BU vs Northeastern?

[Emily2007]

<p>I wouldn’t expect co-op $$ to make much of a difference. </p>

<p>This is a link pulled from the FAQ thread with a lot of great advice about taking on debt from NU. I broke down why NOT to expect co-op to change your loan situations:

Say you make $9,000, after taxes, in 6 months. This is standard for an average to lower paying co-op job, maybe with an hourly rate around $11.</p>

<p>Income: $1500/month</p>

<p>And a sample of monthly expenses based on what I think is average, at least for my friends:
Rent + utilities = $800
Food = $150
Transportation = $25
Cable + internet = $25
Other = $50
= $1050</p>

<p>In this situation you’d be able to save $450 a month, and $2700 over 6 months. That doesn’t really make a dent in tuition, and you still need money to live off of while you aren’t on co-op.</p>

<p>You could also just live in roxbury, eat only ramen, and walk everywhere, which would save you some serious $$. I do most of those things but I have a nasty newbury-shopping addiction so it evens out…

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<p>You can read the whole thread here
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northeastern-university/665731-northeastern-worth-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northeastern-university/665731-northeastern-worth-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;