Northeastern or UVM honors college

hansolost
Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:40:55 +0000

They cost about the same (NEU is about 3k more expensive)

Major in mechanical engineering

I want to choose UVM for social life, mountains, laid back +outdoorsy student body (I would rather have this stuff than Boston)

Most people I talk with say to choose NEU because the co op will offer me better jobs after college. Yes, I know that I should not base my decision off of other’s opinions, but I haven’t had to find a career and support myself like the people I’m talking to.

My question is … how much of an advantage will doing the NEU co op instead of UVM give me in the job market? (Hopefully) In five years I will either be graduating from NEU with 18 months of job experience or I will be a graduate of UVM with one year of work under my belt and any internships I was able to find during summers. How much better opportunity-wise is the NEU option?