<p>I was accepted to the Business school and got 10k a year, I have some worries though about the school and want to hear what everyone here thinks.</p>
<p>The prestige of the school, when I mention Northeastern people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm also considering GW, Syracuse, Penn State, Maryland. </p>
<p>The co-op, I dont know some days I like it some days I dont, whats the odds of getting a meaningful job?</p>
<p>The scoial life, how is it with people and leaving all the time?</p>
<p>Some of the best co-op jobs I’ve seen people get have been in the business department, so I wouldn’t worry about getting a meaningful job. NU has some great connections and the program is strong. The economy is making things slightly more difficult from what I’ve heard… it’s not the greatest time to be going into many areas of business. I think there are still plenty of opportunities though, and by the time you’re going on co-op, the economy will hopefully have stabilized a bit.</p>
<p>As for social scene, I’ll post a few links that should answer your question. A lot of people are still in Boston for co-op, and live with friends. They still go to eat at the dining hall, hang out with friends on weekends, go to parties. Sometimes people leave to go abroad or co-op in other states, but this also happens at other schools when people study abroad. So basically, social scene stays the same throughout the year, except for the summer when it’s quieter (but still lots of things going on).</p>
<p>As for prestige, some of the schools you listed have a bit more name recognition. You’ve gotten into some good schools and have good options… but I don’t know if I’d place any of those schools significantly above NU. They seem about on equal level, all with their own strengths and weaknesses. But for business, I really don’t think any of them has much of edge over NU.</p>
<p>Not to mention that Northeastern’s star is rising very very quickly. In the last ten years they’ve really made great strides in their programs across the boards. It still tends to suffer from that reputation it once had of being an open door commuter school, but many people in the Boston area who are very successful hold degrees from NEU. It really does get more prestigious every single year.</p>
<p>But the biggest mistake you can make as one applying to colleges is (and you’re going to read this and go “I know this” and you’re not going to listen to it but still) to base your college choice on prestige. Go with what you feel most comfortable with, not with what you feel has the biggest brand name. Sometimes what’s behind that brand name isn’t whats going to make your college experience as good as it can be.</p>
<p>He is considering American, UMD, SUNY Binghamton and Northeastern. I think UMD & Bing are the best schools academically, but he really likes the Coop idea. And American gave him almost full tuition, and they have a good business school.</p>
<p>I’m a student at Northeastern. I am not a business major, but I can tell you that I have friends that are, and business students get really good coops. Almost everybody gets coops though, unless there’s something really wrong. I had a hard time finding them my first two years and it got down to the wire, but I ended up with great jobs.</p>
<p>In terms of prestige, I’m not sure I’m the most accurate source, but I feel like Northeastern’s prestige is really rising. Ranking is going up quickly, and most of my friends agree that we would not get in with our high school stats applying this year. They are trying really hard to increase their prestige. I think also, within Boston, employers really respect the coop program. THey’ve gotten good employees from NU coops, so I know there’s a lot of respect within Boston, but otherwise I’m just not really sure. I think it depends a lot on if you want to do coop though. For me, it’s been such a great experience, partially because I’m kind of shy. I will come out of college having been on tons of job interviews (my interview skills have improved enormously) with a solid resume and concrete examples of work that I’ve done. I’m fairly confident that I would not have gotten that at other schools that I was considering. So NU has its up and downsides, but for me, that’s a huge advantage.</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat!!! I’m deciding between Northeastern and GW. (Katy i got into American too with 1/2 tuition, but it wasn’t for me) I have the same stigma that GW has much better name recognition and prestige but I feel that NU’s business program is really what I’m looking for. I’m still undecided (mostly because I really love DC and GW’s facilities and GW gave me a lot more money than NEU) but I see where youre coming from. My only real concern is NEU’s reputation outside Boston. I’m from New York and would like to get coops and eventually a job in New York and I’ve heard that outside of Boston, the NEU name and connections don’t get you as far. Is there any truth to this? I’m really torn and have no idea how I’m going to decide. My parents on the other hand want me to go to SUNY Binghamton where I won’t be in debt so my other sticking point is will coop and the Northeastern connections pay off if I’m taking out all these loans as opposed to going to Bing. Ahhh tough choices.</p>
<p>DTC NEU has good rep on wall street. My friend attends NEU and he is in CBA. They get support from Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley , and other top banks. I heard NEU actually placed about 30 students each at GS and ML. The list of companies he showed me through his coop account was outrageous which included these banks, hedge funds and mutual funds. You won’t get the same opps at GW. Remember finance is all about networking and connections. I think NEU has a solid rep right now and its rising so take it for what its worth.</p>
<p>^Yeah I have a friend who co-oped at Goldman Sachs, along with some other NEU students. He’s mentioned that he feels pretty confident about landing a job in the field (although the economy isn’t being particularly friendly to finance right now, but that’s another issue) and I know he wants to end up in New York. Anyway, the business program has a good reputation in the business world… which in the end is what matters. NU’s reputation among the general public is way less important than it’s reputation within individual fields, which is why I think you should take “NEU name and connections don’t get you as far” with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>But, GW is a great school. I have a few friends there who love it, although they’re all political science/liberal arts, so I don’t know how good their business program is. I don’t think you can go wrong with either school.</p>