Join the Terrier Family Network! Sign up for our virtual Parent & Family Orientation Know Before You Go Sessions Save the dates for our Fall Welcome Events Make sure your student completes the following tasks: Creates their permanent BU email address Once your enrollment deposit is processed you will receive an email from BU […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
If you are like me, you had some unexpected free time on your hands over Thanksgiving weekend. Usually it flies by in a haze of activities related to family and food but, at least in my house, things lagged a little. Thanksgiving in a pandemic with difficult travel restrictions, quarantining, social distancing and limited group […]
By A Fellow BU Parent Throughout my life I’ve tried to live by a couple of different principles and pass 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 Plan B? […]
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