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Next Steps Checklist for New BU Families

  Join the Terrier Family Network! Sign up for our virtual Parent & Family Orientation Know Before You Go Sessions If you plan to visit campus over the summer, please let us know by signing up for a personalized campus welcome visit!  Save the dates for our Fall Welcome Events Make sure your student completes […]

Next Steps Checklist for New BU Families Starting in January 2025

Make sure your student completes the following tasks: Registers for Spring Semester Courses November 17, for Class of 2028 Sets up a meeting with Disability & Access Services if applicable Submits their Health and Immunization records to Student Health Services Students will upload their documents via Patient Connect All students must be compliant before the start […]

Hotel Room Blocks for Family & Friends Weekend 2024

Hotel Room Blocks for the Family & Friends Weekend (October 18-20, 2024) These courtesy room blocks are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. Reservations for these rooms at special rates can only be secured on-line using the booking links provided below. You will not be able to make reservations, securing these […]

Hotel Room Blocks for the Fall 2024 Move-in Period

Hotel Room Blocks for the Fall 2024 Move-in Period (August 28 – September 2, 2024) These courtesy room blocks are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. Reservations for these rooms at special rates can only be secured on-line using the booking links provided below. You will not be able to make […]

Next Steps Checklist for New BU Families

Attend an Admitted Student event Join the Terrier Family Network! Sign up for our virtual Parent & Family Orientation Know Before You Go sessions Make sure your student completes the following tasks: Registers for Student Orientation (Parents/Guardians, if you plan to visit Boston while your student attends Student Orientation consider reserving on-campus accommodations and attending […]

Terrier Family Network

Greetings from Boston University! At Parent & Family Programs, we know just how important communication is for a successful transition to college. It’s not just about your student; it’s also about you and your entire family embarking on this exciting journey. As your student settles into their semester at BU, you’ll want to be well […]

Hotel Room Blocks for Fall 2022 Move-In

Hotel Room Blocks for Boston University’s Fall 2022 Move-In (August 29 – September 6) ( x.x miles ) is the distance from the hotel to the George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue   Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline (1.7 miles)   40 Webster Street Brookline, MA $269 per night Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline Move In […]

Plan to Make it Happen!

By a Fellow BU Parent Throughout my life I have tried to live by a couple of different principles, and I have passed them onto my son, a fellow BU student: Life isn’t always easy, but I was responsible for my own experiences and my own happiness. Since life consistently throws curveballs, what is your […]

High School Senior Celebrations

Written by a Fellow BU Parent Congratulations to all the parents and family members of BU’s Class of 2026. I’d like to be among the first to welcome you to the University. As you will learn, your students are about to become part of a diverse and accomplished class, perhaps the most accomplished ever (they […]

How To Support Your College Student from Afar

By Lynn L. Brandsma, Ph.D.   A quick search for books on how to parent college-age students results in a mere handful of choices compared to the endless books on how to raise a toddler or school-age child. Actually, one can find numerous parenting advice books all the way up through the teenage years. Understandably, […]