What your college says about you

It’s all in good fun

Whether you’re a senior or have only been at BU for a couple months, you know that CAS students multiply by the hour and Questrom kids play as hard as they work.

With so many different schools and majors, BU attracts a wide variety of people. And with that come many pretty accurate stereotypes.

Maybe a little too accurate.

College of Communication

It may be graduation requirement for you COM students to own a pair of Adidas Superstar sneakers. Also, you always have your laptop out  “doing work,” but somehow Facebook is the open tab. The name Tammy sends shivers down your spine, but none of your friends in other schools quite understand.

Also, you’re probably a girl because nearly everyone enrolled in COM is female. You wear blanket scarves and oversized denim semi-ironically. You carry your camera bag everywhere, even when you don’t need to, just to let people know you could turn any situation into an award-winning short film. Also, at least half of you have made out with someone on a BUTV10 show.

Blanket scarf? Yeah, you’re in COM

College of General Studies

It’s unclear whether CGS students are going to class or an Allston darty. These people are always dressed up with their hair and makeup done to perfection. How do they do it? I know it’s called ‘Crayons Glue and Scissors’ for a reason but do they really have that much free time? Also, there’s probably an exact 50/50 athletic regular person to non-athletic regular person ratio.

Everyone in CGS seems pretty cool and slightly intimidating until they start saying things like, “what team are you on?” and, “did you go to your Social Science lecture?” Then it just sounds like you’re surrounded by a bunch of middle schoolers (no offense). Also, only CGS students actually know what capstone is. But the real question is why they get a glass mug upon completion.

College of Arts and Sciences

This one is a bit hard since there’s so freaking many of you. In fact, I think you multiply by the hour. Half of you started out as Bio, but switched to Psych, and the other half study something boring like Math, English, or are “undecided.” Get it together people. Generally, CAS students are pretty nondescript, although you do see a lot of leather jackets and Einstein coffee cups. That coffee is terrible, you’re not fooling anyone.

Questrom

Questrom students either sleep in Armani suits or don’t sleep at all. There is no in between. Somehow, you always manage to work into conversation that you’re in the business school. You laugh at freshmen freaking out over SM131 like that wasn’t you a year ago. Somehow, you all find the time to go out at least three nights a week despite your 8am-5pm class schedule. Remarkable.

There’s a café inside Questrom called “Breadwinners,” and yet you still don’t understand why others think your school is pretentious. And if you’re a senior, you still trip up and call it SMG. Old habits die hard.

Sargent

If you’re in Sargent, you’re also probably a girl. You even bring your lunch to class in a bag because you meal-prep out of your South Campus apartment. You eat said lunch in large groups outside of Sargent at those random benches and are all in agreement that four years of med school would just be too much. You settle for PA school instead.

You all travel in groups and would never be caught dead in anything other than ath-leisure (you probably own 10-15 Lululemon headbands). You’re also a “morning person” and scheduled 8am’s on purpose.

Sargent student about to meal-prep her leftovers out of her apartment

School of Hospitality

SHA students are super friendly (for obvious reasons). They take classes like “Food and Beverage Management” yet still swear their schedules are torture. SHA students are the ones who actually enjoy Bijou and Icon. Everyone also knows each other because there is almost no one in SHA.

You may even run a food or travel Instagram with a few thousand followers. It’s really no big deal, just something you do on the weekends.

College of Engineering

Engineering students are constantly panicking like they didn’t know they signed up for academic hell. Did you not understand what your major was before you started? Get it together people. You complain about getting near failing grades on exams and quizzes but seem to leave out the part about your professor scaling them 25+ points. But that’s none of my business….

Many of you are are ROTC, so not only do your schedules look like you’re taking 30 credits, but you also have the constant pressure of the US military. Nice. You also probably have an average of one to three mental breakdowns a week. The only thing getting you through school is knowing that someday you’ll be making a lot of money.

Not stressed

College of Fine Arts

If you’re in CFA, then you or someone you know probably works at Pavement. There’s also a 95% chance your thrifted jeans are rolled up past your ankles at any given time. Half of you smoke cigarettes in between classes and the other half are too busy complaining about some juice cleanse you’re doing. You’re low-key wealthy, but don’t want to admit it because it will ruin your “sadboy” image.

You spend hours locked in practice rooms or studios working your ass off, yet you always get eye rolls when you tell people your major. No matter what you do, your family members will always ask what you’re actually going to do when you graduate.

Sitting outside CFA contemplating your sad boy image? You’re in CFA

School of Education

All you SED students are nice to the point where it’s uncomfortable. You all want to “shape young minds” and crazy stuff like that. Usually, college students flee from small children, but you run towards them. None of your friends get it. I sure don’t.

SED students’ favorite weekend activities are eating pints of ice cream and watching Netflix. You’re all a bunch of grandmas and grandpas. You get annoyed by having to take care of your drunk roommate, but you’d never say anything because you’re afraid of confrontation. SED girls probably wear a lot of Uggs too.

Typical SED student reading a children’s book for homework

Pardee

I’m not totally convinced you actually exist. Is anyone actually in the Pardee School? I don’t mean to offend anyone, I’ve just never actually met someone who studies “Global Studies.” I assume you’re really up with your current events and enjoy foreign films. You also probably wear round-framed glasses.

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