Northeastern v. William & Mary

PengsPhils
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 03:26:22 +0000

@soccerguy315‌

I don’t think anyone is arguing that. I think the argument is that co-ops lead to more assurance of having a job lined up, and if that is the primary reason you are attending school, co-op is a great advantage. It isn’t required, but that level of advantage is pretty significant in the current job market.

The reason co-op’s are becoming more and more important is because 15 years ago, significantly fewer people went to college, and your leg up was your degree. Now, a degree isn’t always enough. It’s a reality that the current college generation is facing, and many to follow will as education increases (a good thing for society, it just means more competition in the job market).

This is also causing a clear split in the college search process: those focused towards academia and those focused professionally. The objectives of colleges/universities are changing.

I think that is the difference in this decision: More professionally focused, go NEU. More academically, go W&M. If you read most of the replies, that’s how they read. Both are amazing schools, but they are now aimed at two different types of students. It depends on which type OP consideres themselves closest to.