Hi, signed up very late for “Welcome Day” tomorrow, April 12. But I can’t find a schedule anywhere. Anyone know when it starts, where we go, where to park? Thanks.
Not sure if the schedule is the same as a few weeks ago, but I parked in a lot on Columbus Avenue
@nanotechnology do you know the schedule or where we go to register?
We just went today - you go to the Curry center, 2nd floor to check in b/w 7:30-9am, and they will print you a personalized schedule depending on your school, which you should have set up when you registered.
@redpoodles your school will likely have a session of some sort in the morning, and then there are campus tours, residence hall tours, a lunch and other programs the remainder of the day. It’s pretty flexible and you can do what you want, but obviously you should at least attend your school’s presentation since that’s sort of the main event. The rest depends whether you’ve visited before or not.
Thank you!
Yup, check in starts at 7:30 in curry, parking in Columbus garage. Look forward to seeing you there!
@nanotechnology what time does check in end?
Went to bed immediately after posting and didn’t see your response. I hope everything worked out!
My H, S, and I really enjoyed the Welcome Day Sunday. We were impressed with the CCIS student panel and the CCIS department in general. The students on campus were very helpful and willing to share their experiences. We also enjoyed the a cappella group at Husky Fest. All in all it was a productive trip.
Here’s my take: I really liked the school. Signage could have been much better as we (and many others) were following arrows that turned out to lead to a road race! Luckily we figured it out and made it to registration (barely) on time. The COS presentation was excellent-- @Nanotechnology, are you the one who went to CERN? My D was one of the ones who won a backpack.
The campus was the best truly urban campus I’ve seen. It feels like a traditional campus but they made very good use of their space with a mixture of buildings and green space. The student body seemed sweet and approachable, and happy.
There was so much focus on co-ops, however, both my D and I came away not having any feel for what classes would be like at NEU. Even our “major” break out session focused on the co-op aspect for what they offer. So for future Welcome Days, maybe they could add some time to focusing on what school is like at NEU, to balance it out.
When all is said and done, however, it’s just too expensive for us. 
Good luck to everyone who goes!
PS I take back what I said in an earlier post on another thread about being worried about my kid being alone at the Ruggles T Stop. I never saw the NEU side of it before and was judging harshly based on what you see from the road on the back side. The T Stop is RIGHT THERE and not on the fringe of a scary neighborhood from this POV (that road does lead to scary down the way a bit, however). NEU might have the best, most centralized location of all the colleges in Boston.
@redpoodles - nope, I was she one who went to Germany for co-op. (But when I visited CERN, I went into crazy physics fun-filled mode).
I remember being really struck by how gorgeous the campus was when I first visited. There really isn’t an ugly backside to it anywhere. They really make great use of the space. I’m definitely going to miss it!
(I’m referring to when you’re driving down the road at 40mph, you see Ruggles, blink, then suddenly you’re in Roxbury/Mattapan/Dorchester.) But on foot it isn’t like that at all! SO I take it all back, I was wrong.
Also, thanks for all your help! Good luck on your next adventure!
It’s been almost a week since we visited NEU, my son is sold, almost certainty he will be student come September.
Personally I liked the campus and kids, I have some misgivings about business curriculum, very light on math and I don’t see a good introductory CS class. But then again it is not me going away, he must find his way in this World and NEU is his choice.
@anotherparent22 any particular questions you have about business curriculum? I’m a current freshman in D’Amore-McKim, and I considered a comp sci dual major at one point so I know a little about that as well. No worries if you don’t, I’d just be happy to clear anything up.
Is there an introductory CS course that actually gives you some programing skills? Is there an excel modeling course?
Business major seems to require just an introductory Calculus course is that it? Can a student fit Calc 123 + LA + Diff Eq in first 2 years? with all other business requirements?
What do you mean by introductory? The introductory sequence is very well done, it’s actually the same one that Brown uses. Or do you mean a sample class for non-majors? There is one for that as well, though if you were trying to do CS, I would recommend starting the major sequence.
For reference, CS 2500 and CS 2510 are the two main intro classes. CS 1100 is the non-major introduction (no coding, using programs that use CS logic).
I meant a non CS major, and what do you mean by introductory CS course without coding. Given that I am a dinosaur I remember having an introductory CS course where I learnt Fortran, enough that I could easily do all sorts of coding in Numerical Analysis class few semesters later.
CS1100 is more or less the Excel modeling course, with some Access in there as well. Many business students use that course as their science/tech core requirement. If you want actual programming skills, we do have CS2500 & 2510 as mentioned, but those are for CS majors as well so they’re not to be taken lightly.
Business majors are required to take Calc 1 & Business statistics. You take higher level business courses that are going to include higher level math but typically wouldn’t take Diff Eq as a business major. However, you definitely can. You have 8 open electives assuming you bring no AP/transfer credit and are more than welcome to take more intensive math. A popular path I’ve seen is for students to have a combined major in math and business finance, especially for students consider investment banking and such. There is also the combined business & comp-sci path which is also pretty lucrative. MIS is a required business core class that is computer based but not really computer science, too.