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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]

I think if you're looking across to Harvard wishing you were there it says much more about you as a person than BU as a school…I've never heard this before and I think it's a bit on the crazy, dysfunctional side.

From what I know, BU has a pretty solid reputation academically (possibly stronger for graduate work than undergraduate, but that's the case for many schools) so I think the argument about the academics is lost. Arguments could be made about it's location as a city school without a "real" campus and the cost, but it is a solid school.

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