Off Campus or On campus ( is distance worth it)

MACLASSOF2013
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:30:17 +0000

My son stayed in Warren his first year. I asked him recently, if he knew now after being at BU for two years, would he have chosen to live in Warren and he said he would choose Warren again, because of its proximity to CAS as well as the fact that because of the number of students living in there, there is a lot of diversity and found it easy to find a group of friends with similar interests. However, in your case, as a transfer Sophomore, you would probably want to stay out of a dorm that is primarily Freshmen. I don’t know if you still have the option of housing, but you might want to see is there is availability in Towers, 575 Comm Ave (aka HoJos) or Myles that have a large number of Sophomores. West Campus also has a mix of Freshmen/Sophomore students. Did you pay your housing deposit? If so, you could check out Summer Swap for dorm rooms that become open over the summer and may be more to your liking and convenience.

Because of the layout of BU’s campus, unless you live in Warren, Bay State, Towers, you’re going to have a walk to classes. Therefore, an apartment near West Campus would be fine. I don’t know if you heard weather/news reports of last winter but being dependent on the “T” can be a problem. The “T” had a lot of mechanical issues last years and some days didn’t work. My son was thinking of getting an apartment in Brighton/Allston for this year but opted for a BU apartment instead so that he wouldn’t need to take the T.

Walking a mile to classes isn’t bad once you get used to the routine. Also, you might be near a BU shuttle stop which would cut off some of walking time.

Good luck and enjoy BU!