Tufts vs. Northeastern for engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>I wanted to get some input on this from both Northeastern and Tufts people.</p>

<p>I've already been accepted to Northeastern (Honors college, 80k scholarship) for engineering. I'm still waiting to hear back from Tufts (I believe it's April 1). My question really is if I should withdraw my application from Tufts and submit my deposits Northeastern now. My main reasoning for wanting to confirm Northeastern now is for housing -- I want to request a single, and I've heard I'll have better luck if I submit deposits early.</p>

<p>I'll probably do electrical engineering or computer engineering, and I definitely want to take some environmental classes if not double major or something.</p>

<p>I really love both campuses, although Northeastern has the benefit of being right in Boston. Still, they're both about equal for me.</p>

<p>I like the idea of Northeastern's co-op program, but that's not an be-all and end-all for me. </p>

<p>How do the two programs stack up? What are your thoughts? Thanks!</p>

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<p>I don’t think being right in Boston is a huge benefit for NU. Their campus is definitely nicer than BU’s (in that it exists), but I think Tufts’s is significantly nicer, and it’s nice that it’s not immediately in Boston/Cambridge but still has easy access to it.</p>

<p>I’m honestly not sure how the programs compare beyond the co-op, which is a huge pro for Northeastern</p>