<p>It's mid-april and i only have a short amount of time left to makea decision between BU andUMD. I like both schools and don't know what i want to major in, which makes the decision that much more difficult. I got waitlisted for UVA and hope to get in off the waitlist, but I want to like the school that I put down a deposit for. help!</p>
<p>D chose UMD over BU, even tho she LOVES Boston. We could not justify the cost difference and in many factors that matter to her, UMD had BU beat. Such a large private university with a (comparatively) small endowment, among other issues, raised some red flags in my mind. If she had got the 1/2 tuition scholarship, she would probably have gone w/ BU. We're OOS for UMD, but with a good merit $$, it will still be less than 1/2 the price of BU--enough for her to be able to easily take advantage of study abroad, etc. Go Terps! Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>S has just chosen UMD over a 1/2 tuition scholarship at BU but money was not the driving factor. He was looking for the campus atmosphere of a Division I school and BU doesn't have what he considers a campus. Only you know what factors are most important to you and which school offers a greater number of them. They are very different in feeling, location, physical structure, etc. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I also looked at BU and didn't like the lack of a campus feel. UMD is very similar to UVA in looks and feel of the campus, which I loved (I was also waitlisted at UVA.... took my name off when I sent in my deposit to UMD though).</p>