<p>I am very interested in Hospitality management major.
Is this part of SMG??</p>
<h2>And is it challenging?? Because I really want to know how challenging it is.</h2>
<p>I have receieved a bad SAT score. But I am planning to take it again.</p>
<h2>To be honest, this one will be my 4th SAT since I was dumb enough to take January or March test which I wasn’t prepared for. But I believe that if I can raise my score more, and get much better score, I think it is not terrible to take the test again. Here’s are my profiles…</h2>
<p>SAT I : R 500(killed me) M 670 W 620 (essay 10) [1790]-> Dec again.
SAT II: Bio M 510 / US History 530(Nov again) / Math Level I 670 (Nov again)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.6 UW / 4.0 (9th grade)
3.7 W / 4.0 (10th grade)
3.7-8 W / 4.0 (11th grade)
Course:
AP American Government & Politics
Spanish IV Honors
Physics Honors
Precal. Honors
English IV </p>
<p>Academic Awards:
Dean’s list 9-11
Honor Roll 9-11
Presidential Academic Excellence Award 10,11
Award of Distinction in Algebra I
Comendation Certificate in Algebra II Honors
National Spanish Exam 10-12</p>
<p>EC:
Varsity Soccer 9-12
Varsity Baseball 9-12
Varsity Indoor Track 11
Peer Mentors 11,12
Spanish Honor Society 11,12
Mimesis staff (Literature & creative writing club) 10-12
Anti Drug&alcohol, community servce club 9,10
FBLA(business) 11,12
Chess Club 9-11
Table Tennis 9-11
Library Committee 10
Yearbook staff 10
Ski Club 9,10</p>
<p>Volunteered at Church for choir 3 years
Volunteered at Health Center + 60 hours during this summer</p>
<p>3 Good Recommendations + essays.
------------------------- and interested in hospitality management! --------
I know my SAT is very weak. but once again, I will do better on Dec. test.</p>
<p>Hey, jung, I’m a SHA student and I can give you any information you need on the school. Let me know any questions you may have and I’d be more than happy to try and answer them for you. As mentioned in the responses so far: No, SHA is an independent school that has a curriculum that is largely based on a traditional business curriculum but incorporates numerous classes dealing with issues specific to the hospitality industry. Some classes aren’t too difficult while some are quite intense such as accounting. There is really a huge range with regard to difficulty. With that one poor section on your SAT, I believe that your only option may be CGS. What you do is apply to the school of your choice (SHA) and if you aren’t admitted to it, you are immediately considered for CGS. STudents remain in CGS for 2 years and then move into the actual BU school of their choice. I am not sure about the specifics but I know many kids who do it. Definitely take a tour and come up to visit if you have interest in BU SHA. It really is a great place to be.</p>
<p>They don’t give us any information on specific school averages. Only information I could give you is the school average, which is about a 1330 on math and reading combined. I think the average writing is about a 660, so a total combined average of around 2000 total. Keep in mind, tons of kids apply to BU and there are over 4,000 to a class. Over 2,000 of those kids have above that score while over 2,000 have below it. Some people subconsciously think an average is some sort of cutoff or limit. But yeah, I couldn’t tell you any average score for SHA itself. Good way to make up for a low SAT is to express extra interest in the school and make them know you.</p>
<p>Hi Devilsrule! I am applying to SHA as well, and would love to hear what you like and dislike about the school and the program. I really liked it when I visited last summer, but any additional insight would be really appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>I’d be happy to share some likes and dislikes.</p>
<p>Likes:
-The size of the school. It is only 350 students, making it by far the smallest school at BU. That gives us the personal attention and small close-knit school attitude that we like, within a large university. Classes average around 30 or so and signing up for class is a breeze, unlike with other colleges in BU. It is so small that each student actually had an individual student mailbox!<br>
-The curriculum is really good. There is a core line of hospitality courses such as marketing, accoutning, HR, technology, law, etc. There are general requirements in the arts and sciences such as writing, economics, history, statistics, etc. And then you take your choice of hospitality electives that most interest you. This is where your personal interests come into play. I love the business management side of hotels so I took sales, PR, hotel development, etc. There are tons of electives for every interest.
-As you saw the past summer, the buildling is beautiful and new. It is the newest school building on the campus and every classroom is state of the art. It is really good to feel appreciated within the university and to be given such a cool home for our school.<br>
-The staff and faulty are excellent. SHA is small so there are only a few professors but they are all very friendly and accessible. My parents came up and went to a SHA reception. They must have spent half an hour talking to each one of my professors. They are all very down to earth, unlike some oddballs in math or science. That is not to say that they are easy. Some aren’t too bad, but some are quite challenging. But they are very friendly and always welcome students to their office hours.<br>
-The career opportunities and services. The school is always helping us build our resumes and secure jobs with major hospitality companies. Big companies are recruiting on campus every day because they recognize SHA is a great source of very bright students. Two 400 hr work experiences are required for SHA students as well as an international experience. There are invaluable.</p>
<p>Dislikes:
-There is only one major in SHA: hospitality administration. I always wished that there was a seperate major and track of courses for hotel students, restaurant students, and perhaps event management students. However, one can concentrate on a certain field by taking many electives in one particular area. After all, hotel students need to understand food and beverage services. And restaurant students need to understand accounting and marketing. So I guess having one single degree isn’t such a problem. It is essentially a business degree with a focus on service industry.
-The SHA building is a bit far from the heart of campus. It is across the street from Agganis arena a block down from the west campus dorms. However, it is only a 5 min T ride or a 10 min walk right down into the heart of east campus. Not much of a problem I guess. Pretty hard to come up with honest dislikes :)</p>
<p>I hope this information helps a bit. If you have any other questions, ask me anytime. I’ll be sure to answer fast as I can. If you are interested in SHA, I would recommend calling admissions and scheduling a day host meeting. This is a program where prospective students get paired up with a BU student for 4 hours and get to experience a day in the life of BU. You would get to go with a BU student to class and also go to the cafeteria for lunch. It is probably the best way to learn about a school, from the perspective of an unbiased student. Again, hope all this helps!</p>
<p>Devilsrule, your reply really caught my attention that now I really wanna go to BU. I have been thinking about hotel management, too (visited some great hotels - food, drink, design..etc). Thank you for giving us such useful replies!</p>