<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>So I've gotten into University of Miami (UM), Penn State University Park and Northeastern for the Business programs.</p>
<p>I'm really not sure which university I should choose. These are my views so far on these schools:</p>
<p>UM - It's a good school located in a great city with an amazing weather. It's somewhat a party school. The academics are pretty strong, I think. But I feel that it doesn't necessarily have any strong points such as Northeastern's co-op.</p>
<p>Northeastern - It seems like a good school in a cool college town with real cold weather. It's got a great social scene. The really strong point of NEU is that it has the co-op program (which has really captured my dads interest in the school as well). However, apart from the co-op program, I'm not sure how the academics are at the school.</p>
<p>Penn State - I don't know much about this school, apart from that its in the middle of no where and is a huge party school! If you could give me some pointers about its Business program/school that would help a great deal!</p>
<p>Overall, can you guys please give your advice/opinion and knowledge of the schools. Any help will be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Time is slowly running out… Someone please help!</p>
<p>Hi congrats on all of those schools! Are you more focused on the academics or the weather? If I were you I would go to Miami hands down. Its gorgeous there. PSU and Northeastern will be freezing, but if you like the cold then go for those two. I think that all of them are pretty well known throughout the US but I guess PSU and Miami are better known than Northeastern. I don’t know anything about their academics only the weather lolz. Good Luck!</p>
<p>PSU - these students party hard, and most of them also know how to work very hard too. It is the complete all around college experience if that is what you are looking for. The business is also very respected and is gaining more and more respect each year.</p>
<p>NU- they constantly brag about their co-op program, when the truth is you can get a co-op diploma at pretty much any college, they just offer a distinct diploma that shows completion of a co-op program. They are pretty much the Drexel of Boston except more business less Engineering based. I have also heard the professors and TA’s can often be difficult, but that is just what I have heard, i would get other opinions on that.</p>
<p>Miami- By far the best weather of the 3, and I would rank in the middle academically, behind PSU. It is definitely pricey if that needs to be taken into consideration. I really don’t know too much else about Miami so I would suggest that you ask any current students.</p>
<p>All fine schools - that’s my opinion from a Northeastern alum. </p>
<p>Don’t know what the cost difference is for you, but it really should be about which school you think would be a better fit rather than what your dad may think. </p>
<p>PSU Smeal has a brand-new b-school, so the facilities are terrific. I don’t know much about Miami’s business program. </p>
<p>Northeastern? The reason that we brag about the co-op program is the US News and World Report ranks us number one. If your school is ranked number one - you can brag too. That and last time I checked we’ve won the Boston Business Beanpot competition 8 out of 10 years. And contrary to what clfdwir has heard, Northeastern’s Engineering program has a very large co-op program and is one of the reason’s that Northeastern’s engineers early more starting out after college than an engineering student at M.I.T. Because in essence, we are not starting out after college - they are.</p>
<p>hey ^ which one do u prefer…smeal or neu…
both on an academic basis and social wise…
im getting a feel that d ppl at neu are not friendly but psu seems to reaaly filled with nice ppl…</p>
<p>NU and PSU are two very different experiences. </p>
<p>If you’re more cosmopolitan or more ‘A’ type - Boston might be a better fit. </p>
<p>They don’t call Penn State ‘Happy Valley’ for nothing. Friendly people abound and I’d even call it pervasive. This definitely includes the locals too. </p>
<p>Very different, when you go downtown State College you don’t leave Penn State - it’s everywhere. When you step off Northeastern’s campus you are in Boston.</p>