<p>What dorms are the inNUvate and pre-health LLC’s in? </p>
<p>Bouve LLC is in one of the Stetson’s right?</p>
<p>momfromme,</p>
<p>Completely depends on major and your schedule. You’re only required to take 6 honors classes your entire time in school. So percentage depends on the amount of classes your major has.</p>
<p>MichLover,</p>
<p>LLCs tend to change each year, especially with all the housing changes going on right now. So even if an LLC tends to be in one building or was in a building last year, you should pick an LLC based on your preferences not based on what building you think it might be in.</p>
<p>LLCs change each year. I do believe inNUvate, prehealth, and Bouve are in one of the Stetson buildings. As a freshman, you definitely want to pick an LLC because of the LLC it is, not because of the building its in. All the freshman dorms have pros and cons, none of them I would consider to be bad, but your living experience will not be good if you pick an LLC that doesn’t fit you just because of the dorm you think you will be in.</p>
<p>Thanks. I was just wondering.</p>
<p>what is the classroom environment like? are there any group projects or oral presentations? </p>
<p>how’s the workload for someone in Social Sciences & Humanities?</p>
<p>Group projects and oral presentations definitely depends on the type of class. In math and sciences, you’re probably not going to run into it much, except perhaps in upper level seminars. For social sciences, expect far more of it, especially if it’s a smaller class.</p>
<p>Workload, again, depends on the class. My psych classes have felt pretty light on the workload, but I’m comparing this to a pretty intense lab-based science schedule, so that’s not necessarily the best reference. I would definitely say it’s manageable though, especially if you avoid procrastination. (That always makes it seem like way more work…)</p>
<p>Can a Northeastern student take music classes at Berkley?</p>
<p>No. You’re not supposed to take any classes at other colleges while a student. Something like Berklee would definitely not transfer back, anyway. So unless you for some reason are able to take a random class (thousands of dollars) just for fun, with a full class schedule, not actually being a student at Berklee… which, btw, you may not be able to do because of Berklee’s rules.</p>
<p>How are the off campus housing options? My fiance and I are 25 and have 2 dogs so dorms aren’t an option, as nice as they are. I know boston is expensive but how much support does the housing office give you? </p>
<p>Sent from my SCH-I535 using CC</p>
<p>A few other questions came up.</p>
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<li><p>Since it is a big school and people are often on co-op, Is it really difficult to form really close relationships with your friends? </p></li>
<li><p>I believe the school has around 16,000 undergraduates. What percent of the school would you say is out on co-op at any given time during the school year?</p></li>
<li><p>This is one thing I didn’t get to see during my tour, but how are the bathrooms and showers in the dorms, specifically the non-honors dorms? </p></li>
<li><p>As a student, what are your favorite and least favorite things about Northeastern? You can feel free to list more than one.</p></li>
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<p>What is the typical financial situation like? I was just accepted and after all is said and done, it would cost me about $25,000 a year. I would love to go to NEU but my parents would much rather me go to my local university for a third of that cost. Am I going to have $100,000 of debt? How can I convince my parents that NEU is affordable?</p>
<p>I have a few questions about the LLC and Housing.</p>
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<li>Can you switch LLCs after each year?</li>
<li>I’m thinking about signing up for the LLC of my major since I think it makes studying easier, but at the same time, I want to meet people from other majors as well so I am thinking about one of the lifestyle interests LLC. Should I pick an academic or lifestyle LLC?</li>
<li>Can people from different LLCs come to each others dorms to hang out?</li>
<li>Does the school offer services with off-campus housing after sophomore year?</li>
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<p>Hi! Thank you for doing this:)
Someone over on the Drexel thread made a post basically saying the cons of Drexel. So we all know what we love about NU, what we get in emails, what they tell us at the open house, and what we see when we visit. But what are the general complaints of students around campus? For example, Drexel student complain of the constant construction work on campus which is a topic of avoidance by drexel recruiters. I’m not asking you to compare any colleges, and I completely LOVE NU so I don’t need to be told more good things, I just would like to hear the real (minor or major) cons of NU. Thank you;)</p>
<p>@ straferkev I’ll answer you.</p>
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<li>Since it is a big school and people are often on co-op, Is it really difficult to form really close relationships with your friends? </li>
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<p>Yes. This is something I’ve noticed after 3.5 years here. I have one or two friends at NEU. The rest are Boston-based people. But some people have diff experiences, I know people that manage to coordinate their coop schedules and stuff and stay friends. My roommate right now,her best friend is going to be gone for a year between coop and studying abroad, and its hurting her. </p>
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<li>I believe the school has around 16,000 undergraduates. What percent of the school would you say is out on co-op at any given time during the school year?</li>
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<p>About a third. You’ll notice who’s in classes and who’s not. Honestly, its not a big deal though. With all the extra freshmen they let in this place is friggen packed all the time. </p>
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<li>This is one thing I didn’t get to see during my tour, but how are the bathrooms and showers in the dorms, specifically the non-honors dorms? </li>
</ol>
<p>Depends on the dorm. I lived in White freshman year, it was ok. It’s nice that someone cleans the bathrooms every day. In my second year i lived in 319 Huntington and head to clean my own bathroom, which sucked. Wear flip flops in public showers, for real. </p>
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<li>As a student, what are your favorite and least favorite things about Northeastern? You can feel free to list more than one.</li>
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<p>Favorite: COOP COOP COOP COOP!!! The campus in the middle of the city and being able to lie in the grass and study in the summer and then leave campus and walk 10 min and be in the middle of the city. The professors, the students, our facilities. The convenience, Boston, Bostonites. The gym is AWESOME! The student run programs like sex week. NEU in general. </p>
<p>Least fav: The red tape. trying to get anything done at NEU is like impossible. They will send you to ten diff departments and you end up having been at the right one the first time. They nickle and dime you, there are fees for everything. I’ve had bad experiences with my co-op advisors too, who seem like they never know what they’re doing. </p>
<p>But that’s really ok in the long run.</p>
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<li><p>I play piano as a hobby, and have no interest in pursuing it any further than a hobby. Is there any sort of practice space with a piano that I would be able to use at Northeastern?</p></li>
<li><p>Does the school put on any sort of organized overnight visit program, or would I be responsible for finding somebody that would be willing to host me for a night?</p></li>
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<p>Technically yes there is, but I’ve never seen anyone use it. Then again, I rarely ever went to Ryder. There is more info on the music department’s website.</p>
<p>Yes, but it might just be for honors students… Call admissions.</p>
<p>I think the only overnight student hosting is for the University Scholars program.</p>
<p>Really? They don’t do it for honors anymore? Because I distinctly remember being a freshman and having someone ask me if I’d volunteer my floor/couch for the night. Bummer for honors. (But they didn’t have the U Scholars then)</p>
<p>Thanks for answering my questions, really helpful!</p>
<p>A few questions came up mainly about the curriculum:</p>
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<li><p>I notice that in Engineering, many students have to end up taking summer courses. Can you comment a little about this, how it works, and what it’s like?</p></li>
<li><p>I looked at the curriculum and it said that you get to have the whole summer off after your freshmen year, but then after that you are basically either on co-op or summer classes for the rest of the summers you are there. Is it possible to take summer classes during the summer 1 session after you freshmen year in order to not have to do it later on?</p></li>
<li><p>If I want to try to pick up a minor or some elective courses and my curriculum already has 16 credits set (engineering), Can I overload my freshmen year and would you recommend it? I know you have to pay extra to overload, but technically don’t you still save money since you probably have to take the course later on anyway? Most of the electives seem to take place towards your last 2 years. What do you think is the best way to pursue this minor or elective study? </p></li>
<li><p>Since co-op is normally 6 months, I heard it extends from one school semester to one of the summer sessions. Can you shorten your co-op so that you only have to do it during the school semester, but not into your summer time?</p></li>
<li><p>Is the engineering curriculum really fixed or can you move courses around? Like for example if it said you have to take a social science core during your sophomore year, can you just use that spot to take another class, and then make up that social science core later in your schooling?</p></li>
<li><p>Northeastern offers some study abroad sessions and programs in the summer, but if you have to take classes or be on co-op during most summers, how difficult would it be to take part in these summer programs? </p></li>
<li><p>For study abroad, can you just choose where you want to go or is it based on your major or something?</p></li>
<li><p>Is it difficult to arrange and find off campus housing since I’m always going to be moving from place to place?</p></li>
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<p>A bit off topic but: How often do you go home?</p>
<p>If you are looking to have all your summers free of school and work, Northeastern is likely not the place for you. Telling a prospective coop employer that you don’t want to start the job until September would likely kill the chance of getting an offer from them. </p>
<p>Variations from the planned curriculum sequences may be possible but you would do it at the risk of not being able to get needed courses in the future.</p>