Boston University vs. Northeastern

who-knew
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:33:51 +0000

D was absolutely convinced that she wanted to go to BU before visiting. It was the “city campus” in her eyes. Very disappointed when we visited last summer. Went to NEU as part of the Boston swing. Was immediately impressed with the campus–thought this was what she thought BU would be like. Applied to both, accepted EA to NEU and waitlisted at BU. Later admitted to BU and despite some concerns about reputation and name brand of BU, stuck with NEU. A very smart admissions counselor at another school said that she would have a “visceral reaction” to a school–she did and is happy with NEU. It is, in our area, a very “hot” school. Follow your gut!!