Northeastern vs U of Rochester?

weenie
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:43:41 +0000

Oh boy that’s a hard one. Do you like the co-op program at Northeastern? Because that may be a make or break issue - it’s pretty intense, and it is really what they are all about. I don’t know anything about the pre-med program at Northeastern. Maybe you should be sure to check out where their graduates get into med school, at what rates, and how does the co-op program dovetail into pre-med. (Call and ask! They must have a pre-med adviser of some sort.)

Don’t forget the cost is greater than it appears, because at Northeastern you should be able to earn pretty good money on the co-ops. Not only that, but your employment opportunities might be much better than what you might otherwise snag over the summers.

At U of R you will be in with about a million other pre-meds. At moments it will feel like the entire school is premed. Will that drive you nuts? Also, I think it has a less diverse student body than Northeastern. U of R will be heavy on NYC/Long Island/NJ kids, Northeastern will be moderately heavy on Boston, but I think beyond that will have more of a mix. (And, I suspect, a greater economic mix.)

Of course the locations are absolutely incomparable. Northeastern’s just can not be beat.

Good luck! Hard decision!