<p>For current students or anyone who knows current students, please…just a few questions:</p>
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<li>What are students like? How happy are students here? What is the "quality of life" like?</li>
<li>What was the deciding factor of Northeastern for you, and now that you go there what is your favorite thing about it?</li>
<li>Would someone interested in business be able to tell me about the program Northeastern offers?</li>
<li>Does the schoolwork/atmosphere create a lot of pressure? </li>
<li>What is the Honors Program like, and what credentials should a prospective student have to get in?</li>
<li>Is Northeastern big on giving merit aid? What credentials should a prospective student have to get money from Northeastern? </li>
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<p>Just looking for some insight. Thank you so much!</p>
<p>1 - I think the students are happy - they are generally practical minded. You are in the heart of Boston so the quality of life is very city
2 - co-op is usually the deciding factor for most kids
3- no specific information on business - check their website <a href=“http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/”>http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/</a>
4 - It is not a pressure cooker - this is college - nobody is going to hover over you and give you pressure - you need to manage your work and time on your own
5 - credentials for honors according to the website:</p>
<p>Northeastern University automatically reviews the top 10% of the incoming first-year class for admittance into the Honors program. The reviewed materials include high school academic records, such as GPA and SAT/ACT scores, and leadership and community service. </p>
<p>Honors program advantages are better housing and small section introductory classes.
6 - Yes they give merit aid - but it is competitive. The criteria is a little mysterious - you will see kids on this forum who got merit aid and were not offered honors program and visa versa.</p>
<p>Northeastern does give quite a bit of merit aid, relative to many other schools of its size and caliber. That was actually one of the major reasons I looked at Northeastern in the first place. The deciding factor for me, though, was the variety of opportunities I would have. At the time, I was interested in pre-med but wasn’t 100% certain. I planned to do a co-op to confirm my decision and get some clinical experience for med school applications. Instead, I got involved in research early on and ended up deciding to stay for 5 years to do all 3 co-ops before going to graduate school.</p>
<p>It’s hard for me to compare to other colleges (since I don’t attend other colleges…), but I would say that Northeastern students are very forward-thinking. I don’t want to say career-oriented, because I don’t want to demean the academics at all. What I mean by that is that students are usually thinking about why they’re learning something, why it’s relevant, how the pieces will fit together working toward future goals, or even trying to figure out where they want to go in life. The benefit of co-op is that classes don’t exist in isolation. You get to see how the things you learn in class are relevant early on, and it can shape the direction you take for the rest of your classes.</p>