<p>Hi, NJMom. Actually, I say that not because it’s better to be at BU, but to be in Boston. I said that I went to BU, but got my education in Boston. As expensive as the city is there are so many free things to do and explore if you are interested. And you can find meetings, lectures, films on the most esoteric things. Spent lots of time going to lectures at Harvard and even MIT (okay, so I dated someone from MIT). I just think in sheer numbers of people reading, writing, studying the classics, there are probably more than at Wake, and those are probably university-related. In Boston, there are opportunities to take advantage of free or inexpensive university-related activities even though it’s not your university. And yes, BU has (or had, I don’t know anymore) a good biology program. And yes, there are of kids from Jersey and LI. We joked that BU was Hofstra University - Boston campus.</p>