<p>hey guys i am looking into undergrad business schools for next year and will be applying to these three schools most likely as my top choices and were recommended by my guidance counselor. I Visited all three and loved them, very different vibes. My question is how do the business prgrams stack up to each other. I know that the Brandeis program will be fairly new starting i believe this year. Thanks in advance</p>
<p>BC’s is 17 nationally compared to NEU’s 27 national.</p>
<p>The co-op program has a lot of value though, so don’t underestimate NEU.</p>
<p>Brandeis…no clue.</p>
<p>I’d apply to all three and see who gives you the most money.</p>
<p>Thanks Jellxtoxthexo. Anyone else?</p>
<p>I transfered to BC from NEU after my freshman year. I was an engineering major then switched to physics and am currently slated for physics at BC but will probably change to a Chem/Bio (looking pre-med).</p>
<p>I’ll start off with why I transfered. It was a combination of factors. The most of which came from the lack of academic guidance I was able to receive at NEU. I applied as an engineering major. At orientation I told my advisor I wanted to switch to Bouve, their Health Science school. I was told that engineering was a great program and a bunch of other stuff, basically they told me to stay in it, or at least give it a semester. A month into the semester I knew I wanted to switch, so I started basically a re-application process. I had to write an essay, apply, get my transcript, etc etc… December rolls around and I have everything submitted. I get my decision and I was denied transfer to Bouve and the ITP (Internal Transfer Program). When I inquired as to why, I was told that I did not have enough lab based credit. This just ****ed me off, I had no control over what classes I took w/ the exception of Theater and Society (everything else was pre-set). Talking to my advisor they recommended I try the Biomedical-physics major. This was an easy switch as the college of arts and sciences takes everyone. However since I pretty much wasted my first semester on engineering classes I was behind in the physics major. Further more the department was terrible, I learned more in high school physics than I did from the physics department at Northeastern. </p>
<p>My reason for transfer was for the most part academic reasons. I also did not fancy the campus, while it was semi-closed, NEU had too much of a commuter school feel to me. The West Village part is nice, however the rest of the campus seemed bland and boring (white/stone gray buildings). I also wanted a more liberal arts education rather than just straight classes on my major from the beginning. </p>
<p>NEU does have some strengths for it. As stated, the co-op program is probably the best, if not close to the best, in the country. I respected it, however the idea that it adds another year to my schooling wasn’t too appealing, nonetheless it still is a great program, especially for business. It gets you experience as well as some money, not a lot, but some. The social aspects of NEU were great though, I met a lot of cool people and made some great friends. It was hard to tell them I was not coming back but I can still visit them and stuff. </p>
<p>I’ve never heard of Brandeis, then again I’m from the West so it maybe a regional school.</p>
<p>If you are looking purely at it as the Business, I would say go with what you would like. If you want a more liberal/rounded education then probably BC. However, if you know for sure you want to do business and want to get out and start early w/ 6 month long jobs then NEU maybe for you. Like I said I dono about Brandeis so I can’t comment on that.</p>
<p>Since you have visited all 3 and said you liked aspects of each, I guess it may come down to a money issue. I know NEU gave me a decent scholarship $40,000 ($10,000 my first year and then $5,000/semester after that) and then like $1,700 in loans which I declined since they were not worth it to me to pay 6% interest on $1,700. BC did not give me a scholarship and I don’t think I sent in my tax forms so I have no financial aid either, though I will probably apply next year since I will need loans after this year.</p>
<p>What Jellxtoxthexo said pretty much sums it up, Brandeis is new, so who knows.</p>
<p>NE Freshmen housing is cramped, some marginal. Upper class or honors housing is much nicer.</p>
<p>I had no idea Brandeis had a business school/major, but</p>
<p>“I’ve never heard of Brandeis, then again I’m from the West so it maybe a regional school.”</p>
<p>Really? Not that rankings mean much, but it is ranked 31st by USNews (to BC’s 34th ranking). It has students from all over the country and throughout the world.</p>
<p>Brandeis does have a business school, I believe. It only offers graduate programs, however.</p>