<p>What does BU do for admitted students—do they have any spring programs (that differ from their regular campus visit things?) Is it scheduled for a specific weekend? Anyone know when it is?</p>
<p>I know they do but I forget what it is. You can call Admissions at 617-353-2318.</p>
<p>I can't find anything about it on their admissions website. Only thing I can find are the regular campus visits and overnights. But I imagine that they will let you know in a mailing after you are accepted. I think giving them a call would definitely be a good idea if you really want to know (and then let us know!)</p>
<p>There is a weekend for admitted students where they take you around in groups depending on your school (I think...) and give you tours of the school and take you to lectures talking about how great the school is, and they take you to lunch in a dining hall that they deck out to an insane degree with really nice food. It's a good time, but I don't remember when it is.</p>
<p>it's a different weekend for each school. the dates of the SMG ones are april 14 and 21.</p>
<p>CAS office said they will have 4 different dates throughout the month of April to choose from.</p>
<p>the dates start in april .. it's nothing majorly different.</p>
<p>there are senior sessions where you can talk to sophmores & up about their bu experience ... um admissions will basically try to convince you that bu kicks ass.</p>
<p>possibly a lunch, lots of boring speeches ... yep. i'm not to excited about it as i'll have finals to study for but will be living in 121 bay state admissions</p>
<p>Those aren't required, are they?
I'd love to go, but I don't have the time/resources to get to Boston for Open House, Orientation, AND starting classes...</p>
<p>When is orientation, anyways?</p>
<p>Not all required. </p>
<p>Orientations have like 6 different sessions over the summer. Main part of benefit is you sit at a computer and pick out a class schedule. You take the writing assessment - and likely get placed in WR100 level - and whatever other placement tests you may need, which would be for a few languages, etc. If you take something odd - like a foreign language that doesn't have a test and you want to figure out which level to take - you need to talk to that department and I suggest you get that done before you sit down to work out your schedule.</p>
<p>I went to the BU admitted students day. If you're not 100% sure BU is your first choice, I'd say go to it. At first, I thought I was going to go to UConn because my parents didn't want me to go to school in Boston, but they got a chance to see the school and liked it.</p>
<p>If you are 100% sure that you want to go here, no matter what, and don't have any questions, then maybe you can save yourself a trip here and just wait until orientation.</p>
<p>I found a link that may help you. There's a calender marked with events including having lunch with current students and a Day and Overnight Visit Program. Link:</p>
<p>CAS has an open house every Friday in April. You have to RSVP on the applicant link and that shows the dates for your school. Does anyone know if we get to see any other dorms at Open House?</p>
<p>DS was not able to attend any of the admitted student days for his department due to scheduling conflicts. However, his department arranged a fabulous 1:1 day for him (which was actually during his April vacation). He sent them an email asking for specific activities and they more than obliged...including lunch in the West Dorms dining hall (where DS subsequently lived for two years...not in the dining hall...in those dorms). </p>
<p>Orientation, however IS required. Again DS had a specific conflict (actually run by BU so they fully understood). When you get the orientation info, there is an additional orientation not listed that is actually the two days just prior to move in days in August. However, you do have to have a reason to request this orientation session.</p>