NEU honors program vs BU vs Tufts

TomSrOfBoston
Sat, 01 Jan 2011 23:53:46 +0000

Emily brings up a good point regarding a “fit”. I wonder now that Northeastern is somewhat of a “hot” school to apply to, if applicants realize how pervasive coop/experiential learning is to the campus and culture of the school. Even if you choose a non-coop path, Northeastern is not a traditional school with a Fall and Spring semester and summers off: there is a 50% rotation of students each semester.

I noticed a few posters some time ago saying that the idea of going to school at least part of some summers is a turnoff. They want a summer vacation. One poster didn’t even want to work coop in the summer. BU or Tufts would be a better fit for them.

Regarding Northeastern over BU, I obviously favor NU. BU is arguably the one school in the Boston area that has not fundamentally changed in the past 40 years. It is much bigger but not necessarily better (for undergrads) than it was back when I made my choice.