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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Boston University was ranked the most desirable college in Mass. and the 28th most desirable in the country in a report released by LendEDU Tuesday. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

BU makes most desired school ranking

By Ellie Yeo February 12, 2020
BU was ranked No. 28 in the country and No. 1 in Massachusetts for ‘Most Desired Colleges of the Last Decade’ in a report released Tuesday by LendEDU, an online marketplace that focuses on providing student loan information.  
A student logging onto the Common Application. Boston University ranked No. 7 in a list of 500 schools in the United States for how much money it makes off of applications. RODRIGO DE LA MAZA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU ranks No. 7 on list of colleges that make most money off applications

By Damian Walsh March 7, 2019
BU ranked seventh among colleges that make the most revenue off applications in the United States, according to a recent analysis of national universities by LendEDU.

College students watch more streaming services than ever

By Julia Maruca January 22, 2019
Streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video dominate screens across college campuses.
EDITORIAL: Parents should invest as much in their daughters’ futures as their sons’

EDITORIAL: Parents should invest as much in their daughters’ futures as their sons’

By Editors November 12, 2017

At Boston University, 61 percent of students are female, while just 39 percent are male — a vastly disproportionate ratio. But there is also a much more threatening disproportion at hand nationwide —...

PHOTO COURTESY CALEB ROENIGK

EDITORIAL: College applications should challenge students academically, not financially

By Editors September 29, 2017

In a few short weeks, it will be time for high school seniors to submit their college applications — but before those dreaded due dates arrive, students still have to put the finishing touches on their...

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