Holy smokes, that’s hilarious! It sounds so glamorous until you go through it yourself. My husband worked on Wall Street in a previous life and he knows this first-hand, lol.
I am a retired CPA!
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My nephew was originally an accounting major. His first coop was spring sophomore year in NYC at Black Rock in their SEC reporting division. Made great money but he hated it! Immediately switched gears to environmental science on his return.
Thank you for this advice. Haven’t joined yet but definitely will. It was helpful to hear about your daughter’s co-op search experience. I’m glad that it worked out so well.
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I love these anecdotes – the eureka moments are priceless.
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Does anyone know if the coops specifically at medical/research institutions in the Boston area (or nationally) are paying? I have heard that most, but not ALL coops include a salary. I am sure if they do pay, it would lower than financial or high tech institutions but at least it would be some amount. Paying for an NEU education is not going to be cheap, but I like the idea that coops can be essentially break-even propositions (i.e., cover housing & food for the 6-month period) and not contribute further to the overall cost of my daughter attending.
All or virtually all health care coops are paid. The only unpaid coops are some in CAMD and CSSH although most of those coops are paid.
Another coop question: if one does a Boston-based coop and wants to live on campus, how does NEU handle this? For example, if your coop runs July-December, can you obtain your on campus housing early (prior to start of fall semester)? Similarly for Jan-June coops, can one just stay in their dorm beyond the end of the spring semester? Is there a separate pricing menu for these options, and can you use the meal plan?
Thanks in advance for all the great information this forum has provided.
You can absolutely stay in on-campus housing during a Boston co-op. If you are on-campus housing with a kitchen, you don’t have to purchase a meal-plan. But if you still want to purchase a meal plan, you can.
There’s a housing lottery every spring that determines assignments. Students who are applying for co-ops may apply for on-campus housing even when they haven’t secured a co-op and have no clue about the location of their workplace. You can absolutely cancel housing (beyond the housing deadline) if your co-op is a certain distance away…I believe 20 miles away (gotta look up the actual language). This way, you have housing no matter what.
Third years have the option to go off-campus. A popular NU affiliated leased property for upperclassmen called Lightview even has a clause that allows tenants to get out of leases if their co-op is a certain distance away from campus. Of course, students may rent apartments not affiliated with NU.
As for staying in the same on-campus housing assignment for more than a year, this is usually not accommodated. **the exception is if you are in on-campus housing in the spring and want to stay there while you complete your co-op. If your dorm is designated as summer housing (not all dorms are used in the summer) you may be able to stay there until the end of the summer 1 term.
Housing prices are online, singles and newer dorms/apartments tend to be the most expensive.
I know this sounds confusing, but NU has a system with all these kids going in and out…and it works!
Sorry if this question was answered already. How many co-ops are you required to do? Thanks.
From their website:
Co-op is not required, although it is highly encouraged. Almost all students participate in co-op, with undergraduates typically completing two or three during their time at Northeastern. Co-op placements are full-time positions with compensation and are available domestically and globally.
Thanks for the quick reply!
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While coop is not required there is a requirement for some form of
“experiential learning”.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Website
Experiential learning is critical to Northeastern’s education model. It offers the opportunity for a rich and meaningful education, providing students with experiences that add depth to their classroom studies and enable them to explore and transform their lives. Experiential learning is tightly integrated with our course curriculum and is supported by advising in the majors as well as advising in the experiential learning group.
The primary ways in which the experiential learning requirement may be satisfied are:
Cooperative education
Research or creative activity
Service-learning
Global experience
Only one learning experience outside the classroom is required for NUpath. However, students have many additional opportunities for further experiential learning.
Integration of coursework and experiential learning occurs throughout the major curriculum as well as in the required capstone course."
http://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/university-academics/experiential-learning/
Does anyone happen to know if students have started getting accepted off of the waitlist yet? Just curious if there has been any movement that anyone has heard of. I am guessing not much will happen prior to the April 1 school decisions coming out but I was just wondering. Thanks!
Much too soon to see waitlist movement. Towards mid April they will see the number of students committing and compare that to expectations. Late April would be the earliest waitlist movement.
I was on a tour for admitted students last week and was told by a student guide who is a current senior that 2 semesters of experiential learning are required for graduation. Co-ops/ internships are the typical way that students meet this requirement. I was told that during the co-op/internship semester you do not pay tuition or housing unless you continue to live on campus. You can go anywhere for co-op/internship that you want, including abroad. Students get an academic counselor and a co-op counselor who prepares you for co-op placement in your area of interest. They have an extensive list of available co-ops/internships and they do interview preparation etc… Sounded really amazing!
6 months is required. It usually involves a semester and half a summer: January to June or July to December.
How did you get a tour? My son was admitted and the website states that there are no in person visits, only virtual visits. The website says that in person visits begin in May (after decision date).
Thanks for the clarification. I tried to absorb all the info during the 30 minute tour. I was impressed.
I received an email that said that tours were being offered for admitted students and had a link. Just now I was able to find this:
https://ugadmissions.northeastern.edu/visitorcenter/CampusVisitRegStep2.asp
We had a private tour, just my parents and I with a tour guide so we were able to ask individualized questions, it was great!
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