Northeastern v. William & Mary

redpoodles
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 05:39:57 +0000

“just being thrown into the deep end with just her diploma to keep her afloat.” That’s being very overdramatic, don’t you think? Will she never get a summer job? Will she do no networking or resume building at W&M? Is it impossible to obtain a co-op from William and Mary? NO, IT IS NOT. NEU does not have a monopoly on co-ops, however much it wants you to think it does have one.

At NEU she’ll be “thrown into the deep” via co-op a little sooner, but she won’t actually get settled somewhere for the long haul until a year or two after 2019. At W&M she’ll graduate in 2019 and get a job, like thousands of other college graduates all over the country. By about age 24 or so, their experience will even out. A co-op at 19 or 20 will not put you way ahead of someone working at 22 or 23 full time in a job they were hired to stay in.

If I were you I’d guide her toward W&M, if only to stay in the area, closer to home, with the support that offers, and a the opportunities that come with that–perhaps eventually a permanent job in VA or DC where you could see her easily. Plus, W&M is just plain a better school. Sorry, but it is.

Now, if she really likes the idea of alternating school with work life, NEU might be a great place for her. But she can also do that at William and Mary. They do let you take a semester/year off, you know.