CUNY Queens College vs Northeastern University

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:41:35 +0000

So you’ll be studying sociology, but you’re really interested in business or nursing because you think it will be easier to find a job? Do you know what kind of internships sociology majors get at Northeastern? Do those interest you? Will they lead to the type of career you’re interested in? I would imagine most of the business school students would scoop up most of the more desirable internships in business, but check on that. How do those opportunities compare with the opportunities for Queens College students?

Have you considered going to Queens, studying sociology or business, and transferring to Baruch or Yeshiva, or perhaps Fordham?

Anyway, you don’t really need to study business to get a job in the private sector. Just make sure you have busineess oriented internships and display leadership in your activities. With a social science baceholor’s degree you can work in almost any field except engineering, accounting, or nursing. That leaves many fields still open including marketing, banking, consulting, sales, research, journalism, the arts and entertainment, and teaching, etc. You could also consider opportunities in the public sector such as working for the gov’t, politics, international organizations such as the UN or UNICEF, charitable foundations, museums, universities, and libraries. This is especially true in NYC.

Keep in mind that this is ONLY your undergraduate education. It will be a foundation for your future and help shape you as a person. Most likely you will go on to graduate school or further professional training. You’ll want to compare the opportunities of a sociology major at Northeastern with the flexibility of a Liberal Arts education and studying whatever you want at Queens College. Also, ask yourself where will you will most effectively be able to explore interests (both inside and outside of the classroom), develop your critical thinking skills and leadersip ability.

And by the way never discount the value of strong alumni. As one of the posters said, Queens was very strong in the 50’s and 60’s. Now those alumni are at the top of their careers, and would be a very valuable resource for a student. It’s true that Queens went downhill in the 70s 80s and 90s, but so did NYU and Columbia, and most other NYC schools. With the resurgence of NYC in the 90’s those schools have ridden the wave (including Queens), and now are among the most desirable in the country. I don’t know much about the Northeastern alumni, where their strengths are, or how strong the school has been over the years, but I’m sure there are some and you should consider this information. These are people will be part of future professional and social circles and their reputations will at least partially reflect on you when you type the name of your university on your resume.

Best of luck.