one on one with me every step of the way. They were there when I needed them and worked tirelessly to help connect me with the companies that I was interested in.

Boston College must invest in its MBA program, rather than divert all resources to its undergraduate programs. There is too much unrealized potential in the MBA program.

The MBA class sizes are small so you are able to develop close relationships with the faculty and your classmates to maximize learning opportunities.

I think it is a great program, however I think there needs to be better marketing around the program and offerings. There are many activities, classes, and programs we get to do in our smaller program that other schools cannot offer.

BC's program is unique. It is the only Catholic university to offer a dual degree program that combines ministry and business, which was my interest. Other schools I considered (Villanova, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Providence College) have excellent graduate-level business and theology programs, but only BC has explicitly put the programs together into a formal dual-degree intended to prepare students to be effective in the business side of ministry. This is a pressing need in our Church (and, I believe, in many other Churches and religiously-minded organizations) which parallels the need for effective management in the larger Nonprofit sector.