New BU Residence Hall Promises Big Views and a Big Price Tag

In my post yesterday I advised students and parents not to stress out too much if you don’t get the bed by the window when you move into your new dorm room.  Well, if you live in the new residence hall at Boston University, you may want to get there extra early to make sure you get to sleep with the incredible view this building has to offer.  As Boston.com reports, this could be the most luxurious residence hall in the country.  But is it worth the $13,000 a year price tag?
Katherine Price
Educational Consultant


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Transferring Colleges, Studying Chinese

During a recent trip to Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, I met a young man from Massachusetts who spoke beautiful Mandarin Chinese. I had lunch with him, and asked him about his educational trajectory.  He mentioned several tantalizing tidbits, including the fact that he had transfered from Boston University to the University of Massachusetts, that his major was in philosophy, and that he had studied Chinese at Fudan University.  He now lives in Beijing, where he works for a prominent educational exchange company.

I asked him if he would share a bit of his educational history on camera, and he agreed.  Here’s a brief clip of our conversation.


Mark Montgomery
Independent College Consultant