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Northeastern University Visit Report by Lafalum84

Visit to Northeastern University in February 2009 by Lafalum84
(Parent of Student, HS Class of 2010)
(Member since January 12 2006 with 1575 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - Well-organized. Given by a 4th year student. Talked a lot about academics and co-op program.

Campus Tour: Yes - Didn't go inside many buildings, but we were encouraged by the tour guide to return to buildings that interested us and wander around. Campus was clean, buildings looked well-maintained.

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Both info session and tour were lead by students who were excellent - well spoken, informative, and seemed sincerely happy with the university. Questions were encouraged, no question was "dodged


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Only contact with staff other than tour guide & info session leader was at the sign in table.


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Very clean and well-maintained, especially for a very urban campus in the winter. Buildings appeared up to date, furniture & carpeting looked new.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent



Dormitories:
3 - Good
3 - Good
Dorm room was a "model" double, on the smallish side but not awful. Building was clean. Dorm lobby furniture looked new.


Security/Safety:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Security at door of all dorms.


Overall Campus Impression:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Much nicer than I expected such an urban campus to be.

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
3 - Good
3 - Good
Downtown Boston.


City/Town/Community:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
It's Boston - the ultimate college town!

Campus Visit Notes for Northeastern University


Visit Description:

I was very impressed with Northeastern. Although it is an urban campus in the heart of Boston in the dead of winter, it was clean and well-maintained. All the buildings we saw seemed very up-to-date. They have added some nice landscaping between the buildings. The campus is much more self-contained and contiguous than I thought, even though a major roadway and a train line run thru it. The heart of the 70 acre campus has tunnels between buildings for easy access during bad weather. The co-op program is still NU's signature, and in these economic times having some work experience when graduating is a great plus. The students we saw looked serious about their studies (there were a surprising number sitting alone with laptops in the food court) but they also looked happy. Upon asking, I was told that all classes are taught by professors. Many classes also have TA's to assist, but no classes are actually taught by TA's. The average class size of 27+ was a bit disappointing to me.