<p>Which is better for an undergraduate? (excluding tuition or specific courses).</p>
<p>Better in what sense? Prestige? Housing? Location? You have to judge by some criteria as there is no absolute better. </p>
<p>Both are expensive urban privates with a lot of program offerings. NYU is harder to get into, but it’s expensive and uses adjunct instructors heavily in undergrad courses (I know adjuncts who work at my college and at NYU; but the NYU students pay four times as much for the same syllabus and same instruction). BU suffers from Rodney Dangerfield syndrome as its Boston neighbors include Harvard, MIT, Tufts; but its students seem to like it a lot, and it has some nice U/G housing.</p>
<p>Which would be cheaper for you?</p>
<p>Well, I’m an international student so I haven’t had the chance to visit either campus, which is why I’d be very grateful to recieve an overall comparison, like e.g. is in Boston which is much more student-centred while NYU is located NYC which is much more dynamic. If anyone. like NJSue’s comment. If you know anything in particular which is good or bad about each college please comment :)</p>
<p>Both are very urban, but the cities they are in feel very differnt. Boston is a great place for a college kid (there are 60+ colleges within an hour radius of Boston). NYC is a huge city with a ton of stuff going on. I personally find NYC much more intimidating than Boston, but to each his own.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies! I also agree, every person has its public, same applies for universities. What about Boston vs. New York City. Which do you think is more adapted/suited for an udergrad.???</p>
<p>Let me throw in an additional 2 cents. You are interested in city schools on the east coast- how about George Washington University in Washington, DC? Washington is a great city, and a great college town. GW is really a campus in a city; it’s well-defined with nice green areas. You can walk to the White House, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian. There are great neighborhoods. You graduate on the National Mall. The weather is a little better than NY and quite a bit better than Boston. There are great internships available in many areas of interest. Selectivity-wise, it is a bit less selective than NYU, and more selective than BU. Selectivity has been improving every year, lately. Give it some thought.</p>
<p>My personal bias is that Boston is much more fun for undergrad. NYC consumes NYU, whereas Boston can feel like a big college town which is a good thing in my opinion.</p>
<p>NYU is generally regarded to have better academics and obviously being NYC provides more opportunities. BU seems to have a better ‘college feel’ to it though. So it’s up to you as the student - what are you looking for?</p>
<p>they are about the same selective, apply to both and see if you can get in.</p>
<p>NYU is quite a bit more selective than BU. BU accepts> 50% of applicants. NYU about 30%.</p>
<p>Thank you for pointing out GW, I will definate look into it :)</p>
<p>NYU2013: In another thread you asked me a similar questions and they helped me realise that NYU is definately a good option for me. My problem is that I still don’t know which is the best option. Maybe BU offers more opportunities? I guess applying to both and then visiting campuses would be a good option. </p>
<p>Thank you for all the answers 
and if someone has more info please comment, also about GWU please :)</p>
<p>If you want to major in business, finance especially then go to NYU, psychology as well. Im sure there are a few programs that BU shines at over NYU so evaluate what you want to do then look at what each school offers in that area.</p>
<p>These are both very expensive schools that you shouldn’t waste your time with going in undeclared just to screw around. Unless your independently wealthy of course.</p>
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<p>If you could get into NYU, you could probably get into Boston College or Northeastern, both of which offer better undergraduate experiences than BU.</p>
<p>You should visit each school and each city and see where you feel more comfortable. BU and NYU are similar in that they have urban campuses, but Boston and NYC are very different.</p>