Boston University Top Questions

My school is best known for great dining halls with awesome food, diversity of the students from all over the world, its study abroad programs, and its many residence places. Also, it is convenient to the city of Boston and near several museums.

Its research, medical programs and hockey.

Our hockey team and our grade deflation that the administration refuses to acknowlage. Yes the test scores themselves are not deflated, but the exams are designed to draw lower grades from a higher quality of students. A student recieving a B- here could easily get an A at Northeastern..

The hockey team and it's location in the city of Boston.

Big university with pleanty to do.

My school is best known for our love of hockey and how well we play the game. We are also good academically.

Our school is known for our Hockey team. The Terriers are a huge part of our campus, and game days are crazy. It is also known for it's grade deflation. It's much harder to get an A at BU than at most other schools, but when you do get one it's very rewarding. Also, BU is known for its CORE curriculum. Even inn schools with a specified major you must complete certain basic and unrelated academic requirements, though they vary from school to school.

Academics.

Although there are some really great teachers at BU, many faculty members are forced to teach in order to get research funding. As a result, many of them are not good teachers and do not care about their students success. The classes and campus are very large, so you do not really feel like you are going to college. In order to be happy at BU, you really have to be independent and ready to make a group of friends. You cant be shy. You also have to be willing to not see anyone you know all day.

High quality education in America's favorite college town.

They have an amazing medical school and research facilities. They also have a great art program. They have a lot of variety in what they offer and provide quality in every academic program.

Diversity.

It's a very diverse liberal campus just on the edge of the city.

The school was known for being a center of political activisma and protests in the 1950s and 60s, as the "Berkely of the east". It is also known because Martin Luther King Jr. attended the school. Currently, the school is known for having the acclaimed author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel as a professor.

really great professors, interesting classes, trendy / wealth students, city campus

A hugely defining characteristic of the school is its location.

Johnny discusses the traditions and chants behind the biggest rivalry at BU: The BU-BC ice hockey rivalry.

Tim discusses traditions behind the BU-BC hockey rivalry.

Dave discusses traditions behind the rivalry with BC hockey.

The dog pound at a BU hockey game chants when the opposing goalie removes his helmet.