Hey, I'm Kevin.
>> Hi, I'm PJ.
>> My name is Aisha.
>> I'm Liz.
>> I'm Adriana.
>> I'm Emma.
>> And I'm Olivia.
>> And we are transfer students
here to help you answer any
questions you may have about
the transfer process here at BU.
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>> All right, so this one's from
Instagram, and our question is why
did you decide to transfer to BU?
>> I would definitely say I didn't
want a small school anymore,
that was the biggest reason.
The second reason was
computer science.
The computer science program is
great here.
>> When I did my research and
I was looking into BU, I was like,
this journalism program
is perfect for me.
I love the opportunities that I can
get from this.
And it was also in terms of area,
it's right in the middle of
the city, and I wanted to make
a change from the suburbs of where
my last school was.
>> So this question is from Reddit,
is it difficult to integrate into
the school?
I was wondering if there are any
best ways to get to know some
people or some sort of network for
all transfers.
>> Yes.
>> [LAUGH] >> My god.
[LAUGH] There's this really cool
club called Transition to BU,
aka TTBU.
It's a peer mentorship program
where people who have already
transferred or students who haven't
transferred serve as mentors for
first year students, mainly first
year transfer students, and
it's really an amazing resource.
I'm not biased, I promise.
>> So I had a mentor last semester,
and then this semester I'm a mentor
for a lot of people, and
I think that it's a really awesome
way to make friends.
They do a great job
with pairing people up.
I got lucky enough to be paired
with people who are also interested
in theater and acting, in the arts.
>> TTBU is a fantastic resource,
and if you're a transfer student,
you should definitely follow
[LAUGH] >> Follow Transition to BU
on Instagram.
[LAUGH] >> All right, so
we can move on to our next
question from the TTBU Instagram.
How was transferring during
the spring semester?
Was it hard to meet new people?
So I did transfer during the spring
semester.
I transferred last spring, so I've
been here a year now, and I think
that the process was really nice.
I didn't really weigh the pros and
cons of transferring fall and
spring, that's just kinda how my
process worked, but
if I had to do it all over again,
I would still do the spring because
there's not as many people moving
in for the spring.
Usually it's just everyone coming
back from break, so
move in was super easy.
I think,
in terms of meeting new people,
that kind of took me, I would say,
about a semester or two to actually
find my core group of friends.
>> I don't know about you, but
coming in for me junior year,
I felt like a lot of
people already had their groups,
their cliques, and I was like, wow,
it's gonna be really hard to
pierce through a group and
find my own group, my own people.
I would say the best way to meet
people is to join groups.
>> You're right. Clubs were one
of the major things
that got me out of the house.
Just actually meeting people,
even in classes too,
you just meet people to study with.
Those were definitely the ideal
ways that I met some of my closest
friends and actually got to go out.
It can be kinda hard,
tiring to put yourself out there.
You kinda have to do if you really
wanna meet people and
really wanna find communities here.
>> So we have another Instagram
question.
What was it like finding roommates
as a transfer student?
>> Finding roommates as
a transfer student,
you rely heavily on social media.
>> I know there are some roommate
chats that you can join.
There are Facebook groups,
BU has their own match program.
>> So for my roommate,
I still live with her.
Her name's Brit.
Hi Brit.
We actually found each other,
cuz in the housing portal you can
kind of search for what type of
roommate you would like.
So if you're a night owl,
you can search for a night owl or
any of those kinds of things.
So I found a bunch of people and I
DM'd all of them on Instagram, and
she was the first one to respond
and we kind of really hit it off.
Even though we're different majors,
very different people, we get along
really well and we've lived
together the past three years.
>> It is anxiety inducing, but
it never hurts to ask someone who
you think is cool to
want to be their roommate.
>> So this question is coming
from Reddit.
It says, hey, I'm a transfer
student who didn't take any tours,
do you mind
sharing some social life advice?
This campus is huge and
I want to get a feel for
it as soon as possible.
Does the school send out
emails about events?
>> The answer is yes, BU does send
out emails about events.
>> If you sign up to the BU Today
newsletter, you get some weekender
emails where they started what's
going on throughout the whole week
in school and
around the Boston area.
>> I think if you wanna know about
what's going on on campus,
go to Splash.
Splash is this big carnival,
I don't even know what,
it's just this big event we have
where every organization we have on
campus is there.
And a lot of times they'll have QR
codes for you to scan and
then immediately you'll be put on
their mailing list.
>> And then another great way, if
you miss Splash for an unfortunate
reason, you can go to SAO's Engage
website and there they'll show you
like different events that
different clubs are hosting.
And they also have this little
notification of free food is
Involved.
>> So every single day, I would
check the Engage website and I'd be
like, okay, free food at this club,
free food at this organization.
There'd be burrito nights and
sushi making nights and, my gosh,
there is this entire club dedicated
to cheese, grilled cheese,
and I was like I found my home.
I knew I transferred to BU for
a reason.
>> Well, thank you guys so
much for watching.
We hope that some of these tips can
be helpful for
your experience coming into BU.
>> We know it's a tough process,
but it's also a fulfilling one and
I know you'll enjoy coming here
>> Welcome to Boston University and
>> Follow Transition to BU on
Instagram.
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