Go to top 15: What are some negative features of BUSM?
• The most important negative feature of BUSM is the cost. As outlined above, the faculty, the administration, and the Alumni Association are working hard to bring down the cost and the debt assumed by students, but this is a slow process. Current and past students who have made a thoughtful decision about coming to BUSM, weighing the cost against the strength of the experience and the career-long return on the investment, generally conclude that BUSM was the right choice for them. • The multiple pathways described above (#2) produce a varied and interesting faculty and student body which contribute a great deal to the experience of a BUSM education. However, this diversity in educational background also leads to a variable course load during the first year, and in the past some students felt that the Honors/Pass/Fail grading system encouraged unnecessary competitiveness. In the fall of 2003 a revised grading system, with a strict Pass/Fail model was implemented for the first year curr
