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Worst Things

  1. The conservative administration is an ever-present source of distress for students.
  2. 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.
  3. BU, like any large university, has an impenetrable bureaucracy that becomes annoyingly problematic for individual students with individual issues.
  4. 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.
  5. The blatant apathy of much of the student body
  6. Everything is overpriced, from the housing, to the coffee, to the nightlife.
  7. No smoking on campus . . . anywhere
  8. We start earlier, end later, and have the least vacation time of all of the universities in the area. Also, spring break is usually one or two weeks later than the majority of colleges in the US.
  9. Boston closes down at 2 a.m., with lingering party-goers until about 4 a.m. After that, you have to find your own party space.
  10. Freshman classes at BU. Most of the quality professors never teach them, and they are usually filled beyond the maximum and held in a large auditorium.

Expensive

Tuition is a steep $39,864, one of the most expensive rates in the country.

Expensive to Just Get By

51% of students surveyed felt that the amount it costs to live while at school was worse than average.

Expensive Dorms

Living on campus doesn't come cheap, with an average housing price tag of $7,980.

Don't Move Off Campus

Average off-campus housing is a steep $11,848.

Worst Rankings and Student Rants About Them

Campus Housing:
C
Campus Strictness:
C
Parking:
C

Campus Housing at Boston University

sumiresato

'09

Physiology

2.3
C

Good Dorms Are Expensive

The huge freshman dorms are very dirty and last year there were several leaks during a storm. However, it's nice because so many people live there, it's easy to get to know people. Theres expensive dorms that are very nice but few people can afford them.

Dec 24, 2010

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Campus Strictness at Boston University

lucao561

'14

Advertising

1.5
D+

Judicial Affairs Has a Mighty Gavel

Boston University is pretty strict with underage drinking and drugs. First-time offenders get a letter sent home, and second- and third-time offenders are in danger of losing their housing. But, as long as you go off campus, all is well. In the dorms you have to be discreet, but I'd advise against it.

Feb 11, 2011

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Parking at Boston University

lakersgal23

'14

Political Science and Government

0.8
D-

There Is No Parking...

There is almost no parking but if youre willing to pay hundreds a semester to park miles away from your dorm/apt. then go ahead....

Nov 01, 2010

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