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<p>I don’t know much about business classes. I’ve met some kids here who have gotten incredible business co-ops and post-graduation jobs, and who have gotten into top MBA programs… I assume these kids have to be smart/good at what they do/ambitious since they’ve been successful as ugrad business majors, and I’d assume that people like this want to be in a good program with good professors. So based on that, and the fact that most business majors I’ve met are reasonably happy here, I imagine the courses you’ll take will be well taught and will prepare you well for the field.</p>
<p>In general, like most schools, most of the classes are well taught and enjoyable. You’ll probably have more “yeah sure, that’s a good class” than “Wow, that was awesome, this course changed my life” or “that was AWFUL”. There will always be a variety.</p>
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<p>Northeastern is “off” a few times a year-- thanksgiving, winter break (about 3-4 weeks), spring break, a break between semester and Summer I (late april-early may), a break between summer I and II (late june-july), break between summer II and fall (late august). If I want, I usually go home or travel during “intersession” breaks between semester/summer sessions. If you live close there are also a few 3 day weekends during semester, and summer classes are only 4 days/wk so you always have 3 day weekends while in summer session.</p>
<p>So, it’s not like we can’t find time for going home/vacations. You’ll have plenty of breaks to do things outside of co-op and class, all of us find ways to fit in cool things. People who love to travel can do it between semesters, or co-op abroad, or study abroad. People who want to spend summers at the beach can do it while on co-op or during the 3 day weekends of summer classes (which run mon-thurs, so you have Fridays off). People who want to go home frequently can do it. Lucky for us we get to do all those things, and “having a badass internship” (which most college kids hope to get, regardless of school) is just handed to us as part of the package.</p>