<p>Trade Schools? I assume that you are referring to Northeastern's pre-professional bent (engineering, computer science, business, health sciences, etc.) and extensive internship program (co-op). Well BU, GWU, and UConn offer similar programs and all of them have internship programs (only not as extensive). So using your logic, BU,GWU, and UConn are "trade schools" too. Info about GWU's co-op program: </p>
<p>But perhaps you did not consider the fact that the largest school at Northeastern is the College of Arts & Sciences ("CAS"). CAS is basically like a liberal arts college; and there is no internship requirement.</p>
<p>Although I wouldn't go so far as to characterize Northeastern as a trade school, why does it matter if the CAS is the largest school there? I guess I don't understand what that statement is supposed to mean, and it's not like Northeastern stands out in many (if any) of the traditional liberal arts fields anyway. It seems to be one of their real weaknesses, if anythign.</p>
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which schools with SAT averages in the 1200s have such low acceptance rates?
Are they the military academies or something? Or just schools that spam everyone?
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The %-accepted number has more to do with the number of people applying rather than the selectivity of the colleges. You can see this flipping thru college guides that profile 1500 or 2000 colleges. Just at random, the %-accepted at City Univ of NY/Baruch is 33%.</p>
<p>I think any engineering college is basically a trade school. Northeastern and Drexel have extensive coop programs and that is their niche. People go there because of the coop programs. To call them trade schools doesn't make anymore sense though than calling MIT a trade school. Generally you don't go to MIT for an education but rather to learn how to be an engineer.</p>
<p>Incidently, Drexel is now a major med school thru a merger with another college.</p>
<p>BU, GWU, and Northeastern enroll students with much higher SATs than Marist and UConn. The difference is almost 100 points. A couple of years ago, UConn and Northeastern enrolled students with similar stats, but Northeastern has become far more selective and now enrolls more intelligent students.</p>
<p>The reason why I mentioned CAS at Northeastern is that co-op (as good as it is) is not the only reason to come to NEU. Boston is a great place to study liberal arts and Northeastern is right in the thick of it. If you want a traditional liberal arts education, you can still get it at Northeastern. While CAS may not be as strong as the engineering and business schools, there are some very good departments (like political science and history) and the university has been strengthening the other disciplines</p>
<p>Incidentally, Drexel is also planning to open a law school. Northeastern already has a very good law school (average LSAT of enrolled students is 161).</p>
<p>Maximus...Northeastern is a very good school, and I highly respect those who attend there. If Northeastern was out in the sticks like UConn, its selectivity would not be nearly as high. Each school is known for being exceptional in particular areas. I know that if I wanted to do say International Business, I would definetly attend Northeastern or GWU. If I wanted to do Accounting or Finance, I would attend UConn or BU. Each school has it stengths and its weaknesses. In terms of connections, each school on the list may have similar ones or very different ones. For instance, I'm sure BU and Northeastern have strong relations with John Hancock financial, massmutual, etc... in the boston, mass. area. GWU is right in the capital of the country and is exposed to the numerous opportunities that present themselves down there. UConn controls the hartford market, a market rich in its abundance of insurance companies and major accounting firms. They also have the best relations with GE and ING than most any other school in the nation. Don't argue about how my school is better to try to make yourself feel better, because its all ********....believe me. Today, unless you attend an ivy league school or any other school in the top 25, there is little difference in terms of quality. What really separates peoples today are their advances degrees or certifications.</p>