<p>I’ve been accepted to both schools but I am not sure where I’ll fit in better, considering the fact that I’m an international from the Indian subcontinent.</p>
<p>i can’t speak for U of R, but BU is incredibly diverse and has students from all different countries because we are internationally renowned. My roommate sophomore year was from Tokyo, and I have friends here from India, France, Italy, Russia, Japan, China, etc.</p>
<p>^^^ Complete agree. BU is considered one of the most diverse schools in the entire country. I can’t speak for U of R, but I think one can safely assume that it isn’t more diverse than BU. Plus, Boston itself is one of the most diverse cities due to the variety of colleges and cultures here. If diversity is important to you, you can’t go wrong with BU.</p>
<p>It’s hard to comprehend how that is the case, considering the fact that internationals are not given aid… even though it seems like the place is quite diverse.</p>
<p>The Boston area has a decent sized Indian population so the local high schools and colleges have a number of Indian-Americans. That’s in addition to the Indians who are in this country for school. While BU has a lot of ethnic and racial diversity - not really including African-Americans, which is an issue almost everywhere - you can also join groups that cross school lines.</p>
<p>I don’t think ALL internationals are not given aid. I know 3 international kids who are attending BU with full scholarship. Anyways, BU is incredibly diverse.</p>
<p>I don’t understand how the aid comment relates logically to diversity.</p>
<p>At the COM graduation* on Sunday, I was struck (again) by the pronunciation challenges to the readers. Names that not many years ago would have sounded completely alien to American ears now roll off the tongue. </p>
<p>*Because BU is large and has multiple colleges, you have two ceremonies. The COM ceremony is one of if not the largest - held in Agannis - because CAS breaks their ceremony into departments for more intimacy. This is where the kids get their diplomas - well, actually backstage but their names are called one by one, latin honors noted out loud, and they are handed the folder and have the official picture taken. The all school ceremony is more about honorary degrees, teaching awards and another speech. (BTW, this year’s honorees included Larry Bird and Steven Spielberg.) The individual ceremony lets you marvel at kids who get two degrees summa cum laude.</p>
<p>Ummm…kevster, I have no idea what you are talking about, but international students are NOT eligible for financial aid. You must have citizenship if you want to be eligible for aid from BU and the federal government–so I’m guessing your friends (who I’m assuming were raised outside of the US) have citizenship. International students are usually quite well-off seeing as they must undergo an more extensive financial process, requiring them to present documentation proving that they can afford tuition, room/board, travel and other living expenses. This is not surprising as they will probably be spending more out-of-pocket and overall.</p>
<p>My roommate this past semester is from Hong Kong and I saw his semester bill (YIKES!!!), there were only cash credits (from his parents bank account) to his student account.</p>
<p>In any case, BU is very diverse!</p>