Your Classmates
Potpourri
Strengths & Interests
BU
Academic Advising
100

This person has detailed knowledge of nearly every city and town in the north-eastern United States.

Who is Nick?

100

This is the ratio of hours per day you should spend working, sleeping, and having fun. 

What is 8:8:8? 

100

This person is the creator of the Strengths assessment you took for FY101 (first and last name, please). 

Who is Don Clifton? 

100

These are three of the offices found in 100 Bay State Road. 

What are the ERC, the CCD, the Writing Program, CAS Advising, the Office of Student Programs and Leadership, and pre-professional advising. 

100

This report shows your requirements and your progress toward completing them. 

What is my degree advice report? 

200

This person was a cowboy for Halloween.

Who is Jacky? 

200

This is a good Boston neighborhood to take your rich uncle who likes seafood when he comes to town. 

What is the seaport?

200

This is how you turn a talent into a strength. 

What is practice? 

200

This is where to turn for help with study skills, peer tutoring, foreign language speaking practice, and finals prep to name a few services they offer. 

What is the ERC, the Educational Resource Center, 100 Bay State Road, 5th floor? 

200

This feature of the degree advice report allows you to see the requirements of any major or minor at BU and your progress toward completing them. 

What is the "What If" feature? 

300

Sarah would rather be skiing than be there.  

What is here? 

300
This is what you should do when Uncle Bob tells you at Thanksgiving that you should major in computer science or business even if you're not interested in those subjects. 

What is nod and agree? 

300
Understanding your strengths can help you give detailed answers to questions during these. 

What are internship or job interviews?

300

This is where to turn for help with resumes, cover letters, interviewing tips, and internship & job information. 

What is the Center for Career Development (CCD) in 100 Bay State Road, 6th floor? 

300

What's that you say? You'd like to transfer to another school or college at BU? This is where to go for information about that. 

What is your academic advisor? 

400

Contrary to appearances, Zoe's varsity sport is not scooting.  It's this. 

What is rowing? 

400

This was the site of the biggest art heists in modern history, and is a museum BU students can get into for free (just don't move anything). 

What is the Isabella Stuart Gardiner museum? 
400

Your Strong Interest Inventory GOT theme code is a broad measure of this.

What is your personality? 

400

This is the reason why BU doesn't have beautiful quads like a traditional campus.

What is...


BU used to face the Charles River, but when the state of MA took the land between BU's buildings and the river for Storrow Drive, the University had to turn itself around to fact Comm Ave. (see Marsh Chapel)

400

These are the two things you can do if you want to meet with your academic advisor. 

What are schedule a meeting with them via Handshake and/or email them to schedule a meeting? 

500

Are the elevators in HoJo's working? You can ask both of these people to find out. 

Who are Anisha and Sota? 

500

This is the date of Midnight Breakfast for FY students.

What is today? 

500

Go here to learn detailed information about tens of thousands of occupations, including those listed in the Occupational Themes section of your Strong Interest Inventory report.

500

This is what you get for free if BU men's hockey scores a goal during a home game.

What is an El Jefe's taco? 

500

Your advisor can help you with these things. 

What are your classes, find or change your major, add a minor, study abroad, crisis situations, difficulties in your classes, understanding academic policies, connecting with extracurricular groups and experiences, questions you have when you're not sure who to ask, etc?