Co-Op Program: Takes away from college experience?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>Hey there, guys (:
I'm a high school senior, intending to major in journalism, who kind of applied to Northeastern on a fluke, but after being accepted into their honors program and getting a scholarship, I've been looking more and more into it. My top choice at the moment is Northwestern University, which I liked for their journalism residency program. But now I'm looking into Northeastern's Co-Op program, thinking that it would be a great experience and help me with securing a job after graduation.</p>

<p>However, as I look into it, I began worrying .. if a Northeastern student spends so much time working on their co-op site, doesn't that take away from the college experience? Do you not meet as many people because you're not in classes / on campus? Does your social life suffer?</p>

<p>Any insights would be extremely helpful .. a break down of the co-op program, personal experiences, pros and cons. Anything, seriously. I was so sure I would go to Northwestern if I got accepted, but now that I'm looking into Northeastern, I'm not so sure.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>This thread has lots of info about this… a lot of people ask this question since the co-op thing is so weird and is really hyped up by the school.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northeastern-university/703960-neu-faqs-answered.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northeastern-university/703960-neu-faqs-answered.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Most of us agree that we still get the “college experience” here, and that co-op is 100% worth it. Despite co-op we’re still normal kids and we do normal college things. The first two years feel very traditional college, and while on co-op a lot of people still live around campus and have pretty normal college social lives… plus with more money and no homework your social life while on co-op is pretty good.</p>