Boston University Top Questions

At BU you must be prepared to work VERY hard. Professors talk very quickly, and you need effective, yet EFFICENT notes. Majority of information you need to know will come from your lecture/reading notes. It is important to review these weekly to do well on your midterm exams. It takes 16 times for you to look at something and to fully understand it. Reviewing all material weekly will help you excel during your exams. Also, take advantage of writing centers and tutors, even if you think you dont need it - they improve your grades immensely!

I wish I had known BU is a highly urban campus-there are high rise buildings, traffic and crowded sidewalks all around. However, there are also some peaceful areas, such as Boston Commons, and great seating in parks around the Charles River, which help to alleviate the stress of feeling over crwoded on Commonwealth ave.

Nothing. Yeah, it might have been nice to know that without your ID you can't get back into dorms, but then I would never have met Megan, the cute Sophomore that signed me in and explained the rules to me. And knowing the geography of Boston might have helped, but then I wouldn't have gotten lost on that run and found that awesome park along the Charles. And maybe I could have know more math, but then I wouldn't have met Nick, John, or Cait, my current roomates and best friends. I like how things turned out.

How extremely weathly most students are who attend this school.

I wish I had known that everything would be great and that this school was the best choice. It would have been nice to have been more certain, I would not have worried as much.

How professors will curve any class to a C+ reguardless of the calibur of students.

I wish i knew the strength and weakness of the urban, large university. Sometimes, it is just difficult for some people to fit in a community with so many people.

more about who to go to for help and about what

I wish I had known how difficult college courses could be. There were a few close calls my freshman year because I didn't realize that my grade would depend on only one or two tests. It's a huge adjustment from high school.

I wish I had known what the College of Communications offered. I never would have been an English Major I would have gone straight to communications to specialize in what I really want to do. I also wish I knew more about how to get internships. Northeastern has a better program for placing people into internships and giving them real life experience in career fields.