Boston University: A Tour

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Boston UniversityA Tour

• Ima Student
• English III
• Barnstable High School
• May 3, 2005

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Admission Requirements

• Four years of English
• Three years of mathematics (through precalculus)
• Three years of history and/or social science
• Three years of science (with laboratory
  components)
• Two years of a foreign language
• SAT or ACT scores
• Teacher and counselor recommendations
• Personal qualities (extracurricular activities)
• Personal essay

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Academics

• Boston University is made up of smaller academic
  communities known as Schools and Colleges.
• 80 percent of classes have fewer than 30 students
• Student-to-faculty ratio is 151.
• Minor and major concentrations in more than 250
  academic and preprofessional fields of study.
• Libraries Mugar Memorial Library and 5 branches

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College Characteristics

• Facts about BU
• History Founded in 1839 as a Methodist school
• City of Boston campus access to sports, culture
  and entertainment in the city
• Motto Learning, Virtue and Piety
• Mascot is Boston Terrier
• Total assets are 2.8 billion
• A Day in the Life
• Residence Life
• The Freshman Experience
• The Senior Experience
• Student Activities

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Cost Financial Aid

• Office of Financial Assistance
• - Grants and Scholarships
• Loans and Work
• Special Circumstances
• FAQs

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Student Population

• 30,000 students
• Students from 50 states and 140 countries

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Works Cited

• Barrons Top 50 An Insider Look at Americas
  Best Colleges. New York Barrons, 1991.
• Boston University. 24 Feb. 2005. 3 May 2005.
  http//www.bu.edu.
• Fiske, Edward B. The Fiske Guide to Colleges
  1995. New York NY Times Books, 1995.