<p>Hey,
I was wondering if some people here liked NEU. What made you like it? What's your favorite thing about that school? How far up is it on your list?
Do you plan to apply EA or RD next year?</p>
<p>Just curious ^__^</p>
<p>Mememememememe :)</p>
<p>I could only imagine myself going to a school either in my home state or Massachusetts, preferably Boston. Northeastern was just so fitting for me! Their co-op program caught my attention and once I visited campus, I fell in Love <3. It had everything I’ve wanted in a university. For a city campus, it had GRASS! A bit silly, but I wanted some greenery since I live in a suburban community and I’d probably miss that type of environment. They have modern buildings and being in Boston just makes it ten times better. If I were to attend, I probably would never get bored with all the museums, shops, etc. It’s also filled with other colleges so I could probably meet some of my HS friends. It’s also close to home, so I could just take the T and maybe an hour later I’d be back home 
It’s the first school on my list, so cross my fingers, I hope I get accepted! I applied RD and hear back late March. If I don’t get in, it’s going to be a huge letdown 
But my chances are probably slim since I applied to a competitive field. Great …</p>
<p>Yaah!! A fellow NEU lover!!!
Grass was a big factor for me as well! Plus their Co-Op
I had the same thoughts about the museums and stuff, plus as a student you can go to soem of the museums for free (or so I have heard).</p>
<p>Well, if you have good state you’ll get in. ^__^</p>
<p>I’m going to apply next year EA. It’s the only school I want to go to.</p>
<p>I like the school also, but with my logic, it’s safe to say I would be better off not spending a quarter of a million dollars on a city school, and instead focus on my education (rather than entertainment/location of a school) at my flagship state university. However, grad school is where you should really open your horizons, and go ANYWHERE you want.</p>
<p>But if your not going to grad school, then northeastern is very cool, and I would definitely consider it too.</p>
<p>In my case, my flagship university is considered “more demanding” than NEU, as in the admissions are tougher and so forth, plus it only costs around 15k a year, so it was only logical.</p>
<p>You go to college to be educated, and the location/fun things are extra. I, as a 18 year old, do not like this logic, but it’s only for the better.</p>
<p>And come on, northeastern is great and all, but there are many other colleges like it. Co-op is unique, but grass? There is grass everywhere. Cool.</p>
<p>Yes, you have some good points. Education does come first, but the field I’m looking at is pharmacy, and NEU has the 0-6 program. I’d rather be already accepted then have to go through another process of admissions when grad school comes along. I’m serious about my choice, but grass and the location were just bonuses–that’s all. I realize it’s expensive and education is important, but comfort should be considered a factor too. NEU was just close to home, had my program, and made me feel comfortable.</p>
<p>^^ Wrong you go to college for the experience. The education is part of it yes but it is surely not the be all and end all…</p>
<p>What do you define as the experience? I think of the “experience” as partying and drinking and having fun a lot and hooking up with a lot of girls. Also the fact that you mature and grow and know yourself better, plus unlock your true potential. </p>
<p>However, we go to college TO LEARN. You can be as unhappy as you want, but the point is your spending a quarter of a million dollars for an education, and you better make the most of it.</p>
<p>Maybe you have only 4 years in college, but then there is grad school, then 50 years of work, then 20 years of retirement. College is supposed to open doors and give you a moderate education, and that’s its only purpose.</p>
<p>The college experience is part studying; part partying; part trying all sort of little things that you’d never do before. It is different for every person but the end result is a discovery of self and the unlocking of your potential.</p>
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My uncle was a math major, a good one too (I’ve read his senior thesis, it’s interesting). After he left school he went into business. He’s now around 50 years old and an executive. If I walked up to him and asked him to prove Sylow’s Theorem, I’d be stunned if he could still do it. Damn I’d be stunned if he even remembered what Sylow’s Theorem was! The question I then pose is, which was more important in his life: that he gained a sense of self and unlocked his potential as a man or that at one point he was really quite good at Topology?</p>
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<p>There is virtually no grass at Boston University.</p>
<p>You go to college for the experience–but if it’s between your 10,000 state school and the 50,000 private and they’re the same academic quality…you’d be stupid to pick the private. There’s a point where you have to be reasonable. I think the college experience is over-hyped. </p>
<p>I’m not saying that if it was between Harvard and Penn State, you should choose Penn State–but if they’re the same academically, I don’t think an experience with a college with a lot of green space is necessarily worth the price tag.</p>
<p>^ The college experience does not necessarily favor private schools… It is about finding a good fit, for some that will be a public over a private. For others it will be the other way around. However 40k a year savings is nothing to sneer at</p>
<p>^ Which is one of the reasns I dilike it. Plus the buildings seem so far apart. Plus I fear the place. The list goes on and on. But the academics there are top notch. That’s a plus ^_^</p>
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<p>and when i said grass before I said it b/c it is an added bonus. I love grass, flowers, gardens etc. I need it to survive lolz. So it’s not the reason I picked the school, but it just added to my love of the place.</p>
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<p>As a quick note, people go to college for all reasons. but most people go for the total college experience. That’s me. I know I wont party. I’ll learn but take walks, go out to get coffee, join school clubs etc. I will not go wild. That is not the purpose of going in my opinion. I like NEU for the school as a whole. Campus, academics, the people (although i’m scared by how mature they all seem. I went on a tour and they all seemed do mature and smart…it scared me a bit,</p>
<p>There’s grass everywhere, if you know the right people.</p>
<p>Surely you are talking about NorthWESTern?</p>
<p>Northeastern? You mean that crappy school in Boston?</p>
<p>Lol jk</p>
<p>@ theyankinlondon</p>
<p>I actually totally agree with your there. Grad school is what really matters, like I said before. That’s why your shouldn’t spend 50k a year on undergrad. But really, the main point of college is learning, and which ever way you put it, there is no other way to look at it. Learning, like you said, can mean different things, but learning is the big theme in college. However, in the long run, grad school is more important, while what you do with your life is even more important.</p>
<p>But if you meant he dropped out and then went into business without going to grad, than good for him. That is where intelligence comes in handy instead of the book smarts you have acquired for the past 10 years.</p>
<p>That is why I am going to my flagship state school, which is ranked the number 1 public university in new england, compared to northeastern, which I applied and was accepted to.</p>
<p>@ harryjones</p>
<p>…lol</p>
<p>In all, most colleges are the same. That’s the sad truth. I visited boston university and northeastern. Both were the same, but BU was a complete money trap. I would take NEU anyday.</p>
<p>And to all the parents out there…if you are seriously listening to your 17 year old’s logic on why to spend 50k a year on a private city college because of the grass, then sorry, your not doing a very good job parenting…no offense.</p>
<p>Similar note… kinda… sorta… but a huge amount of kids from my school love BU. Huge increase in applicants from my school, most of which are top of the class</p>
<p>Then the top of you class may not be very high.</p>
<p>The SAT for BU is what…1800 and the GPA 3.5/4? Not a big deal. Plus there main marketing theme is they’re in a city. That’s all they talk about.</p>
<p>Okay, I think everyone has seriously taken the grass thing out of proportion.
I don’t like NEU just for the grass, lulz. My, oh my.</p>
<p>Speaking of grass, there actually is grass at BU. They call it the “BU Beach”.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity eurosport, what’s the school you’re planning to attend?</p>
<p>I am neither proud nor disappointed that I will attend University of Connecticut next year. It will cost me 10k a year.</p>
<p>Nothing big, and nothing small. The ratio of education/price is by far better than any other college (excluding the ivy’s, (sort of)). Its just for undergrad, and I am not going to spend 50k a year for some overhyped private money-grabbing education at a private college. It has been rated the number one public university of New england for the past 5 years and growing. If anything, I might transfer to UCLA or some other public institute.</p>
<p>Grad school is where you start expanding your horizons, and my range would be endless. Money isn’t a factor, so all of these colleges (NEU, NWU, and all the others mentioned) are on my grad school list of 2015. This is where you can really indulge on the types of colleges you want to look at.</p>
<p>Also, i’m just kidding with the grass. I am talking in terms of the bigger picture, like location and weather.</p>
<p>^ I applied to UCONN too. The only drawback is that it’s somewhat far and they have a PRE-pharm program 
But, oh well. At least it’s cheaper tuition I guess compared to NEU and BU, schools that I’ve also applied to. You might’ve persuaded me a bit more to raise UCONN a bit higher on my list …</p>