<p>I currently attend a small liberal arts college in MA, but I'm looking to transfer to NU. What are the worst things about NU? I got wrapped up in the flowery language of this place and then I found out it's hell. I want to know everything before I apply. Thanks :></p>
<p>buckeye fan?</p>
<p>the worst thing i've heard about nu is the social life, but that's usually something that ends up being what you make of it. i've heard everything from its a school of dorks who think they're cool because they drink to full of pretentious ivy-league rejects, but with around 7,000 students i'm not that worried about it.</p>
<p>I haven't really got the pretentious vibe yet.</p>
<p>Ivy-league rejects? More like HYP rejects but then so are those in just about every non-HYP school (except MIT/Stanford). NU holds its own when compared to the lower Ivies--as selective as Cornell and more ranked programs than Brown. NU also has programs in schools of journalism, communications, and engineering that almost no Ivy can match (except Cornell/Princeton in engineering).</p>
<p>um NU is a great school. It does hold its own ground. DO NOT GO TO A SCHOOL BASED ON PRESTIGE...BAD MOVE. I really regret coming to cornell and i chose it in part of its prestige around the country and affiliation with ivy league, but was i wrong about a lot of stuff and I learned a lot in the last 2 months here.</p>
<p>I'm not basing my decision on prestige...I just need to get the hell out of here. Thanks though. :></p>
<p>My biggest tip would just be to visit, if it's at all possible...every school has its own vibe...not good or bad, just different. I found that coming to visit NU, it seemed to fit me just right. However, Vassar, BU, many other good schools just were not right for me, and I could tell the moment I visited.</p>