I have no idea where you're getting this stuff. We just had our exam week this week and EVERYONE worked their butts off. I don't understand about this "popular" students stuff, because everyone gets the same MC tests and it's the answers that count, not your "popularity." I don't think the scantron machine adjusts your score based on how "popular" you are. Just to let you know, as well, my incoming class has 178 students with the highest GPA and MCAT in the history of the school. Also, my class has more students than were expected to choose BU, so that's why the class size is a little bigger than they would like. But still, no waitlist movement for second year in a row. I haven't met one person, be they MSI, or MSIV, who has not liked his BU experience and wishes he/she were somewhere else. We're the largest level I trauma center in New England, our patient population is 51% foreign born, and we're all about providing for the diverse and underserved population of Boston and Massachusetts. Yes, there are some negatives, like every other school, the main one which is actually the cost of the school. But I think almost every medical school is expensive, especially in the Boston area, this is an expensive cityto live in. But it's arguably also the best city for medicine in the US, if not the world.
As for the alcohol thing...I can't imagine how that can be true at all! When do you have time to drink so much booze? The med students are busy so much of the time, and if you go out a couple of times a weekend, I don't see anything bad about it, how is that different from college? And for the faculty...I won't even dignify that with a response. From week 1, you learn how much trouble you will be in as a doctor if someone on the job finds that you have been consuming alcohol or using drugs...you're actually required by law to report the doctor who you suspect is under influence, because if someone else finds out about it and then finds out that a doctor knew about the drinking problem but didn't report it, he will also be in trouble. If you come to BU, you will learn all about this in Human Behavior in Medicine, taught by one of the best professors and psychiatrists, Dr. Hughes.
Overall, there are always 2 sides to the story, and only one side is being told here. I hope you will be skeptical of posts that are purely negative and say how terrible BU is. Importantly, these posts ruin BU's reputition and may drive a few students away from either applying in the future or choosing BU if they are accepted, or seeing it in the wrong light when interviewing. Please give BU a fair chance, and when interviewing, let the students tell you about their experience at BU. During the students admissions meeting, Dr. Witzburg tells us to just tell the truth, and don't exagerrate anything, and provide you with our honest opinions. If you don't believe that, stop any random student that you see in the hallway, and ask him or her what they think about BU.
Medical school is hard, and BU is hard. There's no way to get by easily, but professors really do try their best to help you out in any way. This is the reason we have student advisory committees for every class, we have challenge periods for exam questions that aren't fair after every exam, and any professor or administrator will meet with you at any time to discuss a problem.
Now, that's MY 2 cents about BU. Take it as you want.
Btw, I did not go to BU undergrad so I can't say anything about the contrast between the two. But I had a choice between medical schools and I'm happy that I chose BU.
2 weeks is NOTHING my friend. Get settled in for a wait, my complete -> interview invite was 2 months.
