<p>Title says it all. Should I go to Northeastern University for the 6 year program where I am guaranteed a spot in the graduate program? Or should I get a B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences at Ohio State University? (Assuming I would apply to a 4 yr pharmD program afterward)</p>
<p>bumpp please i really need help with this decision :/</p>
<p>Go for the 6 year program. When you add 2 more years of tuition plus the salary you would be making during that time, the 8 year program is very expensive and still doesn’t guarantee you a spot.</p>
<p>If you are truly committed to Pharm, and you can afford NEU, do the 6 year program for the reasons gouf78 has posted.</p>
<p>If you are not committed to Pharm and/or the projected costs of OSU are lower, then that would be the route to follow.</p>
<p>Sit down with your parents and the Net Price Calculators for all of the programs involved. Remember to project a 5% to 7% increase in tuition and fees each year in the future to account for the most likely increases in those factors.</p>
<p>If both options still appear equal, take a look at the career placement from these programs. One may have better contacts in a part of the world where you would like to work.</p>
<p>The cost is about the same so it is not a deciding factor in my decision. My parents think I shoukd go to osu for the name recognition. However i really like the 6 year program and i think neu is s better fit. my dad says employers would rather hire the big ten degree than the neu degree.</p>
<p>To calm your father’s nerves, pick up the phone and have a chat with the career centers on each campus about placement for pharm grads. In that industry, it may not matter at all whether or not you graduate from a “Big 10”. </p>
<p>If you are committed to this career path, the sooner you can finish, the better. Yes, the field is still expanding, but we don’t know for how long.</p>
<p>Thank you. I’m going to call and find out how many PharmD grads have a job after they graduate.</p>
<p>Any other opinions?</p>
<p>I think northeastern actually has better name recognition - at least where it matters (employers) than Ohio state does.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s just that my parents are Michigan grads and I no longer live in the midwest, but Northeastern seems like it would have as good a reputation in many fields. Remember that your dad is just one person and your potential employer could care less. I’d definitely second asking about placement after graduation.</p>
<p>Unless it’s ridiculously expensive, I’d go with the 6-year program, as you’re adding two years of working that will add two years of job experience and income that you wouldn’t have if you went 8 years to school. Additionally, you might want to think about fit- do you prefer the location and atmosphere of a smaller private school (Northeastern) or a large state university? Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide which you’d prefer. Good luck!</p>
<p>The costs can’t be anywhere near the same. You need to factor in 2 years of earnings by starting work early.If you can get into a 6 year program it’s a no brainer. Pharm. jobs go to anyone with a liccense and a pulse.</p>
<p>My dad graduated from a big 10 so maybe he is a bit biased. But he is also a CFO and does alot of hiring which is why I think his opinion holds some weight. But then again we live in illinois and the Big 10 schools are a huge deal to us- not sure about other areas. No one here has heard of Northeastern at all which is why we’re a little concerned I guess. But I assumed it held a better reputation in the Boston area. </p>
<p>I haven’t visited NEU yet but I think it is the better fit for me. I just visited OSU and I’m not sure it’s the best fit but I have to compare it to NEU first so I’m not sure!</p>
<p>No one heard of Northeastern because you live in the midwest, just like people on the east coast probably think Ohio State isn’t that good a school (only known for football). </p>
<p>I would go with Northeastern.</p>
<p>Poor OSU lol. Any more advice?</p>
<p>My parents also think I will be bored at NEU because they have like no greek life or sports teams and you have to be 21 to enjoy the nightlife in the city. But I don’t know if OSU is TOO crazy.</p>
<p>So they think the city of Boston has less to offer than the campus of OSU? Just because you can’t legally drink? Oh, but wait, you can’t legally drink at OSU either. So do they know anything about Boston?
Ignoring the restaurants, sporting venues, concerts, shopping, theater, movies, museums, historical sites, social events and lectures at the various other Boston colleges, how about these articles about nightlife for the under-21 crowd -
[The</a> Best Bars, Lounges, Nightclubs in Boston for College Students](<a href=“Forums - Clubplanet Nightlife Community”>Forums - Clubplanet Nightlife Community)
[Hub</a> Hotspots for the Under 21 Crowd | BU Today | Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/today/2011/hub-hotspots-for-the-under-21-crowd/]Hub”>http://www.bu.edu/today/2011/hub-hotspots-for-the-under-21-crowd/)
[Boston</a> Hotspots For Early 20-Somethings CBS Boston](<a href=“http://boston.cbslocal.com/top-lists/boston-hotspots-for-early-20-somethings/]Boston”>http://boston.cbslocal.com/top-lists/boston-hotspots-for-early-20-somethings/)
And I didn’t even look hard.</p>
<p>Come on, they may have some valid reasons to prefer OSU, but the nightlife issue doesn’t hold water.
And oh yeah, NEU does have sports, it just lacks that big state football scene. The local hockey and basketball rivalries are pretty intense 
Perhaps you should post on the Northeastern forum?</p>
<p>^^^^ I know right. I think they were thinking that if i didn’t want to drink and go to parties, i could always hit up some big football/basketball/whatever game at osu. And I was like uhhh newsflash, osu has a ton of drinking lol… that’s what I thought at least. But yeah I’m going to visit and find out what the social scene is like at NEU. They are pretty much saying what you told me in that post up there :)</p>
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<p>Your parents are absolutely correct imho! Not to mention the Academic Big Ten (CIC) had recently added Rutgers and Maryland to its fold as a means to expand its nationwide conference footprint.
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Geographic diversity (autumn 2012)*
Ohio State enrolls students from every state and territory. States with the highest enrollment:</p>
<p>500+: **Illinois<a href=“#1”>/B</a>, Pennsylvania, California, New York, Michigan
300 – 499: New Jersey, Texas, Maryland, Virginia
100 – 299: Florida, Indiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Kentucky, Connecticut, Minnesota, Tennessee, Washington, Missouri, Utah, Arizona
50 – 99: Colorado, West Virginia, South Carolina</p>
<p>OTOH, only 109 of NEU’s 2012 freshman class came from the Midwest, the school is in general less diverse than tOSU.</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Profile | Admissions](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/apply/profile.html]Academic”>http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/apply/profile.html)</p>
<p>Unless you are interested in its renowned Co-op program, NEU’s Undergraduate Academic Reputation is lagging behind Ohio State as evident via USNWR’s latest 2013 Best College edition in which NEU scored 69 vs tOSU 77 out of 100 in the eyes of 2000+ academics across the nation. </p>
<p>Moreover, as a former Bostonian myself and a tOSU grad, NEU simply does not offer the beauty of a traditional campus compared to that of the Land-Grant Ohio State. Above all, tOSU’s campus surrounding has NEU beat in terms of variety of entertainments within a walking distance, and over 1000 student organizations for activities in addition to the elite buckeye football and basketball programs for game watch. The Student Recreation Activity Center (RPAC), Thompson Memorial Library and Ohio Student Union are also some of the top notch state-of-the-art campus facilities in the nation. Last but not least, academically, its Pharmacy Program is very well established and consistently ranked in the Top-10 if not Top-5.</p>
<p>[Best</a> Pharmacy Programs | Top Pharmacy Schools | US News Best Grad Schools](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/pharmacy-rankings]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/pharmacy-rankings)</p>
<p>In short, since tOSU is currently experiencing a “25.6% application jump” this year (most of any college in the nation), it would be wise to apply early.</p>
<p>The Ohio State University: A Grand Institution </p>
<p><a href=“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4KpfAHlz0[/url]”>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4KpfAHlz0</a></p>
<p>Best of Luck to OP & Go Bucks!! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info sparkeye!</p>
<p>I realize neither are very diverse (A majority of NEU students are from the northeast), but judging from my campus visit, everyone in my group lived like 20 min away from campus! I thought that if I at least go to NEU, not everyone will be from the same high school/area.</p>
<p>This year’s USNWR rankings said both NEU and OSU are #56 overall. Could you link me to where you found that other stat? (I know they have a bunch of different categories so we may be looking at different ones)</p>
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<p>You will need to purchase the USNWR Best College online access or its magazine like myself to view its detail sub-categories in the ranking. Keep in mind also that tOSU offers ample resources and worldwide recognition coupled with over 500,000 alumni connections only a handful of schools in the country could match.</p>
<p>This is a no brainer 6 vs 8 yrs, you’ll get the same job making the same $ after investing 6 vs 8 yrs. Going to Ohio leaves you with 2 yrs extra tuition/?debt & shutout of $150,000 to $200,000 income for no benefit (other than extending your entry into the real world of full time employment). Pharmacy is generally not regional or school specific it’s supply and demand. Makes no sense if your set on this major. Boston is a great college town, sounds like your parents want to keep you in the midwest. But ultimately it should be about the fit and experience your looking for and truly how soon you want to work vs how long you want to be in school, eight years is a long time, going to school gets old.</p>
<p>If anyone could post sources of data about the career placement thing, that’d be great. My parents don’t trust “random strangers on the Internet”. And frankly I’m a little unsure too; everywhere I read, people say that in the field of pharmacy, it doesn’t matter where the degree comes from. But these are always just people with an opinion, not employers or any legit data to back it up.</p>