<p>boston university has been my dream school for years now. I applied to the behavior and health major at Sargent College (with the hopes of then getting into the Occupational Therapy Masters program). However, i was offered acceptance into CGS with continuation into Behavior&Health at SAR.
I was fine with attending CGS until I visited the campus more and started looking around on different social media etc. and found out how students at BU look down upon CGS students (crayons glue scissors etc.) This was really troubling to me because Im not sure that i would want to attend a University where students look down on other students and ridicule them. Hopefully it is really not as bad as some people make it seem...
My dilemma is whether to choose BU CGS, continue into SAR then take my chances with getting into their (or another high ranking university's) occupational therapy masters program OR just enter into one of the many 5yr advanced combined Bachelors/Masters program for occupational therapy (or in other words, the safe option lol)?
Please help me, this decision is incredibly hard for me to make, and hearing from others who have gone through similar experiences or have any knowledge regarding BU CGS, BU's Masters in OT, or occupational therapy in general would be incredibly helpful!</p>
<p>Do you have any direct admits to the other M. OT. programs? If so, and if you are truly committed to that career path, then you should attend one of those programs. There is no reason to pay for extra years of education, especially if you feel that for at least part of that time you would be treated as a second-class citizen.</p>
<p>Pick up the phone, and have a little chat with the career placement offices for the OT programs where you have been admitted. Where do their graduates end up? What kind of salaries are they starting with? If OT has a professional exam like Nursing does, what is the pass rate the first time?</p>
<p>If you aren’t certain that you are committed to OT, then compare BU CGS with any other 4-year undergrad programs that you have been accepted to, and to the options for completing a 4-year degree if you drop out of the OT track at the M. OT. places.</p>
<p>I am a student at BU who has gone through the CGS program. I can tell you from experience that it is an amazing program and you should definitely consider BU. The team structure gives you a chance to really get to know your classmates and that’s how I made some of my best friends at college. As for the academics in CGS, I’ve taken courses at many of the colleges in BU and CGS classes are completely on par with classes in other schools. Actually, some of my favorite classes and professors have been in CGS!</p>
<p>You would never be treated as a “second-class citizen” in CGS. With so many different colleges within BU there’s always a little friendly competition between colleges, but nothing like what you describe. While I spent two years in CGS I never once had someone treat me differently because of my college. </p>
<p>Hope that helps a bit!</p>