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I am a current leap student in ME and I'll be finished with the M.Eng.(Phase II) this fall. Like ghanada I feel like I need to chime in. 1) In regards to Phase 1 course requirements (keep in mind this is for ME): Take them at a local community college or state school. I did two semesters at a community college and took Calc II, Calc III, Physics I, Physics II, Linear Algebra, Statics, and CAD. That saved me about $40,000 and I was able to work at my old job part time. I should have stayed in Nashville to take Diff. Eq., Dynamics, and some type computer programming. BU requires their MATLAB course, but you can take any intro to programming and it will transfer. Do this and you will save tens of thousands of dollars. The rest of the Phase I ME requirements can be taken at the closest state school. If you follow this advice you can apply to many different programs, not only BU, and save money. Some schools may require a couple more courses, but you will save some cash in the long run!! 2) Only go to BU if you get aid!!!! I received a scholarship for Phase I and the M.Eng program and I will still have around $60,000 worth of debt and I don't pay rent! If you go to BU and live in the city it is expensive! 3) If you are going in to industry get a Co-op or internship. This is important. It seems to me that the LEAPers who have done this got jobs right away. Also, most BU graduates work in the northeast so that's where their connections are. Keep this in mind if you are not going to get a PhD and want to go into industry. I'm from the Boston area originally so this isn't an issue for me. I think it's a good program, but like all schools you get what you put in. I'm amazed when we are getting assignments/tests/projects back and the professor says the low grade was a 37 or something else extremely low. Tuition is way too expensive to dick around. On a side note, if you want to be a software engineer don't go back to school. Take a couple coursers.org or edx.org classes, buy a book, go to a boot camp and save yourself some money.

Amouse, I am a current LEAP student just finishing up Phase 1 this semester like Stan. You're GRE scores are good. GRE scores are not the be all end all of getting admitted. I scored a 161 V and 159 Q. It seems most people I've spoken to in LEAP have scores that range from the high 150s to the low 160s for both quant and verbal.

I haven't received the official letter either, but I also received an email letting me know I have been offered the LEAP scholarship. Hopefully they send out the formal acceptance soon. I'd like to find out who my advisor is so I can sign up for summer courses.

Congrats Noreaster, BestAfterBegun, and LeeSu2!!!

CMC_Kid - I'm from the area originally so I plan on staying with either my mother or other family while in the program. You can't beat free rent. I agree that a BU LEAP - Housing thread would be beneficial.

I'm in guys!! Mech E this fall, but I'm going to look into taking a few classes this summer. I received the email this afternoon after my post. Tesla'd- I'm also having issues with the FAFSA. I completed it two months ago and they told me they haven't received it. I'm going to contact the financial aid office tomorrow morning. Claudio89- I just turned 31.

Congrats to everyone who got in! I'm new to the forum, but I have been following this thread for a couple months now. I applied to LEAP for the Fall 2013 semester, but I haven't heard back yet. I'm curious what you all scored on the GRE. My scores-> Quant - 159, Verbal - 160, Essay - 4.5 I'm disappointed with my quant score and thinking about taking it again.