<p>If I get into Northeastern, I'm going to either major in philosophy, history, or political science. Now, political science co-ops and internships are obvious, but what I need to know is how are the co-ops for the humanities majors? Surely the humanities majors can choose just about anything for their co-op, but how competitive is it and how much must they overcome? (over say, the business majors)</p>
<p>Co-op could be my selling point to my family and relatives. Obviously liberal arts majors are frowned upon in an age where practicality is the number one priority in a college education. Any help or anybody that could share their experiences would be great.</p>
<p>I’m actually majoring in Philosophy next year as a freshman. I wish I could tell you, but I can tell you what I plan on doing. I’m doing a Pre-Med track so I’ll probably just apply for the Co-ops that other health-related students apply for.</p>
<p>I see. I considered pre-med, but ultimately its not for me. I could see myself as a lawyer before a doctor. If I major in history (Northeastern has a seemingly cool public history program) I’d take co-ops in museums. But as for philosophy, well, who knows.</p>
<p>This Northeastern grad is currently in the Philosophy Ph.D. program at Princeton. You may want to email him and ask about his experiences at Northeastern:</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University Department of Philosophy](<a href=“Philosophy”>Philosophy)</p>
<p>I’ll give it a try.</p>
<p>I suppose if I go to NEU, I would take the 5 year graduation route. (I’d be transferring in as a junior by the way, so surely I’d have to take a full year of classes before I went on co-op) I’d hopefully complete two co-ops, and who knows what they’ll be. Regardless, law school or a MBA is something I can look towards if I don’t have a sufficient experience in the co-ops. At least the co-ops would look good for MBA admissions, in that case. </p>
<p>My stepbrother recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in psychology. He looked for jobs for a while, ranging from plain business jobs to actual social work. He realized that social work is really something he didn’t want to go into, but he did enjoy his actual psychology classes in school. So now he’s heading to grad school for Student Affairs, which mainly is geared for people who obviously want to work in some capacity in higher education. Anyway, I’ve gone off track, but because he didn’t have any internships or co-ops, he was definitely at a disadvantage in his job search. He sent in so many applications, his GPA was pretty good etc. That’s why I feel as though if I’m going to major in philosophy, NEU is a suitable place for it.</p>