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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been there on a number of occasions recently and also know many kids who have gone there in the last 5-10 years and generally come away unimpressed.  The location is cool right on the river but it is not that convenient for the city, though the T is right there.  Academics are middling, price is anything but and I think the analogy to GW comes from the fact that GW's former President came from BU and instituted many similar policies -- both schools have their endowments tied to real estate and it does run like a real estate company.  One problem with BU is that from some of the buildings you can actually see Harvard and that totally bums them out.  I think you can have a good experience there but it is worth making sure it is a good fit.  For those who have not been there in awhile, the area around BU has spiffed up a lot, great for adults but not so sure for the students since the restaurants/bars are quite expensive.      [/quote]

The Harvard angle may be true for the undergrads.  At the graduate level, not necessarily.  For a long time it's been the running line that both BC and BU law schools are superior to Harvard for actual legal education, quality of teaching, etc.  You don't get the white shoe snottiness factor and the line into high paying jobs in BigLaw but you come out a better lawyer.  It's an observation I've heard many times from professors who have taught at Harvard and come to either BU and BC and been more impressed with the students at the latter, who aren't there in many cases just to get their "ticket punched."  People I know who have gone to HLS and work there don't necessarily disagree.

But for undergrads you are probably right.  [/quote]

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