Northeastern v. William & Mary

PengsPhils
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 04:56:04 +0000

You take classes in summer sessions after/before co-op. You can do 3 co-ops and graduate in 5 years, with 4 total years of classes/tuition just like any other college. You can also do 2 in 4 years, 1 in 4 years, and many other options. Like 3 in 4.5 years is possible if you have AP credit. It’s very flexible to what you choose, but the constant is 6 months of full time work on each co-op.

Positives:
6 months full time work vs summer internships or part time internships
Flexibility
Experience
Connections (50% of NEU grads get full time job offers from co-ops)
Co-op’s and professional development being built into the culture

Negatives:
No objective ones I can think of (feel free to add any)

Depends on Person (could be classified as either):
One summer home (freshman year)
Could spend a semester or two more in college

Basically, if the depends category items aren’t negatives for you, the co-op program is a big plus. If those two are negatives, then maybe it isn’t as good of a fit though the positives do still hold. So I think that co-op brings a lot to the table that most schools don’t. It’s not for all, but if you want to focus professionally while still getting a very good education, NEU is the place.