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I dance, study physics, rock climb, attend sports games, go to museums and church, volunteer in the community, and love to meet new people. This isn't a personal ad for a newspaper; this is an abbreviated version of my "wants and needs" list during my college search in high school. Thus far, Boston University has met my standards 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}, which is saying a lot for a university. I wanted very specific things when searching for the right school and most really great colleges were missing something I wanted. Was it too much to ask? BU didn't think so.

Similar to what I said above, at many theatre schools the sense of competition is FIERCE. I have heard stories from people at other schools I considered about the cut-throat aspect to many other programs. However, BU has no such angle. All of the faculty and students are there to support one another, and encourage them to push themselves to the next level. It is really an extraordinary thing that is, unfortunately, not all that common among most college level theatre programs.

There is an air around BU that is unlike any other college I visited. It feels electrically charged. Every time I get off the train at Kenmore station, and I walk up the stairs and out into the crisp air in the city, I always feel like I belong there. You can tell just by walking around the campus that BU has their finger on the pulse of nearly every academic field. This is especially true in the science department, where several Nobel prize winners teach. People who come here should be prepared to be immersed in their field.

Boston University is located in the city of Boston. This places students in an area surrounded by a variety of enriching events. There are concerts, shows, sprorting games (Fenway Park), museums, and many more events either on campus or just outside. The proximity to these events provides students with incredible opportunities. I would suggest that anyone attending Boston University or visiting Boston in general takes advantage of these wonderful events. Boston University itself values diversity and there is truely something for everyone both on campus and in the surrounding area.

My school is very diverse and the students are all very friendly and open minded. It is the perfect environement to go to College. You learn valuable lessons both academically and personally. The professors are amazing and very helpful and always available for extra help and guidance.

Definitive and complete Film program. The other schools I applied to had a more vague approach.

Very big, diverse and city-centered, with lots of opportunity for adventure and a very independently minded student population.

It is in a major city, it has the best program in the country for my original major: Design & Production for theatre.

Boston University is very academically focused and research driven. The campus is not like a traditional campus with green surroundings, instead the beautiful city of Boston surrounds the campus.

The school is in Boston, so there are hundreds of amazing internships and jobs you can get. The management and health school really try to help their students succeed. I would only recommend students go to BU if they are applying to one of the smaller colleges, not to CAS. BU has also created a college called College of General Studies. It is known by students as the "stupid" kids college. The kids are just as smart, but many students do not feel as equal to other students because of the reputation of the college.

There is a great balance between academics and extracurriculars. Everyone is motivated to work hard in class, but still allot time to socialize and have fun.

It's big.

There is really excellent teaching here, but because the school is big, you really have to seek it out.

The campus is spread out over a couple miles of a city, which I like. BU has less of a traditional college campus feeling, but it makes up for it to live in Boston.

Large diversified city campus with a lot to do on and off campus.

The campus has a very unique feel because it is in the middle of a large city yet there is still a defined campus. The school is also much larger than other schools I considered and has many smaller schools within the larger University, which creates a diversity amongst students' majors and interests.

The urban campus is in a great city, with a lot of things to do. The campus, although in the middle of a city, is still somewhat self-sustaining.

It's extremely diverse; full of students from all over the world.

Boston University is unique in the fact that it is located in the heart of Boston. Because of its location, it has allowed me to explore this exciting city and therefore have been able to experience many interesting customs that I normally wouldn't have had the opportunity to if I went to a different college/university.

It's right in the middle of Boston, which is a fantastic city.