<p>The communications program at BU is very strong.</p>
<p>Every student who is in the school of communications has to take Com 101 their first semester of freshman year. There is only one class for this, therefore it is a huge lecture with every single freshman in Com. Attendance was taken, but points were not deducted from the final grade if classes were missed. </p>
<p>From the syllabus:
Exam 1 100 pts
Exam 2 100 pts
Essay 1 50 pts
Essay 2 200 pts
“Wordless” Argument 50 pts
Research Part. (2 x 15 pts) 30 pts
COM Part. (3 x 20 pts) 60 pts
External Event 10 pts</p>
<p>Total Pts Possible: 600 pts.</p>
<p>Second semester of freshman year is Com 201 and this is generally a class of 18-20 students, therefore it is much more intimate and each class generally has a different teacher. You declare your major at the end of your sophomore year so you have plenty of time to choose which major you want to do, but I don’t think you an do both photojournalism and mass communications (although you can try calling and asking or if someone else answer this thatd be great)</p>
<p>I don’t know a whole lot about SHA (The School of Hospitality Administration), but I do have a few friends who are in it, and they seem to like it. I believe it is also fairly highly ranked, though I can’t find any numbers on that, so I may be wrong.</p>
<p>Many, many, many people go undecided and I am 95% sure that it would not affect your application in any way. According to [Admissions</a> FAQ | Boston University Admissions](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/faq/]Admissions”>FAQs for the College of General Studies | Admissions), “Undecided is a very popular ‘major’ at BU. We encourage students to explore the extensive academic opportunities available to them at BU. Students are not required to select a major until the end of their sophomore year. Most schools and colleges within Boston University have an ‘undecided’ option; however, you will need to select one of our schools or colleges for your application to BU. See our complete list of majors as well as a list of our undergraduate schools and colleges.”</p>
<p>Popular majors are: Business/Commerce, General International Relations and Affairs
and Psychology. (according to the Princeton Review) </p>
<p>Most people that I have met in CAS are undecided. While those in COM or SMG seem to be pretty sure as to what they want to major in. Pre-med and business seem the most popular to me.</p>
<p>@ Forthewin445: You should contact admissions ( <a href=“mailto:admissions@bu.edu”>admissions@bu.edu</a> or 617-353-2300 )</p>
<p>This doesn’t answer your question, but it’s similar to it so I figured I should post it anyway:
"Q: I didn’t take the SAT Subject Tests; what can I do?
A: The only thing that can replace the SAT Subject Tests is the ACT with Writing test. If you have not taken the SAT Subject Tests, or the ACT with Writing, your application will still receive a complete review by the Board of Admissions; however, it may be less competitive in comparison with students who have completed our application requirements.
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from : [Admissions</a> FAQ | Boston University Admissions](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/faq/]Admissions”>FAQs for the College of General Studies | Admissions)</p>
<p>I was just accepted to BU but was put in the CGS instead of COM. I don’t want to be 2 years behind the other COM kids when I transfer in my junior year. Do you know if its hard to transfer in? or if I’ll be behind? I was accepted to other schools for their film programs but BU was my top choice so I’m very torn right now. not sure what to do!</p>
<p>CGS kids are not behind when they continue into another school. They’re also not precluded from continuing in to another school, so it won’t be “hard to transfer” unless you’re actually failing classes. You start taking classes in COM your freshman year; you’ll just take your general ed classes (which com students will also be taking in CAS etc) in CGS.</p>
<p>@gemma1 You won’t be behind. You won’t be taking COM 101 which in my opinion was such a dumb class, no offense to Prof Vigil. But you learn the absolute basics of communication such as the histories of technology (radio, tv, camera, etc), types of communication, how to build relationships, etc … like things that really aren’t useful… The only useful thing in COM 101 was that there were speakers that were brought from each expertise. For example a director would come in and talk about their job as a director, etc.</p>
<p>You will be fine and it won’t be a problem. I know a lot of COM sophomores that already have nice internships. BU COM, whether CGS or not is still a great program. Don’t worry.</p>
<p>BU is really into liberal arts.
Freshman and Sophomore year you will generally take 3 liberal arts classes to fulfill requirements and then you will take 1 com class per semester. </p>
<p>There is Com 101 and 201 for freshman year which is very broad. You learn the very basics of communications and won’t really go into your specific major too much.</p>
<p>Sophomore year you will probably take an intro to film and from there you will learn more things specific to your major. BU has a great film program, I would suggest it.</p>
<p>so i am a senior at a small private schoool in the suburbs
basically i am not sure what i want to major in so i applied to CGS at BU
i got in… but now i have some questions
both about CGS and just in general, so any help would be great</p>
<p>1) i have no idea what i want to major in and i am only given 1 elective a semester to explore other majors.so say i spread out my electives to do one involving a diffrent major every semester. then would i be way behind if i finally picked my major and it turned out i hadn’t taken any electives in that major or only one?
2) i was also wondering if i can study abroad the summer before junior year since by then i would have picked my major or do i have to wait until i actually start taking classes involving that major?
3) can i do double majors/minors after CGS? will that take more time since i might not have enough electives to fill the requirements for the 2 majors i might take?
4) do you have advisors that help set out a path of what classes you should take and so on or no?
5) can i use the meal plan at places off campus like quodoba or chpotle or other places? like the points i mean…
6) how far do alumni connections take you? like are there many alumni out there that really want to help recent graduates or no?
7) do you have computer/ technology help centers and writing help centers? and how late do they stay open?
8) how late do the dining halls, library and gym stay open?</p>
<p>k so yeah… lots of questions
but like i said any help would be great
i am really in a tough spot trying to figure out what college i want to go to so yeah i could really use some help</p>
<p>I have a question: How can 2 of my friends and I get a triple or a quadruple with another person in Warren? Do we have to note it in our housing survey?</p>
<p>Be completely honest, is a majority of BU made up of wealthy, snobby kids (trust fund babies). I will be paying for my college education completely on my own and will probably be working A LOT. I don’t want to be in the minority here and I don’t really think i’d fit in with such a homogeneous student body.</p>
<p>I know it’s an expensive private school and many are like that, I just hear that at BU it’s very extreme.</p>
<p>Folks, a lot of these questions can be addressed with some basic research.</p>
<p>@TheJuanSoto</p>
<p>The Computer Science program is a relatively small department in CAS, but the staff are all highly experienced in their field and are all involved in their own private research. I’ve only taken the first class for the CS major CS111, but the professor was fantastic and the TA’s (graduate students) were really knowledgable. I learned a ton about java programming, and my friends in CS112 tell me that it gets me more theoretical and considerably more interesting. But yeah.</p>
<p>In many ways the Biology program in CAS is the most popular and perhaps the strongest department in BU. Our med school is fantastic and our biology department is massive. The amount of research (BRB - biology research building devoted to Bio) and field work available for students is unbelievable (BU Marine program, Study abroad research in half a dozen tropical islands). The downside - 50% of the incoming student population thinks its “premed” so the intro bio classes are pretty hard. You will have to study hard and be devoted. But in these classes, you WILL learn and be satisfied with what you have gained. </p>
<p>@ivann92 </p>
<p>Call housing bro. In Warren there are quads, doubles, and singles. No triples, and I don’t believe they have quads for guys (the quad rooms are pretty small). </p>
<p>@revoltxo</p>
<p>No and I don’t understand how you got that impression. We have an incredibly diverse community to the point that calling it “homogeneous” is absurd. We have people coming here on full scholarships, people paying out of pocket, and many people in the between area. None of them are elitist, you will never feel out of place regardless of your economic background. True there are people here driving to class in BMW’s, but there are also twice as many people skateboarding and biking to class.</p>
<p>@leader93</p>
<p>Absolutely. You probably want to do it before/during orientation by calling in. 4 classes is the average, 5 is considered overloading (which you can’t do as a 1st semester freshman). It will leave time for a work study, which many people have. A work study job is any job working for BU. Anything from research assistant, dining hall staff, or lab assistant.</p>