https://www.northeastern.edu/geo/global-quest/the-global-quest-experience/
Nope, I got an email for the Global Engagement Program though
My major change makes me ineligible but it was nice to be thought of đ„Č
I just got my acceptance package yesterday! I live in CT.
Do NUin admits get a letter in the mail?
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My daughter received it too. Sounds like NUin Spring. I guess when you buy a school in London you need to fill it up!
She did not want to go abroad fall semester but definitely wants to study abroad. So sheâll listen to their zoom call on it on the 30th and consider it.
Yes, but it takes a while (3-4 wks), or at least it did during EA.
Yes we got the letter today in the mail , NUin CS + economics on Mar-18th
Anyone know if Northeastern would consider Cooper Union, RPI, Stevens Institute a peer institution?
I would think Cooper Union would be a peer.
Iâm not so sure. Average SAT score is ~50 points lower. NEU is very picky about what they consider a peer institution (and not all that open to reviewing FA appeals in general).
@Luckyjade2024 @hillybean Thanks for the feedback. Weâll try anyway. Cooper costs 10K less a year for us.
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I tried with every school last year, and all increased offers by varying amounts. no harm in trying.
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@PengsPhils I read your pinned thread on coops at Northeastern but have a specific question that was not addressed there and recent admits may be interested in: how difficult is it to obtain your first-choice coop, i.e., how competitive are the positions among Northeastern students?
My daughter is considering pre-med and there clearly is a wealth of health sciences opportunities available, but are the coops easy to obtain, or might you get shut out for your top 2-3 choices?
Happy to hear from people with direct experiences regarding the ease of getting their first choices.
I can answer from the perspective of my daughterâs recent experience securing a co-op (sheâs in bioengineering).
Co-ops are posted on NUWorks (internal system) with the detailed descriptions of the positions - from here they apply through the system. New postings appear daily and weekly. Depending on their co-op advisor, they are encouraged to check the system regularly and apply to a certain number per week. Now, of course students have positions they see that they really want for a variety of reasons â name brand company, perfect location, great pay. But, there are too many variables that may prevent a student from securing their top choice co-op. Companies all have their own timeline in hiring --some wait several months before even reaching out to interview select students, some reach out right away. Some companies have quick hiring turn-around, some have multiple interviews and steps. Of course, companies also have their own internal criteria for choosing who they interview and whittling down their pool. Once a student receives an offer, there typically isnât a lot of time given to respond with an answer, the timeline is up to the employer. Some give you 48 hours, some a week to respond. From the studentâs perspective, itâs really hard to turn down a bird in the hand to hold out hope for their top choice. SoâŠlong-winded answer isâŠit depends!
Boston in particular is teeming with biotech/pharma/medical device companies, universities, and hospitals. So, pre-med students do not have trouble finding co-ops generally if they stay in the area. But, co-ops can be anywhere in the US or the world for that matter.
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D was admitted to DâAmore-McKim. Sheâs interested in hotel administration and management but NEU does not have this specific major. How can we find out if any of the large hotel corporations recruit NEU business students for co-ops?
Thank you for your response. Did your daughter find her coop advisor helpful? Did she obtain one of her preferred options? I would think having a good advisor is critical to creating a strategy and knowing where and how many places to apply depending on the area you want to work, as well as all the idiosyncrasies of the various companies.
Yes, my daughter did have a very supportive advisor. This was her first co-op cycle/experience so she was quite nervous about it. The first two months of waiting for interviews was nerve-wrackingâŠthen she literally went from crickets to being inundated with interview requests. She interviewed with multiple companies over a few weeks and took the offer from her favorite. She is beyond thrilled.
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Hi there - I think the best way would be to post this specific question on the parents Facebook page (Northeastern University Parent Group NEU). There are many newly admitted families posting questions recently.
Keep in mind, that students can also find their own co-ops and have it approved by the administration.
Honestly, in the COVID-era hiring world, I think the strategy was âapply widelyâ 
Also, co-ops are useful in informing the students on what they want to do and also on what they donât want to do in their career. So, with that perspective, even a not-so-perfect co-op is valuable!
Very true. I read of an accounting major who got his first coop with a Big Four CPA firm. All such coops are in the January to June cycle. He worked his tail off, 60-70 hour weeks. Got a lot of overtime pay but he decided to change his major to finance. In June all the summer interns arrived from other colleges and thought the job was great: slow season, company picnics, company trips to Fenway etc. They had no idea what being a CPA involves from January to May.