greyhound25

Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on Boston College? Would it be a terrible idea to accept an offer there for something that is not theory (in particular comparative)? I'd be also very interested on peoples thoughts on smaller programs generally. Do you think the advantages of more faculty attention outweigh the disadvantages of not having a big cohort to learn from/with (obviously it depends on the individual/dept., but interested in people's perspectives)? And is there any extent to which the lower rankings of some programmes which are also small can be explained away (at least to some extent) by their size? Grateful for any advice or insight anyone can offer!