<p>I would like to know how accessible is the research at NEU. Is it possible to easily get a research position as a freshmen. The Co-Op offered by this school is what truly is interesting me, but I really want to keep Grad school a very good option after I graduate. Obviously research is a big part of that. Along with working with faculty, are there co-ops that are research oriented? I am planning on majoring in Elec/Comp engineering or CS.</p>
<p>There are many research based co-ops - off the top of my head, I want to say that for many science majors, most of the co-ops are research based. </p>
<p>That said, having experience in industry is definitely a plus for graduate school applications.</p>
<p>Oh really? Thats great but I was hoping for insight on research with professors and how easy it is to obtain a position with one of them as early as possible.</p>
<p>When I was there, they emphasized that it is very easy to take part in research from very early on, as early as Freshman year. I don’t remember if it was CCIS or the university itself that made that claim, but I imagine the professors’ accessibility would be pretty similar across the university.</p>
<p>Northeastern has a good grad program in CS, especially in programming language research. I don’t know about CS specifically for getting involved early, but I know in the sciences (I’m in neuroscience), the biggest thing is showing initiative and asking a professor. If a professors research looks interesting, read up on it, ask to talk to them, and see if they’d be willing to get you involved. If they don’t have the time or whatever, they might be able to direct you to someone else. That’s the biggest thing, though: ask!</p>
<p>Thank you, Northeastern is slowly becoming my top choice!</p>
<p>OK, sorry, but I have to brag because this is actually relevant to the research topic…
Last year, a student in electrical and computer engineering was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, a very prestigious national undergraduate research scholarship, for his work on computer vision algorithms.
And today I found out that I am one of the 271 recipients of the award in the country! So yes, I am going to argue that Northeastern’s research for undergraduates is pretty darn good.</p>
<p>Nano
This is extremely relevant and very cool, CONGRATULATIONS, this will set your future up nicely. And information such as this is what influences our decision to seriously consider Notheastern University.</p>