<p>Thanks Blossom and Momyel for the information. </p>
<p>There are plenty of co-op opportunities at Northeastern for IR majors. My daughter has two friends in IR and both are on their first co-op right now. These kids (as sophomores) have already been to 2-3 countries during their college time. They have a six week international summer program called dialogues of civilization- where you can go to another country and get 8 credits at the same time. Also, as an IR major she could get co-ops in another country. They even give out scholarship money to kids to make international co-ops more affordable.</p>
<p>Also, although Tufts and Northeastern are both technically urban - Northeastern is actually in the center of the city and Tufts is a subway ride away. Both campus are beautiful (lots of pretty green spaces.)</p>
<p>And one more FYI - my daughter and her friends at Northeastern frequently walk to MIT to go to some of the shops near there!</p>
<p>All that aside - to me the key difference between the schools is the vibe -so I would still go back to she needs to walk around and talk to the students and see how she feels she would fit in.</p>
<p>thanks kiddie…thanks for the clarification. but the financial offer is stronger at Tufts–I think that’s where she’s leaning but we will be going to Boston in a couple of weeks to visit.</p>
<p>In terms of my both my kids being in the Boston area, my guess is they think they’ll see each other, but it won’t be so often. I know how insular the college experience can and how wrapped up they’ll be in their own school lives. Still, I love the idea of them being close to each other and it will certainly make our parental visits a whole lot easier!</p>
<p>Just to elaborate on kiddie’s comment about urban. Both NE and Tufts are urban schools. The area around Tufts is more of a residential kind of urban. Think Brooklyn vs Manhattan. NE is closer to museums, business areas, etc. Tufts has more densely packed houses and is closer to more coffee shops, etc.</p>