<p>if you can read my posts, along with the posts of others who may not be cgs students but actual BU students, then you can see that no one was knocking cgs. i will be a junior, so whether or not i was in cgs doesn't mean that i wasn't well informed about the program. people come into these threads asking why cgs gets knocked or about the program, some believing that it is a major. and i gave legit information, not a bunch of b.s. yes, it is possible to graduate in 4 years, and i never said it wasnt. however, if you want to go from cgs to being a premed, it might take an extra semester. if you want to go from cgs to being a nutrition major like myself, it is impossible to graduate in 4 years. i was saying that graduating in 4 years is not possible for many majors, mostly hardcore sciences, engineering, and things of that nature. you can definitely graduate from sha, many majors in cas, etc within 4 years. i was also correct in saying that you CANNOT graduate from cgs, meaning that it is not a school you can graduate from. its a program. no one graduates with a degree in general studies. find me someone who has. and because i am so science oriented, everyone i know in cgs has wanted to enter the sciences and has had to take summer courses in order to graduate within 4 years. so yes, summer courses make that possible as well. i dont believe i was being misleading at all. in fact, i was being extremely informative. for people like those in this thread who want to be business majors, im not going to give them faulty advice and say "oh apply to cgs because itll make getting in easier." that would be poor advice. if you know where you want to be, apply there. then get considered for cgs if you arent accepted. also, if you dont know what you want to be then you should apply to cas and transfer later, like within a semester or a year, instead of having to wait out the 2 yrs in cgs which is much more difficult to transfer out of before completing the 2 years (if its even possible). so please dont tell me that i dont know what im talking about. it offends me as a well educated student trying to help others in making the best decision at hand. cgs is a wonderful program for many to aid in adjustment to college life, etc, as i said in a previous post in this very thread. however, as i also stated, MANY, not all, majors require more than 4 years, whether that means summer courses or additional years. no one is trying to offend anyone in cgs, so i dont understand why youre in such an uproar about it. i hope i have helped those applying to boston university by sharing my opinion. im sure that everyone in cgs had a lot to contribute as well and helped applicants a great deal, but dont tell me i dont know what im talking about when, as someone who has transfered schools within BU, and has been undecided, has gone through many of the situations which these applicants have in mind. now lets drop the whole "stop bashing cgs" charade because NO ONE IS BASHING IT!</p>
<p>I apologize for calling you misleading because the post you JUST posted clarified a whole lot. It's not just about CGS bashing, it's giving people the impression that everyone who goes into CGS will be staying at BU for more than four years. I understand that a lot of people take summer courses to get the credit that they will need to graduate - but those do not always have to be taken at BU, therefore creating less financial strain etc. I don't know if you have gone through the program, but I have come across plenty of people across campus who say that the CGS and CFA students bring down the national ranking of the college, and that is particularly offensive in my opinion. Also, on here I read people encouraging others to disregard CGS and not to worry if they don't get into another BU school, they'll get into CGS. So I appreciate you not bashing CGS, and yes, you are well informed about the medical and other sciences majors, and I think that is great information for those students who are interested in those majors. I read your other post, and I interpreted it in such a way that it seemed like you believed CGS was not a part of the BU community, like it was some kind of branch BU school. I know no one can graduate from CGS, and there are no general studies majors. Once again, I apologize if I offended your intelligence, but your previous post, in my opinion seemed to be misleading because it sounded as though you implied that all CGS students will have to stay for more than four years. Your most recent post is significantly helpful, because you explain a lot more in depth what you meant...and those were things I find very helpful. So I appreciate those truths. Honestly, I hope you aren't upset or anything, because I know I sounded rude in my post, but things like CGS bashing do happen a lot, and without reason. A lot of false information can be passed around, and I am really glad you clarified your point, because that is great information for people to know.</p>
<p>thank you for your response, morgan. i am sorry if my original post was misleading. i personally have not gone through cgs, but i am a big fan of the program. i have many friends who have found it beneficial to their adjusting to college life. however, the truth of the matter is that if you know which school you wish to attend, you should apply to that school. that is the only message i was trying to convey. if you wish to go to smg, or sar, or com, then those should be the boxes you check off on your application. i only wished to clarify why cgs seemed unappealing to many people because i believed that was one of the original questions asked. and yes, as a student at bu, i do hear cgs bashing, which i believe is unjustified. mostly, i hear it as teasing from an eng student to his friend in cgs. and i believe it is important for you and other cgs students to share the positive experience you have had and are currently having. but for the student who wanted to go to the business school, applying to cgs directly would not be a smart option. that would be like me saying "oh i want to go to smg but ill apply to com because i think i have a better chance." thank you for this post, i appreciate all of your input, and i hope that you and i have both helped prospective students further understand the cgs program.</p>
<p>so you recommend student to apply to smg if he/she wants to study in business? but what happens if he/she who applied gets rejected? will he/she be accepted to cas or cgs?</p>
<p>i cannot guarantee that if you are rejected from smg that you will automatically be accepted to cgs. however, if you apply for smg, its as if you are applying for 2 schools, smg and cgs. thats twice as good of a chance as only applying for cgs. and who knows, you may get into the business program. but a rejection from smg will automatically give you consideration for cgs if you indicate on your application that you would be willing to enter that program. and also remember, lets say you dont get into smg or cgs, meaning no BU acceptance. you can go to another school, work really hard your first semester, and transfer in. it is much easier to get accepted as a transfer than it is as an undergrad because less people are applying and you have some college on your resume. hope this helps!</p>
<p>i totally agree, ali. i applied to com first, not even knowing what cgs was. i think people have a better chance getting into cgs by applying to the school they would like to go to. i meet more people in cgs who were referred than people who applied directly.</p>
<p>thats becasue most people don't know about CGS...meaning there arn't alot of people who apply directly to CGS as compared to the other colleges...and all the rejeceted people are looked at CGS. Thus, more people are referred</p>