Taking Questions about Northeastern

<p>hey i know northeastern is pricy, but i also know u don't pay tuition during co op...but i still hear people complaining about how expensive it is...can anyone tell me approximatly how much it costs for an undergrad education? and also, do i have a shot at any merit based aid??</p>

<p>act 27
sat 1240
wgpa 3.75 3.49uw
(competitive school)
top 19%
Tennis team all four years
Business club
drug prevention club
Work experience
1-3 ap/honors courses a year
upward grade trend
asian-indian
thanks!</p>

<p>Hey, </p>

<p>Yeah Northeastern is really pricy. Especially your first year because you do not go on co-op so your tuition is the full 36,000. Your second year however it's likley you will be on a co-op so yes, you don't pay tuition durring this time, however if your co-op is in Boston you still pay for room and board if you need a place to stay, that is about 3,700.00. Remember too that you do get paid for your co-op job, and some of the engineering positions can pay decent, if you are disciplined enough to save the money you can use that to help pay for tuition as well.</p>

<p>Something to remember also is that even though you are not attending classes (most of the time) durring your co-op, or may not even be in the same state as Northeastern you are still considered a full time student and get all of the benefits of having that status, like still being under your parents health insurance and whatnot.</p>

<p>As for Northeastern's merrit based scholarships it seems that most of them apply to the top 20% of the enrolling class, so it really depends on your peers too. Your GPA and SAT are dead center as compared to last years freshman class so I don't know. On the other hand I know someone who transfered into the College of Arts & Sciences
with a 3.3 and got a 5,000.00/year scholarship so you never know.</p>

<p>Its a five year school so even though you are not paying for tuition when you're on
co-op that extra year makes up for it. I think the math would be:
(5 years) - (1.5 years co-op) = 3.5
(3.5 years) * (36,000) = 126,000.00</p>

<p>So I guess I would take the $126,000 figure and minus Merit Aid, Federal and State aid, Outside Scholarships, and money from your co-op and you get your final number. Somewhere on Northeasterns web site it gives the average pay for co-op jobs by major as well as some other stats you need to finish the equasion. The only things up in the air would be the merit aid and outside scholarships and averages for that may be on there too.</p>

<p>Well I hope this helps!
And may you not have to get a huge "Signature Loan" each semester like me!</p>

<p>ohhh its only 1.5 yr co-op? i was under the impression that you did co-op all of sophomore and junior yr. and the website got me hoping bc according to their stats i was slightly above the middle fifty percent. thanks so much for the more accurate info!</p>

<p>oh sorry one more quick question. i know northeastern already has a list of employers that work with it, but what if you major/interest doesn't coincide w any of them? do they find a company/employer that does? i want to get into international development/developmental economics (i am interested in a world bank/u.n. type job) can northeastern find a coop program for u even if its not on their list?
thanks!</p>

<p>Yeah. The lists they publish aren't the ONLY companies that they work with. They have connections with jobs in almost every area, and if there's something you want, they'll help you get it.</p>

<p>Yeah its about 1 to 1.5 years of co-op. They definitly have co-op's in that field in fact I believe that there are U.N. internships (though scarce). If they don't have a position you want you can always propose one. What is your prospective major?
"International Relations" ?</p>

<p>hmm it seems that northeastern is going to be pretty selective this year...shud i be worried about getting accepted? its slowly becoming my number one choice. i live in illinois and i wud LOVE to go to boston for my undergrad.</p>

<p>annnyonee??</p>

<p>Yeah I agree. I love Boston and Northeastern had become my first choice. I think you have a good shot. I have similar stats so I hope it's good enough for admission. If you look at the middle 50% of last year's range, 1240 is towards the top. Your GPA is good and you have sports AND clubs. I'd say things look good for you. Good luck!! Have you sent in you application yet? and what are you applying for?</p>

<p>hey chrisso..thanks! i already sent my app a while ago...the waiting sucks. my major is international affairs and i think that falls into one of their less selective schools...so hopefully that helps out a bit. you?</p>

<p>I sent my app in late October. I put on my application that I wanted to major in political science. I really hope we get in:) !!!!</p>