NEU honors program vs BU vs Tufts

xnamelessx
Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:14:40 +0000

I’m applying to all 3 schools, so I might face the same decision if I get accepted to all of them. If I get into Tufts, I’m going to Tufts. No question about it. Tufts is my top choice and I am so in love with the school. If I don’t get into Tufts (my stats are slightly below their average, but I am an international student, which is why my scores in CR and W are a bit lower than they should be for Tufts) and it comes down to deciding between BU and NU I honestly don’t know which one I’d pick.
NU has the co-op and the Behavioral Neuroscience major, but BU has the French House and some form of interdisciplinary studies major (not sure what they call it there, that’s the name they have for it at Tufts), where students can create their own unique major, combining all of their fields of interest, which is something I would love to do.
As much as I love the idea of the co-op program, I’m going to be very far away from my family and my boyfriend (as I said, intl. student). I’m not sure if I could stand being away from them during the summer, because that’s what makes me confident in the long distance relationship thing: that we’d be able to spend MONTHS together in the summer. I know you can do Co-op overseas, so I could try that, but if the internship isn’t in Munich, I might as well just stay in the states for co-op.
Because the two schools are pretty much tied for me, I guess it would come down to the financial aid packages.