Northeastern vs. Stevens for Music and Technology

Up until the middle of last week, I was certain that I was attending Stevens. Aside from Lafayette (too expensive), it was the only college I was accepted to that I was excited about possibly attending. It also has one of the higher-ranked Music & Tech programs in the country. I ended up getting off the waitlist at Northeastern, however, and I’ve been flip-flopping between the two schools since. Aside from the ivies, NEU was my number one choice throughout the application process. While their M/T program isn’t as widely known as Stevens’, their co-op list is impressive and I was always drawn to the way they structured their courses.

The cost is one of the biggest issues between both schools. Stevens would only cost around $35k while Northeastern would cost $70k. Stevens seems like the obvious choice on a lot of different fronts but the things that keep pulling my mind towards NEU are the larger student presence, greater range of non-STEM majors (if I end up needing to change), and campus. I really enjoyed my visit to NEU, never got to visit Stevens. Having a really difficult time trying to pick one, any input would be greatly appreciated! :slight_smile:

Also, I’ve already contacted the FA office at NEU. The most they said they could do was put in an appeal for merit aid :confused: but it was worth a shot. Haven’t found out what came of that and not sure when/if I will.