Boston University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the people splitting hairs over northeastern, tufts, BU, BC, NYU - they are all the same and will provide the same outcome for your kid. Pick the best fit. None of those schools are MIT, cal tech, Stanford etc. and will have about the same level of student, professor and recruiting opportunities. Apply to all of them and cross your fingers that you are lucky enough to get into one. Realistically your kid probably won’t and is going to end up at the next tier down.

That is like saying all colleges outside of the ivy league/stanford/mit, etc are identical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the people splitting hairs over northeastern, tufts, BU, BC, NYU - they are all the same and will provide the same outcome for your kid. Pick the best fit. None of those schools are MIT, cal tech, Stanford etc. and will have about the same level of student, professor and recruiting opportunities. Apply to all of them and cross your fingers that you are lucky enough to get into one. Realistically your kid probably won’t and is going to end up at the next tier down.

That is like saying all colleges outside of the ivy league/stanford/mit, etc are identical.

That’s not what this says - it says opportunities from those 2nd tier elite colleges will be the same, so pick on fit.

[Anonymous]

I went to BU many years ago and loved it. While the campus is urban and kind of spread out, you do end up using sort of a campus feel there. I lived in Warren Towers (the huge freshman dorm) and there met the people who remain my closest friends to this day. The education was great, the school is great for research, and there’s a lot of nearby stuff to walk to. I also did some activities that made me feel more part of the school. Except for hockey, it’s not a sporty school, and I don’t remember there being too much Greek life. But I wasn’t looking for those things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the people splitting hairs over northeastern, tufts, BU, BC, NYU - they are all the same and will provide the same outcome for your kid. Pick the best fit. None of those schools are MIT, cal tech, Stanford etc. and will have about the same level of student, professor and recruiting opportunities. Apply to all of them and cross your fingers that you are lucky enough to get into one. Realistically your kid probably won’t and is going to end up at the next tier down.

That is like saying all colleges outside of the ivy league/stanford/mit, etc are identical.

You do know that MIT is above the ivy league, I hope - with regard to STEM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to BU many years ago and loved it. While the campus is urban and kind of spread out, you do end up using sort of a campus feel there. I lived in Warren Towers (the huge freshman dorm) and there met the people who remain my closest friends to this day. The education was great, the school is great for research, and there’s a lot of nearby stuff to walk to. I also did some activities that made me feel more part of the school. Except for hockey, it’s not a sporty school, and I don’t remember there being too much Greek life. But I wasn’t looking for those things.

Wasn't Warren Towers next to the big old parking lot on the main drag - near Holiday Inn?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the people splitting hairs over northeastern, tufts, BU, BC, NYU - they are all the same and will provide the same outcome for your kid. Pick the best fit. None of those schools are MIT, cal tech, Stanford etc. and will have about the same level of student, professor and recruiting opportunities. Apply to all of them and cross your fingers that you are lucky enough to get into one. Realistically your kid probably won’t and is going to end up at the next tier down.

Not exactly. IYKYK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Don’t know much about northeastern either — have heard about their shenanigans regarding statistics, but wouldn’t let that deter if it is right fit. DC is looking for schools outside of T20 and interested in Boston so just trying to get information on all schools they can consider. DC would prefer more of a “campus” and stronger college community though so it sounds like BU may not be good fit. Doesn’t care for Greek life and sports isn’t important.

Seriously, Northeastern is it.

ED to Northeastern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Don’t know much about northeastern either — have heard about their shenanigans regarding statistics, but wouldn’t let that deter if it is right fit. DC is looking for schools outside of T20 and interested in Boston so just trying to get information on all schools they can consider. DC would prefer more of a “campus” and stronger college community though so it sounds like BU may not be good fit. Doesn’t care for Greek life and sports isn’t important.

Seriously, Northeastern is it.

ED to Northeastern.

SHHHHH....
Do not educate the uneducated.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern??

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/08/26/how-northeastern-gamed-the-college-rankings/

"...In 1996, Richard Freeland looked across the sea of crumbling parking lots that was Northeastern University and saw an opportunity few others could. As the school’s new president, he had inherited a third-tier, blue-collar, commuter-based university"

I would not spend $90K/yr ($60K tuition) on this school...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern??

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/08/26/how-northeastern-gamed-the-college-rankings/

"...In 1996, Richard Freeland looked across the sea of crumbling parking lots that was Northeastern University and saw an opportunity few others could. As the school’s new president, he had inherited a third-tier, blue-collar, commuter-based university"

I would not spend $90K/yr ($60K tuition) on this school...

Yes, if I time travel to 1996 I will definitely keep that in mind!

[Anonymous]

Its ur $$ (and ur kids misfortune)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern??

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/08/26/how-northeastern-gamed-the-college-rankings/

"...In 1996, Richard Freeland looked across the sea of crumbling parking lots that was Northeastern University and saw an opportunity few others could. As the school’s new president, he had inherited a third-tier, blue-collar, commuter-based university"

I would not spend $90K/yr ($60K tuition) on this school...

Yes, if I time travel to 1996 I will definitely keep that in mind!

LOL. IKR?

[Anonymous]

You could drive by BU on Commonwealth Ave & not realize you are driving through a campus. Some people like that. Others don’t. What’s not debatable is that the BU Law building is the ugliest structure on the planet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the people splitting hairs over northeastern, tufts, BU, BC, NYU - they are all the same and will provide the same outcome for your kid. Pick the best fit. None of those schools are MIT, cal tech, Stanford etc. and will have about the same level of student, professor and recruiting opportunities. Apply to all of them and cross your fingers that you are lucky enough to get into one. Realistically your kid probably won’t and is going to end up at the next tier down.

That is like saying all colleges outside of the ivy league/stanford/mit, etc are identical.

All of those colleges do not have same reputation levels. So if you believe they all offer identical outcomes, then essentially you are saying everything but ivies and akin offer identical outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could drive by BU on Commonwealth Ave & not realize you are driving through a campus. Some people like that. Others don’t. What’s not debatable is that the BU Law building is the ugliest structure on the planet.

How about the new data science building?