Boston University Top Questions

That I would hate my first school. I should have applied here out of high school.

How bad the housing selection is.

I wish I had known how hard it is to keep a balanced budget without sacraficing my social life. There's so much to do in Boston, but as a college student at a school with tuition in the $50,000.00 range it's hard to find fun, affordable activities. I saved a lot before I came to school, but I would've worked even more. You never really understand how fast money goes until you have no time to work but you still have to buy books and groceries. It was a really tough life lesson to learn.

I wish I knew more about classes to sign up for my freshman year. I ended up with two deflated grades. My GPA has not been able to recover ever since.

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The large classes which basically drive curve based grading and the elitism found amongst students in science based classes. The environment here is very fake. I have only a few good friends that I don't apply a mask when approaching. The professors are smart but I think very few actually care about their students. There is a clase system here. The elitist few and the majority wondering what the hell is going on.

I'm not sure that I can recall one thing specifically that I wish I had known before arriving at Boston University. However, the overall strong sense of a campus feel isn't always present among the students. Also, school spirit seems to be an issue.

Be open to being friends with everyone you meet, people on your floor, etc. It's a really big school and it's better to feel like you know people

That it is very difficult to get into some classes and they rarely if ever open up additional sections, even if dozens of students want to take or class or need to take it for their major.

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That there is much more girls who go to the school than guys, and that the size of the school can be daunting at times.

How much I would have to pay back in student loans after graduation, it's a very expensive school. Also that the grading system is based on grade deflation so that same A quality work will actually only get you a B in the class.

That I would come out of school with a large loan.

That I would spend all my time studying