<p>I have random questions.
It would be great if someone could answer these questions.</p>
<p>1.Who choses the Co-op cycle(fall/spring)?</p>
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<li><p>When does Co-op start and finish?
Is it exactly six month (e.g 7/1-12/31)? or similar to classes (e.g. 6/30 - 12/13)?</p></li>
<li><p>How hard is it to overload?
I am a business major.
I am thinking of doing either (only once) 5 courses/semester or 3 courses/summer term in my Jr. or Sr. year.
I could take some introductory course in Physiology or something instead of advanced courses.</p></li>
<li><p>Can a freshman attend the LSE Summer School?</p></li>
<li><p>Can I attend only one of the two sessions at LSE?
Northeastern only has two-sessions (2 courses) option on the website.
LSE is divided to two sessions and a student can attend both or either. </p></li>
<li><p>Can I find my own study abroad?
I know NEU is strict on transferring credits but it does't have many options in Paris.
Can I attend NYU Paris?</p></li>
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<p>I will answer the ones I know.<br>
1 Who chooses the coop cycle depends upon the school - in engineering they choose it for you - don’t know what they do in business
2 Coops are 6 months long either Jan-June or July-Dec
3 They charge you by the credit when you overload so that can be expensive. It probably makes more sense to take those extra classes in a summer session (most kids do summers to make up for co-op time)
6 It will be hard to find your own study abroad - they have a list of course equivalences and if your course/school is not on the list you need special permission (not sure how easy that permission is to get)</p>
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<li>In business school, student works with advisor and selects coop cycle. </li>
<li>As above coop cycles are 6 months long, but individual businesses may have different precise end/start days and differing policies for holidays. I.e. some parents were upset when students “only” had Thanksgiving day or had to work Christmas Eve. Also some sites have opportunity to get great overtime $$. Such as accounting majors during tax season. </li>
<li>As above there is a charge for going over full time. Some students do take a class during their coop cycle though. Also on a per credit charge. </li>
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<p>I am not exactly sure what you are trying to accomplish. But according to Northeastern website, the London School of Economics is open by application to students who have completed 2 semesters at NEU. Quantitative courses require some prerequisites and a higher GPA. </p>
<p>If you are interested in continuing courses after your senior year, why not take the 5 year/3 coop cycle? You could even coop abroad, do shorter Dialigues of civilization abroad or full semester abroad. </p>
<p>My recommendation is to keep an open mind. It takes a while to absorb all the options and “cycles” NEU has to offer. Dual majors, minors, research, study abroad, coop abroad, service learning, you can change alot during your time at Northeastern! </p>
<p>If you finish classes over the summer, you will still be a part of spring commencement. You just won’t get your diploma until after you finish your courses.
But @bhmomma has a point - don’t feel like you have to rush it and squeeze it into 4 years. That was my plan when I started, but it’s not what I ended up doing. I was concerned about what other people thought, and I thought it would be looked down upon to take 5 years for undergraduate. I wanted to rush through college like I rushed through high school, and I was plotting how to graduate in 3 years. But once I started, I got involved, tried new areas of coursework, and ended up doing a lot of things I never expected when I started, including an international co-op. As I finish my fourth year now, I can hardly imagine that I was planning on being done right now. Instead of rushing through, I am gaining a ton of really great experiences and will be REALLY well prepared to apply to PhD programs in the winter.</p>
<p>Thanks!
I have more questions and it would be great if someone could answer them. </p>
<p>•As an international, can/should I attend the normal Freshman Orientation (for domestic student)?
According to ISSI, “ISSI Airport Welcome & Move-In to On-Campus Housing: Monday, August 25”
“Please note that international students typically attend the orientation session immediately preceding the start of the academic semester in late August.”
*I’ve been living in a boarding school in Canada for the past six years or so. </p>
<p>•As a Business Major, should I choose one of the business LLC?
I am also interested in Global Frontiers and Fusion. (difference between these two?)
I don’t want to meet only business majors.</p>
<p>•Is it possible to sign up for classes before the orientation?</p>
<p>Part of the ISSI orientation is helping you take care of paperwork and such that you need as an international student. Unless there is a compelling reason otherwise, your best bet would probably be to go to this orientation.</p>
<p>Pick whichever LLC you want. Some people might want to hang out with other business people more, so they’re choose the business LLC. Others may want to see people other than the business people that they will have all of their classes with. It’s totally up to you. Don’t worry, though, that you will only meet business majors if you live in the business LLC. There will be a ton of clubs and classes you’ll have with non-business people.</p>
<p>For classes, you will actually be “pre-seeded” in a lot of them, meaning that you are automatically registered for the classes when you enroll, long before orientation. What you do at orientation is make adjustments if you have AP/IB credit for some of these classes and filling in elective slots. You can’t do this before orientation. I have heard that there is some advantage to going to an earlier orientation and getting better options for these slots, but I went to an August orientation and got into all of the classes that I wanted.</p>
<p>My D is in D’Amore McKim and has had a wonderful experience. She actually changed her coop cycle this year from Spring to Fall so she could take advantage of a study abroad program that she was interested in. After her Freshman year she did an 8 week program specifically designed for NEU business kids that have completed their freshman year - she went to Spain and took Intro to International Biz along with a cultural class…this program also has locations in France, Beijing, and I believe Italy…she loved it. I am not sure about LSE - I do know kids that have done the year long program in their junior year - it isn’t an easy program and requires high GPA. As far as study abroad goes, there are many many options but you must petition up front the courses you are interested in for credit…having said that, the study abroad program has already vetted many programs so there are quite a few options. The key to making it all work is to meet regularly with all your advisers and put a plan in place.</p>
<p>How do we prove we took the ap classes? Do we need an official document? Also, if we took an AP class but not the test are there any placement tests we could take to skip the intro?</p>
<p>You need to bring your AP score report to orientation but also have the scores officially sent to the school (the year my daughter graduated the school got her AP scores before she did) No credit without AP tests and generally 3 or better. You can’t do anything now until after you take your senior year AP tests and they send you the scores (which happens in June).</p>
<p>@95Carol You do it through college board score reporting. I am almost 100% sure you need the test to get credit. I do not know of any placement tests to skip the intro. If they do exist, I doubt you would get credit for them, more likely just starting at an advanced level (if they exist. I have not heard of them(. Basically, AP/IB or nothing.</p>