<p>LOL ummm CUNY queens is a tier 4 school. and Northeastern is Tier 1. Under no circumstances would I ever attend a CUNY school even if it was honors. Im gonna have to disagree Beantown>NYC any day of the week brotha!</p>
<p>haha thanks guys…im still so confused tho…i have been thinking about this decision for about 6 months and still am clueless. I know a bunch of morons, if you will, go to Queens college from my high school. However, i have also seen a lot of morons in northeastern too</p>
<p>i know you cant base a school on that but still. I just want the best oppurtunities!!</p>
<p>SO CONFUSEDDDD!!!</p>
<p>Math4breakfast: Fine, Boston>NYC on Monday to Thursdays. However, Friday to Sunday, (aka when it matters), NYC>>>>Boston because while Beantown is sleeping, NY’s still up partying ;)</p>
<p>Notable Queen’s College alumni include Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Simon, Marvin Hamlish, and Carole King. It has a rich tradition in the arts and journalism. Being a CUNY it reflects the demographics of the city, and is very diverse.</p>
<p>[CUNY</a> Queens College Information, Academics, Admissions, Financial Aid, Students, Athletics, Alumni, History, Campus, Students, Faculty, Address, and Tuition](<a href=“CUNY Queens College (CUNYQC, ) Academics and Admissions - Queens, NY”>CUNY Queens College (CUNYQC, ) Academics and Admissions - Queens, NY)</p>
<p>Unless you’re really interested in a Co-op program, go to Queens College. There’s really little else that favorably differentiates Northeastern from Queens. “If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.” - Sinatra</p>
<p>i didn’t read through this entire thread, but from your OP, 12k-18k debt is nothing. It depends a lot on what you want to pursue in college, you want a job after graduation? I would goto northeastern, if you are doing premed or anything that requires more schooling, goto qc and save the money. </p>
<p>Citing CUNY alumni doesn’t mean a whole lot, because CUNYs had great funding and reputation in the 50’s, 60’s. It wasn’t uncommon for people to choose CUNY over NYU back then. But, everything went down hill.</p>
<p>GOTO northeastern!</p>
<p>well…in northeastern i will be majoring in sociology. my top two other choices were business or nursing. However, even though I am in Northeastern, they would not let me transfer into the School of Business or the Bouve Health for Nursing…</p>
<p>even though I am interested in Sociology, I would much rather Business or Nursing as I am interested in those too, and would have a much easier time finding a job.</p>
<p>I find it stupid that i pay all that money to not be in a major i want. At Queens college i could do Business (Baruch rejected me, although i will try again next term)</p>
<p>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?</p>
<p>Have you considered going to Queens, studying sociology or business, and transferring to Baruch or Yeshiva, or perhaps Fordham? </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Math4breakfast, Queens College a Tier 4 college? You prob haven’t even finished your first year of undergrad</p>
<p>I went to QC graduated in '07 and I am about to start my 3rd year of medical school…the school is great for anyone that lives in Long Island and in NYC…and now that they have housing, it can only get better. In addition, I had first hand experience to see that (bc of the PhD programs) there are many research opportunities for undergrads, esp in the Natural sciences.</p>
<p>However, when choosing what school you want to go to, the biggest consideration is what you really want to end up in (field? occupation?) and see what schools offer your possible majors. QC is a bargain for anyone that is an NY resident and it was great to start med school without any debt from UG. If QC has the major you want, and has research/internship opportunities you are interested in, then take advantage of your tax dollars at QC.</p>
<p>And to the fella that was quoting stuff from wikipedia, are you serious? Wikipedia is not a reputable source for any information…don’t put wiki on your works cited for your papers.</p>
<p>NE is higher in rankings. However, Queens College (like the other best CUNY schools such as Brooklyn College and Hunter College) is cheaper and well reputed in NYC.</p>
<p>In my book, the best CUNY schools tie at #5 in NYC after Columbia, NYU, Fordham and Yeshiva</p>
<p>12,000 to 18,000 isn’t that much debt overall for a whole career. I would go to Northeastern.</p>