<p>@Late2Party</p>
<p>Both SMED and HPME are not an option for my son as well…
In terms of reputation only, I would pick Northwestern and HPME over BU and SMED.
Location is more subjective, but NW has more collegial atmosphere than BU- just a personal opinion here.
As Midhelper has mentioned in the previous post, BU has grade deflation, which could cause a bit of more stress for its students.</p>