<p>As I am considering attending Northeastern University, I would like to know more about their Co-Op Schedule. Is it true that with the exception of after your freshman year, you do not really have the summers off? Even though I hear the Co-Op Program is hesitant, it worries me slightly that if I attend I will not be able to travel home to my family or do fun things throughout the summer as I would be working. If someone could elaborate on the Co-Op Program for me, that would be great! Thanks!</p>
<p>Division A </p>
<p>Fall Spring Summer I Summer II
Freshman Class Class Vacation Vacation
Sophomore Class Class Vacation Co-op
Middler Co-op Class Class Co-op
Junior Co-op Class Class Co-op
Senior Co-op Class </p>
<p>Division B </p>
<p>Fall Spring Summer I Summer II
Freshman Class Class Vacation Vacation
Sophomore Class Co-op Co-op Class
Middler Class Co-op Co-op Class
Junior Class Co-op Co-op Vacation
Senior Class Class </p>
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<p>These are with 3 co-ops. What major are you interested in? I think 2 is the average number of co-ops people do. But people like engineers do 3.</p>
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<p>Lots of threads about this here :)</p>
<p>You can find a coop near your home so you can stay there</p>
<p>You can have 2 months of summers off if you play your cards right. I’m doing two co-ops which has given me lots of summer… but the longer you stick around boston the more likely you are to just want to hang around here for the summer, or travel cool places on dialogues/for fun, etc.</p>
<p>I’ve found it depends on how much you WANT a summer (like what Emily said). I can graduate in four years with two co-ops, but I have to do summers, or I can graduate in five years with three co-ops and have 6 electives. Voila, I could skip out on summers and go home. However, as much as I miss my friends back home, everyone is doing other things. Everyone thought that since after freshman year most people go home, it’ll be that way forever-- but it really isn’t. Nearly all my friends at state schools are taking summer classes, a few are staying near campus so that they can keep working at their part-time jobs (but more hours over the summer), and I’ve decided to take classes so that I can do study abroad later on if I want. Plus starting next year I’ll have a lease on an apartment, so if I went home for two months I’d either have to find a subletter (total pain) or I’ll be wasting two months of rent.</p>
<p>But if you’re certain you want to spend four months of summer laying around on a beach and think you can still do co-op… Doing any co-op halves your summer, if not completely taking it away. So consider carefully if Northeastern is right for you.</p>
<p>now that i think about it…doing a co op in the summer wouldnt be bad at all…if i were to stay on northeastern’s campus while doing a co op in the summer, are many other people around that also are doing co ops while living on campus?</p>
<p>ahh, I love summer in boston. Not all of your friends are around so your social circle is a little smaller, but classes are relaxed, the weather is nice, you do a lot of day trips on the weekend, walking around outside, rooftop barbecues, etc. Even on co-op while you aren’t on summer “vacation”, you’re in the city and have weekends off, so you still have a good time. </p>
<p>And I second neuchimie, the older you get the more your high school/hometown friends start doing other things also. Freshman year, a little sophomore year, it’s normal for everyone to come home, but after that people usually start having other things going on.</p>
<p>Are there only certain dorms that are “open” during the summer sessions? Or, do you stay in the same dorm room you had during the spring semester?</p>
<p>Only certain dorms are open for summer. If you happen to live in one of them during the spring, you are reassigned to the same space (unless you want to change) for the summer, to save you from moving hassle. If your building isn’t open for the summer, you have to fill out a preference form and you are placed in an available space in an open building.</p>
<p>Thanks neuchimie</p>
<p>Another benefit of the summer semesters is that there are no Friday classes. Last summer, I spent my 3-day weekends at the beach, hiking, going to Six Flags, etc. The environment is relaxed, and NU offers trips every Friday if you don’t have the transportation or motivation to plan things on your own. The benefit you get from the co-op program much outweighs the temporary bummer of not having the summer off. Besides, most of my high school friends from other schools worked as lifeguards or in fast food in their summers. I’d rather get the chance to work in a career-related job.</p>
<p>I’m really excited for all the summer stuff. It seemed like they had trips, etc places almost every weekend. I live in Florida so I can’t go home, so I’m pretty psyched about at least getting a cheaper trip to New York or something.</p>