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Boston is a city that is populated by thousands of students, due to the number of universities and colleges (about 60 all together) in the area—something that is also described by most as one of the greatest benefits for BU students. Since there is no reason to be stuck on campus, the best way to have a good experience is to take full advantage of the city.
Due to the overwhelming population of young people in Boston, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are older people and little kids around. Considering this fact, however, the city remains relatively conservative. Everything shuts down at 2 in the morning, mainly due to Puritan liquor license laws. There are even laws preventing the sale of deodorants on Sunday (this is no longer enforced, but remains in existence).
jennesin911
'14
Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Boston
This is my proud city. Transportation, friendliness, parking, etc., may not be average to someone who isn't from a city... However, the scenery, parks, sports, history and food are excellent no matter where you are from!!
Jan 19, 2012
jeliezer
'13
Journalism
It's a 21 Year Old's World.
Boston is a fun town. Lots to do: museums, shows/concerts, fairs, etc, but the nightlife is limited to the 21+ crowd.
Jan 14, 2012
makd11
Finance
Boston!
Boston is a good city for college students because there's a right balance between fun and school work. You can have a casual night of simply hanging out at your school or any of the colleges around such as Northeastern, MIT and Harvard. Or you can go party it up in a nearby club downtown. There's not to much so that you always feel distracted with school but there definitely is a lot to do.
Dec 16, 2011
5 Fun Facts about Boston:• There are “boat-cars” touring the city at all hours of the day giving Duck Tours. If you make eye contact with the travelers atop this vehicle and shout, “Quack!” They will turn to you and simultaneously reply, “Quack, Quack!” • A dead body is dragged out of the Charles River way too often. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, go swimming on an evening of drunken self-exploration. This is a bad idea. I would also avoid contact of said water with both face and other bodily cavities. • The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the nation where a plane can fly over a car, traveling over a train, going over a boat . . . (or submarine, or Pogo stick, or hovercraft). • Blue Man Group originated here. Student rush tickets cost only $25 an hour before the show. • Kurt Vonnegut wrote the majority of his autobiography, Slapstick, set just outside of the Boston Public Gardens, where he grew up.
Famous Bostonians:Samuel Adams Aerosmith Louisa May Alcott The Cars Ralph Waldo Emerson Benjamin Franklin Winslow Homer Madeleine Kahn Jack Lemmon Leonard Nimoy Edgar Allan Poe Paul Revere James Taylor Kurt Vonnegut Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) Barbara Walters
Local Slang:Drop your R’s . . . they have no business in this city. For way more than you ever wanted to know about Boston slang, visit the “Wicked Good Guide to Boston English” at: /www.boston-online.com/glossary.html.
Coolidge Corner Theatre290 Harvard St.Brookline(617) 734-2501
Copley Theatre100 Huntington Ave.Boston(617) 266-1300
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema1 Kendall Sq.Cambridge(617) 499-1996
Loews Boston Common75 Tremont St.Boston(617) 423-3499
Regal Fenway Stadium 13201 Brookline Ave.Boston(617) 424-6266
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