Students weigh benefits of combined degree experience
Jamie Lim, a Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior, said he applied to the Modular Medical Integrated Curriculum in his sophomore year because he liked the idea of continuing to go to BU for medical school. “I moved around a lot as a kid,” Lim said. “Having the knowledge I’d stay [...]
High school course might not prep. students for college, study suggests
A number of incoming college students are unprepared for heavy amounts of college coursework, an issue officials and legislators may have to address, according toa recent study. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ study, released Tuesday, found that between one- and two-thirds of incoming college students have at least one academic deficiency. “There [...]
Students split on race-based admissions
Boston University students and professors expressed mixed feelings about the upcoming race-based affirmative action case involving the University of Texas, which the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear on Wednesday. Although the decision in the case will only affect public universities, a number of people in the BU community said they were unsure about [...]
BU community weighs in on growing increase in loan debt
Robert Lee, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said his student loans and financial aid from Boston University are important, especially as he is one of three students in his family with student loan debt. “It was helpful, substantially,” Lee said. “It fulfills most of my tuition payment.” Average student loan debt in the [...]
Grad students dislike House’s vote on visas
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill Thursday that would have granted 55,000 green cards to graduate students pursuing degrees in the science and technology fields at the expense of visas given to lesser-educated foreigners, according to the Associated Press. International students constitute 18 percent of the Boston University student population, [...]
