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Atul Mishra
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Top majors at Boston University include Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Communication, Journalism and Related programs; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Engineering; Health professions and related programs; Psychology; Computer and Information Sciences, and more.
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The highly ranked graduate schools at Boston University include the School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Management, College of Engineering and School of Education. BU's School of Medicine is the nation's first combined cancer research and teaching laboratory.
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BU is most selective when it comes to the admissions. It has an acceptance rate of 19% as per U.S. News & World Report. On the other hand, as per the facts stated over the university's website, the class of 2026 stands to be the strongest ever with an acceptance rate of 14%. There were 80,794 applicants who applied for 3,100 freshmen openings. 3.95 was the grade point average and the SAT score was 1491 and ACT score was of 34.
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Boston University is one of the only three universities in Boston and Cambridge that has been named to the prestigious Association of American Universities. Apart from this, the university has been ranked at #41 among the national universities by U.S. News & World Report in the latest rankings.
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Boston University welcomes students from every corner of the globe and all walks of life. As such, there is no single type of students at BU as the community there includes students with a wide variety of life experiences and from different backgrounds. Diversity in every sense is the part of the BU's DNA and it is the richness of the student's experiences and backgrounds that make the university a vibrant and dynamic campus community.
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Yes, all applicants who want to be admitted to MS in Computer Science must take the GRE General Test. The Computer Science subject test is not needed. As such, there is no minimum GRE score required for admission to Boston University. But, as a rule of thumb, the average percentiles of admitted students at Boston University are 80% for Quantitative and 60% for Verbal.
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While studying MS in Computer Science at Boston University, students can take their place at the forefront of Computing Research and Education. While pursuing MS in CS course at Boston University, students are going to get in-depth knowledge of theory, software, systems, and applications. Also, students are going to gain expertise through hands-on experience and working with world-class faculty members.
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To take admission to the MS in Computer Science course of BU, meet the entry requirements given below:A background in Computer Science: The applicants must have a strong background in Computer Science. This includes education in Computer Systems, Algorithms, Programming Languages, and Theory. If the applicants are lacking in one or two of these areas, but otherwise have a strong background in Computer Science, may be admitted with pre-requisite courses.A three-year bachelor’s degree is requiredGPA requirement: There is no minimum GPA requirement, however, Boston University recommends that the applicants must have an undergraduate
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Particularly, when it comes to the acceptance rate, then it is difficult to take admission to Harvard University. According to U.S. News & World Report, the acceptance rate of Harvard University is 4% which makes it more selective, whereas, the acceptance rate of Boston University is 19%. If we consider the rank of both these universities, then also Harvard ranks better globally. Check the rankings of both the universities from the table given below:RankingsHarvard UniversityBoston UniversityQS World University Rankings#5#108THE Rankings#2#71U.S. News & World Report – Global universities#1#70
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Boston University is one of the top 100 universities in the world and its world rankings are as follows:#93 in World University Rankings 2024 - QS World University Rankings#43 in Best National Universities in USA 2024 - US News and World Report Rankings #78 in World University Rankings 2024 - Times Higher Education (THE)#42 in US College Rankings 2022 – Times Higher Education (THE)
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