Boston University Top Questions

print quota, weather, class size, work load

It's a large campus with a lot of people. The financial aid is really high when they want you to attend the school, but it gets consistently lower as the years go on. There is grade deflation so that you will have to take classes over again over the summer.

The worst thing about my school is that there are many students smoking outside the dorms. As a non-smoker, I can't stand the smell of secondhand smoke. It is very annoying and bad for the health.

Some of the classes are very large and it can seem daunting to get to know your professor, especially if you are not exceedingly outgoing. But all hte professors do have office hours, you just have to go to them.

the business school feels it is better than everyone and frowns apon transfer students from other schools with in BU and also wants all college kids to look smart everyday for class with no track pants ect... hard for student athletes (like my self) who come straight from practise and i dont want to be biking all over campus in nice pants and tops ect.

The worst thing about BU is that it is extrememly expensive, $50,000/year. On top of that we don't even have a Medical Amnesty/Good Samaritan policy to protect students who have a medical emergency involving drugs and alcohol. Many students get hurt or die because they are too afraid of losing their housing/scholarship, etc. to call for help for themselves or a friend. The administration only pretends to listen to students concerns. They are run more like a business than a school.

The school is so large that it becomes difficult to feel comfortable and at home.

The worst thing about BU is the cost to go here.

size, its hard to know most of the people at school

The worst thing about BU is the difficulty of making friends after the first semester or two. Once you get past that, people tend to pick up a new friend or two per semester, but the social groups are pretty much set. However, everyone is really friendly in that first window, and you could always join a new club if you really needed friends.