<p>Hi so I am on the verge of committing to Northeastern over NYU and BU, and I just want to make sure I do not make the wrong choice. What is campus life like at Northeastern? Also I will be doing the Honors College and will be living in honors housing away from all other freshman dorms. Does this hinder my chances at making friends with people not in honors? Also do the honors students generally study over the weekend or do some of them drink and go out. I want to find a place that I can really fit in and have a great time and I don't want honors college to stop me from enjoying college while getting a good education.</p>
<p>You’re most likely concerned over nothing, that’s the only way I can put it. Every year students enter college with the same, or similar concerns, and the vast majority of them come to find that they were unfounded. </p>
<p>If there is a certain ‘scene’ you want to be a part of, you probably won’t have an issue befriending others with similar interests. Boston is a big city, Northeastern is a big school. Admittedly, you may not be able to just make friends with people living in close proximity to you and have it be guaranteed they’ll share your interests, but that applies no matter what dorm you’re in. Just keep in mind that socializing in college will be different than socializing you’ve done in the past.</p>
<p>Northeastern over NYU? Umadbro?</p>
<p>“Northeastern over NYU? Umadbro?”</p>
<p>^This being the last thing I needed to hear. I feel like I’m being stupid passing up NYU. But I went to go visit it yesterday and I really didn’t like it. The people were not my type of people and I felt like I really wouldn’t be getting any type of college experience going there. Then again the benefits of NYU may outweigh getting the most out of college life.</p>
<p>I’d say if you visited and didn’t like it… well there is only so much you can glean about a university based solely on a few visits. That said, if you’re already finding things to dislike after a visit or two, that is certainly something to be concerned by. It could be that actually attending the school, those issues will turn out to be no big deal. Or they could turn out to be constant thorns in your side, or they could be an even bigger issue than you anticipated. Likewise, a school you had no problem with during visits may wind up having issues that you didn’t anticipate. </p>
<p>Since it’s really hard to make such a prediction, I generally recommend you let it come down to financials, unless you have some very specific interest in some aspect or other of either school. That said, if the financial implications of attending either school wind up being similar, and you have a bad feeling about one of the schools, even if it’s higher ranked, I feel like I’d probably pick the one I felt better about. </p>
<p>Also, ilikesalad, that was wholly nonconstructive.</p>
<p>I had the same concerns.</p>
<p>They vanished after realizing that there are plenty of people like you and I.</p>
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<li>Future Northeastern Honors student who will most definitely take in all of the night life in Boston</li>
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<p>Thanks WiseGuy, I needed that. Financial doesn’t mean too much to me since my parents will be paying but Northeastern will come out to be half of NYU’s cost.</p>
<p>ThaKalp, awesome! We will definitely be spending some time together come next year!</p>
<p>I remember someone on this forum saying that Honors LLC was a bit of a drag compared to his friends in regular dorms, but it probably depends a lot on the person.</p>
<p>For everyone one person who says the honors dorm was a drag, there are many others who say it’s been great and no difference. </p>
<p>I lived in the honors dorms for my first two years, and I never had any issues with it.</p>
<p>meh. I was a non-honors student and I had friends who were in honors. They were just as much fun to hang out with as other students. As freshmen you become friends with people you see the most, so yeah, most of your friends will be honors students initially.</p>
<p>By my sophomore year everyone had sorta mixed together and honors/non-honors wasn’t even a “thing” anymore. You’ll meet lots of people and find plenty of students who share your interests.</p>
<p>(as an aside, I like NYC way more than Boston, and I think NYU is a cool school with a great reputation. But, they’re totally different atmospheres, and I don’t think it’s necessarily an obvious choice. I don’t think I would have liked NYU as much as I liked northeastern, NU’s cohesive campus and adjacent neighborhoods were just more my taste for life as a student,)</p>