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<li><p>Adding on to what nope89 said, freshmen will most likely be taking general requirement classes for the first year so you’ll most likely be able to get into the major you want without having to take extra classes to catch up. However, some of the programs, like other people have said, are quite selective- the health sciences, business and engineering in particular, and I’ve heard of people who were denied admission into a program after coming in undeclared, so just be careful of that. The good thing is that if you have even a vague idea of what you’d like to do as a career, co-op allows you to see if you’d really be interested in it. I’ve been told there are people whose interests have been reinforced from co-op and people who realize they’re on the wrong path and change majors. Either way, co-op is still a good learning experience, and you get paid for it too.</p></li>
<li><p>Boston is a definitely a huge college town so there will be numerous opportunites for you to interact with college students from nearby (BU, BC, MIT, Harvard etc). You’ll find a lot of kids at NU are from MA who have friends who go to those schools so you’ll definitely have chances to interact if you wish.</p></li>
<li><p>nope89 already has a good answer.</p></li>
<li><p>It’ll probably depend on your major. Like previously said, co-op can connect you with future employers but grad school is SCHOOL while co-op is a job. I plan on going to grad school because I want to be more experienced in my field, not just because I get a better degree for a better job later on.</p></li>
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