Boston University is a major research institution, enabling Academy seniors to choose from an extensive selection of undergraduate courses. Seniors join college students in learning from among 2,600 talented researchers and educators. Academy seniors are eligible to play any University intramural or club sport for which they qualify. The University s Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance offers fitness courses that range from swimming to rock climbing to downhill skiing. Located at 775 Commonwealth Avenue, next door to the Academy and midway between the east and west ends of the Charles River Campus, the GSU is home to the Student Activities Office, which coordinates the activities of more than 280 student organizations which attract, among others, amateur photographers, ballroom dancers, film buffs, and future black belts.
Student societies meet to discuss everything from international relations to medieval recreation.
Academy seniors choose from an extraordinary list of options in Boston University classrooms, libraries, and laboratories and on its playing fields, and stages. The college counseling program at Boston University Academy assists students in matching their talents and interests with appropriate institutions of higher learning. In the spring of junior year, students and parents meet individually with the college counselor to discuss their personal plans in detail. This counseling process continues throughout the senior year, as students complete the application process, prepare for interviews, and make their important decisions about which college to attend. The success of the Academy's graduates serves as compelling evidence that the nation's leading colleges and universities recognize both the challenging nature of the Academy curriculum and the transition our students have made to their coursework at Boston University.