<p>A topic like this probably already exists, but I just wanted to start the discussion. What are the best and worst things about northeastern?</p>
<p>Pro: co-op program
Con: expensive and not much financial aid</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>Co-Op almost gaurantees a job post undergrad, valuable experience, and looks great on resumes. Also, NU is a tier 1 school. Boston is a fantastic city; there are so many opportunities here. Their hockey team is pretty good, and hockey is the best/most underrated sport imo.</p>
<p>Very expensive like ivann said. Pretty need-blind school. If you are unsure of your future, the 5 year program may actually be a negative. Then again, the work experience would help you realize that sooner.</p>
<p>Pros: Co-op (however, I feel like this mostly benefits those in the science field), city of Boston: the ultimate college town, a beautiful green campus, awesome food, tons of new people to meet, modern, moving up in the rankings, a great resume, the opportunity to be slightly picky when it comes to choosing jobs after graduation</p>
<p>Cons: expensive tuition, usually meager financial aid, got rid of their football team, co-op isn’t for everyone</p>
<p>Edit: Sorry! I meant to say co-op <em>might</em> not be for everyone. Because I feel like co-op benefits sciency majors more than english majors, for example. And because some people might dislike the idea of graduating after 5 years.</p>
<p>^How is the co-op not for everyone?</p>
<p>On another thread, a poster wrote that co-ops are better or easier to get in the business subjects (probably in comp sci as well). And that they are meager for psych majors. Psych is part of the college of science now. What about co-ops for sociology majors? Or neuroscience?</p>
<p>Pro: Merit aid, especially for National Merit Finalists</p>
<p>Hello,
I have received admit from Northeastern University and Buffalo as well as RIT. My major is computer science. I heard that co-op is really good for Comp science students?
But what about other things like faculty and coursein Northeastern?
What would be the best choice between the 3 universities considering all things like cost n job opportunities ?
Please let me know.
thanks</p>
<p>Pros: great location, co-op, 5 year program, International Village</p>
<p>Cons: great location is also expensive, the winter, weaker in the humanities</p>
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<p>Coop is only one component, albeit by far the largest component, of experiential learning. The other types od experiential learning may be better for some humanities and social science majors:
[Experiential</a> Learning | Northeastern University](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/experiential-learning/]Experiential”>Experiential Learning - Northeastern University)
These are areas of study often without clear cut career goals.</p>
<p>are the students friendly?</p>
<p>PRO: size, location, co op, prestige, value of degree will be higher upon graduation, hockey, people seem really nice, LLCs, food, campus, overall look of the school, 5 year program, study abroad programs and dialogues of civilizations (ive never seen anything like it at any other school) </p>
<p>CON: obvious con is price, but also some people don’t like the 5 year program. for me personally, i think it’s a plus. people also don’t like that their friends are constantly leaving for co op, and it requires that you be an independent learner.</p>
<p>also, i don’t think that neu is “weak in the humanities”. while it is true that science and engineering are the most popular majors, northeastern offers an amazing education across the board and as someone going into the humanities, i was very impressed by the staff and courses offered.</p>
<p>Woah woah woah. Business, engineering and computer science are the highest PAYING co-ops. They are by no means the easiest to get. I have three friends in BNS and they all have amazing co-ops in research, hospitals, etc. I know a psych girl who has done two co-ops at a sleep lab near campus because she has loved it so much. I know a communications major that worked at a publishing house and at a production studio. There are plenty of ones for people who don’t really want to go into their actual field, but who are good at Word and Excel- economics is full of them. A girl from digital arts just got one at Pixar.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but the phrase “co-op is not for everyone” is completely insane to me. Yeah sure, plenty of people who prefer research or service learning or whatever the other option is over working a full-time schedule, but its not like you can’t do both. Co-op is a longer (and usually better paid) internship with way better connections than at other schools. And if you honestly don’t think co-op is for you, then you’re going to have a tough time after graduation when the real world sets in.</p>
<p>Neuchimie, if you check my post you’ll see that I changed it to co-op <em>might</em> not be for everyone. How is it insane to imagine that some people may dislike co-op or that some people may not benefit as much from it as others? Maybe some people prefer their summers. I personally love the idea of co-op and it’s a big thing that drew me in to the school, but I’m just saying it’s not insane to realize that not everyone will feel the same way.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link, Tom. I didn’t look into the other aspects of experiential learning.</p>
<p>Hello, I have a question regarding the co-op program? What jobs would be provided for a Religion major? Is it worth it?</p>
<p>What exactly do you mean by a religion major? The closest I can find on the Northeastern page is a religious studies concentration for the philosophy major.</p>
<p>I don’t think that NU is the right choice for a religion major. </p>
<p>Also another PRO is great international opportunities, especially for business students. And co-op is especially valuable for engineering/sciences/business students.</p>
<p>Some cons: Not much Greek life, not a sports school, very vocationally focused (also a pro depending on how you see yourself).</p>