Just want to point out to the above post, entirely disagree that NU isn’t involved with campus clubs/organizations. Most everybody I know is very involved in at LEAST one, and a member of multiple. A capella, Greek life, interest based clubs, skiing/hiking, debate, student government, cultural orgs, dance groups, improv, theatre; I know people involved with each of those just within the few doors down my hall. BU can’t be campus centric, their campus doesn’t have a center unless you’re talking about a lamp post halfway down the long street that is BU’s “campus”.
Not going to refute the other things- BU has really great faculty, and it’s definitely more of a traditional college experience (well, traditional city college experience), but student involvement is not a weak point for NU.