Boston University Top Questions

The school consumes Commonwealth Ave but it is easy to pass right by it because there are so many restaurants and stores tied right in that it can seem like you are still just driving up the street. We have some older buildings that may cause you to squint at the ugliness but then there are buildings that make you say wow like our new dorm that is LEED certified (national recognized as being an approved environmentally friendly building)

We are definitely an urban campus. We span 1.5 miles down Commonwealth Ave, one of Boston's main streets. Though we don't have actual campus gates or walls, it's a very residential campus with 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our students living on campus all four years (thanks to our four-year housing guarantee). Though we have an urban campus, you can simple hop on the city train to get more green-space and suburban setting.

Boston University is a powerful institution that instills everday education into young adults allowing for a future, more productive society.

Full of bright people.

Boston University is a large urban university, where there is never a dull moment between classes, clubs, and meeting new people.

BU is a gigantic school that loves its hockey team

Boston University is a big school with a huge variety of students, academic programs, extra-curricular activities, and things to do on the weekends.

A diverse school, with a ton to offer, excellent programs and opportunities, close to all the Boston action and totally worth it!

My school is a large university with opportunites to get involved and learn provided you go looking for them.

BU is located in Boston but still retains it's college campus atmosphere. It's everything I wanted in a university.