<p>Is Northeastern well known for its computer science major? I visited the school today, and the majors that were mentioned most were business, sciences (pharmacy), and engineering. I just checked the Welcome Day for students admitted into the School of Computer Science, but there is nothing included in the schedule that is specifically related to comp sci. For business students, there's a business and career fair incorporated into the schedule for Welcome Day and for the health sciences, there are discussion sites offered for each specified category. But for computer science there really isn't anything distinct (it just includes dean's welcome + presentations...and that's pretty much it). I don't know if it's just me, but the impression I get is that NEU doesn't really support the computer science department as much as it supports the others, especially the business department.</p>
<p>My problem is that I don't know for sure if computer science is what I definitely want to pursue. I'm also interested in business (and I was planning to do a double major/minor or do a complete transfer), but I heard that it is very difficult to transfer to business from another college due to the popularity and competitiveness of the limited space available. Is this true? Please, if you have any experience with this at all, leave a comment. Thanks!! :)</p>
<p>My friends in computer science love it, and Northeastern has a pretty developed program for them. The same “feeling” can be said about the old CAS colleges as well- sometimes Business just feels more important, even though it’s not. It’s just how the college protrays itself. CBA tends to be very only-business-students-matter. But unless you’re trying to get a business co-op from outside of CBA, it doesn’t matter or affect you at all.</p>
<p>It is difficult to transfer into Business from another college. But what people don’t often say is that it’s actually often HARDER to transfer into CS because there are just so many classes they have to take that other people don’t. Same with engineering. I don’t know of a single person who transferred into CS, whereas I know a few for Business.</p>
<p>Look at the Business/Computer Science dual major. Doubling majoring in Business and CS would be next to impossible to do, because of the amount of classes you have to take. I know someone in CS/Multimedia Studies that has so many classes to take (even with a lot of AP credit) that they can only do 2 co-ops in 5 years. The dual is built to allow people to finish in time. I have several friends in it (who officially started out in CS) who absolutely love it. </p>
<p>From what they describe, it’s great because you get the business background, but you can also just be a regular CS person who looks like they also get along with people (since Business if very team project-based). It’s also a perfect major if you want to go into MIS or high level business systems analysis.</p>
<p>I’m doing a CS minor, and I’ve had positive experiences with the program. It’s for great facilities, from what I’ve seen. And co-op for CS is good because you get a lot of hands-on programming experience that really sets you apart he you graduate.
As for business, I have had absolutely no experience in that front.</p>
<p>Some of the best facilities on campus are for CS, which has a strong information assurance and counter-cyberterrorism program. It is not MIT, but the program is strong.</p>
<p>Could you guys expand more on the computer science department/experience? I’m at a junior college in Boston and plan on heading into a 4 year program upon finishing my up with my associates, and I was thinking of either wentworth/neu/tufts. I know about the co-ops and their program but i’m not sure if how you would compare those programs to each other, or if you have friends/know people that attend to the those other schools listed, that might have any positive/negative information to share.</p>