Boston University Top Questions

The city is very accessible and you also meet people from many different backgrounds

Boston University is urban; we're as close to the city as a campus will ever be, and though we're a large university, classes are small enough to offer a good learning environment.

There are a lot of incredible museums surrounding campus, whereas many rural schools do not have the opportunity to visit such great places.

We have a lot of international students; it is interesting to learn new things from them. My roommate last year was from Tokyo. BU is very large, but there are so many different colleges within the University that it isn't overwhelming. The student and faculty population is very diverse.

There was a 2-year program within the 4-year track that appealed to me as an undecided major coming in. It had smaller class sizes and was more structured in terms of classes. It was also close to home. It was a high-quality education for good financial aid.

It's in the heart of Boston while still being separated from the city. I get to go to an urban school that is big enough to actually be a campus and a community in its own right.

It's big. Some people like to be a number. I'm not one of them.

Big school, known nation-wide, great reputation.

There are very specialized undergraduate programs, for example School of Education, College of Communications, College of Rehabilitation Sciences... Students get practical experience in the field they want to pursue.

it is in the city, but it still feels like a campus. It is also huge and has many different facets, anyone can find their niche here

It's a big school.

Great Proffessors who KNOW what they are teaching!.

The school combines the best of the city of Boston with the best of a large university. The depth and breadth of course offerings is impressive from Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering to Advertising in the College of Communication to wine tasting in the School of Hospitality Administration, there is something for everyone. You can try one path and then switch as you figure out what you actually want to do with your life, all within one university.

A senior tells us about the positive and negative aspects of Boston University.

A senior tells us why living in Warren Towers was both his best and worst decision as a freshman.

Best and worst decisions of freshman year.

Female students at BU discuss their freshman year experiences.

Very diverse.

Very diverse . In the heart of the city so not the quietest campus. Green grass is rare on campus!

It's the perfect size. There are approximately 19,000 undergraduate students; however, it is not too big. I still run into people I know around campus all the time.