Northeastern over Notre Dame?

Emily2007
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:05:46 +0000

My opinion is that ND is a better school, and if cost were equal and ND was a good “fit”, I’d say, hands-down, go to Notre Dame over northeastern.

But the prices aren’t equal. One is free, one is going to cost, what, some 200k?

The reality is that I went to northeastern and am doing, essentially, just as well as any grad from “better” schools. My coworker is a duke grad. We do the same job, and we do it just as well. What got us both the job what what we did while in school, not where we went to school (meaning, we both had good resumes upon graduating).

NEU has plenty of students who chose to go there over “better” schools. They liked the feel of the school, they liked the location, the co-op opportunities, they liked going to a good school for less money. Students who do well at northeastern go on to do good things. They’ve taken advantage of research, co-op, study abroad, and other opportunities an have a good resume. Employers/grad schools see that, and it does make a difference when figuring out what to do after graduating.

I think NEU is the better choice, considering A) it’s free and B) the kid likes the school. I think NEU is a good place for smart kids. They do well, they get good co-ops, they take advantage of the opportunities. ND is also, obviously, a great school, and any kid who goes there and works hard will also do well. Is one better than the other? Probably. But students from either can do just as well in the real world.

(And as an aside, a bio degree isn’t “worth” much, most science majors have to go on to more school. Science PhDs are free but master’s, MD, public health, not so much, so there may be MORE money spent on education down the line.)