Comparing schools - Tufts vs Northeastern for Engineering

the key criterion, I think would be

  • do you want to co-op (and what that entails: not seeing your friends most of the year because either you or they will be gone? essentially preprofessional classmates, who mainly want to learn to get a job v. learning stuff ‘just cause’ it’s interesting?)

Another, less essential criterion would be: do you want to be in Boston or close to Boston? Both have their advantages and disadvantages (in terms of campus community, how much the school organizes v. how much is on you to go and explore, etc).

Both are excellent and highly selective, so you’d be in rarefied company and would get an excellent education at both if you got in.

2 Likes