<p>In terms of advising, I think part of the problem, at least for me, is that you have a lot of advisers. I have an adviser within the college of arts and sciences (whose only job is to be an adviser), an adviser who is faculty in my department, and a coop adviser. The coop adviser is probably the one that I know the best, because I have to work with her when I am looking for a coop. I suppose I could have that relationship with my faculty adviser, but NU keeps changing who it is, and I don’t even know who it is until I have to talk to them about something. I don’t know if they are supposed to inform me of that, or if it’s the school or the department. There are faculty I like and have a good relationship with, and once one of them happened to be my adviser. I’m not actually sure if he technically still is, though, since I haven’t need a faculty adviser sign-off on anything recently. And yes, I do realize that that makes me sound like the most confused person ever. That said, when I’ve needed to talk to an adviser about something, I’ve usually gotten pretty quick responses.</p>
<p>In terms of coop, I know one person who didn’t find a job, and decided to take classes and do coop the following rotation. I don’t know her well so I don’t know the circumstances. It’s basically like applying for a job, though. Your adviser will help you identify jobs and send your resume to them, but you need to show up and have a good interview. I’m kind of bad at interviewing, honestly, and I found my first two coops way at the last minute (in June) but I’ve just secured my third. I think it can be stressful, but most of the time you will find a job. If you’re willing to be unpaid, it’s even better. (though I think that only helps with some majors)</p>