<p>I've been accepted to both and i'm curious to see what people think. Which has a better business program and which is considered to be more fun of a school?</p>
<p>Wow…I am actually facing the same decision as a business major…any chance that you are also a national merit finalist and/or interested in law school…</p>
<p>Things I am considering:
rankings wise they are pretty close although business week puts northeastern a little ahead
different approaches to education: northeastern with its coop program seems more hands on career specific while fordham provides a more wide base of knowledge though both schools do provide an excellent education</p>
<p>What are your ultimate goals?
grad school or career
grad school both will probably be looked on about evenly
career: NYC will be more pro Fordham, Boston more pro Northeastern</p>
<p>Where do you want to end up?</p>
<p>You should also visit both if possible. I have visited Fordham and had a very favorable impression and their 3/3 BS/JD program is awesome, but Northeastern has co-op
I wont decide until after I visit Northeastern though I don’t think either of us can go wrong with either school</p>
<p>In terms of fun both have access to larger cities, though fordham may or may not be more strict on campus with the Jesuit presence</p>
<p>these are just my impressions based on research, visits, and talking to a couple alumni</p>
<p>You have two excellent choices so you can’t make a bad decision! In my mind the main differences are:</p>
<p>NY V Boston - if you know you want to end up in either of these cities, the school located there will likely have a stronger alumni network etc.</p>
<p>To Coop or not to Coop - Northeastern has a coop program. some people love it and gain valuable experience while others feel it kind of chops up their undergraduate years. It is a personal choice and you have to pick what feels right to you. I think (but I’m not sure) that the coop program adds a year to your undergrad education so if you want to go directly to grad school, you need to decide if it makes sense. To me, this seems to be the most significant difference between the schools. </p>
<p>Jesuit core - Fordham has a large core curriculum (which my S enjoyed for the most part but it is a lot) you can look at it on the Fordham website.</p>
<p>Finances - if either school gave you a lot more merit money, it is certainly a consideration.</p>
<p>Fit - do you feel like one school is a better fit for you?</p>
<p>We did not look at Northeastern, but I would think you could have a lot of fun at either school. Spend the time to visit both schools. Good luck. You can’t go wrong.</p>
<p>Congrats on having 2 great choices!</p>
<p>You should consider if you want a “traditional” campus setting. Northeastern really isn’t a traditional type campus. It is truly a city school in every aspect, with it’s buildings lining Huntington Ave along with stores and restaurants. It’s a great school and if you like the city, I’m sure it will be fine, but it is a bit different.</p>
<p>thanks for the responses I really appreciate the feedback. I think i’m leaning a little toward Fordham because I do like the fact that it has more of a traditional campus feel. I never really considered myself to be a city person and i was wondering what students at both schools do for fun. I spent a week at Fordham in the summer and it didn’t seem as you were in the Bronx as much i had thought before but i’m still unsure if it is a totally urban college experience or not.</p>
<p>I can’t speak to Northeastern at all since we didn’t look at it (my S didn’t want a coop program) but Fordham RH has a combination of a traditional campus with excellent access to NYC. Midtown Manhattan is about a half hour from RH and he goes in using the subway, Ram Van (shuttle to the Lincoln Center campus) or MetroNorth depending where he wants to end up etc. My S goes into Manhattan a good bit, at least a few times a month for movies, concerts, shows and other things (such as San Genaro festival, Halloween Parade, taping of Daily Show…). But he likes the fact that there is a very traditional campus as well. And the Bronx has Arthur Avenue (great Italian food), student bars etc. as well. I guess would say that inside of the college gates, Fordham is a very traditional campus but outside the gates, an urban experience awaits. Personally, I think you would be missing out if you don’t take advantage of Manhattan at least once in a while. For my S Fordham is the perfect combination of a traditional campus and a NYC experience, but everyone is different and has to figure out what will work best for them.</p>
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<p>You really should visit a school before commenting on its campus. Or at least look it up on Bing or Google maps. Your description of Northeastern was accurate 30 years ago but not today.</p>
<p>You have two great choices. I like both schools. What really would make the difference to me is the lifestyle of a more traditional college campus and life vs the co op. One of my kids had to make a decision of that sort in choosing a conservatory or a traditional university with a great arts dept. It really came down to the everyday life activities, and my son decided that he wanted a traditional college experience with all of the amenities attached over a more directed education that was more narrowly focused.</p>
<p>As someone who has recently done the tour and info session, and also grew up in Boston, I agree with Tom of Boston. I actually feel Northeastern would certainly provide the traditional college experience, and is not even dominated by the co-op program at all. I was pleasantly surprised at the grassy areas, “quad” arrangement of buildings, newer buildings, and overall campus feel of Northeastern. Tremendous strides have been made with that campus in recent years, and it would be a wonderful place to enroll as a freshman.</p>
<p>I drove past Northeastern at least 4 times since I have a daughter who attends boston College, but could never really get the right feel for the school. Therefore, I was very pleasantly surprised to see how beautiful the campus is from the inside during a tour, giving new meaning to the phrase you cannot tell a book by its cover. Northeastern has it all - both the city aspects and the bubble campus feeling from the inside. I am hoping my second daughter goes to Northeastern so that I have two students at teither end of Commonwealth Avenue.</p>