<p>So I'm still waiting on my first choice, University of Michigan, but they've dragged out the process for so long and I'm feeling that it's a rejection coming that I've been waiting for for all these months for, so I'm trying to move on. My major would be poly sci in both schools, and I've heard Bing has an up and coming poly sci program. I want to know why I should go to Northeastern over Bing. NEU is located in a great city while Binghamton is dead from what I hear, but I'd be paying a total of 29k/yr for NEU but only 14K for Bing. I also would like to transfer after my freshman year, and Binghamton has one of the highest transfer rates in the region. NEU does have a good co-op program. I've also read that Bing is like high school for some people, and this would ring true considering that over 30 kids a year seem to attend Bing from my high school and most of them aren't people I'm close with (I got o a big high school). Any other pros or cons to anyone who has visited NEU or is a student there?</p>
<p>hey..yea, i was deciding about bing too..i've heard pretty bad things..the comment i kept seeing was "its good for the money"..dont get me wrong, there are a few kids that love going there..but an overwhelming amount of ppl dont like it there..i dont think i really helped..but i know we're going through the same thing..SUNY..=(</p>
<p>Yeah that's my dilemma too.. Besides the money, I can't seem to think of any reason for why Bing. is better. I guess being in a dead town isn't that terrible cause it's somewhat peaceful, etc. and you get use to it after a while. They have the fast-track MBA program which sounds good and my sister who goes to Bing. says she's met quite a few pol. sci. majors, so I'm guessing it's pretty popular, not sure if it's a good program though. Well if Bing. has the highest transfer rate in the region, isn't that bad? Doesn't that mean that so many kids want to leave Bing. and not stay? Or do you mean highest transfer rate into good schools like Rice. U., UMICH., etc.? I think Bing. is somewhat misleading with it's stat., in their brochure they claimed to have a 1 in 10 selectivity (which would amount to 10% which is simply not true). Yeah, I think people who enjoy Bing. are those who go in with their whole hs group of friends, which is cool, but it makes it harder for you to break away and meet new people. So in a sense, it's just like hs. Even my art history teacher, who is so well-traveled and worldly, said that while Bing. is a good school, it's just like hs, and he meant it in a neg. way. I don't think it's a terrible school, it's just decent. Kids who absolutely hate it are prob. people who were rejected from better schools and view it as a safety school they were never suppose to go to. That's my opinion. If you really want to transfer after freshman year, I think going to Bing. would be a good choice simply because you wouldn't miss it as much.</p>
<p>However, Boston sounds pretty awesome and even though it costs more, I think that can be paid for with co-op earnings and a part-time job. You would be in Boston and it would prob. be a lot easier to find a part-time job there than in Bing. I'm not sure what type of internships kids in pol. sci. at Bing. do, but I've read that some Northeastern pol. sci. majors work at the White House or some other smaller pol. offices. My sis. is an environmental economics major and I haven't heard her mention doing any internships this summer. If you look at Bing.'s list of internship providers, it's mostly places in the local Bing. area, which isn't great, while Northeastern has connections all over the U.S. and abroad.
<a href="http://www.binghamton.edu/home/academic/interns/internships.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.binghamton.edu/home/academic/interns/internships.html</a>
I've also read that Northeastern is drastically underranked due to U.S. News system. However, if you decide to do co-op for pol. sci., you'd graduate in 5 years due to the extra year of co-op, which isn't bad since you're gaining experience and things to put on your resume. I feel like Northeastern is trying to improve its image while Bing. isn't doing much of anything. If you were to transfer from Northeastern, it might be harder since you might like Boston. But, in case you don't get accepted to your first choice transfer school, at least you'd be in a place you didn't hate.</p>
<p>Okayy, I wrote a lot since that's what I've been thinking about for the longest time. Good luck with UMICH! =)</p>
<p>Huh? lol..i didnt apply to UMICH..i dont mind the long post cuz i've been thinking about NU A LOT lately..maybe i should just chill and focus on AP studying..=/ meh</p>
<p>Heh, I meant QNYergrl. But good luck to you too. Oh dear, AP's...</p>
<p>LOL. Somagreen and I are good friends. We've already had this conversation during gym class, soma, lol...your just trying to up your post total =) I was waitlisted to UMich, btw =(</p>
<p>Oh my gosh, hands-down Northeastern.</p>
<p>you guys live in NYC? me too..wat high school?</p>
<p>Bronx Science but my zoned school is Forest Hills HS</p>