BU VS. BC VS. Northeastern

rdsoxman5
Fri, 15 May 2009 16:03:15 +0000

Personally I went to Northeastern last year and while I did enjoy it and what it had to offer, the idea of 5 years and no time off really was a downer on me. I feel that the co-op program is a good program but not for me. I wanted a more traditional college experience(i.e. a liberal school vs a hands, on integrated learning school). I have applied for transfer to BC and as far as I know am in, but I’m still waiting for the official letter (I have an option to pay deposit online).

NEU is a good school but jut not for me. West Village has a nice feel to it but the rest of the campus is kinda bland, reminds me of a commuter school and it was not really appealing to me. I also did not enjoy the lack of athletic success on campus, the hockey games are great to go to, but thats about it. Basketball is alright but not near enough fan base to make the games intense. The football team is, well they are decent but again, terrible fan base and not to mention the stadium is off campus. The location is great (of NEU), and its very easy to get to downtown Boston in a manner of minutes via the T.

What made my decision to transfer was the lack of support for my academic decisions. I came in as an engineering major (asked to transfer at orientation but was talked out of it), after 1st semester I decided I still wanted to change my major, applied for transfer into Bouve, but was denied because I didn’t have enough “lab based credit”. So I then became a physics major, however the department was not what I consider to be a strong department (they do not even offer the physics class I need in the fall, setting me back another semester, and wanted me to pay more to take it this summer). So really it came down an academic experience that I do not wish to repeat. I feel that NEU is more so a school that you should go in hard set on what you want to do and not have that freedom to try new things and figure out what you want to do for a career. Again, I am not putting down NEU in anyway, just relating my experience there and giving reasons for my transfer.

Wherever you go, good luck and enjoy college, its a blast.