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  1. RAV_23 I'm actually going to live in Cambridge; the place I'm subletting is about 1.5 miles away from BU so it's about a 30-40min walk. The 47 bus is close by and it's a 5-10 min ride to campus. I mass-messaged LEAPers on facebook and got a response pretty fast; did you get the email from Isabel Tereso? She was talking about someone needing another roommate in a house. Actually, this email was sent over a week ago, sorry for the late response! I've also emailed people on craigslist who were offering rooms/sublets. Let me know if youd like more info about the place; I'm either going to have to find an extra roommate or two at the end of May or look for another apt Morpheos I would say that you have a good chance of getting in; the base requirement for LEAP is a B or higher in any college-level calculus class so you should already be elligible. I think students who have already completed or are in the process of completing the core math (calc 1 - differential eq) and physics (I/II) have a stronger application, so maybe try taking physics at a community college next semester? With regards to letters of rec, I'm pretty sure your mentors would be fine; it's not like LEAP requires the recommenders to be all university faculty. The application is evaluated hollistically anyway and you've shown initiative with your UoI work, which might also be something you can sprinkle into your SoP DMGirl best of luck! what department did you apply for? btws just curious for those going into spring, anyone figure out their class schedule yet?
  2. I found a place for spring, but it's a temp sublet until the end of May; if anyone is subletting now and needs a place for June onward, we can work something out!
  3. dunno if you're still considering applying, but to be honest you already meet the minimum requirements for applying, which is at least a B in one college-level/non AP Calculus course. You have what sounds like a pretty good blend of work experience, and the application process is holistic, so I think you would have a good chance of getting in especially if you have already taken quite a bit of advanced/upper division math, and a bunch of programming experience. You might have to take some classes over (possibly physics) Financial aid honestly sucks; theres a scholarship offered to LEAP students for Phase I but not all students get it. There are 2 federal loans available to all LEAP students, the direct loan and the PLUS loan which have a combined yearly total of ~82k. In terms of adjusting/moving to Boston and the chances of getting financial aid, the best semester to apply for is Fall Alternatively, inquire other universities about possibly being accepted for a masters program; you have some probability and stats classes, and if theyre calculus based, it's to your benefit. Contrary to what people might think there are quite a bit of universities that accept engineering masters students who dont have BS's in engineering. They will instead assess what classes you have taken based on what they consider to be "baseline/essential" courses for all masters students; whatever classes you havent taken, you might be a provisional grad student and have to make up deficiencies once you get accepted. hope this helps
  4. Congrats everyone hearing the good news, and hopefully everyone else waiting will get in! szman I haven't got the course planner yet, have you? I emailed Leslie about it today but she hasn't gotten back to me yet; still don't know who my contact person for EE will be. As for housing, I've been asking around fb and found someone offering a sublet about 1.5 miles from campus. I don't know if the sublet is still available at this point, but if I'm not able to get that location, I'd be definitely down to find a place with other new leapers! If anyone needs a roomie, contact me at ogjdne@gmail.com; until I post otherwise, I currently have no housing secured for January onward. anyone else able to get a place? RAV_23 It's good that you'll be able to see housing in person; better places are found on foot. easonfg i've been looking around for some part time job to pay off some of the loan interest during the year. However it's mostly through careerbuilder and other halfway-effective sites like that, so I probably be doing more job hunting once i'm actually in Boston
  5. officially committed; anyone else hear back from BU? see you all next month ;D
  6. szman i'm also from CA! though im in norcal, what about you? btws just like with most big cities it's better to stick with public transportation; I thought the subway system was better than BART imo when I visited Boston a few months ago and anything beats ac transit or the metro in LA good luck Frosty88 and everyone else waiting!
  7. Frosty88 if I remember correctly BU doesn't offer on campus leases for the spring???? anyone feel free to correct me on this, but in addition to tuition being $$$ I've been looking for something off campus, but I agree an on campus place would probably be easier to acquire. I've been scanning craigslist and some other sites for potential rentals; there are availabilities out there so I'm hoping to get lucky. I've also tried to inquire current LEAPers with availabilities on the LEAP facebook page but i need to be accepted as a member to post msgs I'm open to collectively find housing with anyone else who wants to go apt hunting for a good deal. I'm also waiting for a decision from a state university, so I havent officially replied to BU just yet pygartheangel I've also been really concerned with the return on investment, from the web info sessions and alum profiles online it looks like people are able to get jobs without much trouble? They also mention some LEAPers end up going to PhD's later; I havent seen official stats though. to put it this way, the amount of positive feedback I've seen for LEAP outweighs the negative feedback, and the job hunt does involve more than just one's degree. But still it's coming down to a cost issue for me, so I applied to a less expensive state univ that accepts MSEng students provisionally (I would have to complete deficiencies in a similar manner to BU, but there isn't much of a LEAP-like community there).
  8. Hi all, Congrats to everyone who got in Just got accepted for this spring a few days ago, didnt get any fin aid offer, and i have a month to move across the country, once i officially reply to the acceptance email. The only way i can possibly pay for bu is go part time and work at the same time, Im wondering if anyone is in the same boat?
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