<p>BU is my number one choice and i wanted to major biological studies, but I got into CGS instead. Anyone with any experience going there, or friends who are in CGS? whats it like, is it the same as any other college in BU? just anyones opinion or things they’ve heard, etc. thank you (:</p>
<p>Same question for me. Got into CGS and they said I could go into COM Film later. Are there people who get into COM Film without going to CGS first? If so, why the difference?</p>
<p>I applied to CAS as an English major but was placed into CGS as well. BU seems really cool so i’m considering it but I got poor financial aid so I’m wondering if I should pick between Penn State or this…</p>
<p>Yea same here. I applied for management and put into CGS. I mean it doesn’t look too bad. You can take 4 other courses in your intended major, but you have to take certain classes. Looks like a lot of history and understanding classes, but what do I know.</p>
<p>[Courses</a> College of General Studies Academics | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/academics/cgs/courses/]Courses”>http://www.bu.edu/academics/cgs/courses/) <– classes
[General</a> Studies | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/cgs/]General”>General Studies) <– CGS website</p>
<p>I dunno if CGS will help me do the language or sci/math in the first two years that COM FILM wants. Also, I did alot of search on cc and others places today and it seems the other BU students have a real tude about CGS. You hear the same?</p>
<p>Okay, I got accepted to BU (which I’m happy about!) and applied under CAS, but I’m extremely disappointed that I didn’t get into the program of my choice and rather got placed into CGS, and I’ve heard negative things about this … I’m not too sure on how I should feel. I was happy at first when I read the “Congratulations” greeting, but then I was p!ssed when I read on … I’m VERY thankful that I even got accepted, but 
I’m not feeling this at all. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>Is there any way to switch into a different school (ie. CAS) if there’s room?</p>
<p>My daughter will be a freshman at BU next fall and has spent a bit of time at BU through her sport. She talked to other students about CGS and no one said anything negative, other than telling her about the crayons, glue, scissors joke. But seriously, it is just a little tease, like calling engineering school kids nerds. No one tells CGS kids they are inferior. And if someone does, they have a problem, not you. The CGS program is not a joke. It is an excellent, rigorous program, with top notch academic support for students. If BU is a school you very much want to attend, do not worry about CGS. Learn all you can about the program and make your decision based on what you have learned, not some ridiculous stuff you read on the Internet.</p>
<p>Hello everyone, I’m currently a junior at BU in CAS, and I started in CGS. I originally applied to the School of Management, but got referred to CGS. CGS is a great program that many people don’t know a lot about. It’s a 2-year program and after 2 years you get to continue to any of the other colleges as long as you meet the requirements, which you can learn more about by looking at CGS’s website [General</a> Studies | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/cgs/]General”>General Studies) While at CGS you’ll be filling requirements you would need to be doing at all the other schools at BU, so you won’t be behind. You also have one elective each semester to take classes outside of CGS to use towards your major. CGS is team taught, so you’ll have the same classmates and professors freshmen year. This allows you and your professors to get to know each other, something unique to the CGS program. There are also opportunities to study abroad in London through BU either the summer of your freshmen year or fall semester sophomore year. I would suggest attending a CGS open house so you can learn more about CGS and get a feel for the program, as well as have all your questions answered. I hope this helps in your college decision, good luck.</p>
<p>Well I’m not sure if cgs is a good idea if your major is biology or something intensive like that which requires numerous courses and research work. The same applies if you want to be pre-med. since cgs is a 2yr program, they have their own requirements and focus intensely on liberal arts - not sure if thats your interest or not…</p>
<p>Actually colleges3, there are many students in CGS that are pre-med, CGS has students filling their writing, social science, and humanities requirements while taking an elective in an area of their choosing. CGS also accepts certain AP credits which can allow students to take more than one elective and place out a certain CGS course. CGS also offers study abroad programs over the summer for Humanities and Natural Science which allow students to place out of some of their CGS courses to take electives as well.</p>
<p>My D was accepted to CGS. She currently studies 2 foreign languages and I am concerned that even one language might be hard to fit into the CGS schedule unless she took no other electives for 2 years</p>
<p>I also got placed in CGS. I initially was pretty ****ed off, but it really does not seem that bad. If I got more than $0 for financial aid, I would have loved to go. BU has always been my top choice, and it kills me that I can’t go because I can’t afford a full tuition. My brother couldn’t finish his last year at NYU because my family is tight on money right now. I was thinking about appealing, but I don’t know if I want to take the chance of getting nothing again after enrolling.</p>
<p>DD originally was extremely impressed with BU, and actually used it to motivate herself for her whole junior year. Applied ED - deferred. Very maturely elected to pursue other options both simultaneously and after the deferral, and fell in love with DePaul University. Both campuses very urbanized (would not have been my choice, but it is not about me)
DePaul highlights the smaller classes, quarter system with 6 weeks for an internship or break at Christmas, has a terrific business program, and gave her a chunk of scholarship money. However, it seems much more commuter-like - I really got the sense that there is not a lot of school focus after freshman year outside of academics.</p>
<p>BU is bigger, also in a big city, seems to have a much closer knit campus community, also has a great business school. Almost exactly twice the price, and she would do the first two years in College of General Studies, which was her second choice. </p>
<p>We are going back to visit BU a second time, as it has been two years and many colleges since she fell in love with it, but I thought I would ask the knowledgeable posters their opinions as well…I see a lot of people insisting on this board that CGS is great, and the rate my professor reviews are quite good, but I am just wondering if it is worth exactly twice as much cash. There is no chance of need based aid, and as she is white, female, undeclared major, from a higher ses community I see few options for scholarships (although of course she is looking into)…</p>
<p>Posters???</p>
<p>“She is white, female, undeclared major, from a higher ses community…” Sounds like half of CGS. She’ll fit right in. The other half are white, male undeclared majors from high-SES communities.</p>
<p>I don’t really think that is what shoot4moon was looking for in terms of whether her DD should go to CGS. I think it’s a very personal decision that will come down to money. If you’re willing to shell out for DD’s dream school, that is your choice. Your daughter will not graduate from CGS; she’ll graduate from BU. No employer will really know she was inCGS for 2 years. And I really have no issue with the program itself. I have many friends who were in it who absolutely loved it. And you get the chance to continue into another prestigious school within BU (CAS, COM, SMG, etc). But I don’t know that any school is worth paying twice the price of another (barring the Ivies) in this economy. But if you can afford it…more power to you. I love BU and CGS is no exception. While feelings on this board are clearly mixed, I think the program is just fine, the community is smaller, the profs are great, etc.</p>
<p>Agree w/colleges3. Being in CGS and making a transition to an intensive science major could be a challenge if one wants to be on a four year program. My D is leaning either BMB or Chem for a major. Between the lectures, discussions, and labs for the sciences requirements and the CAS electives, her schedule and workload is definitely more intensive than her peers in CGS.</p>
<p>I am comfortable with the concept of CGS, and our DD is too. You are right - it is a personal decision, and she will be the one to make it as we are simply providing a set amount of money. If she spends more, she gets loans - if she spends less, she has the remainder available for grad school or after college options. My issue is that she is “multi-interested” and one poster somewhere talked about how CGS students rarely have units available for a minor or double major. Since she was thinking of a double major in marketing and psychology, or marketing and education, this is a bit of a hold back for me. Is the person who said it is tough to double major off the track on this? The other hesitation for me is that she has a number of AP test credits going in (or she will if she passes, which her school is famous for). Does this mean that these AP credits are for naught, or does this allow her some extra elective space? Some of these questions we will ask at the open house when we go back, but I thought I would ask here as well, as not everyone will be going to an Open House, and I bet others are considering their options as well. Opinions??</p>
<p>My D was admitted to CGS for Fall 2011. She paid the deposit last night and was filling out the housing questionair. It asked for her top five choices of housing. She put West as #1 and Warren as #2. Do you have any suggestions for the remaining housing choices? How likely is it that she will get into West or Warren?</p>
<p>Does BU give a student a significant advantage of getting an internship or job placement
vs UMass ? Do the two schools attract different corporate entities for their programs such as Communications or Psychology ? Is corporate sponsorship and recruitement better at BU vs Umass ? To spend more on undergraduate tuition assuming job placement will be easier or save it for the post-graduate school and shoot for the better job at that time ?</p>
<p>Bell curve. The years I went to CGS (then CBS) 85-87, they graded all core courses on a bell curve. 80% of your grade was based on a multiple choice midterm and final that 10% automatically failed. We lost about 1/3 of the class to academic attrition that was by design. The program was quite literally designed to fail students.
If they are still grading on a bell curve system then you all need to be aware of that. It was not a pleasant experience going to a school that kept the majority of its students in or near academic jeopardy.</p>