Duke vs. Northwestern in bioengineer

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Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:34:05 +0000

Northwestern affords several advantages. To name a few:


In the words of Sam Lee, “unique kick*ss first-year curriculum-integrated, emphasis on design, hands-on, real-world projects for real-world clients.”
World-class city in Chicago with all the culture, beauty, things to do and resources you could possibly imagine.
Northwestern belongs to the iNet internship consortium. iNet consists of eight leading universities: Georgetown, MIT, NYU, Northwestern, Rice, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania and Yale.
From the Daily Northwestern, “Education is really important, but nothing can replace experiences outside of a school setting,” Medill freshman Grace Weitz said. “I think iNET will give as many people as possible that opportunity.”


Students can choose possible internships by major and industry and employers who wish to recruit from a wider applicant pool can do so with iNET…

One of the reasons that we wanted to do it is that it gives geographical diversity for our students," said Lonnie Dunlap, director of University Career Services. “Stanford will open up wonderful internship opportunities from the West Coast to NU students.”…

Kenny Chandrasekera, a Yale student, said he thinks the consortium will be a great addition to Yale’s private internship program [Northwestern has a private internship program also].

“It is a good opportunity for those students who don’t have the resources to spend a summer away from home,” the freshman biomedical engineer said. “If a student from California is on the east coast, but needs an internship near home, Stanford’s participation will give that student that many more options.”

[According to the MIT iNet site, there are currently 900 employers listed providing internship opportunities.]

[The Daily Northwestern - UCS teams with top schools to widen student opportunities](http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=58276620-2ff2-41d5-96a4-4de60b781bc5)