Best Place to Eat on Campus?

Best Place to Eat on Campus?

It all depends on what your looking for in food, ambience & convenience. See what’s open (https://bit.ly/BC-dining-hours) and go exploring! If you’re in O’Neill & hungry, the closest is Hillside, right out our back door.

What’s your favorite comfort movie?

What's your favorite comfort movie?
What’s your favorite comfort movie?

My Library helpers and their colleagues have a few favorite comfort movies to share:

13 Going on 30

Babe: Pig in the City

Before Sunset

Belfast

The Big Year (1996)

The Blues Brothers

Chicago

Cool Hand Luke

Dirty Dancing

The Fifth Element

A Fish Called Wanda

Heavenly Creatures

It’s a Wonderful Life

Kiki’s Delivery Service 

A Knight’s Tale

Moonstruck

My Cousin Vinny

My Life as a Dog

National Treasure

No Country for Old Men

O, Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Place Beyond the Pines

The Prince of Egypt

The Princess Bride

Pride and Prejudice

Riding in Cars with Boys

Singin’ in the Rain

Some Like it Hot

Something’s Gotta Give

The Sound of Music

Swingers 

Titanic

Will I make friends as a commuter freshman?

Will I make friends as a commuter freshman? Are there even any other freshmen that commute to BC?
Will I make friends as a commuter freshman? Are there even any other freshmen that commute to BC?

Welcome! You will make friends, but you may need to be a bit more proactive than students who have their res halls to provide a context for socializing. Reach out to students in your classes, get involved in extracurricular activities (including ones for off-campus students, like Taste of Off-Campus bit.ly/BCTasteOC.)

What’s common knowledge that you found out way too late?

What's common knowledge that you found out way too late?
What’s common knowledge that you found out way too late?

When you ask a Wall about common knowledge, you’ll hear all about how I don’t often know what humans consider common knowledge. And since I’m a Wall in a Library, I often find myself missing allusions. This Oxford Dictionary of Allusions can help up anyone’s allusion game: https://bc-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/l6ucgu/ALMA-BC21374928660001021

Life

I am confused as to what to do in life. Wall o Wall tell me before you go offline. How to know what to do job or be an entrepreneur. Data science or be a content expert or what 

This is really not uncommon. And remember, whatever you decide now does not have to be your career forever; people often change jobs and career paths throughout their working lives. If you are a Boston College student, I highly recommend scheduling a consultation with the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career).

What are a few of the best reading/study spots on campus, especially hidden nooks or smaller spaces? Any spaces specific to grad students outside of O’Neill?

What are a few of the best reading/study spots on campus, especially hidden nooks or smaller spaces? Any spaces specific to grad students outside of O'Neill?
What are a few of the best reading/study spots on campus, especially hidden nooks or smaller spaces? Any spaces specific to grad students outside of O’Neill?

My Library helpers and their colleagues gathered their favorite study spots:

Favorite places to study:

  1. ERC Library
  2. Theology and Ministry Library – second floor
  3. Bapst Library
  4. Higgins Atrium
  5. 245 Beacon Street
  6. O’Neill Library – level five

Hidden Nooks and Small Spaces:

  1. Stokes Bridge
  2. Carrels at the Theology and Ministry Library

Graduate study spots outside of O’Neill:

  1. Murray House (for coffee)
  2. Bapst Library

I’m having a really hard time adjusting. I’ve been crying every night since I got here. I feel emotionally unwell and stressed. What resources can help? Does it REALLY get better?

I'm having a really hard time adjusting. I've been crying every night since I got here. I feel emotionally unwell and stressed. What resources can help? Does it REALLY get better?
I’m having a really hard time adjusting. I’ve been crying every night since I got here. I feel emotionally unwell and stressed. What resources can help? Does it REALLY get better?

Please don’t suffer alone. Counseling Services (http://bit.ly/BC-counseling) is a good place to start. Lots of warm Wall hugs to you, and yes, it does get better.

Will I get a 528 on the MCAT? [crying face drawing] (What should I do if I get a 487?)

Will I get a 528 on the MCAT? [crying face drawing] (What should I do if I get a 487?)
Will I get a 528 on the MCAT? [crying face drawing] (What should I do if I get a 487?)

A perfect MCAT score s pretty rare and y don’t need a 528 to become a doctor. I advise you to do your best and then work with the results – and consult with the BC pre-med advisors (bit.ly/PreMedBC) throughout the process. You can re-take the exam and take other steps to become a more competitive candidate if you get a low score. Best of luck!

Sad movie recs? I like to watch sad movies, but I also don’t like being sad.

Sad movie recs? I like to watch sad movies, but I also don't like being sad.
Sad movie recs? I like to watch sad movies, but I also don’t like being sad.

My Library helpers and their colleagues have some sad movie recommendations. 

  1. Grave of the Fireflies
  2. Ghost World
  3. The Way We Were
  4. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Return of the King
  5. Whisper of the Heart
  6. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
  7. Scent of a Woman
  8. The Thin Red Line
  9. The NeverEnding Story
  10.  Harold and Maude
  11.  Fiddler on the Roof
  12.  Steel Magnolias
  13.  Bambi
  14.  Love, Actually is both my favorite Christmas and sad movie. I’ve watched it about 20 times and it still makes me cry, but it’s a sentimental (almost happy) cry, not the kind of thing that will make you want to go to bed and pull the covers over your head.
  15. Old Joy
  16. Scenes from a Marriage
  17. La Strada
  18. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Must do things before graduation? -where should we go? – what should we eat? [crossed off partial questions and a drawing of a face sticking out its tongue]

Must do things before graduation? -where should we go? - what should we eat? [crossed off partial questions and a drawing of a face sticking out its tongue]
Must do things before graduation? -where should we go? – what should we eat? [crossed off partial questions and a drawing of a face sticking out its tongue]

My Library helpers and their colleagues have a few ideas on what to make sure you do before graduation.

Places to visit:

  1. Crane Beach
  2. Go on a Whale watch cruise
  3. Boston nautical landmarks you never saw while at BC. USS Constitution tour, Rowe’s Wharf for lunch, ferry to Harbor Islands for afternoon, dinner at The Tall Ship in East Boston, overnight stay at Custom House Tower. Peace Out!
  4. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  5. Boston Harbor Islands
  6. See a play at the Robsham!

Places and things to eat:

  1. Modern Pastry
  2. Clam Box of Ipswich
  3. Eat at a spendy Italian restaurant in the North End, preferably at night
  4. Blue Ribbon BBQ
  5. Cream of Wheat at Neighborhood in Somerville. Trust me.
  6. Flatbreads
  7. Ramen down in Coolidge Corner
  8. Cannoli

Which school is better for pursuing social work as a grad student? BC or BU?

Which school is better for pursuing social work as a grad student? BC or BU?
Which school is better for pursuing social work as a grad student? BC or BU?

For what they’re worth (not much), the US News rankings have BC and BU tied for #11 with several other schools. The real way to pick a grad school is to pick the one that has faculty and/or programs working on the things you want to work on. Talk to other grad students there about who makes a good advisor.

How can we get folks at BC to use they/them pronouns more respectfully?

How can we get folks at BC to use they/them pronouns more respectfully?
How can we get folks at BC to use they/them pronouns more respectfully?

We can all (LGBTQ & allies) encourage & promote the use of pronouns by doing things like posting a question like yours in a public space, for example. Community efforts are often stronger. If you’re a student, you might find it helpful to connect with the LGBTQ community thorugh the office of student outreach & support (bit.ly/bc-stu-support). Staff can connect via LGBT@BC: bit.ly/lgbt-at-bc.