Do different BU schools (Questrom, MET, CAS, Engineering) follow different deadlines?
Yes, the different BU schools follow different application deadlines but mostly at the graduate level.
If the students are applying for the UG admissions at Boston, the deadlines across all schools (Questrom, CAS, MET, Engineering) remain the same, which is Nov 1, 2026, for ED 1.
However, for master'
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