<p>I am getting 8K per semester from Northeastern and I'm paying the in-state tuition for Rutgers. I'm in Livingston College, the main Rutgers college, and the school of engineering at Rutgers, and I am just in at Northeastern in general.</p>
<p>Which is the better school for Comp Sci? Engineering? Math? Economics?</p>
<p>Is it worth the difference in money to go to Northeastern then? PLEASE, I NEED SOME INPUT QUICKLY!</p>
<p>Rutgers is very good for engineering. I would not pay the extra for Northeastern over Rutgers (instate). The coop is great, but I think that you could probably get internships through Rutgers (nationally respected university). Good luck!</p>
<p>Northeastern is also very good for engineering and has a growing national reputation. Plus you really can't beat the location and the co-op program. I would choose Northeastern hand down. But I am biased.</p>
<p>Oh btw, you should factor in co-op earnings in connection with cost differnce between NEU and Rutgers. The average Northeastern engineering student earns about $50K over the course of three co-ops. Good luck with your decision.</p>
<p>Rutgers is known as Slutgers. AKA if you wanna get down check it out. Good engi too.</p>
<p>Anything a bit more substantial than jtran's post?</p>
<p>Also make sure to factor in your taxes, rent (can be exorbitant in a city like Boston), food, utilities, commuting cost, and other cost of living expenses incurred during your co-ops and estimate how much of that $50k of co-op earnings is left after covering all of your expenses. It's not like all of that $50k is going directly into your pocket as some posters would have you believe. Sounds like a great deal in theory but it may or may not be when you factor in the costs of living in the real world and graduating in 5 or 6 years w/co-op versus living on campus for 4 years and working during the summers.</p>
<p>Northeastern, broham.</p>
<p>Rutgers is a great school, always undervalued by NJ residents. All of it's engineering programs are well respected, as also it's pharmacy, packaging, philosophy majors. It may not have as much of a campus-y feel as other schools, though if you opt to live on Cook campus, it is quite pretty. All the top companies recruit here, Merck, J&J, Verizon etc, it is after all in a very industrial/tech. belt.</p>
<p>I think that with the State theatre, amazing restaurants, and diversity you could never be bored.</p>
<p>Northeastern also has a four year option with one to two co-ops included.</p>
<p>Your possible majors have Northeastern written all over it.</p>
<p>College is more then academics Jimmy. Don't just disregard what I said. You'll be happy abou tit if you end pu there.</p>
<p>The fields you are interested are fields that are highly regarded at Rutgers. Northeastern is a decent school, but OVERvalued due to it's location in Boston. Check out <a href="http://www.rutgers.edu%5B/url%5D">www.rutgers.edu</a> to get a better feel for their programs and the campus. </p>
<p>I had considered attending Northeastern as an undergrad...Rutgers was the better name with better programs. (sorry northeastern fans!)</p>
<p>The question is do you want to spend four years in New Brunswick or four years in Boston. If it helps, Northeastern just moved up 17 spots today in the new U.S. News rankings. If you could buy stock in colleges Northeastern would be like a Google.</p>
<p>What is Northeastern's new ranking?</p>
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<p>Are you kidding? I wouldn't trust any of the girls at Slutgers...(known for their "cooties")</p>
<p>"If you could buy stock in colleges Northeastern would be like a Google."</p>
<p>So...you're saying that Northeastern is overpriced and burns a lot of cash on periphery services that will never return a dime?</p>
<p>In all seriousness, I think that it is very misleading, Maxiumus, when you tell people that you can make an additional $50k through co-op without mentioning the fact that you're graduating a year later. The money foregone by starting work a year later greatly outweighs (in most cases) the additional money brought in by graduating a year later. Yes, you can do a four-year plan, but then, at least to my understanding, your calendar will be nearly identical to most other four-year programs. In that situation, you can co-op at Northeastern or intern at Rutgers without there being a sizable difference.</p>
<p>I think that the Northeastern co-op plan is great for some people in certain situations. In this case, I think it really comes down to where you'd like to end up working--if you REALLY REALLY want to live and work in Boston after you graduate, then Northeastern will probably help you get your foot in the door. If you're not sure where you want to be or if you want to be in New Jersey, then I would say hands down stay with Rutgers. Rutgers gets a bad rap because it accepts, well, everyone, but it is a good school and, like many state schools, it's the type of college where you get back what you put in. If you take advantage of the resources there and work hard, you can go far.</p>
<p>Both are fine schools. The OP should choose the one that is the best fit for his needs and interests.</p>