<p>For your specific questions about Computer Science, you may want to contact some faculty at CCS/NU:
[Faculty</a> | College of Computer and Information Science](<a href=“http://www.ccs.neu.edu/people/faculty.html]Faculty”>http://www.ccs.neu.edu/people/faculty.html)
Also browse through the CCS website. </p>
<p>I am a Northeastern grad and a Penn/Wharton grad (MBA). I can tell you for sure that the area around Penn is not a safe area at all. Northeastern’s Fenway and Mission Hill neighborhoods are much nicer and safer than West Philadelphia.</p>