<p>How well is Northeastern really respected or viewed as prestigious? I know that it's no Ivy League school or Northwestern/UChicago, etc. but if I graduate from here will employers really look upon me with some favor over other schools? (Major is business). I know that up until about 7-8 years ago the school was a lot worse academically but is now rising quickly.</p>
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No, it was not worse. NU has risen in the rankings and has raised its admissions standards over that period but it always provided a great opportunity to its graduates. When a school is local or regional it is unheard of outside of that region pretty much by definition. Here is a local Boston area alumnus from the old days (1969) talking about his experience at Northeastern. He seems to have had a pretty distinguished career. </p>
<p><a href=“https://vimeo.com/76525285#at=0”>https://vimeo.com/76525285#at=0</a></p>