<p>Could you give me an idea of what the campus at Northeastern is like. I haven't visited. Is it integrated into the city like NYU and GW are? Or does it have more of a definite campus? What is housing like?
Also, what is the workload and the intellectual atmosphere like?</p>
<p>Northeastern is in the middle of Boston, with easy access to “the T” (transportation). Suprisingly the main part of the campus feel much like other more suburban campuses with trees and grass.</p>
<p>When I visited it was really beautiful lots of green, modern buildings, and painted huskies everywhere. But it is still in the city, the green line (T) goes right through campus and there are other “T” stops.</p>
<p>Not only does the T’s green line go right through campus, but if you live in International Village, you’ll be walking through Ruggles (orange line) all day, every day :)</p>
<p>Of all the city type campuses visited, NU is certainly unique in many ways. A large nationally recognized university in the middle of one of most vibrant cities in the country, but maintains a small college feel. My son is in his 3rd year as a Biz major and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
[Northeastern</a> University July 2007 pictures from friends & fun photos on webshots](<a href=“Desktop Wallpaper: Free Trial!”>Desktop Wallpaper: Free Trial!)</p>
<p>^^Thanks for those photos!^^</p>
<p>H took S2 for his visit and I hadn’t had a chance to see what the campus was like. It remains high on S2’s list.</p>
<p>To Jeffreycone:</p>
<p>As a business major, what companys has your son done co-ops with? How did he like it?</p>
<p>He worked for a travel/tour company in Cambridge this past winter; said it was OK- not very challenging and a bit disappointing, kind of lame. Most of his responsibilities were not particularly aligned with his specific major. A bit of a mindless waste of time if you ask me. May only choose to complete 2 instead of the 3 co-ops by the time he graduates . I think it’s best if the student can arrange their own co-op opportunities if at all possible than to leave it up to the co-op advisors who may not always have the student’s interests fully in mind in the placement process or coming off like they’re doing the student a favor.
Overall he likes the school and the city but like many of our country’s businesses and and institutions, NU needs to remember who’s paying the freight. Serve the students needs first- all the rest will follow.</p>
<p>I have business friends who have had some amazing co-ops, and who have gotten really impressive job offers. Some of the big names I can think of are Covidien, Goldman Sachs, and Gillette, and a few friends have done cool co-ops abroad. But people can also get disappointing jobs–especially right now when the economy sucks. Also, most people I know who have gotten good jobs were really top students (like 3.9, 4.0 GPAs, great ECs, really good interviewers) and on their 2nd or 3rd co-op cycle, meaning they had good resumes, references, and experience.</p>
<p>Co-op can go both ways… you can get super lucky or you can get super screwed.</p>
<p>For some of the people you know who got bad co-ops, would you say they didn’t get good ones because of their GPA or because of the limited number of co-op jobs?</p>
<p>My friend had an investment banking coop in London for Morgan Stanley. She had a a very good GPA 3.8+ and she is also a double major. If you have a bad GPA you won’t get a great coop. GPA obviously reflects your work habits. There are plenty of good coops to go around especially in business so i would concentrate on getting a high GPA and getting involved in extra curriculars.</p>
<p>I think it’s GPA as well as prior work experience and competition. There are a lot of good co-op jobs, but you’re competing against everyone in your major/area of study. Especially as a freshman, if your only work experience was that summer at the ice cream shop, you aren’t going to be able to compete with that Junior who has already done two co-ops and has taken more relevant coursework. </p>
<p>But, that’s basically what it’s like in the real world too. At least with co-op it only lasts 6 months and then you can move on to bigger, better things.</p>