Apply to BU or Northeastern?

shaedow
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:28:40 +0000

Apply to both. That’s what I did. Honestly, they’re actually pretty damn similar schools. The main difference is Northeastern’s Co-op program, and that Northeastern is more technical/career oriented, while BU has a more diverse spread and a tiny bit more focused on liberal arts.

Otherwise, both large, urban schools in Boston, around the same selectivity. Honestly the deciding factor between Northeastern and BU for me, that made me choose BU was that they gave me slightly more money. (And this is coming from a person who normally wouldn’t have cared so much about the money, it was just honestly the best way for me to decide between schools.)

I also was pretty indifferent about Northeastern’s coop program - It seemed good if it was there, but no big loss if it wasn’t - whereas most people looking into the school seem to love it or hate it.

Anyway, apply to both, and wait until you have the decisions in hand before deciding between them, rather then trying to make the decision way earlier than you have to.