We never accepted GT…didn’t even know she got it until we heard from the international program who mentioned it and we were confused as to what they were even talking about bc sh was sure she had withdrawn her BU application and definitely never sent in first semester transcripts so technically th application wasn’t even complete. It was just kind of a fluke that they offered her GT anyway…So you should hear from them even without accepting the GT. It would not have been her first choice way to start but I can totally understand that if he doesn’t like his other options it’s kind of a whole different thing maybe a chance to try something different before landing at the school you wanted to be at anyway. Good luck to your son!
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just got our music merit and it’s really, really, small compared to other colleges offers, sigh. Especially for such an expensive school.
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same here. Accepted to a great music studio at BU, but the music merit offer is so much lower than other great conservatories both in liberal arts universities and stand alone.
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It’s so sad. It is my S25’s first choice but I have no idea how we will make it work.
Did this show up after your acceptance on Saturday? Is it new in your portal or an email?
Please do not sacrifice your financial well being or retirement. There is far more than one great school out there - even in music.
It’s not worth financial suicide.
Students should know going in few get merit so that you did is great. The CDS shows 8% so if the NPC showed full pay, I get the hope, but for future parents, it should not be a surprise.
Best of luck.
I’m sure she’ll land in a wonderful place.
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My son did not get merit. Only a very tiny bit of financial aid. He applied for merit but did not get it. Someone had posted that they just received music merit money and I was wondering if perhaps there are some small merit scholarships coming out after Saturday.
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Did your need aid match the NPC ?
Does anyone here have experience with engineering at BU? Lots of positives to BU, but one negative I’ve heard is that grade deflation and really really high rigor (I know all engineering schools will have high rigor but you hear it more for BU) make for a potentially tough atmosphere / lifestyle. I’m trying to get a sense of whether that reputation is lore/myth or if it’s a reality to consider. Thanks!
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No experience but here are career outcomes.
Hope you’re not full pay - the ROI isn’t there. But they put out a nice report - not every school does - so that’s good.
hmmmm - yeah, engineering is tough, likely everywhere. It was at my son’s 3rd tier public.
But BU has really really really smart kids.
Best of luck.
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He got the email about Verto today. We’ll be tuning in to an info session this weekend. Yay!
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Thanks - my kid did get a tuition exchange scholarship (a scholarship program for kids of faculty), bringing the cost of tuition, room and board down to about 48K. So that’s a really wonderful opportunity. Just want to be sure it’s the best fit too.
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I would look at the school as a whole then. Engineering is crushing everywhere - you spend hours each day studying or working on projects. He likely won’t have nearly as much time to experience Boston as others. Some time - but likely not as much.
Engineering is a high drop out major - 50% nationally - although likely less at top schools.
You might reach out to the department and ask for a student ambassador to speak with your son - that’s likely the best way to find out answers to your questions specifically - first hand, from another student.
Seems like a really cool path to his number 1 school
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The grade deflation that you hear about from prospective students is that there are very few “easy A’s” or “bird courses”. If you do the work, you will get a good grade.
And engineering is demanding at any university.
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@CTDad-classof2022 Yes! GT is a commitment from BU but it is not a commitment on your part. It’s just an option you have a year from now. I would bet most people who sign up for it don’t take it…hopefully they are happy elsewhere. But if it’s offered to you I don’t see any downside. Even if you are going somewhere you hope to fall in love with it’s an option in the future with no commitment.
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Please do not let your student base his/her decision on career outcome stats, which not only are typically based on students’s self report of employment, salary, satisfaction, etc., but there can be problems with these college reports as described here Colleges’ career success stats don’t tell the whole story about how their graduates are doing after they get their degree
As well, so much can change between now and then (he/she could change majors, transfer schools, you name it) and starting salaries out of college may or may not set trajectories for future income. Students these days have been changing jobs frequently, and while today’s economic and work environment is in flux, recent history has shown job changes can provide large salary changes, signing bonuses, etc.
As some have said elsewhere, students can end up in highly desired IB jobs, though they may not get their prized offer right out of college if they don’t attend certain target schools. Speaking more directly to your kid’s planned engineering major, both of my s’s are engineers, and both have been working at one of the FAANG tech companies. But neither started there right out of college. There can be lots of routes to those opportunities.
And while yes, engineering majors are no walk in the park, and there will be long hours in the labs and doing math problem sets, etc, good students can find their way to balance work and play. In fact I’d say that it’s important for the physical and mental health of those students to find that balance of work and play. They may have more work and less play than perhaps (just as an example) a foreign language major, but successful engineering majors will find a way to make that work. Good luck to you and your kiddo in their decision!!
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is there any insight on how many kids do the first year study abroad for GT?
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You can ask BU but they might not know as the program is through a private company and affiliated with U New Haven.
It’s assuredly more than potential BU kids as it’s not a BU thing. They simply add onto it.
So I’d ask the supplier itself.
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Does anyone know the general percentage of students that are accepted after being on the waitlist?