Hi all!
I am a current NU in student studying in Greece and I noticed that the ED admitted students were given their decision today! Please let me know if you have any questions about the program! I would love to chat about it and help you make your decision!
Hey - I’m a current student as well. A bit off topic, but I thought I’d ask about Greece. How is that and what are you studying? Also, are classes in English or Greek?
I’m just finishing an Ancient Greek history course, so it would be cool to visit at some point.
Northeastern has recently enhanced the NU In website;
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Just got into to the NU in program as a pharmacy major. Im kind of confused scared and excited all at the same time, and being a pharmacy major apparently I can only study in Australia which is really far. Are there any changes in countries or the studies allowed in each country being made in 2016?
If there are changes, they would have those in place before sending out the information. If Australia is the only country listed now, that will be the counter available.
Austrlaia is a long ways away, but culturally it’s a lot closer than a country like Greece. Plus, everyone speaks English. I’ve been do Australia and it’s a fantastic, beautiful country. I wouldn’t let the distance put you off too much.
Are classes taught in english?
How hard was it to make good friends?
Are nervous about starting in Boston in January?
How are the classes? too hard?
Do interact much with those not in Nu in while abroad.
Who teaches your classes?
@iluvgoodfood- you didn’t mention which site you are considering but my D is an alumni of the Greece program. Here are some answers;
1.Friends- sites vary by size but most seem to bond very strongly. There are activities and outings planned based on each sites. Students frequently travel together on weekends to other cities and countries.
2.Return to Boston-seamless. Kind of a big reunion. My D still rooms (off campus) with a friend from Greece.
3. Classes were not “too” hard except my D ended up dropping Greek- not a language person. She tutored others in calculus though.
4. Each site requires a service learning component which is a great way to interact. Also the NUin students can frequent nightclubs, coffee shops and stores.
5. Classes are taught (in English) by the faculty of the partner university.
I recommend looking on YouTube for short videos the NUin students are required to complete as part a global learning class. Search NUin Greece 2014, or whichever site you are considering. Each site has different living accommodations, programming as well as number of students selected.
Go to the NUin accepted student day if you can and search this forum for past year reports. For the right student it’s a fabulous program.
Hi! All the classes in Greece were taught in english by professors at the college! Greek was a bit challenging and as far as this year went the class couldn’t be dropped. All my classes were challenging but the office hours offered by the professor coupled with the fact that I lived with all STEM majors in my classes helped! It was easy to make friends in the program through trips and events and we also interacted with tons of kids at the college from other universities (AU, BU, GW etc). I am a little nervous for my transition back but knowing there are 500+ others in my position does bring some comfort! If you wanted to watch my video on my experience the link will be below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmqpXcu87w&feature=youtu.be
Thank you so much for the responses. NU is my dream school, so I am considering to do this program
How does the rooming work? do we find our roommate prior to the trip?
In the Canada videos it seemed like they had to make their own food is that true?
how much free time does the average person have? What if i don’t want to party all the time is there people like me? Is there a lot of peer peer pressure to do things?
All NUin sites assign roommates with other NUin students. Upon return to Boston roommate requests will be considered but not garanteed. Each site has different rooming arrangements. Look at the link @TomSrOfBoston posted for the NUin link and read about the site you are considering.
FYI most European universities do not follow US style dorms with large cafeteria models so it isn’t surprising NUin does not either. It can be a real growth opportunity to push your boundaries.Shopping and cooking isn’t beyond the ability of most young adults. And most bond over the shared experience.
Your other concerns seem to be concerned about social issues any freshman might have (partying, drug use). While drinking age may be legal (dependent on country) the NUin program does encourage students to be good U.S. Representatives. There are the equivalents of RAs and extreme behavior is not tolerated. But just like any school there are variety of interests, social activities, and leisure pursuits. Look around to find your “peeps”.
My D did not end up “clicking” with her roommate, but socialized regularly, travelled and bonded with friends. Was pleasant and had mutual respect with roommate.
No “pressure” but there both organized options as well as informal activities and traveling. How many other freshman climb Mt Olympis?!.
I was admitted regularly but know a decent amount of NUin alumni. For what it’s worth, they all seemed to have overwhelmingly positive reviews of their experience abroad, and they like Northeastern, but they all thought the transition was pretty awful.
1.) The classes abroad are widely known to be a joke. It’s fun while you’re there because you pretty much don’t have to do anything, but a LOT of my NUin friends had bad grades spring semester of freshman year because they were not at all prepared. The NUin fluff GPA doesn’t transfer to your NU GPA, either.
2.) NU puts on a decent amount of Welcome Week activities for the NUin kids in January, true… but for the most part, the only people attending are other NUin kids. It is very difficult to meet people outside of NUin from what I’ve heard, so they often stick together.
3.) NU puts the NUin kids in all the same classes in the spring, because they missed a lot of pre-reqs while abroad (like certain “intro to your major” courses), and so again that’s time not meeting other students.
If you can afford it and want to do it, go for it, but I think it’s a poor value.
“The NUin fluff GPA doesn’t transfer to your NU GPA”. Well that’s too bad. It should - aren’t the NUin courses taught by NEU professors?
No, they are taught by professors at the partner institution e.g. in Canada they are taught by McGill University faculty.
I did NU.in England and had an amazing time. All of the classes were taught by professors at our partner institution (in London, it is the Foundation for International Education) and I found that the amount of work was similar to what a high school senior would have with a full AP or IB course load. However, all classes were pass/fail with the exception of the requisite Global Experience class which was taught by Northeastern staff and serves as the basis of your GPA when your return to campus.
As mentioned previously, NU.in students do come to campus knowing one another, but I do not think that it is necessarily a barrier to campus integration. I got to come in knowing people and having a support network already established but I also got to branch out through clubs. The majority of NU.in students also seem to have the ability to adapt easily.
Which brings me to why I really loved to program and why I recommend it. At 18 years old, I got to move halfway across the world. I had to fit all of my clothes into one suitcase and learn quickly how to cook for myself. I had so much more freedom and responsibility than any other college freshman and from that I learned so much more about myself than I ever could have in a classroom. Northeastern is an experiential university, and yes the academics and classes may not be as rigorous as on campus and it may be pricey, but if you got into this program and are hesitant (I was too), I really recommend it. It was absolutely life changing.
The NUin classes are treated as any transfer classes would. Credit fully transfer (not GPA). MCGill for ex is a highly respected institution with a world wide reputation that is a very difficult admit for many frosh.
- Not sure who @novafan1225 knows, or which site, but the classes are not Fluff and the reason sites are specific to major is to ensure you stay on track.
2.My D was also able to join a sorority and has 2 roommates one she knew from NUin, one not. Joining clubs and activities also eases socialization. - Totally false (at least not in most majors). The second semester and from there on out, students choose the classes and sections they desire with counselor guidance only to make sure major requirements are met.
My D is set to graduate after 7 semesters with 3 coops, a dialogue and a study abroad which coop interviewers love! She’s confident, independent and prepared- academically and professionally.
I have friends from London, Australia, Greece, and Ireland (DBS) NUin haha. All of them have told me the classes were very easy and did not prepare them for coursework at NU. I feel like Canada will help ease that as McGill is an amazing school, probably better than NU.
Perhaps this is just with my business friends, but I have 3 business major NUin friends who have all expressed extreme frustration with the fact that they were almost exclusively in classes with other NUin kids upon their return. This was only an issue their first semester back, but because they missed BUSN1101, ACCT1201, and a lot of other business pre-reqs abroad, they all take them second semester when it’s basically only NUin students who didn’t take them in the fall. It’s not intentional that they’re all NUin necessarily, they just all need the same classes.
Sororities seem to be very popular for NUin, understandably so.
I don’t mean any of this to devalue anyone’s experience, but to provide a different perspective. 9/10 loved their experience abroad, but in general most all of them expressed that they had difficulties, at least initially, meeting people outside the program back in Boston and really settling into campus.