Full tuition at BU and UPitt, 2/3 tuition at Emory

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<p>For what it’s worth, BU does have a cohesive campus. There is a long stretch on the river side of Comm Ave that is comprised predominantly of BU buildings. However, you have the T running down the middle of Comm Ave and a few commercial buildings on the other side of Comm Ave. It is not a traditional campus.</p>

<p>Boston is a great city in which to go to school because there are so many colleges and college students. The downside of this to BU is that some (not all) BU students have an inferiority complex to some of the other schools in the area (Harvard, MIT, Tufts) and that becomes troubling to a high achiever.</p>

<p>BU also has a lower endowment and historically has not done as well fundraising as many of its peers. That causes it to be run like a business. Money losing programs get dropped. There is a need to attract full pay (wealthier) students to pay the bills. As a result there is less economic diversity than you may see at state schools (Pitt) or at Emory (which is flush with Coca-Cola/ Woodruff money).</p>

<p>BU’s medical campus is not close to the main campus. Pitt and Emory both have their hospitals and medical schools on their main campuses. (Emory also has the CDC practically on campus.) If the OP is interested in medical research opportunities, the proximity of these facilities to campus are plusses for Pitt and Emory.</p>

<p>My main concern about BU for the OP is financial. She has to consider the risk of losing her scholarship if she doesn’t maintain a 3.5 (which seems to be a high GPA for BU).</p>

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<p>Thank you for all the comments. I’ve begun rethinking about the schools a lot and am even more torn than before. It’s going to be a difficult choice.</p>

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<p>I vote for Pitt. Take the full ride and the less stress worrying about grades etc.</p>

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<p>I would recommend against BU because of the 3.5GPA requirement. That’s quite high and strikes me as a setup.</p>

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<p>I would definitely go with UPitt or BU. Probably BU. I don’t think Emory has enough wow factor to make it worth the difference in cost, and both of the other schools have special programs. I don’t think they’re different enough in quality or reputation to make choosing Emory a very practical choice, and you can get a great education at all of them.</p>