Why I Want To Attend Boston University

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There are many reasons why I want to take classes through Boston University this summer. I want to take classes so that I can better know whether Boston University is the right place for me to attend college, to help me me continue to practice my Chinese over the summer, and to help me discern the right choice of college major. First of all, I toured BU this past summer and was drawn in by the wonderful in the city environment, the passion I saw in the students’ faces, and the opportunities that I knew would be made available to me as a student there. I will apply to BU. Because of this, I want to take a few classes with you to see how I like them. By taking classes with Boston University I have very little fear about losing my credits because Boston University is already a college that I know would be a good match for my personality and my aspirations for my life. …show more content…

The past two years I have taken Mandarin Chinese through my school. However, the reason that I am passionate about excelling in my understanding of the Chines language is because at my school I live in a house with twelve Chinese girls and one Vietnamese girl. My parents work in another country but, instead of having me live there during my time in high school, they sent me to a school with a boarding program. After bonding with the girls in my house and countless other Chinese students, I not only want to become fluent for the advantages that it will give me but, also because I desperately want to be able to communicate with them in a greater way by learning their language and not simply forcing them to learn

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