<p>So I thought Boston University was my dream school. They have an amazing Communications department, it's in Boston, and there's lots of school spirit. WRONG. The campus is miles and miles of concrete buildings, and it seems so impersonal.
Okay, so let's try Emerson! Again with good communications, great area. But oh wait. Everyone there is either gay or into theater, and they don't care about sporting events. No thanks.
Boston College! Oh wait....it's not even in Boston so nevermind.</p>
<p>Clearly, I'm confused. I thought I knew where to go but now I have no clue. I want to major in Communications with a focus in Public Relations. Also, I would love to take some photography classes, but that's not a necessity. Anyone have any ideas? I'm from CT but I'm willing to go pretty much anywhere.</p>
<p>Here are my credentials:
ECs/Community Service:
-Student Council President next year, SC executive board for 2 yrs already
-NHS
-French Club
-Assistant editor for paper
-Varsity golf team for 4 yrs total
-Food drives (volunteer hours)</p>
<p>Grades:
-All A's and B's, about a 3.7 GPA overall, but doing better this year
-Last time we were ranked, I was 24 out of 312 (so top 10%)
-First honors except for 1 semester last year
-Numerous awards for academics, including a book award from Mt. Holyoke College
-This year: 1 regular math class (A+ in it though), 1 AP, rest honors
-Next year: 3 APs and some electives dealing with PR and photography</p>
<p>SATs:
I got a 1680 total (520 math, 570 CR, 590 writing). Taking again in June and hoping to do better!
Also taking ACTs June 12 and hoping those go better. :D</p>
<p>THANK YOU! :)</p>
<p>Boston College isn’t in Boston? That’s just like saying Brooklyn and Queens aren’t in Manhattan and therefore you won’t go there because it’s not in the real heart of New York City. Boston College is a short subway ride from Boston.</p>
<p>Source: I live in the Boston area.</p>
<p>Technically, Boston College is in Chestnut Hill, which is about 20 minutes from the city of Boston, no?</p>
<p>That’s true but there is a subway station on campus that will get you into the city. If you want to be near Boston, Boston College is a great school.</p>
<p>If you want to be closer to Boston, let me suggest Northeastern University. It’s a great school. They surround their academics around cooperative education which means applying what you learn in the classroom to real world jobs. I’d highly recommend it. I would’ve gone there had it not been so close to home. And best of all, it’s IN Boston.</p>
<p>I was actually looking at Northeastern, too. I’m heading up to Boston in August and might look there too.
I see that you go to Clemson. I was looking there, too. How do you like it?</p>
<p>I think you’ll like what you see out of Northeastern. Don’t worry, there are a lot of liberals here but not everyone is gay. And they don’t have as many concrete buildings (some of the dorms are real nice!). People don’t really care about the basketball team though and the football program recently got cut but people go crazy over hockey.</p>
<p>I love Clemson! I don’t regret anything about my decision to choose it and I will definitely be here for all 4 years. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask me!</p>
<p>if you dont like bu you wont like nyu or gwu either for that matter. none of those schools have a traditional campus</p>
<p>Your focus solely on the city of Boston is much too narrow.</p>
<p>well there are many schools in boston so it’s not too much of a problem if his focus is solely on the city of Boston.</p>
<p>The problem lies in that he is very specific about what he wants and that might make focus on a city too narrow.</p>
<p>^^^^^^</p>
<p>that is what I just said</p>
<p>VeryHappy: I was looking at NYU but I’m not really a big fan of NYC. Opportunities would be killer there though.
californication9: I definitely want a traditional campus, so I’ll have to rule those schools out. Thanks!
pierre0913: Haha first of all, I’m a she not a he. 
And alright, if I have any questions about Clemson I will definitely contact you! It seems like a great school.
MrFantastic: My focus is NOT solely on Boston. As I said in my original post:
–Anyone have any ideas? I’m from CT but I’m willing to go pretty much anywhere.
Boston is the only place I have looked at schools because of the proximity and the amount of schools there that interested me.</p>
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<p>There are some ideas I suppose. I don’t know much about your intended field so, meh…</p>
<p>I think you might like Syracuse for their communications and PR departments and school spirit. Of course, it’s not an urban school but right on for what you want to major in. But I think you’re going to need to get your SAT scores up quite a bit for any of the schools you’re talking about here.</p>
<p>Veracity: Thanks! That site has a lot of helpful info. A lot of schools on there caught my attention. 
piegirl: Syracuse is one of my top schools. However, Newhouse is so hard to get into, and my SAT scores are just awful. Any tips? And besides SATs, do you think I’m on the right track? Thank you.</p>
<p>Boston College would probably be a reach school anyway with those SATs. If you can get those over 600 you have more of a shot.</p>
<p>MrFantastic: That was my first time taking SATs, and I’ve been reviewing more since then. Plus now I know what to expect. I’m hoping to score in the low to mid 600s because according to my guidance counselor, those are the scores I would need in order to get into my top, which is Syracuse. Anyways, Boston College is completely off the list now because although it is a great school with a beautiful campus, I found the student body to be very pompous and arrogant.</p>
<p>Take an SAT course, you will score at least 100 points higher on each section. Start writing your essays this summer and apply early. Syracuse had a large waitlist this year and took very, very few. Also, go visit the campus and get an advisor. They really like kids who show interest.</p>
<p>And if you still don’t get your SATs up high enough, apply under an easier Liberal Arts major, then work hard and transfer into Newhouse.</p>
<p>So…let’s clarify what you want…</p>
<p>Do you want a school with …</p>
<p>a strong sports program that kids like going to its games?</p>
<p>with a strong Comm dept? What specialty? Public relations? or something else?</p>
<p>located only in the Northeast?</p>
<p>What is your budget? </p>
<p>Clemson is a great school, but I wonder about its Communications dept. The school is a great engineering, science, and ag school.</p>