{"id":28661,"date":"2022-03-18T09:26:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/?post_type=bu-stories&p=28661"},"modified":"2024-04-12T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:04:17","slug":"make-it-personal","status":"publish","type":"bu-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/stories\/make-it-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Make It Personal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Make It<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n

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At BU, our student-to-faculty
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(The national average is 16:1)<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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And our average class size is<\/span>
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That means professors<\/span>
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You get more individual attention<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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More personal interactions<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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And foster meaningful academic relationships<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Which can lead to more<\/span>
opportunities such as internships<\/span>
and research projects<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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BU is the nation\u2019s third-largest
private university<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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But big doesn\u2019t mean impersonal.
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Learn more about BU<\/span>
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WINDINg ROAD<\/h2><\/div>\n\n
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An Academic Journey<\/h2><\/div>\n\n
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Winding Road: An Academic Journey<\/h1>\n\t\t
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