Engineering Schools... where to go!?!?

mikemac
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:33:13 +0000

If the financial cost is more or less comparable, let me cast my vote for Northeastern. If you actually want to work as an engineer (as opposed to going to Wall Street or something) then real world experience thru coops is worth its weight in gold. Employers know that you understand the nature of the job and are not guessing that maybe you’d like it. You make a choice that matches what you want to do for the same reason.

Sure, every school “has” internship and coop programs. But look to see how integrated they are into the school. At some its little more than a listing book in the office and perhaps a few employers coming to campus that will also interview students for summer jobs; if you want to take a semester off for a coop that is a huge problem. Northeastern has it baked into the engineering curriculum in a way few others match.