Boston University Top Questions

I wish I had been more motivated to join clubs and activities. There are tons on campus and it is so easy to get involved.

Nothing, the universtiy was exactly what I thought it would be, great!

I wish I had known all the extracurriculars there are here at BU, because I could have decided what groups to join quicker, and I could have joined more.

I wish I had known more about campus housing, and how to organize my classes better because I found that doing a 4-4-2 system is better. The 4-4-2 system is where you take four classes each semester and then two classes during the summer to ease the workload of an engineering program.

I wish I would've known more about the large number of classes which were available to me. Initially, I had an idea of the large number there were but in actuality I underestimated the exact number which there were. Had I known this, I feel I would've academically gotten more out of my first semester as a freshman.

I wish I had known how easy it is to follow the crowd, and how important it is to be true to who I am and who I was raised to be. I wish I had been informed that there is no reason to hide your beliefs becaus of what others will think because the most important thing is that you are comfortable with who you are and what anybody else thinks shouldn't phase you.

Before coming to Boston University, I wish I had known the importance of making a conscious effort to create relationships. Yes, this seems like common sense, but BU is unique in the sense that it is sprawled out in an urban setting. Though our buildings are everywhere, sometimes it is extremely difficult to find good friends because there aren't a lot of places to gather. So, in order to find those new best friends, you have to be creative, friendly, and absolutely willing to put yourself out there.

The city of Boston is essentially the campus of Boston University, which indubitably provides an educational and multicultural playground. Although the city bustles with exciting people and activities, it can be effortless to squander money. It is unfortunate that there are few activities in Boston that do not depend upon human consumption. I wish I had known that social occupations would be so expensive and that urban life is so seductive in its means to enthrall and impoverish.

I wish I would have known how immature and inexperienced I was. I quickly found out that I knew little about the way the world worked and how I could express exactly who I am. I was prepared for college academically, but not at all socially. I went through a radical identity crisis my first year of college, which I feel I could have been more prepared for if I had not been so ignorant and sheltered in my home town. Now, I am very happy with who I am now and I definitely went to the right school.

I wish I had known how much trouble I would have making friends in such a large school.