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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University’s Class of 2025 admissions saw an increase in the number of early decision applicants, among other pandemic-related changes. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU admissions talk differences in applying during COVID-19

Molly Farrar February 1, 2021
Despite pandemic, BU Director of Admissions John McEachern said BU received more than 75,500 applications for Regular Decision, which is a “significant” increase of 24 percent since last year.
Meredith Varner

The Next Four Years: The lessons you aren’t expecting to learn

Meredith Varner June 12, 2020
As I head into my senior year, I now realize I learned and experienced so much that I never would have expected as an incoming freshman.
A Thursday report by the National Survey of Student Engagement said that college selectivity or competitiveness does not have a large effect on students’ academic experiences. PHOTO VIA COLLEGEDEGREES360

College selectivity does not correlate with academic experience, study finds

Esha Deshmukh November 24, 2014

Students can have a strong academic experience at their college or university despite the selectivity ranking of the school, according to a Thursday report by the National Survey of Student Engagement...

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