BU's guest policy

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<p>sooo i got in RD, and i was very excited about the prospect of attending BU… until i heard about BU’s guest policy, which doesn’t allow ppl who don’t live in your dorm to be in ur room after 8pm… </p>

<p>sounds like a boarding school instead of college…</p>

<p>hmmmm i’m pretty turned off!</p>

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<p>thats not good... that makes me unhappy</p>

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<p>Read the guest policy carefully. I believe that if you are not a dorm resident, and you plan to stay after hours, you have to fill out a form. If you have a roommate, your roommate may have to agree to the guest also. Remember....this is an urban campus an BU cannot provide housing to those who don't have their own. The policy is to protect the students, roommates, and the university. BUT from what DS says, you CAN have guests so long as the sign in and complete the proper forms.</p>

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<p>My sister attends BU. The policy is that you get a certain allowance of ovenight passes per term, i believe it's in the range of 5 or 7. If you fill this out, and the guest is of teh same sex AND your roommate agree, they can stay overnight. If they are of an opposite sex, you must have another room of that sex agree to allow this person to sleep in their room. BU never checks to make sure they are sleeping in anotehr room, but you must fill it out in the forms. As far as random visits of people not attending BU, there is a limit as in they can only stay until 8:00pm if you jsut sign them in, unless oyu use one of your overnight passes. BU is also very strict on the BU student gues tpolicy. If another student that attends BU wants to come over, they have to leave before i believe it is midnight. You can however sign a "study pass" which you have an unlimited allowance of, and it let's them stay until 8:00 AM the next morning.</p>

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<p>well whats with all of these forms? sounds dreadfully annoying and far too much of a nusiance.</p>

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<p>My son says it is not a nuisance and is actually very easy to do. All the "forms" are very short and are right at the security desk in each dorm...very convenient. Like I said....it's an urban campus.</p>

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<p>i checked with the other schools in and around boston, and all of them don't have such a strict policy... i think BU should trust their students... or use IDs or something.</p>

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<p>They do use IDs. Coincidentally, not all guests have BU IDs. Maybe it's better that way?</p>

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<p>If you are a visitor and you do not have a student ID, you are usually asked to leave some other kind of identification with security (like your driver's license). Honestly...if you think the restrictions on guests are a hassle, then don't go to BU. The reality is that these are set up for the protection and safety of the students in an urban environment. The students who go there are not put off by this policy once they get used to it. My kid says it has NOT restricted his social life at all. And YES BU does require residents of the dorms to scan their student ID's when entering the dorm AND passing the security guard. The one in my kid's dorm seems to know everyone by name (and there are about 450 students). Even we (the parents) have to sign in, and leave ID's when we visit in the dorm. I honestly think this is fine and it is not an inconvenience unless you think it is and make it so.</p>

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<p>I was there this summer and this policy made me feel very safe, even safer than I do in my own house. It probably is just a matter of getting used to.</p>

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<p>If you live in the brownstones, are the restrictions as strict?</p>

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<p>I do not believe that the Brownstones have security guards. It is the responsibility of the residents to be sure that the doors remain locked and entry is only for those who live there. I do not think there is a "sign in sign out" policy, because there is no one to give those forms to! But you would have to check. Regardless...few freshmen live in the Brownstones.</p>

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<p>Yeah, anyone can get into any of the brownstones, as long as somebody living in the brownstones lets them in. The big dorms, such as Warren, West, Towers, etc. are where the security is a bit nuts. Yes, it's a pain for BU students not to be able to visit friends in other big dorms after certain times. But I've had friends from home come visit me on weekends, and it's not a problem at all as long as you turn in all the paperwork you need 24 hours in advance.</p>

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<p>When I took a tour our guide brought the guest policy up and said it was REALLY stringent. If you live a dorm, you have to get an acceptance signature from EVERYONE on your floor, and you gotta be with the person like all the time, blah blah blah. Like Mr. Terrorist guy is gonna blow up my building... better safe than sorry i guess. that's pretty insane though...</p>

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<p>This is getting me upset... why would we want to be in a prison? I understand the need for some security in the city but this seems over the top.</p>

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<p>nononononono if you had to get a signature from everyone on your floor, everyone would be at each other's throats constantly. </p>

<p>Ok here's the deal with signatures: </p>

<p>If you have someone of the same sex visiting you, you only need the signature of your roommate.</p>

<p>(From the point of view of a girl, to avoid pronoun problems...)
If you have a guy visiting you, you need to find a guy anywhere in your dorm who will give his signature, AND his roommate's signature. Your own roommate would NOT have to sign the form, because technically the guy wouldn't be staying in your room.</p>

<p>The person you have visiting you may come and go whenever he/she wants, because he/she will get a pink paper they need to show to the security guards... works the same as your id card.</p>

<p><em>grumble</em> stupid english pronouns <em>grumble</em></p>

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<p>oh cool thanks for clarifying on the issue... so i guess i'll just have to find a female friend in my dorm who'll let my gf from harvard come over under her name! =)</p>

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<p>Of course you can live in a big dorm and hook up with someone there, then no problem getting them registered to stay there.</p>

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<p>That's a pretty frank comment, coming from a parent. But it is true if you're, well, into that . . .</p>

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<p>Read the guest policy. Its not as stringent as it sounds in real life and the forms take two minutes to fill out. Even though its a pain ---a worse pain is a friend in another school who has his girlfriend stay over every weekend which can get annoying for the roomate. The BU policy only applies to the large dorms and the dorms are so big almost all your friends will be from your dorm anyway . Plus you can always work around it...hint...</p>