<p>Wow thats great. What were your stats ? did you apply early?</p>
<p>No I didn’t apply early…ED is way to scary for me. I actually originally wanted to go to Northeastern, but when I realized I wanted to do communications there was no way I could pick Northeastern over BU. I had a 1280 and like a 90 average… which I guess isn’t really that good, but I got a 10K scholarship so maybe they liked my essay or my ECs or something. Or maybe I’m just really lucky lol. Idk… but I’m loving it and if you’re interested in PR, advertising, journalism, TV or film, you should definitely check it out.</p>
<p>i was searching through the forum again…and i found this from ryanbis…its an excellent thread…should help alot of you out…</p>
<p>could someone explain the BU general studies to me? If you go there as a freshmen do you go ONLY for 2 years and have to “academically prove yourself” to get into another college at BU? What happens if you don’t get accepted at anyother BU college at the end of your 2 years. Can u only stay in general studies for 2 years?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>You will find the answers to your questions elsewhere on the forums as well as in my post here. Please browse the archives.</p>
<p>The College of General Studies is billed as a broad liberal arts education that familiarizes students with potential majors. It is my personal belief that the school houses two equally unfortunate groups: the chronic under achievers and the confused. The average statistics of the CGS student body are the lowest of any of the colleges on campus. While CGS students do transfer into the school of their choice after two years, graduating with the rest of their class, the academic requirements are relaxed. To many students, this is an unforgivable double standard. Despite the fact that CGS and “normal” students are indistinguishable at graduation, the school is almost universally maligned. Stereotypes of CGS students are highly charged. CGS kids are “jocks,” “ditzes,” and “snobs” who are accepted for financial or athletic reasons. Will you experience bullying as a CGS student? No. Will you get a quality education? Yes. Should you feel guilty for enrolling in CGS? Well …</p>
<p>haha ok thanx, thats what I thought, but thank you for clearing it up!</p>
<p>Nom-
And you think the CGS students are snobby? I hope I don’t run into any rude people like you up at school.</p>
<p>Well I guess that is either a very strong opinion or the inevitable issues with nuance in on line communication. There is another large group in CGS that are worth noting. Kids that are bright and want to achieve but perhaps the experience of high school life did not bring out the best in them. The world is full of kids who did well in HS and can’t make it in college and likewise many who weren’t stellar HS students or just don’t test well that thrive in a college environment. Such students leave home with a fresh start and take advantage of the atmosphere of a college campus. Sure there are negatives to CGS, however, it is a legitimate school and the right fit for some students.</p>
<p>Exactly. One other thing-- CGS average SAT scores are about 200-300 points less than the BU average, if i am correct. I think the CGS average is like around 1200? Anyways, this does not mean someone failed in high school. By any means. It is not comprable to a junior college. Most state schools have around this same average, this doesn’t mean CGS kids all struggled in high school. I think people tend to completely misjudge the school as being for slow students, when it is just a different option to getting a degree.</p>
<p>@mm10: You misunderstood. I meant for the quotation marks to denote a shift of comment attribution. Perhaps powwowing with a stratagem would succor you vigorously.</p>
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<p>My D will be a frosh in CAS next year. She is going to try to get into the honors program as a soph. I think she’ll do great b/c she’s an IB kid in HS and works very hard. D thinks that she will have a hard time graduating in 4 years if she’s not in honors b/c she thinks that honors students get first choice of classes. Is it true? We can’t afford for her to go longer than four years.</p>
<p>As far as I know, honors students don’t get first choice of classes.</p>
<p>I think Kinshasa is correct but there should be no reason why it would take her more than 4 years to graduate Honors or no Honors.</p>
<p>I agree–with a reasonable amoung of planning, there is absolutely no reason graduating will be determined by whether or not you register first.</p>
<p>I don’t believe that honors kids register first–there’s no reason they should. The only group that get’s preferential treatment in terms of registering are the athletes.</p>
<p>I applied to COM but i didn’t get in and so I will be in CGS next year. I’m not a “chronic underachiever”… I have a 3.8 GPA with honors and AP courses. i had over a 1200 (math, verb) on the SAT. I also trianed 20+ hours a week for gymnastics…im not confused or a slacker…i know exactly what i want and why i want to go to BU</p>
<p>@pinkjewels06: I have met two other students like you–smart, busy, and bumped to CGS. I don’t take your accomplishments lightly. You have used your time better than I have, for sure. But both of us have to admit that you defy the stereotype. It will be interesting to see how you fare in CGS with your. . . peers?</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>EDIT: And let me reiterate that I am not claiming that the stereotype is true. What I can say is that my personal experience has been congruous with the stereotype. What the stereotype fails to recognize is that former CGS students are just as capable as their CAS/SMG/COM/CFA/SED/ENG/etc. counterparts.</p>
<p>I have a question about APs. The APs that I took junior year were listed on my high school transcript. Do I have to send in an official report from the collegeboard AP to BU in order to get credit?</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure u need to send in an official report from collegeboard</p>
<p>I don’t think most CGS kids are slackers but there are some that meet the stereotype. So what if they scored fewer ponts and had a lower GPA they still have way above average scores and academic backgrounds. In some high schools the difference between a 3.5 and a 4.00 might be based on choosing a couple of courses that kicked your butt. They do seem to have less work and I wonder if pinkjewel type students will be bored. If you really wow BU your Freshman year can you petition to move out of CGS before the two yrs are up? Anyone know?</p>