Northeastern Chemistry Department

TomSrOfBoston
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:35:57 +0000

Neuchinie, you mention another advantage of the coop program: sometimes a student finds out that through a coop job that their chosen field is NOT what they thought it would be and he/she decides to change majors and career goals. It is better to find out say after sophomore year that you don’t like the field rather than after you get your degree and first job and realize that it is not what you expected.

I knew someone who started out in accounting, did his first coop and realized that the work was not to his liking. He switched to biology, graduated and went to Iowa State University veterinary school!