UNCP4503 · University and Capstone

From Common App to Cap and Gown: Reflecting on Your BC Career from the Very Beginning

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

This course will give students the opportunity to reflect on their time at Boston College while also exploring possibilities for reimagining higher education. Students will gain a deeper understanding of their time at BC and how their experiences here will prepare them for a fulfilling life after graduation.You are nearing your last days as an undergraduate at Boston College. Its time to take a moment (or a semester) and reflect on how you got here. More specifically, lets take some time to investigate the many elements of your life and your life at Boston College that allowed you to arrive at this place in time. Before you move on to your next endeavor, lets spend some time reviewing your relationship with and understanding of Boston College. Our discussions will bring to light the people, stories and decisions you made in order to make the most out of your time here. And now that you have lived it maybe we can reimagine some of the important moments all BC students go through. Maybe we can even improve them?This course will go step by step in both time and stages of your Boston College experience. We will have discussions about the meaning and struggles of the college admissions process all the way to your hopes, dreams and worries about commencement and graduation. We will talk about the choices you have made while you have been at BC and what you hope those choices will lead to later in your life.