<p>Hey whats going on? I’m a new freshman at BU. I live in Warren Towers and I am a poli sci major. If you have any questions about BU, post them and I’ll try my best to give you a good answer. Being that classes only started two days ago, I probably can’t tell you too much about the poli sci program as of yet but I can tell you lots about the food, the dorms, the campus life and such. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>Did you apply RD and with what stats?</p>
<p>What were your first impressions of the professors, sudents, and overall campus feel?</p>
<p>What do you think of Warren Towers? I'm trying to figure out which dorm to enter if I go to BU (either Warren Towers or The Towers). Thanks.</p>
<p>im actually in warren in a quad and honestly it isnt that bad as everyone makes it out to be. people are real friendly and is the best place ot meet people.</p>
<p>Hey where in Warren are you guys? I'm in 18C. And for whoever asked about where to live, I say definately Warren. I'm on the top floor facing another tower but I still have an amazing view on both sides, one of the Charles River and the other of the city. The only complaints I have about Warren are one-if you live towards the top it's a pain to get an elevator and two-the dinig halls are sooo crowded because they're only open until 8. Other than that, Warren is in the center of EVERYTHING! I only have to walk about 2 blocks to get to my farthest class. So GO WARREN!!!</p>
<p>First off, about the stats, I did apply RD and my stats were as follws:</p>
<p>SAT: 660 Math, 650 Verbal = 1310 Total
SAT 2: 730 Writing</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7 Unweighted, 4.5 Weighted (Every system is different)</p>
<p>Rank: 39/442</p>
<p>I also had many extracurricular activities and a strong essay. </p>
<p>In response to the other questions, the professors seem very nice so far. They all come off as being very approachable and easy to talk to. After each class, I went up to the professor and personally introduced myself, which I recommend any student do the first day of class to establish some sort of bond.<br>
About Warren Towers, I love this place. Each floor has such a strong sense of cumminty and theres always new people to meet. There are so many floors to go floor-hopping on (when you go to a floor and simply walk into any open rooms in order to meet new people.) The social life here is great. The dining hall is always close and we have an exercise and game room as well. Personally, I love having a quiet study room because I enjoy complete silence when I work. I've made so many good friends already and I keep making more. The rooms are pretty small but each time you walk in, assuming you keep the room neat like my roomate and I do, the room seems slighty bigger. You get used to everything, the bathrooms, the small, every aspect of being here after a short while. There is a convenience store right outside. I needed milk the other night. I live on the 17th floor and I was back in less than 5 minutes. Talk about convenient.<br>
Anyways, I gotta go to class now but keep writing questions and I will keep writing you back.</p>
<p>is the campus integrated into the city making the size too overwhelming? are the students friendly? bu has a rep of having many wealthy pretentious students - so i was wondering if this is true. finally, is the intellectual atmosphere good or do people not take their studies seriously and party all the time? lol i know i have a lot of questions.</p>
<p>About the overall campus feel, I don't think there is anything better. When you walk down the street and see all the BU shirts and terrier red all around, you just get this sense of school spirit and pride that I can't even describe. We can't wait for the hockey season to start. As I'm sure all of you know, BU is well known for its legendary hockey program and the new 100 million dollar Agganis Arena is the new home of our mens hockey team. The campus itself is stretched out along Commonwealth Avenue for a little over a mile. I think its about 1.2 miles the entire way from west campus to Kenmore Square, the sight of the famous Citgo sign which is a symbol of Boston and BU. There are many people walking down the streets at one time and it seems pretty crowded but I still almost always manage to see someone I know. From where I live on campus (Warren Towers) everything is within reach. The College of Arts and Sciences is not even a 5 minute walk away. The school of Communication and the school of engineering is even closer. The school of management is within 5 minutes as well. The student union is very close and even the far off west campus buildings are easily accessible via the T, which is a subway that is free in the outbound direction (the direction in which all of the rest of the BU campus is.) There are lots of stores and shops to meet every need. There are convenience stores, CVS's, a radioshack, taco bell, pizza hut, haircut places, a guitar center, everything. And if you cant find what you want, you can just take the train downtown for just 1.25. The campus feel is great and I have never felt more comfortable anywhere else in my life.</p>
<p>SIMPLIFIED... <em>points at Devilsrule</em></p>
<p>I'm guessing that if my daughter gets into BU, it will be to the school of general studies (GPA-3.65, SAT m-560, V-600). Can you tell me if people look down on the school of general studies students? Are they second class citizens at BU?</p>
<p>How would people know?</p>
<p>People joke about it and stuff, but its not really a big deal. They are kind of separated from everyone else because a majority of them live on West and all the classes they have are with CGS kids, so sometimes there isn't much intermingling.... but I dont think its really thought about.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feed back. When my daughter heard that people can get into SGS with lower SAT's than needed for the rest of BU, she immediately thought that perhaps SGS students would be looked down upon by students in the other schools. Some of the language in some of the guidebooks hinted that that could be the case. One of them said that students in SGS were just rich kids whose parents bought their way in to BU when they couldn't make it on their own merit. Even people joking about it might make her feel a bit bad. She's pretty sensitive. On the other hand, I imagine she'd have alot of company as I understand SGS is the second largest school at BU. I guess we will have to see what happens. She's determined to apply to BU - loves the school and loves Boston.</p>
<p>It's not completely right that people don't see CGS different. I wouldn't say that the rest of the university necessarily "looks down" on it but everyone knows what the deal is. My roomate is in CGS and she is pretty unhappy with it. She said that people sometimes call it like a community college and that it feels that way. I totally understand how it would be less fun than the rest of the university because they don't get to choose classes.</p>
<p>Personally, I'd kinda suggest against it. It seems like it would be better to actually go to a community college for the "general studies" (because of the huge price tag) or going to an "easier" university where I'd be in the normal student population.</p>
<p>Well, it depends on your financial situation and how much your D wants to attend BU. Every undergraduate degree earned at BU is from BOSTON UNIVERSITY. It doesn't say you began in the College of General Studies.</p>
<p>kinshasa makes a good point. Bernard student's stats are lower than Columbia but thats the degree they receive so who would know.</p>
<p>There is a little bit of joking about CGS (they call it Crayons, Glue, Scissors) but I don't think its a big deal and according to Nom (are you there Nom?) once they get into the regular BU program Junior yr their abilities and achievement are in line with other BU students. There is a little annoyance from some kids based on the perception that they have little homework/challenge. For that matter you could say the University Professor Program kids with their 2400 SAts could look down on the so called regualr kids. I think kids end up making friends, often with their floor mates, and by Nov. it nots unusual for CGS, CAS, and Hopsitatily kids to be the best of friends. If she is really sensitive to that, spend extra time at CGS and w/ CGS students when you visit BU to see what they say.</p>
<p>"once they get into the regular BU program Junior yr their abilities and achievement are in line with other BU students"</p>
<p>That has not always been my experience (particularly in SMG), but I've also met many kids who have started out in the regular program whose abilities weren't where they should be.</p>
<p>There is a bit of a stigma, but the same could be said about all the schools. People say UNI kids are hermits and snobs, SMG kids are rich and snobby, SHA is for kids who couldn't make it in SMG, etc. None of it's true and she'll know that. If she really wants to go here, tell her to just hold her head up and go for it. Be aware of the situation, but don't take it too seriously.</p>
<p>Devilsrule, can you tell me anything about the College of Fine Arts and how strong the science department is at the College of Arts and Sciences? I want to do a double degree in music performance and chemistry and I don't know quite as much about Boston U. as do I about other schools' double degree programs.</p>
<p>DS is a music performance major at BU. I believe you "can" do a double major but it is very difficult due to the schedules of the music classes (many classes with 1 or 2 credits that meet 3-5 hours per week can interfere with scheduling required courses in other majors). Also you would have to pass the audition for your instrument (including voice) to pursue music performance (but I'm sure you already knew that). I will say that when we went for DS's freshman scheduling, his music courses were already blacked out on his schedule template (they were required courses...no exceptions). He had difficulty just scheduling the required freshman English course...just ONE course...around those required courses. I can't imagine the difficulty one would have with sciences which require not only the lecture portion but also a lab. I think your best bet is to talk to someone in both departments about how or if you would be able to do this.</p>