Should I even bother applying to BU?

DadTwoGirls
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:59:44 +0000

ryan9074:

I ended up with a 3.48 GPA,

ryan9074:

Is it just doomed for me?

“Can I transfer right now (or to start in September) to BU” and “Am I doomed” are two very, very different questions.

Transferring to BU to me seems unlikely right now. However, this may depend upon some information that you have not given us. As one (perhaps extreme) example, a 3.48 at MIT or Caltech might be interpreted differently compared to a 3.48 at community college. Where are you currently studying?

Usually transferring to a school that rejected you when you originally applied can be difficult, and is more likely to work if you have more than one semester in university and have a very good GPA.

On the other hand, getting a 3.48 GPA in your first semester of university is definitely not a disaster. Lots of students have recovered from way worse, and gone on to graduate and do well in life. To me a 3.48 GPA suggests that you are getting roughly half A’s and half B’s. There is an old saying “B’s get degrees”. Strictly speaking a few C’s can also be part of getting a degree, and having half A’s suggests that you are doing well in some of your classes (and probably okay in all of your classes).

Regarding class sizes, BU has about 18,000 undergraduate students (and roughly the same number of graduate students). I would expect that freshmen there also will find themselves with some large classes.

Why do you want to transfer to BU?

By the way, BU can be expensive depending upon your budget and what sort of financial aid you get. Do you know if you could afford BU even if you do get accepted?

I think that we need more information to give you useful information, other than to say “you are not doomed” and “do as well as you can where you are right now, it is definitely worth putting in the effort”.