BU v. Rochester?

SnowflakeVT
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:31:40 +0000

My daughter was accepted to both; she chose BU and will study biochemistry and music. Rochester is a great school, strong academics for pre-med, music and sciences. Rochester also has amazing a cappella groups, perhaps because 50% of students participate in music anyway, so music is in their genes. Boston U also has plenty of music outlets, including a cappella. For my daughter, who also wants to participate in a cappella, Boston was the right location, and Boston U grabbed her. If you are an athlete, UofR has some opportunities, even if you’re not Div. I level. I don’t know about sports at Boston U unless you are Div. I level hockey or lacrosse. Both schools seem to have good fitness centers and access to intramural sports.

Rochester undergrad is smaller (~5000) while Boston U is bigger (~18000). Some suggest that UofR has a better focus on individualized attention; I don’t have specifics to back that up, but at our visit, professors walked right up to my daughter and introduced themselves to talk about their program (one in optics, one in biology) so they seem very approachable.

Good luck … your gut will sway you in the end. The city of Boston may lure your or scare you off. Good luck … you can’t make a wrong choice.