Just curious to hear people’s opinions on Northeastern London. Is the campus more than just a fancy building with a couple of floors and classrooms? Are kids able to participate in coops either in US or UK? Do kids get placed in UK easily?
It looks good to me. I was thinking my son can spend a few years there and some on the US campus.
All the kids I know who have done it, did it freshman year because they weren’t admitted to the Boston campus but were allowed to enroll in London and THEN come back to the US.
Experiences were mixed. Some integrated well; others felt out of step once they got back to the US and had to “be a freshman all over again” in terms of making friends, joining clubs, etc.
Don’t know anyone who did a coop in London; don’t know if that’s visa related, the difficulty of an American finding a UK job, or just limited time. But many companies use the coop time to evaluate prospective full time employees post graduation, so giving up an internship/coop slot to someone you aren’t going to be able to hire long term after graduation doesn’t make sense… so that tracks.
The London campus has expanded to several buildings in the same neighborhood. It operates on the British system and is fully accredited by the relevant British authorities. It is not an American university operating as a branch campus in London. But the American influence makes for a sort of blended British/American vibe.
European universities in general lack the “campus culture” of American universities and students are mostly on their own to develop a social life.
Doing a fourth year in Boston and earning an American degree in addition to a British degree would be appealing to certain employers. As for coops in England for Americans, it would be best to contact Northeastern directly.