I was just accepted to both but i don’t know which to choose because both of them seem to have pros and cons. I will major in Business ( marketing and human resources management in particular). I really like Northeastern because Boston is such a great city to live in and this university has a Co-op program. Northeastern gave me scholarship as well. Ohio State has a better ranking in term of business school but the I heard the city is a bit boring to live in. So what are your suggestion? 
Thank you so much
Ohio may be ranked higher in business, but Northeastern business students do very well in the marketplace, graduating not just with a lot of experience on their resume, but job offers as well (usually at the place where they cooped.)
If money is no concern, or if you’d be paying about the same for both schools, focus on the kind of college experience you’d like best. The 4-year vs. 5-year program. (Although it is possible to graduate NEU in 4 if you do summer school and only 1 co-op.) The costs of living - Boston is quite expensive.
Ohio State is more traditional, with a big sports scene, etc.
Northeastern’s co-ops affect the school vibe – at some point in your sophomore year, a percentage of your friends will disappear off campus as they go on co-op. You’d still see them in the evenings/weekends - but it does change the atmosphere a bit.
IMO, Coops should be the primary reason to go to NEU. That is its strength and primary advantage, academically/career-wise.
@katliamom Thank you for your reply 
You seem to know Northeastern well, do you have any relative studying in Northeastern ? If yes, can I have some of your opinion on the Northeastern University please? like what is good and bad about the school
My daughter graduated from there. Northeastern was a good fit for her, and she had a lot of exciting opportunities there. She studied science, but knew a lot of business majors. The biggest difference between NEU and more traditional schools is that NEU is very pre-professional in orientation, with coops having a big impact on school life and students’ experience. I can’t tell you anything “bad” about NEU (but I will tell you that Boston is an expensive place to live!) but you do have to be enthusiastic about the idea of co-ops to get the most from the school. For more information, check out the Northeastern subforum on this site:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northeastern-university/
Columbus is actually a bit bigger than Boston, although Boston probably has more history to it. I can’t really compare what Cbus and Boston have to offer in terms of a city since I do not know much about Boston, but I do know as an OSU student that you can get free city bus access with your student ID if you choose to come to OSU, which can be really helpful when you need to get off campus for city life and internships. Cbus is also growing as a city that serves tourists, not just its locals.
Columbus has 800K compared to Boston’s 650K because Columbus’ city limits are 2 1/2 the size of Boston’s. Boston as a metro area has 4.6M people (10th in US) compared to Columbus’ 2M (32nd). Northeastern has a better overall US News ranking that OSU. I can’t see US News’ undergraduate business rankings, but Northeastern is ranked 27th in BusinessWeek, compared to OSU coming in at 68th. If I had to guess business rankings are a bit all over the place.
Have you visited both campuses? Boston is a world-class city and Northeastern is smack in the middle of the city. I think the Boston location is in itself a huge draw for many. I agree with those who said that to love Northeastern is to love the co-op program, and that Boston is crazy expensive. My son, who does indeed love Boston, initially had Northeastern as his first choice. But while he knew he had to get some decent work experience during his college career, he was turned off by working for 6 months at a time on one or more co-ops–that seemed overwhelming to him. So the co-op ending up turning him off of Northeastern in the end. He has a 3-month paid internship this summer in…Boston! So his choice seems to be working out for him as he’s getting a Boston experience and only 3 months of work…
Two nephews were business majors there and really enjoyed their coops: Boston Consulting Group, start-up and and a big 5 accounting firm. Coop does affect the feel because some of your friends are not on campus but many continue to live on campus, both of my nephews did while they worked so they never felt disconnected from friends. Ate dinner with most every night. One is working at Converse and one had a great offer but waited for BCG which didn’t come thru. He ended up at a small company in Boston but point being, he had great coops and job offers when done. Boston is expensive but most students know where to get the cheap beers and burgers. Coop pays well and can certainly cover your room and expenses. Hockey is the big sport there and they’d like basketball to be but haven’t quite made it! Unfortunately I don’t know OSU and sure that’s also a great choice in many ways. I’m nly familiar with NU.
@123365 I really like the OSU’s college life. I think it is a very friendly, welcoming environment to study and its ranking is quite high. But does the OSU Fisher School of Business have a high reputation amongst the employers?
@Putterer Unfortunately I live far away from the US ( International student) so I could not visit both to decide. So you mean the Co-op program could turn out to be something that is just too much to handle for a college student? Do we get a chance to choose the co-op and the amount of co-op we want to work on?
http://www.collegeatlas.org/recruiters-college-picks.html
What will your budget be once you get to the US? If you will have a modest budget, do not go to school in Boston.
@rkelly5182 The Co-op program is very impressive, indeed. I think that is the selling point for NEU haha But I wonder if the students are prepared anything (like some lectures on skills needed at work) in NEU before entering the Co-op program ? Also, how did your nephews think about the lectures that they received? Do the lectures provide students enough knowledge for Co-op?
First, realize that when you’re on co-op, you’re not in school. You can still live on campus, but instead of going to class, you go to work. A co-op usually lasts a semester. (That’s why for most students NEU is a 5-year program.) So it’s not like you have to “handle” classes while you’re working. Some students pick different companies to co-op in, others stick to the first employer and build a working relationship with that employer. Many students end up with job offers after graduation from the company they co-oped in.
NEU gives people a solid preparation for coops: you will get advice on building your resume, on interviewing, etc. Yes, YOU chose the co-op, and YOU decide how many co-ops you do. Most students do 2, but I’ve known those who did just one, and even 3.
FWIW I’ve never heard anybody say Columbus is “a bit boring”. Sure, it’s not Boston, but it’s still a pretty cool place.
For my son who was considering NEU, it wasn’t so much that the co-op would be too much for him to handle; he just didn’t want to have periods of working for 6 months at a time during his college years. He figured he’d have a lifetime of work ahead of him once he graduated. That’s just him. Personally, I see tremendous value in the co-op, both for gaining working experience that will help the graduate become employed and for trying out different careers options.I believe all NEU co-ops are full-time. You interview for them and I understand it can be a very competitive process.I come from the Boston area and lived there for many years and want to underscore that Boston is a very expensive place to live. You might be able to find cheap eats, but cheap housing is not to be found in Boston. It’s a beautiful, exciting city, but it will cost you.
Northeastern
One more factor you might want to consider is where you think you’ll live after you graduate, though that might feel a long way away. All things being equal (of course they never are…), it’s preferable to attend a college in the region where you want to live when you graduate, because the college connections you make and most of the internships will probably be in or near the state in which your college is located. Also, unless you are talking an Ivy league or similar caliber, a school’s reputation is generally much stronger in its region. NEU has an excellent reputation in New England, but I think that outside of the region,many have never heard of it.
Thank you every one for helping me I really appreciate all the suggestion