<p>Northeastern will provide the ability to co-op at the Boston Globe, Herald and other local news papers and even T.V. stations (networks). </p>
<p>I agree that you should visit each campus. You may find that you like one campus more than the other. Both are basically in the heart of the city, but Northeastern has more of a campus feel while BU has more of a city feel (think NYU or GWU).</p>