<p>Adding onto GladKen …</p>
<p>@ TheJuanSoto: To be honest, I’m not very sure. I haven’t met any comp sci majors so I would think that comp sci isn’t one of BU’s strengths. I’m sorry I couldn’t help more. I’ll see if I can ask around and hear what others think.</p>
<p>@ DMA017 : The bio program at BU is strong, but I hear that the classes are difficult. i think it is a way of weeding people out… Work hard and you should be fine… CAS and its professors are great. As with all schools there are a few professors that are not so great. use ratemyprofessors.com … it’s pretty accurate in my opinion</p>
<p>@ leader93 : switching from CAS to COM is really simple. All it takes is a simple phone call. I actually called in and switched in late May or June-ish. I made the switch pretty late. I recommend doing it as early as possible. That way you will be able to go to the COM events and open houses… I went to the CAS open house because of my late switch. But yeah switching is easy! </p>
<p>You generally take 4 classes per semester. If you’re not taking labs or discussion classes you will definitely be able to have a job! My first semester here I had classes from 9-12am every single day … So it’s definitely possible! I’m in COM though so that means I don’t have labs really and only a few discussion classes… It depends on your major I guess but it would be possible regardless…</p>
<p>And yes work-study jobs are campus jobs… like what GladKen already mentioned and things like working at the Warren starbucks/subway … working at the Fitrec… etc</p>
<p>@revoltxo In my opinion BU is made up of a majority of upperclass kids but I don’t think these kids are snobby at all. And I’m saying that there is a majority but that doesn’t mean ALL people here are rich/upperclass. I know a few people paying for their entire college education on their owns. Honestly, I love BU and the people here are great. Don’t let this affect you at all. </p>
<p>People here are “wealthy” but they don’t come off that way in my opinion. I’ve slowly learned that people are rich just from knowing them but people aren’t snobby and brag about it.</p>
<p>Hope that helped?</p>
<p>@ leader93 : I don’t know when you can bring cars to BU. You would definitely be allowed to if you live off campus which you can do your sophomore year and on. Parking at BU is expensive though and you can walk everywhere so it’s really not something that you would want to do. Any I don’t know any one who has their car here so I can’t really say whether or not the international kids have nice cars or not?</p>
<p>@mxgrlm :
- I don’t really know how to answer this =x I’m sorry. You should take a class that you’re at least semi-interested in and then talk to your scheduling adviser about it once you’re at BU
- yes. I know people that are already doing study abroad their summer into junior year. I’m not sure about the choosing majors part, but I would think that you would have to know your major before you do study abroad since the study abroad is pretty focused on your major.
- I’m not sure
- Yes you do have advisers
- [Where</a> to use BU Housing Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/housing/dining/where-to-use/]Where”>Where to Use Your Meals & Points | Dining Services)
- Yes the BU alumni network is very strong. They would definitely help you depending on the person.
- Yes there is a CAS writing center ([The</a> Writing Center Writing Program Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/the-writing-center/]The”>The CAS Writing Center | Writing Program)) 9am-430pm and you have to schedule an appointment. There are walk-in times but it’s recommended that you make an appointment
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Hours of Operation:<br>
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Gym = closes at 11pm at the latest, but usu 10pm
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<p>Gladken-I didn’t think that it was such a shock to think that. It’s a pretty common stereotype of BU kids.
Homefry-Thanks, that’s good to know.</p>
<p>@revoltxo I’m class of 2014, and I have to say that I really haven’t seen that stereotype stick very much. All of my friends have some sort of scholarship to BU, ranging from one friend who is on full scholarship to partials. Sure, you’ll see a lot of girls carrying designer bags and shopping on the weekends, but none of them have a “better than you” attitude. And I’m on an all-girls floor, so i would witness it firsthand if it was happening really.
@leader93- plenty of people end up switching, federal work study is an on-campus job and you take four classes a semester. And I haven’t seen a single student driving a car… you just don’t need it. period.</p>
<p>If I’m taking Multivariable/LinAlg a a hs senior, how will I get credit for it at BU? college of eng specifically. i know most math/science aps dont get credit for COE (even with 5s) so will I have to retake? or is there a test I take to pass out of it? or do they simply look at my hs transcript and give credit for a certain grade or better?</p>
<p>How hard is it to do a dual major in CAS? like international relations and economics? Would you need to take more than 4 courses a semester with a dual major?</p>
<p>IR and Econ are 2 majors that have a decent overlap in coursework, so you should be fine without doing too much overloading or summer work. You might have to once or twice, but generally you should be fine. Just try and learn the requirements of each major early on so you don’t get behind ormiss something and have to go back. Majoring in something like physics and IR would be a little more difficult because there isn’t likely to be any class that counts for both majors.</p>
<p>@fxckmylife- here is the link to the AP credit guide, which probably doesn’t help much, but I thought you might be able to find it helpful. I know for languages, they place you in classes based on how you well you do on an exam, so it’s possible they might do the same for math. Your best bet would be to contact an advisor at ENG and see what they say. Sorry I can’t help more!</p>
<p>Hi, it’s me again.
I hope you’re not bored. I have a lot of questions I need to ask.</p>
<p>I really want to take the dual degree program in BU.
One of the dilemma is about the additional tuition it will cost me?
If I have to complete at least 144 credits in contrast to the usual 128, how much more will it cost me? When can I start (sophomore year)? Will it help if I enter directly into one of the majors I’m pursuing instead of being undeclared? And how much more time will I have to put into it? I’m planning to work part time too.</p>
<p>I’ve read in some older threads that if you could maintain a certain GPA, you don’t need to pay for the extra credits in DDP, so you practically get free credits. If that’s true, I’m definitely pursuing the DDP.
What are the requirements? And anything specific for international students?</p>
<p>It doesn’t cost any more money unless you need to do summer school. You can take 20 credits a semester starting second semester freshman year. It’s difficult to always do that much course work, but with ap credit and such, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>And I think you just have to maintain a 3.0 to make sure the overload credits are free. It won’t help if you’re undeclared vs declared.</p>
<p>Tuition payment is based on the number of credits you take, therefore DDP CAN make you pay more, but only if you overload (take more than 4, 4 credit courses). The maximum number of credits you can take per semester is 18 credits without paying more. If you have a gpa >3.3 you may take up to 20 credits in classes with no extra charge. </p>
<p>I’m currently doing DDP as well so I know a thing or two about it. But it varies for each school; which schools are you trying to DDP in ?</p>
<p>Important things you need to fulfill
- ALL of the general education requirements for both schools (this is a lot of classes, but AP credit, summer work, and overloading can offset it)
- Depending on the which school you start with, you need to take an intensive course in the second school. For example if you start in CAS and want to DDP with SMG, you’ll need to take SM299 (intensive 6 cr. course that covers two semesters worth of material in one).
- As BUBailey said, you need to maintain at least a 3.0 gpa
- You need to reach 144 credits by graduation (not really a difficulty)
- The earliest you can apply to DDP is sophomore year and you need to write an essay application. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Can you explain the writing sequence for com vs cas. My daughter is very interested in DDP, psych in cas and journalism/photojournalism in com. She will come in with somewhere around 40 credits. If she just does journalism, she would finish all the required courses by her 5th semester. She would like to do a semester of study abroad and her second degree in psychology. For the foundation requirements in com, wr 150 is a pre req for the com writing course, (co 202 maybe?), so you must take wr 150 plus three wr or en courses. So, does wr 100 count as one of those, or is the writing sequence completely separate from the foundation requirements?</p>
<p>Also, for study abroad, do you have to be in cfa to do the Venice Studio Arts Program? And can any student take classes in cfa or is it more difficult than the other schools? </p>
<p>Thanks to all the current students for taking the time to keep up with this board. You guys are very helpful!</p>
<p>Thanks BU Bailey and GladKen… It was certainly helpful.</p>
<p>@GladKen, I want to DDP in CAS and Sargent.
Another question: Is it in any way possible to DDP in the same college?
I’m an international student and my high school doesn’t offer AP credits, does that mean I will probably have to take summer school?
If I focus on only one major until my sophomore year and decide to DDP in my junior year, will it take me more that 4 years to graduate?</p>
<p>Good info above - I assume if double majoring in the same college (e.g., CAS), then 128 credits is all that is needed, assuming requirements for both majors are satisifed?</p>
<p>can you double major in different colleges?
i want to major in political science or international relations in cas
but i also want to major in human phisiology in sargent…
is that possible? if i do that, will it affect my chance of going abroad for a year/semester???</p>
<p>Hello. I’m most likely going to BU’s CAS for Neuroscience. I know the requirements for the neuroscience major and my minors already. I just want to know if there are any required classes that freshman take during the fall semester, like a writing/reading class. If so, can we take in the spring instead? I want to start my sciences early (ca 101+102 and ph 105+106), that’s why. Thanks.</p>
<p>@tiredyethappy: my daughter has been accepted to CAS as well Neuroscience.
can you tell me how/where you might find the course information? any help will be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>thanks, a</p>
<p>@apply2school: [Contact</a> Neuroscience | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/neuro/undergraduate/contact/]Contact”>Contact Us | Neuroscience)
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Anything else is found out by directly calling the school. I’m having some AP credit transfer in to get rid of the general electives. I just want to know if I can ditch those writing seminar classes if I’m doing a major/double minor. >.></p>
<p>Thank you for the prompt response!!</p>
<p>@tiredyethappy</p>
<p>There are no rules on when you need to take certain classes. As long as you finish all the general education requirements before you graduate, you are fine. </p>
<p>Here are the Gen Ed. requirements for CAS off the top of my head, (you might already have completed some with AP/SAT)</p>
<ol>
<li>4 semesters of a language (or a placement test into an upper level)</li>
<li>WR100 and WR150 (university wide writing requirement)</li>
<li>2 classes in each divisional study (social science/humanities/math/science)</li>
</ol>
<p>Again you can take these whenever you want. However, most take the WR as soon as possible to get them out of the way.</p>
<p>@ fishymom : Wr100 does count as a part of the English foundation requirement for com. So by taking wr100 and wr150 your daughter will have already completed 2 of the 4 required English classes. I can’t really answer your other questions, I’m sorry!</p>