What I Wish I Knew About Boston University Before Committing

yes i completed my first year of college crazyyy anyways here's some honest thoughts on things I wish someone told me before I came to BU!! if you have any questions feel free to comment them below!!!

[@rebeccafriedman1793]

Thank you so much for this video ! I just got accepted to BU and am highly considering going there. This did not deter me. Maybe I'll see you around ! :)

[@hbshined]

awesome!! lmk if you have any questions!

[@malik_alharb]

Class of 2018, enjoyed my time there.

[@richardcarlson7370]

Do you have an aversion to walking ? Boston is a walking and running city. It is good for your body and will invigorate your brain before you arrive at your classroom (especially in the winter).

[@hbshined]

bu campus is over a mile long. it gets tiring.

[@richardcarlson7370]

Oh, for God's Sake ! I'm an old man (63) and I walk several miles per day. If I can do it you can do it. You might want to consider using a scooter also.@@hbshined

[@certinho76]

@@hbshined New England is for the hardy.

[@amirh7221]

Im applying to BU but I never visited boston and I don't know if I should ED. I would really love to know you stats and whether you applied ED and or any tips that you have? I really liked your video as well and it was very helpful. (I was laughing so much lmao)

[@hbshined]

I applied ED 2, my school's GPA system is out of 6, and mine was 5.5. My SAT score was 1400!! Also know stats like aren't the most important, especially SAT scores, they're looking to hear about YOU. My best advice is for the why BU essay be as specific as possible. Look up a class you want to take, look up a club you want to join, etc.

[@suthtingmungawn1853]

Thank you for sharing.

[@evenhowell6030]

I wanted to know more about the preferred name and pronoun issue , is it still an issue that persists? Have you talked to professors about it and have they changed?

[@hbshined]

so most of my professors this year were amazing about it, they let me introduce myself and then they figured out my last name from there. My name on attendance sheets when passed around though, was still my legal name. :( are you attending BU this year?

[@hi-ri5su]

I was accepted into the CGS program, could you please elaborate on the jokes thing 😅?

[@hbshined]

yeah lol! so basically it's a lot of like lol ur in cgs lol it's kinda hard to explain, i'd say go look at either barstoolbu or thebunionpaper on instagram for a better idea, but i'm not in cgs so i feel like i don't really have a say here. i know lots of cgs people and they're super cool. def try to get in touch with a cgs student, they can definitely give you a better idea than i can! reddit is a really good place for that.

[@applepeel1662]

Hey! I got into BU for graduate studies, evaluating my options rn

[@hbshined]

hey!! do you have any specific questions?

[@applepeel1662]

@@hbshined have u heard of BU MET? and if so what's the reputation of the school like?

[@hbshined]

@@applepeel1662 i unfortunately know nothing about it, it's not really related to normal bu undergrad.

[@certinho76]

Awesome. I'm in graduate school there now. For Wheelock though. Good luck.

[@hbshined]

@@certinho76 i'm planning to apply to wheelock grad school after my senior year!!

[@thatswhaturmomsaid3062]

I have a question about grade deflation. Do you think/Have you heard of Economics students experiencing it? If so, to what level?

[@hbshined]

i have not heard of it from any of my friends who took econ classes, i don't know any econ majors tho

[@thatswhaturmomsaid3062]

@@hbshined okay thank you!

[@clarissar6181]

thank you so much!! i recently got accepted into cgs and i’ve been looking for more info so this helped a lot 🥹

[@hbshined]

lmk if you have any questions!!