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Boston University at a Glance

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Location:
Boston, MA
Setting:
Large city
Control:
Private Non-Profit
In-State Tuition:
$39,864
Out-of-State Tuition:
$39,864
Room & Board:
$12,260
Full-Time Undergrads:
16,752
Part-Time Undergrads:
1,435
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School Website:
www.bu.edu
Admissions Website:
www.bu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid Website:
www.bu.edu/finaid
Application Deadline:
January 1
Acceptance Rate:
58 %
Admission Difficulty:
Average
Average SAT Scores:
1760–2030
Average ACT Scores:
26–30

Best Things

  • The size of BU. The sheer size of the University allows for a huge selection of courses, from French Regional Wines to Nietzsche to Stalking the Wild Mind.
  • The professors.
  • Domino's Pizza takes BU Convenience Points.
  • Boston is a great college town, and the locals are highly entertaining; especially during Red Sox season.
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Worst Things

  • The conservative administration is an ever-present source of distress for students.
  • The size of the University makes it difficult to get to know your professors. They will not come to you. You have to put in the effort.
  • BU, like any large university, has an impenetrable bureaucracy that becomes annoyingly problematic for individual students with individual issues.
  • The security on campus is reminiscent of your seventh grade bus driver if she were to suddenly develop a thick Boston accent. Don't swipe your card more than once in the wrong direction, or you are liable to get shut out.
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Most Popular Majors

  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Health Care
  • Communications
  • Education
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Tags: Traditional Colleges and Universities, Tuition: $30K-40K, Student Body: 10000-20000, Massachusetts, Large city, Bachelor's (4-year), Master's, Doctoral, Certificate

Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

While BU certainly has its downfalls, most of which are due to the sheer size of the University, there are plenty of opportunities to take full advantage of all that it has to offer. For the resourceful and motivated, a little effort will go a long way. The most important thing is to utilize your professors to your advantage. It is their job to be available to their students, and while some are certainly more attentive than others, students are not turned away by a professor when they have gone looking for opportunities or support.

Keeping busy, being well-organized, and choosing a course of study that truly stimulates your intellectual interests will all be really helpful in having a successful experience at BU. Many students dread graduation day, and therefore, leaving Boston is not something they look forward to. On the flip-side, countless others would argue the opposite perspective. Accept your environment and work with it, as well as against it. Do not stay inside for too long, and do not drink away your college years. Make school a priority, and hang out with your professors (they are the best resource you have). Boston is a huge city with a really large population of young people. If you are looking for a taste of city life, and think that you would be able to establish yourself at a big university in a high-paced atmosphere, it is definitely possible to find your niche here.

Boston University Student Reviews

Overall Experience at Boston University

oeadedok

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering '12

3.8
B+

I'm an Engineer, I Have No Life

I never would have chosen BU if it hadn't been for money, I never would have stayed if it hadn't been for the people I've met and the opportunities that BU has provided for me since I've been there. I've done research and studied abroad. The actual academics are extremely challenging which I like but I have had a lot of trouble adjusting to the weather coming from Georgia where it barely snows even to the point of being a little depressed. If I had the chance again, I would reconsider staying home but I would pick BU for its opportunities.

Aug 18, 2010

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Overall Experience at Boston University

estheryc

Arts '11

3.1
B-

Love/Hate

There are pros and cons about a place like BU. Open campus makes for independent kids and less unity/school pride. No football team also makes for poor school pride. Good thing about the school is that you're always meeting new people. I wouldn't choose my school again because it is ridiculously expensive

May 26, 2010

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Overall Experience at Boston University

Anonymous

Boston University Student

I love BU; there are great people...

I love BU; there are great people here. Talk to the teachers; they have connections in the field, and will help you out. You will mature here. Also, Bostonians are some of the best people in the world to know, but you have to give them a chance, and they will soon warm up. However, you must venture outside of the Commonwealth Avenue area. The area is nearly exclusively comprised of college kids that don’t give an accurate representation of Boston. In fact, not going outside of the area is probably the main reason that people at BU say that they don’t like Boston. They don’t know it.

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