<p>Wow, Fabulous Find, Not the view of downtown Boston, but the 6th floor blueprint settled a few nerves none the less.</p>
<p>Whats your usual day/week like at northeastern? (not during finals of course)</p>
<p>That really varies a lot from person to person, and the way your schedule is.</p>
<p>In general, though, there’s what you’d expect: going to class, maybe the gym, eating, studying, perhaps playing DDR in someone’s room until 2 AM because you don’t have class until the next afternoon.
For food I got had the 15-meal plan 1st semester and it was too much. I switched to 10 second semester and ate breakfast in my room before class with food I got with Dining Dollars from the grocery store (Wollaston’s!). It’s also useful to know that Rebecca’s Cafe accepts meal swipes, not just dining dollars, so it’s good for lunch if it’s not too crowded.
Classes don’t take up as much time as they do in high school. Depending on your schedule (and your major), you’ll probably either have a few hours in class each day, or even some days with few to no classes (which means the other days are that much busier…). In downtime between classes, some people will do homework, while others use it to take a break. It’s up to you, but you do have to take more initiative to get things done independently than in high school.
A lot of people study in the library, but it’s sometimes hard to find a table. (They’ve been doing renovations, though, so hopefully that will help.) Since I had a single in IV my freshman year, I usually studied/did homework there.
When the weather’s nice out, there are often people on the quads - slacklining, studying, hanging out. (Picture your stereotypical college brochure outdoor scene.)</p>
<p>Is there something more specific you’re looking for?</p>
<p>nanotechnology: that was exactly what i was looking for. thankyou for giving so much detail!</p>
<p>also, does anyone who attended the “summer send off” remember if it was worth it? i just got a vague email about it, saying its a way to meet people from your area who will be at northeastern in the fall.</p>
<p>Last year we did the summer meeting they had in New Jersey. They have people from the college (reslife, admissions?), people from the parent association, and other families with entering freshman from the area (although it was a pretty large area that was represented at this one - most people came from over an hour away.) It was a nice thing to do. They separated the kids from the parents - the kids socialized and played some ice breaker games and us parents compared notes and asked questions (even simple things like best driving route to get there, tips for packing stuff for the kids, etc.) I ended up sitting next to a woman I had met during orientation who lives in the next town over from me! Anyway, although neither my daughter nor I made any connections which went past that day, it was another step at feeling comfortable about the transition to NEU. I would say if you can swing it - then attend!</p>
<p>Typical day totally varies from person to person. You might be really involved on campus, or you might not be that involved in campus but spend a lot of time just enjoying what Boston has to offer. Boston’s not that big, so you’re pretty close to anything. If you like to walk/run/bike/whatever, it’s really easy to get over to Back Bay, shop, relax in the Boston Common/Public Garden, etc. And if you’re not a fan of walking, the train and bus (mostly the 39 bus) are super easy and can get you anywhere.</p>
<p>You might have classes every day, you might have classes only a few days a week, you might spend a lot of time off campus, you might be in the dorms all the time, it completely varies.</p>
<p>Your typical day might involve mostly class and studying. Or it might involve class and then going to work. Or it might involve skipping class and hanging around. Or it might involve tons of extracurriculars and clubs. Or it might involve a lot of partying. It completely depends on what kind of person you are.</p>
<p>My freshman year was a while ago, so I can speak better about my typical day as an upperclassman. I lived off campus, around Mission Hill, like a lot of people. It was a 15 or 20 minute walk to class. So I’d generally get up, walk over to campus, have a class or two, grab lunch/maybe meet up with someone, maybe study a little bit, maybe have another class in the afternoon (or not), then sometimes I’d have work at night, other times I’d hang out with someone/go out to a bar, sometimes I’d have extracurricular commitments or volunteer work throughout the week. On the weekends, I’d generally have work, and then I’d maybe get a few hours of homework in, maybe go out at night. If a band I liked was in town, maybe I’d head over to Allston for a show.</p>
<p>As a freshman, I spent a lot more time on campus obviously, although I did work off campus and was down on Boylston/Newbury fairly often. Ate in the dining halls (seems so long ago!), lived in a dorm… I think I spent more time studying just because I was adjusting to college. I had a ton more free time because at that point I didn’t have a lot of commitments outside of school. But you know, generally go to class, meet some people at the dining hall for meals, study, hang out, whatever.</p>
<p>@nanotechnology if you don’t mind me asking, what is your major? are the classes you’re taking near to your dorm? I’m an International Affairs & Econs major. I was wondering which dorms/apartments are nearest to the humanities. I also go to the gym a lot so which dorm is the rec center close to?</p>
<p>The campus is really small enough to get from one end to the other without an issue. Most of the academic buildings are near each other (and the library and student center). Although some buildings house classes for particular subjects there is no hard rule - my daughter had a math class in the art building. </p>
<p>The freshman dorms are either IV (for honors) or way across campus on the other side (speares, etc.). For IV they have their own mini gym and for the other side you are very close to the Marino center (which is a huge gym facility).</p>
<p>My major is behavioral neuroscience, with a computer science minor. I lived in IV my freshman year, which is the furthest from “campus central” of the freshman dorms. But campus is generally pretty compact. It never took too long to get anywhere. The biggest hassle might be if you want to hang out with friends on the far side of the freshmen dorm block, but it never seemed to stop us from getting together.
In terms of where the classes are, as kiddie pointed out, it’s hard to predict. If it’s a really big lecture, there’s a good chance in will be in the biggest lecture hall on campus in West F 20. For the types of classes you’ll be taking, they don’t have specific technical requirements (compared to a science lab, for example), so they could be just about anywhere.</p>
<p>Thanks nanotechnology & kiddie. I hope this fall will go smoothly!</p>
<p>Ques: Does IV have common equipment for the floor such as a vacuum or broom etc?</p>
<p>RAs are supposed to have vacuums to lend to students - my daughter did not need one. I recommend you bring a swiffer to clean your floor and bathroom floor (remember you are responsible for keeping your bathroom clean in IV.) My daughter also thought that Clorox wipes were the best things ever and used them to clean everything in her room!</p>
<p>It says on the Northeastern website that Early Action decisions are released by Dec. 31 but I saw on the acceptance thread from this past year that early action applicants knew their status as early as Dec. 14th. Do decisions typically come out by Dec. 14th every year?</p>
<p>December 31 is the last day they will let you know by. It seems that there is usually a day in the middle of December when they announce a lot of decisions, but I think the date may vary. If you don’t hear something on that day, though, don’t fret - When I applied RD my year, I heard back after a lot of people, but I was still offered a full tuition scholarship and honors program.</p>
<p>I think EA results are usually released on the Thursday before winter break but RD is spread out over time.</p>
<p>I know a few people have asked before about the greek life on campus but i still had a few questions. Do the frats have a strong presence on campus? And are all the frats essentially the same or are they each known for their own thing?</p>
<p>No, they’re not big, but they exist if you want to get involved. From an outsider’s perspective, they all seem the same, but some one who knows more about them would probably argue there are differences. The main time I see them on campus is when they have teams for Relay for Life, and when people walk around campus wearing their frat sweatshirts. There are parties and such, off campus, but per Boston housing code they can’t form frat houses.</p>
<p>I had a question about the scholarship. I have a full tuition scholarship but was wondering what exactly that covered. Am I only allowed to take the minimum number of classes (i.e. 4 per semester)? I was wondering because I’m interested in ChemE with a minor in physics which I shouldn’t have any problem doing, but I also want to take classes in several languages and computer science for fun. Would I have to pay for that or would the scholarship cover it? Nanotechnology I know you have a full tuition scholarship; what was your experience?</p>
<p>I have another question about AP credit. On Northeastern’s site it says you can get credit for Chem & Bio, but when I look at the requirements for the ChemE major it says Chem for Engineering and Bio for Engineering. They are the still intro level courses just the engineering version; I don’t really want to repeat those course, would the AP credit still count?</p>
<p>Also, anyone who has gotten credit for AP Chem - did you need to turn in your lab notebook? Our teacher told us to keep it because a lot of schools require it, but I haven’t seen any mention of it by Northeastern.</p>
<p>For the scholarship, it will cover 8 semesters of tuition, however that gets split up, including summer half semesters and dialogues of civilization. The tuition is a flat per-semester rate, assuming you take 4 -credit classes. You can add in 1-credit extras like labs, music classes, intro to co-op and that’s fine. I wouldn’t say 4 classes is the “minimum.” That’s the standard load. Above that is considered an overload, and you probably would have to pay extra for that. However, I really wouldn’t recommend that anyway. With science and engineering classes, taking more than that would likely be a bad idea. You will have elective space in your schedule, though, and you could use that to take classes for the minor and stuff for fun. I’m not sure how much flexibility you’ll have with engineering, but your AP credit will give you more wiggle room. I would see if you can get in touch with your academic advisor if you have specific questions.</p>
<p>For the AP, look specifically at what course AP gives you credit for, and compare this to the major requirements. Often, the AP course will give you credit for the highest “version” of the class. For example, I got IB credit for Physics 1 & 2 for Science and Engineering, which is more advanced than Physics for Life Sciences, but the AP credit fulfilled the requirement. I think that’s the case with the engineering versions of chem and bio; they’re not as intense as the versions for chem and bio majors. Looking at what’s listed for the major requirements, it doesn’t have the non-engineering versions listed as alternatives, so I would definitely check with an advisor. I would hope that you don’t have to re-take the course (and I suspect you don’t, but it’s best to get confirmation.)</p>
<p>I didn’t have to provide anything extra to get credit for AP Chem, or for any of my other AP or IB tests. All they need is your official test score.</p>
<p>How difficult is it for a student majoring in engineering to get a minor or a double major (specifically in Computer Science)?</p>