Hi, I got into both NEU and Tufts for mechanical engineering. I’ve spent all month trying to decide between the two but I still feel lost.
I got accepted into Northeastern’s honors college and also got a scholarship from them. Even with that, the two schools will still be around the same price per year. Toured and liked both of them despite their different vibes—I liked the city aspect of NEU, but I also liked the fact that Tufts has a real campus.
My main concerns are job placement after graduation, including salary, (though I may consider doing grad school) and having a lively(but not too excessive) social/campus life.
I am very attracted to the co-op program offered by northeastern and the opportunities that come with being directly in Boston, but idk if it’s really that much better than tufts when tufts also helps with internships and offers co-op for mech Eng students. And how do the two engineering programs compare? Ik that Northeastern’s is ranked higher, but idk how much weight rankings hold. I like the fact that the class sizes at tufts are more intimate, but idk how worth it that would be if Northeastern’s program is in fact better.
Sorry for the word vomit, I’m writing this in the middle of the night😭 Any advice would be very, very much appreciated, thank you!