I just started visiting campuses and I’ve looked at American and UMD so far and decided that I’d definitely prefer a larger campus like UMD. Is the BU campus more like UMD or American? I’m visiting BU in April but I’d like to know before I go
BU is an urban university with minimal “campusy” areas. Buildings stretch along Commonwealth Avenue for 2 miles.
The most “campusy” parts of campus are in West Campus (by the gym and Nickerson Field) and around Marsh Chapel. Be sure you check out West - the last campus tour we went on went by Marsh. If you want a school where there are plenty of opportunities both on and off campus to do, BU’s a good fit. If you want a large campus that is relatively insulated, where students are somewhat segregated from the local art, financial, business communities, BU is a bad fit.