<p>I am very happy to be accepted into NEU (International Business + Honors) and Babson. I am having a really hard time deciding and hope I can find some insights here!</p>
<p>I want to take courses on entrepreneurship, and I know Babson has a very renowned program for that. I have heard that the school very well prepares a student for his career (no matter for starting a business / getting a job). However, I have heard comments from students who do not like the school, and there are blogs from 3 years ago complaining its policies and job prospects. In addition, I also like NEU's campus + social life more, and its Co-op is very attractive. I will also be able to take courses in media communications, which is something I like and may even be part of my career. Yet I do not know too much on its entrepreneurship programs.</p>
<p>I am really confused now and I wish to gain some insights here... please anyone?</p>
<p>Northeastern has a strong entrepreneurship program also, but Babson is better known for entrepreneurship. You are going into the international business program which is about gaining international experience through your year abroad and foreign co-op, something Babson can’t touch. You could end up working in investment banking or consulting for a few years after you graduate and it would be great experience to help prepare you for starting your own business. Also, the co-ops will help give you better real world experience. Really, International Business is one of the best programs at Northeastern and it will not hurt your chances of starting a business. There are many very successful entrepreneurs who graduated from Northeastern’s business and engineering schools.</p>
<p>You should really consider northeastern university. Business undergrad program has skyrocketed in the rankings. As an entrepreneur, i think nothing beats the real world experience in the end. </p>
<p>Babson college, liberal-arts wise is said to be weak and you might not be able to explore yourself in media communications.</p>
<p>I’ve toured Babson and studied at northeastern on a high school summer program and i felt that northeastern campus had a more much modern, vibrant environment while babson was somewhere out there in the woods… poor social life, everyone goes home on the weekends… just no.</p>
<p>I also was accepted into both Babson and Northeastern. After four years at Babson I can tell you that I couldn’t have made a better choice. Not only has Babson provided me with an opportunity to work with students from all around the world (43 states and more than 70 countries are represented by the student body) but it has also allowed me to go beyond the run of the mill study abroad experience. I really believed that I needed to take advantage of my 8 semesters here on Babson’s campus and I have, but I’ve also been able to travel to four different countries with Babson during the summer, winter, and spring breaks. Babson also has an amazing Joint Management Consulting Field Experience which sends 6 students to Switzerland to work on a consulting project with a team of Swiss students. At the end of the project you present your findings to the Swiss firm you worked for. My team’s project report was 381 pages (if that’s not real world experience I don’t know what is) and I can say our client was very pleased with the final presentation as well. So although some people may believe that Babson can’t touch the international experience offered at other schools I think that only a person who’s gone to the school can give you the full story.</p>
<p>When it comes to Entrepreneurship Babson really is second to none. When you look at Bloomberg Businessweek’s top 25 entrepreneurs under 25 you see that over the last 4 years Babson students or graduates have represented 13 of the 100 and took the #1 and #3 spots in 2009, #3 and #5 spots in 2010, and the #2 spot in 2011. When you think about the fact that a school with a graduating class of 450 is putting out more top entrepreneurs than anywhere else in the country you have to admit the school is doing something right. </p>
<p>Babson’s liberal arts courses are also top notch, Kerry Rourke (who runs Babson’s writing center) is easily the best liberal arts professor I’ve ever had and I’ve taken several courses over at Wellesley (#4 in US News’ top liberal arts college rankings) through cross-registration. Finally, I will admit that Northeastern is more of a party school than Babson, but I think that this is more of a function of being at the heart of the city. Babson student’s take full advantage of Boston using shuttles and there is always something to do on campus as well. I’ve been here for four years and never felt bored on the weekends. </p>