<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I would like to major in Finance and/or Accounting.
I visited both colleges and loved them both.</p>
<p>Basically my question is:
Which college do you think is better? (Pros/Cons of both)</p>
<p>As a general rule of thumb, the big thing that Northeastern has going for it is co-op. But what are you looking for? What in particular appealed to you about each of the schools? This would help be able to give you useful advice.</p>
<p>Well for NE their co-op program really appealed to me (definitely want to do that). I visited NE 6,7 years ago, and when I toured last summer, I saw how much they have improved and how hard they are working to make the school better.
When I toured BU, the one thing that really stood out to me was the vibe I got from walking around campus with the students. They all seemed extremely happy, energetic, and most of all eager to learn.
I love the location/campus of both.
I want to study finance/accounting, but I’m not 100% sure yet. I’m looking for a college with a strong business program with many opportunities (such as internships) as well as flexibility if I want to change majors.</p>
<p>If you think you may want to change majors out of the business school - then check out the rules for this at both schools.</p>
<p>My brother went to BU and my sister went to NEU. Out of personal experience, my brother did not like the BU Business Management program since it had very bad job placement assistance and not very motivation counselors to push you onto internships. As for NEU, the business program is one of the strongest with the co-op program. I know some that are paid $25/hour during their business co-ops, which is amazing for a college student.</p>
<p>If it were between the two, id go NEU 100%. In the end it is your choice.</p>
<p>Is there a link for the starting salaries of fresh graduates at NEU?</p>
<p>This is the one for BC…page 9 onwards</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/.../post-grad_plans_survey_2012.pdf”>www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/…/post-grad_plans_survey_2012.pdf</a></p>
<p>Starting salaries are probably collected by each college.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any information on Boston University vs. Northeastern University for their undergraduate Physics programs? The Boston University website has a lot of information about its courses on its website, but the Northeastern website doesn’t really list its courses. Also, I see a lot of Physics for Life Sciences courses on the ones that I can see. Is NEU more focused on Biophysics (Probably not)? I’d just like to know which program would provide more rigor and better opportunities (Research and graduate courses during undergraduate years). Also, I might consider double majoring with Mathematics, but I will probably just minor in Math, so can you guys compare their Mathematics programs? As of now, I like Northeastern as a community and school more, but I only know a lot of information about the BU Physics program. Thank you for any advice!</p>
<p>To OP: Sorry for using your thread for this. I didn’t want to make a somewhat duplicate, lol.</p>
<p>Physics for Life Sciences is an algebra-based (as opposed to calc-based) physics class for biology-type majors. It’s not a class for physics students. The university registrar’s website is your best resource for figuring out what courses are offered and required for physics majors. Here are some useful links:</p>
<p>Information about physics requirements: <a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/courses/cat1314-acad-sc-phys.pdf”>http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/courses/cat1314-acad-sc-phys.pdf</a>
Info about mathematics (major & minor): <a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/courses/cat1314-acad-sc-math.pdf”>http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/courses/cat1314-acad-sc-math.pdf</a>
Course catalog to look up the actual descriptions of the courses: <a href=“Catalog Term”>https://wl11gp.neu.edu/udcprod8/bwckctlg.p_disp_dyn_ctlg</a></p>
<p>As far as research, Northeastern really makes an effort to get undergraduates involved in research. We also have a program to expose freshmen to different types of research and research opportunities (including math and physics) called PRISM (<a href=“http://www.math.neu.edu/prism/”>http://www.math.neu.edu/prism/</a>), which I would highly recommend. I took part in this my freshman year and was a mentor for it for 2 years. It’s also possible to do a directed study research project, honors thesis, or a co-op in an on-campus research lab. Because the Northeastern physics program is also relatively small, you will likely get to know professors and advisors well and have the chance for them to let you take graduate courses. (As a neuroscience major, I was able to take my first graduate course my sophomore year!)</p>
<p>I can’t speak as to what BU offers, but I do think Northeastern has a lot of great opportunities.</p>
<p>Thank you very much, I’m not sure if I’d be able to find the course options without your help. I really love Northeastern, so even though I’m aiming for schools like MIT, Cornell, UC Berkeley and UChicago (Schools that I’m not sure I’ll get into, but I might choose for funding and academic reasons), Northeastern is still one of my favorite schools. I am somewhat certain that I can get in, and what I really needed was confirmation that Northeastern had a wide range of Physics and Math courses, so you helped with that confirmation.</p>