I was recently admitted into the Industrial Engineering program at Northeastern University and I just want some opinions on the program at the University. I heard good things about engineering at Northeastern, but also I want additional opinions.
How is the course rigor?
How are the professors?
How are the students?
Opinions of that nature.
Also another thing, should I be worried at all about its engineering ranking, I think its ranked #24 in industrial engineering.
And lets say I get into berkeley, UMich, or purdue, as a whole university, i think i prefer Northeastern, but yet again Umich berkeley, and purdue engineering have this “prestige” . Would this “prestige” benefit me in any way when finding a job?
Prestige may sometimes be a factor, but as long as you get a degree from an ABET accredited program and perform well and meet your prospective employers’ GPA expectations, the school you attend won’t get your resume thrown out.
Northeastern has big emphasis on integrated co-op program. Ithink that’s a great thing because it allows students to have two or three 6-month experiences in industry. I’m an engineer that had 2 summer internships in the 1980s, but longer gigs would have been more useful. However not everybody likes the co-op approach, so it will depend on your preferences.
It doesn’t “allow” students to have that experience; it forces them to have them. Co-ops are great but I don’t think having them as a required part of the curriculum is a universally good thing. It’s not for everyone.
Agreed - experiential learning (typically co-ops, but sometimes research) is NOT for everyone. I’m assuming tha t a student admitted to the program knows the drill… if not, now’s the time to learn.
When we went to info sessions, I remember being very confused about how the rotations worked until they showed a simple chart. Tonight I can only find this newer (not quite as simple) chart - http://www.northeastern.edu/coop/students/co-op-options/
The great thing about co-op at Northeastern is that you can live on campus (at least through 3rd year) and do Boston co-ops. During that time you can continue with your campus friends and activities. It’s not the cheapest option, but salary shoudl cover room/board need, with possibly some left over. If DS had gone that route, I think he would have opted for one co-op aboad.
This is the thing, I would LOVE to experience the Co-op program, and I prefer it over doing research. Also I intend to go to graduate school after college and I heard that graduate school only cares about your GPA, not which school you went to. Plus, it will definitaly be easier to get a high GPA at Northeastern than say Umich or Berkeley? What do you think? @colorado_mom@boneh3ad@umcoe16
While over 90% of the students do co-ops, it is not required to do one: you only have to do some type of experiential learning. That includes research, a study abroad experience, or service learning.