r/BostonU is a subreddit with 40k members. The community frequently discusses housing, roommate, apartment, bu, and pull in, and they frequently recommend/review cafes, winter boots, and chinese takeout, and the most common flair used is academics, admissions, shitpost, psa, and housing.
Greetings from Beantown! This is the official unofficial subreddit for the Boston University community. š¾
Popular Topics in r/BostonU
#1
Housing
20 posts
#2
Roommate
15 posts
#3
Apartment
15 posts
#4
Bu
12 posts
#5
Pull In
10 posts
#6
Pull
7 posts
#7
Summer
6 posts
#8
Hard Time
5 posts
#9
Senior
5 posts
#10
Cs
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/BostonU
Cafes
14 reviews
#1
LimeRed Tea House
5.0ā
from 1 review
#2
Cap1 Cafe
5.0ā
from 1 review
#3
Phinista
4.0ā
from 1 review
Winter Boots
10 reviews
#1
LL Bean
4.0ā
from 2 reviews
#2
L.L. Bean
4.0ā
from 2 reviews
#3
Cole Haan
4.0ā
from 1 review
Chinese Takeout
6 reviews
#1
Mala Restaurant
5.0ā
from 2 reviews
#2
Dumpling Kingdom
4.0ā
from 2 reviews
#3
Hong Kong Cafe
4.0ā
from 1 review
Flair Used in r/BostonU
#1
Academics
: "Seeking Online MS in AI Business feedback"
9 posts
#2
Admissions
: "am i cooked for bu ed1 if my marking period one grades are bad"
5 posts
#3
Shitpost
: "International grad student totally new to Halloween looking to get out of my room and experience it! Where should I go / How do people celebrate here?"
3 posts
#4
PSA
: "Missing Wallet and Keychain BU BUS"
2 posts
#5
Housing
: "Tips on finding a roommate to split a room bc I want to live off campus but Iām going abroad next year?"
2 posts
#6
News
: "Any 18+ parties for Halloween"
1 post
Member Growth in r/BostonU
Yearly
+5k members(13.4%)
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Last updated: November 4, 2026