Northeastern over Notre Dame?

Pepper03
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:20:07 +0000

mnmomof4 this new Scholars program looks like a tremendous opportunity.

My son is a freshman at NEU and is receiving the full tuition scholarship offered to NMF’s. He also has been given that scholarship for the international coop if he chooses one outside the US. He is in the Honors Program and will be leaving in May for a half semester SA which is going to cost about $1,000 out of pocket since the scholarship covers tuition and the RT airfare, housing, and some meals are going to cost less than $1,000!

He is with lots of kids just like him, smart, hardworking, good kids. He loves being in the city and is already thinking about his first coop which he hopes to be doing next year.

Everything the school has offered has been first class-from advising to classwork to dorms-the whole thing has been pretty wonderful-is it perfect no of course but it has been a great experience.

He has gotten involved in community service and student government. He really loves the place and has made a lot of friends.

His largest class has had 50 people, most of his classes are in the 20’s-and the professors are very accessible.

He also is a Catholic and has been attending Mass on campus. He likes that and has found others who share his values and beliefs-but it certainly won’t be anything like Notre Dame for a Catholic presence-but it is definitely there.

I really can’t think of anything bad to say about it.

I was concerned prior to his attendance that it wouldn’t be challenging enough compared to some of his other choices-well the academics seem pretty darn good to me-he is working hard and learning a lot and he tells me he is amazed at how many really smart kids are there-it really is a wonderful opportunity and I don’t think he could be happier-I know I can’t imagine him doing this well in every way anywhere else.