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4.18 / 5 based on 65 reviews
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n_aomi
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because we have to budget out expenses and its hard for students to get jobs that easily especially while studying.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Not really. I guess the only tip I can suggest is not to spend on unessecary things.
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gianpi
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Take sport courses, e.g. inline skating or sailing in river charles. Don't forget to go to New York and Maine (go to Maine before november unless you like snow (i mean *a lot* of snow!)
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n_aomi
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I prefer staying at home at nights and watching movies or reading. My favorite cafe I would have to say is starbucks. Events or places that shouldn't be missed are sales and bargains!!
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
Yeah, that Boston is one of the most stimulating cities in U.S. Furthermore, Boston is not dangerous and it has a really intellectual reputation.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Studying and having fun is not a problem. Many foreign people and easy going behavior.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Boston is amazing and a nice H.Q. for travelling around all the U.S. East Coast
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Bruno V
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was a great opportunity to increase my knowledge of english and to interact with locals.To learn more about theirs culture and way of thinking.Because to speak a different language is easy but to make yourself understand in a different language and cultural environment is another thing.
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“Boston University is the BEST!”
Maryam A
United States,
Engineering, 2025
Overall
I really love how BU provides quite a lot of resources to help you become a professional that every employer is seeking. Professors are generally always try to help you, there a lot resources to benefit from, people are nice!
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Careers
Careers office hosts a lot of career fairs, career fair prep nights, networking nights and mentoring nights, which are generally very helpful for students!
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Pros
The people!
Cons
Maybe improve certain facilities.
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