<p>Hey I need help figuring out which to pick out. I really like USC, but I have yet to really visit NEU and UT. I'm going to be a business major and I know each of these schools have great/pretty great business programs. The main thing holding me back from committing to USC right now is that it is 200k compared to NEU and UT's 100k (I got lots of merit and NEU and UT is in state).
Thoughts?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Save your money. Neu is great, in a great part of town. My son got a great scholarship last year to neu and it has been a great experience. Lots of opportunity, lots of smart friendly kids. Co-op flexible schedules. Do you have Ap credits? Neu will give you credit for them and you will have more flexibility. </p>
<p>USC is a good school, but not 2x the price worth it, I think. Northeastern is a great school with a good business program, and the co-op program is a big plus.
Have you looked at the virtual tour on the admissions website? It’s no substitute for an on-campus visit, of course, but it’s better than nothing.</p>
<p>I am usually in favor of the cheaper option all things considered. If NEU and UT are close, UT is a far superior school by any measure…unless you are just tired of Texas. </p>
<p>NEU has a reputation in the NE and that tends to make it highly overrated compared to other schools in the rest of the country. Not saying NEU is not a good school, but it is really on part with selective state flagships and the like.</p>
<p>USC is VERY expensive. Great school, great alum network, but unless you have wealthy parents, a big scholarship, fit the current ‘underserved’ definition, you may find yourself with $250K in debt sitting next to someone at work who makes the same salary and got through a state school debt free. This is not an opinion on education quality, but on educational value. USC will send LOTS of six color, odd sized, spot varnished brochures with happy smiley people in them, but remember someone pays for all that marketing. You could get an equivalent education and find a similar job upon graduation at at least one Cal public college I know of. No brochures from them, everything is eMail. Also, do some research on the area you want to live. What colleges do the local companies hire interns from? What colleges do they recruit from. The answers are shocking in many cases, and call into doubt the business programs of a lot of ‘top end’ universities. You will find that the ‘top’ schools are shunned, as the kids are so pampered, they do not want to do the work that entry level jobs entail. Again, personal experience here.</p>
<p>All that said, if you can get through USC relatively debt free, it is a great school and you will probably love it. But, as a business major, you need to learn the concept of ‘value’. Start when you pick your college. Good luck</p>