Northeastern vs. Northwestern

He is a Northeastern student who likes the school. I do not consider that bias. You are clearly biased against Northeastern. I suggest you email the school and withdraw you application.

The withdrawal won’t result in a refund of application fee.

I think Julian may be at NE on a full scholarship
hence the bias:)

I don’t want to be harsh, but these are two totally different schools in every way, and you seem to have done no reasearch on either! Start with their websites and do the legwork. Otherwise neither will admit you as you lack of understanding about them will come through very clearly!

Both are good schools in very different areas. If you are looking for Journalism or Business or a traditional academic model, it’s NW. NE of course has the co-op program and is very good in STEM and the like in particular, as well as having a good business school (not as good as NW’s). But they are VERY different schools, and neither one is any means easy to get into or do well at. Which one is best for you depends on a lot of factors.

PengsPhils, Northwestern does not offer undergraduate business degree,

@anotherparent22 Good point! Sorry, I was thinking of their graduate program.

You can study business classes at NW though and get a very good degree in that world. They are terribly different places though. It’s kind of like saying should I go on vacation to Peru or China.

You cannot study Business as an undergraduate at Northwestern. There is a limited certificate program for select few students that allows taking graduate courses at Kellogg. In any case if you are looking to study specifically business at undergraduate level Northwestern is not an option.

You can study economics, math, statistics, poli sci and the like. It is not a “BBA”, (which I think is kind of a silly thing). Those courses are the foundation of a good business career though.

I am applying as a Mech Eng. Major, and I dont have a preference of location or weather. I would like it to be a medium sized university. Which college is better suited for me?

Sal, I am pretty sure you never read any replies before you post another question.

I do read replies and comments.
I am just curious as whether other people would comment, so I can have an opinion from more than few posters.

@Salutation, Northwestern is a Big 10 athletic school. Chances are for that reason alone, you will run into people anywhere in the country that have heard of it. It is also an excellent school with high rankings and very hard to get into. Your friends in California likely know little about Northeastern and probably don’t even know what a co-op education means because there are no schools on the west coast that offer that kind of learning experience in a meaningful way.

Northeastern is also an excellent school with an expanding national reputation but it is not there yet and its visibility will not be aided by its athletic program. A key strength of Northeastern is indeed its cooperative education program which is virtually unmatchable at a university at its level. If you don’t fully understand what that is, you need to take the time to understand it because even if you were to get into both Northwestern and Northeastern, a compelling argument could be made to choose either school over the other and none of that should have anything to do with what your friends are telling you because chance are they know very little about Northeastern. Be an informed consumer. That’s what the people here are telling you here. Both schools regularly turn down plenty of students with your stats and ECs and both schools sometimes accept students with your profile too.

My son picked Northeastern over USC as an example. USC is technically ranked higher and better known nationally (helped again in part by athletics) and certainly well-known and coveted among his circle of friends. We are also on the west coast and all of his friends couldn’t believe he would turn down USC for Northeastern which frankly, they didn’t know that much about. But he did and it was because of co op.

Forgot to add the question of why are you even connecting the dots between these schools in particular? It feels like you are caught up in the fact that the names sound like each other. Otherwise why not ask about any prospective school also on your list vs. Northeastern? Cornell College in Iowa is not Cornell University in Ithaca and visa versa. Same applies to Northwestern vs. Northeastern.

Since you already applied to Northeastern, perhaps it would be helpful for you to ask the Northwestern forum about Northwestern if that is now a school on your radar.

@halflokum - Thank you so much for your insight! I will do more research into the coop program at Northeastern. I am comparing these two universities, because my friends told me I would fit better in Northwestern than Northeastern, because of athletics, than in Northeastern, because of coop. I had to do more research to see if I should apply to Northwestern for its basketball team. I don’t want too much competition to get into the bball team, and I don’t want too little competition.

@HRSMom, why do you think a BBA is a silly thing? I have one from Michigan, and have found it to be a well respected and useful degree over the years. Or maybe I misunderstood your comment.

Huh??

Do you mean as a spectator or as a recruited athlete?

@intparent
I mean referring to as a BBA vs BA/BS. I think it is just confusing for people! You have one, do folks out in the world get it, or do they presume it is what it is?

I have one degree that no one understands, is never a choice in drop downs or choice boxes! Too confusing!

I think you will have a ton of competition if you want to play ball in NWestern!

No, they get it, I think. I make my resume really clear, though, just in case. It says, “University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ross School of Business, BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)”. And the usual reaction even in other parts of the country is, “MIchigan - that is a good school!”. They don’t usually ask questions about the actual degree.