Attend an Admitted Student event Join the Terrier Family Network! Sign up for our virtual Parent & Family Orientation Know Before You Go sessions (registration will go live later this spring) Make sure your student completes the following tasks: Registers for Student Orientation (registration will go live later this spring) Fills out the New Student […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Welcome BU Parents & Families! Congratulations! It is almost time for your students to begin their Boston University experience. We hope that they are as excited to move to Boston as we are to welcome them. We at the College of General Studies and Parent & Family Programs know that there are so many things […]
I was so excited I could barely stand it. I think I started counting down the days, until he came home, from the moment I moved him into Kilachand. But when he came home, things had changed. He had changed. He was accustomed to being on his own, coming and going how he wanted, when […]
Hotel Room Blocks for Family & Friends Weekend (October 22-24, 2021): Boston Marriott Copley Thursday, October 21 – Monday, October 25 $169 night/+ taxes/King Bed – SOLD OUT $189 night/+ taxes/2 Double Beds – SOLD OUT Hilton Garden Inn, Brookline Thursday, October 21 – Monday, October 25 $199 night/+ taxes Homewood […]
Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston Brookline-Longwood Medical August 15 – September 2 $169 plus tax $25 parking per day (no moving trucks) Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston Brookline-Longwood Medical $169+ taxes Hilton Garden Inn Brookline August 15 – September 2 $189 per night plus tax (2 queen beds) $40 per night parking Hilton […]