<p>I was recently accepted into both of these fine schools, and now I am utterly stuck as to which one to choose. They both have high rankings in various publications, but I wonder which offers more prestige and hopeful opportunities?</p>
<p>Northeastern, co-op</p>
<p>I was more leaning towards Northeastern myself primarily for their co-op program, however, A&M has an internship program as well. Also, I have learned that the job market in Texas has outperformed most of the rest of the country.</p>
<p>@shoney123 Yea I did commit to Northeastern. To be honest A&M only has name recognition in Texas and southern California. Yes, the Texas economy is amazing but only if you plan on working for the high tech, banking, or energy companies. My dad use to work for UT - Austin so I know a lot about the region. A&M is known as the place that you go if you weren’t good enough for UT but not dumb enough for Baylor. It’s also a great party school (if you’re into it). Overall it’s a decent school, however I have to warn you that the kids at A&M are stereotypically slackers from affluent families. These families just truck their families to A&M for college and give them jobs at the family business. Not that it’s a bad thing, but you might find it a little hard to fit in and probably degrade your work ethics (cause they generally slack).</p>
<p>If we compare general education quality I would say Northeastern beats A&M hands down. It outshines A&M in the rankings, average pay, employment rates, etc. There’s nothing else to say.</p>
<p>One other important factor to consider is that at A&M you’re going to meet some people from big families and you can make some connections. This is really important in the business area. There are some rich kids there and if you get on their good side you’ll have a edge when you graduate. At Northeastern the kids are going to be from more average families. You’ll have to give this one to A&M.</p>
<p>One thing A&M has over Northeastern is their endowment. The A&M system has an endowment of like $8-$9 billion, which is like 16-18 times the amount that Northeastern has (half a billion). They can afford a lot more. The campus is better, the games are bigger, and they can afford a good football team. That being said it’s at College Station, Texas. It’s a small college town that’s pretty isolated. Though I haven’t lived at College Station, I can tell you the weather isn’t so great, but you’ll be fine if you become nocturnal.</p>
<p>Another issue to consider is money. To be honest this is the biggest issue. Go to whichever gives you the most money. Undergraduate business programs are about the same so go to the cheapest one and save that money to pay for graduate school. Speaking of which…</p>
<p>Northeastern is located in Boston and is fairly well known in the New England area. You’ll have better luck getting into a good grad school. I mean there’s the Ivys, Carnegie Mellon, etc. At A&M the name’ll only maybe help you to get into UT- Austin, which has an amazing business school (McCombs). Northeastern is generally more well regarded that A&M, which is known for parties and alcohol. But, once again TAKE THE CHEAPER ONE.</p>