@amandasiegel1998 the program is apart of the College of General Studies at BU. Basically in CGS you take all of your GEN ED classes in your first two years of college and there is a set schedule as to when you take each. Every semester, you take humanities, rhetoric, and social science as well as an elective of your choice. After 2 years of that, you will be able to transfer into any school within BU and continue on to get your degree from there. It is only a 2 year program. A degree from BU is a degree from BU whether you are in CGS or not, it is impressive either way. I have found my CGS classes to be very writing/reading based so if you plan on going into engineering or pre med or anything that does not utilize those skills, it might not be right for you. but if you are going into COM or most CAS majors or even business, CGS is a great foundation for that
Does anyone know how easy it is to transfer within BU? Like I kinda wish I applied to Sargent College. Is there anyway to transfer before I even get to BU?
@lolog123 once you’re into BU you are pretty much guaranteed to be able to transfer inbetwren any of the colleges! I’ve heard it’s very easy
I’ve heard similar - it’s very easy.
I got accepted to the program as well. Do you start in January for your first semester at Boston U?
Accepted to college of com! 2040 SAT and 96 UW GPA
Hey guys, what was you guys’ stats? I got accepted with super low stats (not proud), but Boston University said this year was their most competitive year… I am super confused that I got in, and I don’t understand why
@classof2020a don’t stress about it or feel inadequate, there’s no exact formula for acceptance and they obviously saw something in your application they liked!
Accepted to CAS/CFA double degree program! 2130 SAT/34 ACT and 96 UW GPA 
Accepted to Sargent College w/ Kilachand!
SAT: 2200, ACT: 33, GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 5.0 weighted
Accepted to: College of Communication
Intended Major: Journalisim
SAT: 1690… It’s low but it was one of the highest at my school
ACT (breakdown): didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (if available): N/A
Rank/percentile (if available): 1 out of about 250
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, AP Physics, Gym, Computer Literacy and U.S. History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors Society
Brown University Book Award
RIBBA Award
Sportsmanship Award (Soccer)
All-Division Award (Soccer)
RITCA Coaches Award (Track)
Honor Roll (High Honors)
Extracurriculars:
School Newspaper (Editor and Reporter)
Civil Rights Movement Initative
NYLF Law and CSI
Congressional Youth Cabinet
Student Council
Brown Summer High School
Girls Variaty Track
Girls Varsity Soccer (Captain)
Job/Work Experience:
-CVS (The corporate office) — Summer Intern
-Local Waterpark ---- Summer worker
Volunteer/Community service:
- Tutoring
- Library
- Recorded stats at boys football games
- Worked concession stand at boys basketball games
Total hours (150+)
Essays: 9/10, I thought my personal essay was pretty good. It showed growth
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 AP English teacher
Counselor Rec: 9/10
Additional Rec: 9/10 AP Physics teacher
I never read my recommendations… I’m just assuming they were good considering that I spoke to all my recomeders on a daily basis… We had solid relationships inside and outside of the classroom!
School Type: Public
State: RI
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Notes:
I don’t know if it helped that I was diverse. I lived in two other countries prior to moving to the U.S.
@Hopefull16 Right here! interesting that you don’t actually start classes until January 2017
Does anyone know if there is a separate Kilichand invitation? I can’t seem to find if I was accepted or rejected
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So… No financial aid available for international students whatsoever?! Does anyone know about financial aid for international students? Also, is anyone thinking about attending BU by paying the full price? I’m seriously considering attending BU by just paying $65000 a year… but that is a huge decision. Any suggestions?
Accepted to: College of Engineering
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 3.5
@classof2020a no need-based aid, but merit aid is available for internationals.
How do I know if I got into Kilichand
Accepted to: College of Engineering and the Honors College
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering. Subject to change.
ACT: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Senior Year Course Load: The AP Classes I took this year are AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C: Mechanics
Major Awards/ Activities: National Honor Society, Speech and Debate, Varsity Golf, Team Manager for Varsity Volleyball, Community Service Club, International Club, Volunteering at local hospital, Editor-in-Chief of school’s yearbook.
Essays: Clearly articulated why I wanted to do BME at BU
Teacher Recs: I had 3 of them. I didn’t see them, but I heard from my college counselor they were fantastic.
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Unfortunately I did not qualify for either financial nor merit aid, so it is highly unlikely I will be attending BU. However, I still believe it is a great school, and congrats to all who are going!