BU VS. BC VS. Northeastern

baronbvp
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:59:57 +0000

This thread is exactly why, if at all possible, prospective students should visit their intended universities and see for themselves where they might best fit. Such a trip may be expensive, as the OP mentioned, but you can tell in a half day whether a school is right – or more importantly, wrong – for you.

The expense of such a trip is more than made up for by the proper decision on where to spend tuition to ensure the best fit – a much more important metric for your success than the rankings in any magazine.

For the record, I think NU has reached out toward post-9/11 military veterans and their children much more than BC or BU with the Yellow Ribbon tuition matching program – the primary reason my daughter chose it over either BC or BU, both of which she had the stats for.

She loves NU. Its co-op program is so much more important now in this fiscal climate, regardless of whether it originated as a way to get working students to be able to attend college. Relevant work experience is more important for a first job after graduation than the school name on your diploma – period.