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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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CGS overenrollment, opened Fenway Campus

Fenway Campus reopens to house CGS class of 2025 following second semester of overenrollment

Tara Dave January 27, 2022
Half the incoming class, 19% larger than the target enrollment of 600 students, live in renovated housing.
Students walking on Commonwealth Avenue

Students experience longer wait times, overcrowded campus following Class of 2025 overenrollment, return to full in-person

Emily Stevenson September 21, 2021
Delays in walking to classes and picking up food among concerns noted.
East to West: Sept. 3, 2021

East to West: Sept. 3, 2021

Veronica Thompson September 3, 2021

Welcome back! Today on East to West, we cover BU’s Class of 2025’s matriculation ceremony, trans and nonbinary students’ struggles with the university’s health services and policies, a virtual...

BU residence life

Students claim BU overenrolled Class of 2025, causing unconventional housing assignments for incoming freshmen

Olga Benacerraf September 2, 2021
Orientation workers claim the number is over 5000, compared to the typical class size of 3100.
Boston University President Robert Brown addresses the Matriculation crowd and welcomes the class of 2025. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Class of 2025 welcomed with in-person Matriculation ceremony

Rin Velasco September 2, 2021
Students, faculty and staff gathered for the largest in-person BU event in a year and a half.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

OP-ED: Getting admitted to my dream university, then not going

Editors September 2, 2021
After considering the financial risk of this decision, I realized that it was best to attend this school once I was more socially, emotionally and financially reasonable.
A student watches the Matriculation stage. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Class of 2025 Matriculation

Shannon Damiano September 1, 2021

Boston University inducted the class of 2025 in its first in-person Matriculation ceremony since the start of the pandemic. Students walked in traditional fashion across campus to Agganis Arena in a day...

Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Summer Orientation should better promote social connection, ease new student jitters

Editors April 12, 2021
Orientation should be less focused on talking at you and more about connection and exploration.
Boston University’s Class of 2025 admissions saw an increase in the number of early decision applicants, among other pandemic-related changes. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU admissions talk differences in applying during COVID-19

Molly Farrar February 1, 2021
Despite pandemic, BU Director of Admissions John McEachern said BU received more than 75,500 applications for Regular Decision, which is a “significant” increase of 24 percent since last year.
Michelle Prario was one of 1,285 students who received their early decision acceptances from Boston University last week. COURTESY OF MICHELLE PRARIO

Class of 2025 receives Early Decision acceptances, remains optimistic despite pandemic

Lily Kepner December 23, 2020
Despite being restricted from official in-person visits, tours and information sessions for the last nine months, 1,285 applicants became BU terriers last week when accepted in the university's first Early Decision round.
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