Category: Parent Advice

A New Beginning

By Tony & Sherris Richards, Parents of Lauren, COM’22, and BU Parent Ambassadors We attended the new student orientation June 6-8 at BU. Our family was excited to see where our daughter would be living the next four years, but also apprehensive as she would be 1500 miles from home. From our initial contact to […]

Dear Stacey: Will my student make friends?

in Parent Advice

Dear Stacey: I am worried about my daughter making connections. She is introverted and a bit on the anxious side. How can we be sure she will find friends? I know BU is jam-packed with clubs and sororities, but we fear she may never leave her room. Picture, “bookworm PLUS shy”. PS: please don’t tell […]

Notice of Nondiscrimination

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