<p>Son applied to CAS (undeclared), but it is because he knows he wants to major in science but not exactly sure what branch. Scores are good (1950 - 700M, 630R, 620W and 610Physics, 670Math1). GPA is Wtd 3.622/4.0 ~25% in class.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that sometimes kids are accepted into CGS if they have chosen undeclared CAS. Is that true? Is CAS undeclared a bad idea? If so, how does he let the school know he is very interested in science just not sure what area - he is interested in bio, environmental etc. He applied for RD by the way.</p>
<p>Not all students that apply to CAS undeclared get referred CGS, but some do. If you look at the results threads over the past couple of years, you will see that lots of kids were accepted to CGS who had applied to CAS or another school with a declared major. And lots of kids were accepted to CAS undeclared. The stats seem to vary quite a bit also. I don’t know if there is a specific formula for how kids get accepted to CGS. My guess is a good many are kids they just didn’t have room for in their school of choice. Good luck to your son, my daughter is a freshman at BU and loves Boston and the school!</p>
<p>From what I gather as a student, those in CGS often (but not always) have slightly lower GPAs than the average applicant. Being undeclared is not a bad idea at all. I was undeclared communications, and still was admitted to COM with a similar GPA.</p>
<p>How would son fare do you think?</p>
<p>I’m not an admissions officer, so honestly I have no idea. But from the GPA, most likely CAS.</p>