Frustrated by Finances, BU Students Team Up Online

A group of Boston University students is finding common ground on a little-discussed issue: how hard it is to be poor at an expensive private college.  The students have launched a social-media movement, #PoorAtAPrivateUniversity, to provide a forum for a growing number of BU students to open up about what they say are opaque financial aid packages, confusing policies, and the daily challenge of fitting in among affluent peers.