<p>Hi i am a high school senior considering Northeastern for next year. Does anyone have any comments on the school, including regarding social life, academics (I am probably going to major in Environmental Science), extracurriculars, safety, and boston? Thanks</p>
<p>Ive heard the school is very conservative and that some people that go here are snobby upperclass people. The academics arent bad. Ive heard social life is borin guntil you turn 21</p>
<p>Cons: Boston is among the most expensive places in the country to live.</p>
<p>thanks for the answers so far. Anyone have any more thoughts about the school?</p>
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<p>Don’t know much about the school but I absolutely love Boston. Yes it is expensive though.</p>
<p>Boston is pricey, and it can feel kinda stifling if you’re under 21. Still plenty of fun though, everyone I know at Northeastern is totally in love with it.</p>
<p>Pros: Cooperative Education will get you a good job even with the current state of the economy</p>
<p>Solid school with good academics I recommend it. Has a gorgeous campus by the way</p>
<p>I’m a Northeastern alumnus. </p>
<p>You can do a 4 or 5 year plan, most majors involve cooperative work experience. Usually a co-op job lasts for six months. Often, a company will just take a full-time job and split it among two Northeastern students. You go on the job, someone else comes off. The biggest advantages to co-op are:</p>
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<li><p>You can find out what you really enjoy doing before leaving college. This allows you to come back to class and alter your course electives or major accordingly. </p></li>
<li><p>You can find out what you ** don’t ** want to do. You may think you know how the work is going to be but you’ll never really know until you do it. Others don’t find that out until they enter the job market making it much harder to make a change. </p></li>
<li><p>Particularly in tough economic times, actually significant work experience can make the difference between getting a job or not. </p></li>
<li><p>Offers a chance to make money to pay off some of your expenses. </p></li>
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<p>Cons: </p>
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<li><p>Five year programs aren’t for everyone. If you have a ‘in’ at a company, it would be better just to do a 4 year program and get to it. </p></li>
<li><p>When the economy is great, getting a job is easier reducing the advantage of work study programs. </p></li>
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<p>Boston is great. Expensive yes, but best college town in America bar none.</p>
<p>Northeastern is practically a whole new campus since I went there. So many new buildings and dorms. It really is amazing to me. </p>
<p>I have no idea what a Northeastern Student is. We come from California or Connecticut, inner-city or foreign born. We don’t fit a certain demographic other than being college kids. It’s not a traditional place, it is an evolving place. Probably the only traditions I can think about is rubbing the Husky’s nose and holding the door for the person following you into a building. I know that sounds odd, but if on campus, you’ll notice it. Nobody goes through a door without checking for those following them. </p>
<p>We have a lot of clubs and E.C. opportunities but I think other schools are more active. I think the six months on and off campus hurts clubs as there is always a changeover. Which brings up a point about the social scene. Did I mention this is Boston? It is what you make of it. People you meet freshmen year may be on a different cycle of work study than you are. So it’s like real life, if you enjoy meeting new people and getting yourself out there it’s fine. We love our Huskies sports but we aren’t good in many. Plenty of clubs from Table Tennis to you name it. </p>
<p>I dated girls from several different schools not just my own. Also made friends with guys at different schools with like interests. AS far as drinking and drugs go, Northeastern is no different from any other school. Some schools start partying on Thursday afternoon and pull themselves together for Monday afternoon classes. That’s not Northeastern. We go out a lot but come back and study. Went out on a date on Thursday? Maybe you’re then studying on Friday night. Nobody is working on Saturday night at NU but most are back to the books by Sunday. </p>
<p>Also, NU kids are not clickish. Remember high school? That’s a non-issue on NU’s campus. Go to NU and check out the eating halls, kids of a feather don’t flock together except to study. I had plenty of friends from different majors. But at night, those with the same majors often are in study groups. Kids are also helpful to each other, definitely not a cutthroat place. If you need help on things, kids won’t blow you off. </p>
<p>Professors? Without one of my professors there is no way I would have gotten into grad school on a free ride. We still talk. That said, this isn’t some liberal arts school where they will be inviting you to tea time. This isn’t the school for personal attention but it is the school to be noticed. There is a difference. </p>
<p>Safety? Any large city has its problems. Just use your common sense. On campus is very safe. </p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>I got in Northeastern but what I worry is I want to major in aeronautical engineering and want a co-op in one of those aviation companies or industries and NU has only mechanical engineering. Should I choose this school if I want to work for aerospace industries? (But I heard Raytheon also recruits at NU, though)</p>
<p>Apologies as this question may deviate from the topic being discussed.</p>
<p>Honestly, if you’re into aeronautical engineering, why not go to places like Seattle in Washington? Boeing and so on have offices setup there, I think that might be a better way out. Just a guess though.</p>
<p>Susania, in your case, Northeastern would not be the right place for you, many schools have strong co-op programs, go find the school with a strong co-op program that also offers aeronautical engineering.</p>
<p>thanks for your suggestions!</p>
<p>It has good strong science and engineering, and of course the co-op program. It has beautiful facilities, and I think the campus is beautiful in general. It has fantastic public transportation access. It’s in the middle of Boston, which is a great city. It’s supposed to be a very safe campus.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I’m starting my MS in Computer Science there this fall.</p>
<p>Like other people said, Boston is pricey, but if you live in MA you probably know that.</p>
<p>I’m just going to respond to this:</p>
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<p>Incorrect. NEU is pretty liberal, both politically and socially. While there is a population of upperclass kids (it’s a private school), I wouldn’t consider it to make up the majority.</p>
<p>The rest of your questions can probably be answered in the NEU forum here.</p>
<p>Susania:</p>
<p>First, congrats!</p>
<p>There is a lot to be said to going to a school that has a rep in your major. Certainly aeronautical engineering is not what NU does. That said, LOTS of engineering majors change majors so that a ME will become a CE and a ChemE will become a EE etc. So you might want to consider just how strongly you feel about aeronautical engineering and what that feeling is grounded on. </p>
<p>You are correct. Raytheon is a big time co-op employer and has been before my time there. That means that they have a ton of NU alums working there as well. Same is true for GE. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>