<p>a five year program mean living in boston for five years
i would like the chance to move off campus however boston is expernsive, and northeastern's borders i've heard arent so safe</p>
<p>do most people live on campus for all five years? or is it rare
i've heard the dorms are nice so why not? right?</p>
<p>explain please!! thanks</p>
<p>Most people do not stay on campus all 5 years. You are only guaranteed campus housing for your first 3 years, there just isn't room for all 15000 of us.</p>
<p>Off-campus is MUCH cheaper than campus housing. I currently pay $750 a month for a single bedroom off campus. On campus, I would pay about $875 a month for a shared bedroom.</p>
<p>Plus, off-campus comes with more freedom, no RAs, you have your own furniture, you don't have to sign in guests like you do on-campus. The dorms are really nice, but they just aren't for everyone, especially if money is an issue.</p>
<p>As far as safety, i find the area to be fine. You are living in a city, there are some inherent dangers, but I've never had any problems. I think the whole issue is a bit exaggerated.</p>
<p>but how about ruggles station and doesnt it border roxbury?</p>
<p>As a mother who has a daughter living in an off campus apt ( different school, same city ) I have to say that I am happy with the arrangement. It is expensive, but when compared to dorm and meal plan, it is less money in the long run. She lived her first 2 yrs on campus and was a little sick of it by the end of last year. She loves her apt that she shares with two other girls ..both previous yr roommates. they have a really nice place in a great neighborhood.</p>
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<p>Sure. Ruggles is sketchy after the T stops running, but during the day and at night before the T closes there are guards. Roxbury is sketchy but it's 10 minutes away. There really is no reason for any of us to go through Ruggles at 2:30 am, and I don't know why you'd ever need to go to Roxbury in the first place. So yeah, you can get yourself into bad parts of the city, but you'd have to be going out of your way.</p>
<p>Mission Hill has a bit of a bad rep but it's mostly students up there now, and perfectly safe as long as you aren't walking by yourself late at night.</p>
<p>yea i heard of mission hill too. why such a bad rep?</p>
<p>Having grown-up in Boston, I understand your questions concerning safety at Northeastern. I think Northeastern is a fantastic university, really well-regarded co-op program, and great law school. My only reservation comes with its location. It is not "10" minutes away from Roxbury -- more like 3 streets, depending on which direction you go. One side of Huntington Ave. is okay, the other, to the south, down Mass. Ave. is not good. I'm okay with the Mass. Ave. heading East during the daytime, but never at night. And Mission Hill is still quite "sketchy." It just is. Just do your homework if you're going to live off campus and become familiar with the better areas. I'd definitely stay away from anything behind the Northeastern Campus -- rough.</p>
<p>Really don't mean to scare you, just being honest -- hope it helps.</p>
<p>myoneandonly __ overall do you think northesatern is sfa eenough tho for a student
would you send your s/d there?</p>
<p>On Halloween, I was walking on campus to a friend's apartment when I was approached by a group of non-NEU students who started to make fun of my costume (a soccer player). As I was walking by, one person was behind the rest and pulled something (I don't know what it was) out of his sweatshirt and threw it at me. It just missed me, so I started to run away. Then he began chasing me and kept throwing whatever it was at me. I didn't get a chance to see what it was since I was running so fast. Ironically, I was just quoted in the Northeastern Newspaper saying how safe the campus is. Mind you, this was right below the security guard who "guards" the Ruggles Train stop.</p>
<p>Gummdrops -- I'd really hate to dissuade you if Northeastern is the right fit for you academically. I just cannot, in good conscience, give its immediate surroundings a ringing endorsement. When I say "immediate," I mean it -- it's just to Northeastern's backside (Ruggles, Northhampton St. that is rough). It is, however, just a 10 min. walk to the center of the South End, which is now a very high-end area with the best restaurants in Boston -- that area has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last 20 years (when I was growing up in the late 70s, we wouldn't have even dared to go to the South End, so things really do change). A 10 min. walk to Northeastern's West will bring you to the Boylston St/Fenway/Newbury St. area which is really lovely -- best shopping and again, more great restaurants.</p>
<p>My best advice to you would be to go if you love Northeastern. Just be VERY sure not to select the new dorms (which are great) which located on Ruggles Street. Even though they sit diagonally across from the massive Boston Police Headquarters, it is a very rough area and I wouldn't want you (or my kid!) living there. And stay away from anything in Mission Hill -- just not safe enough. Get a dorm on the other side of Huntington Ave. (the Symphony Hall side) and you'll be fine, and in very close proximity to the myriad of cultural activities that Boston has to offer!</p>
<p>thats intense redsox!</p>
<p>myoneandonly- boston university?</p>
<p>What are you asking about BU? Location? Safety? That's my son's first choice, actually.
Let me know what you want to know.</p>
<p>well that was one of my top top choices also but a recent visit to boston kinda left me a bit hesitant. BUt what i was talking about was SAFER location??</p>
<p>if you could answer this post, it would be helpful. ( even if it may sound silly)</p>
<p>BU, hands-down, is the much, much safer area. BU is located in the Kenmore Sq. area on the Brookline line, which is an extremely safe town. It also borders Allston, a section of Boston, which is not like Brookline, but filled with alot of students and pretty safe. BU is in a great area, in fact.</p>
<p>I read your previous post re: your trip to BU. If you'd just walked 3/4 mile east down Comm. Ave., and taken a right onto any of the "alphabet" streets (Arlington-Hereford), you would have come right onto Newbury St., the best shopping street for kids in Boston. I say "kids" as I prefer the less populated Charles Street. </p>
<p>I think the kids who go to BU probably tend to "scatter" more on the weekends as there are so many other college kids in Boston to visit, rather than being stuck on a traditional campus. I know kids who go there and have friends at all the neighboring schools (BC, Harvard, Berklee, Northeastern, etc.) and have a great time going back and forth visiting. </p>
<p>Anyway, since this is a Northeastern site, I really don't want to talk badly about its location -- it's just one insider's point-of-view, but it's a realistic one! Great school, tough location.</p>
<p>Looks like you and my son are applying to many of the same schools (Penn State-Smeal; BU; Northeastern). Really loved Penn State but oh, what a long drive!! A tad on the huge side, as well -- Smeal has a great rep. though.</p>
<p>I don't think the surrounding area of NEU is that bad.. Ruggles is rough, but my daughter has found herself there after dark ( with a group ) and been okay. I also grew up in Mass and have been impressed at how much Boston, in general has improved from the days when I was young.
NEU was cited for being tops in campus security. I wouldn't have let that be a deciding factor in both of my daughter's decisions to attend college in the best college town
( IMO ) the US has to offer. Tremendous opportunity to have the best experiences, academically , socially and beyond.
I am biased though:)</p>
<p>thanks again!</p>
<p>Well, other posters clearly disagree, but I am going to reiterate that I have never felt in danger around NU.</p>
<p>Even as a (very white) female living in Mission Hill.</p>
<p>Even after my encounter on Halloween, I still feel safe on campus. I walk everywhere sometimes alone and its fine. Everywhere is well lit, there are always people around. Northeastern is the second safest campus in the country. If "safety issues" are going to deter you from going to Northeastern, you should really reconsider.</p>