<p>DON'T go to UT-Austin. I think college is the best time to experience change. When else can you be so free to move about and see what things are like. It could prove to be an eye-opening experience. I know a lot of kids that go to UT, but don't be one of them. You would just be 1 in 50,000.</p>
<p>Definitely visit the campus, sprkl325! I think it's absolutely gorgeous, with brownstones right by the Charles River. In my opinion, the area where BU is located is quite safe. And if you ever feel uncomfortable walking around at night, you can always call campus security and they'll escort you back to your dorm. But, really, don't take my word for it. You must visit the campus yourself...I know people who absolutely HATED the campus. It's not for everyone.</p>
<p>And don't worry about the East Coast mentality - I'm not stuck-up! :)</p>
<p>Oh...I'm not sure if I'm going to BU yet. So far, I've gotten into all of the schools I applied to, but BU is the only school whose given me info on financial aid. But it's a definite possibility...not my top choice, though.</p>
<p>Remeber that 1 out of 4 people in Boston from Sept to May are college students so you are just as likely to meet southerners and westerners there as you are the NE natives.</p>
<p>did you apply to any colleges in the suburbs of boston? I'm from a small town as well, and when I visited BU I was a bit overwhelmed by the city pace, but you don't have to go very far from the city before you start seeing a lot of grass and calmness. Boston college? Tufts? Brandeis (though that campus is a little iffy on the beauty scale)? All these places are close enough to Boston that you can take advantage of all the opportunity without feeling trapped in the big city all the time. </p>
<p>And even if you do attend BU, boston may be intimidating at first for us rural folk, but I think that it isn't a hard city to get your head around. With a little bit of exploring on the T (a very fun thing to do, by the way), it won't feel so big.</p>
<p>About your car: you won't miss it in boston because the T is where it's at anyway. You'll be laughing at those silly people who have to wait in traffic and pay for parking.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, you've mentioned you don't like cold, and coming from maine... I want to warn you... If you think 30 is cold then you are in for quite an unpleasant surprise my dear! That being said, I don't think the cold should stop you from coming to the northeast! If you live here, you will develop a tolorance for cold that you can go home and show off to all your friends over winter break (get in a freezer or something). And with the help of a very warm coat, you won't be any colder in 0 degree weather than you are in 30 degree.</p>
<p>get in a freezer?? that was funny...
Question: I noticed a lot of people are from Southern Cali. I'm from L.A and I was just wondering what the differences where between Boston and L.A
I was also accepted to BU and plan to visit sometime soon. I don't think i'll be to overwhelmed by the size b/c I think i'm used to it being that I live in a big city. Other than the weather, people, car situation, what else is different?</p>
<p>dogs is abolsutely right. And only 24% of accepted students are from NE. Less than two thirds are from the northeast. So even if by some stretch of the imagination we're all too uptight and stuck up for you (and you'd find this isnt the case, usually) there are about 1500 people from elsewhere in your class alone.</p>
<p>We're from northern California. S can't wait to leave the state. Why go to UCLA or Berkeley with the same kids you went to high school with? He wants a totally different living experience. He's even planning on checking out some of the international clubs. Yeah, the weather makes him nervous. But he won't have to drive in fog in winter.</p>
<p>i live in a small town in southern california, so like you, i'm used to small friendly neighborhoods and warm weather. But when i visited boston a few months ago, i really loved it! Boston U is in a big city, but its also located along a nice river with lots of trees and grass. The city itself was surprisingly clean and and i felt safe there, unlike new york. (well, new york is great too, but in terms of cleanliness and security, it isn't as comfortable). You will DEFINITELY not need your car there as i soon found out. the boston T line is really clean and convenient, so you wont' have a problem with transportation.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your reassurances. Yeah I will def have a hard time with the cold--I even get sad if its dark and cloudy outside (no I don't have "seasonal depression" or whatever it's called). I just love the sun and swimming and wearing flip flops--haha all that good stuff. Too bad I was stupid and didn't apply to any schools in Cali.</p>
<p>It will def be an eye opening experience and that's what college is all about, so I am 99% sure I will end up at BU. I got into NYU today, however, and I don't know which one to go to now. NYU is maybe a little TOO big if I am freaked out over Boston huh?</p>
<p>NYU is so different compared to Boston, at least to me. I'm actually not too fond of big cities, but Boston is so amazing. I felt like NYC was way too fast paced, dirtier, and crowded. Speaking as a Californian, I think you would be more suited to Boston rather than NYC, sprl325.</p>
<p>Where do you want to live when you grow up? If it's New England, then choose BU. If it's the south, southwest, or west, choose Trinity. Trinity's wonderful, and well repected by people in the know. You can wear flip-flops year-round and never suffer from seasonal affective disorder!!!! Follow your heart!</p>
<p>"A lot less prestigious"?! Actually, Trinity is ranked number 1-3 in many ratings!</p>
<p>I would recommend Trinity over BU any day.</p>
<p>HAHa tell that to my control freak mother.</p>
<p>lol, why would ur mom think BU is better for you? Does she give any reasons?</p>
<p>Just because it is more well known--she had never heard of trinity before I applied there.</p>
<p>I am going to BU over some of these other schools. Its a hard choice but Boston seems like one big college town and I want a totally different experience. In D.C. most of the professionals seemed to live in the suburbs and so many neighborhoods were really run down. We checked out a lot of sections of Boston, I liked the Bay area and river with boats and all and that Newberry St section with all the places to go and hang out and we ate in that 16th century Little Italy area and it was so cool. NY seems intimidating to me while Boston seemed to be controled by college students, everywhere I went I'd see tons of kids. I never heard of Trinity before unless its the one in Conn. that I just heard of and is supposed to be a nice LAC. I may never get to live in a city again and want to have that experience while I am young so Boston here I come. My Dad went to a big school and he is always meeting people from there because the size alone makes the alumni network so huge. Its a hard choice for me too but BU is it.</p>