<p>First of all, there is no better place to be a scientist than boston. We have Harvard med, Tufts med, BU med, MIT research, and the biotech industry in cambridge. That means tons and tons of opportunities… and almost all of these places employ NU co-op students, so we really get lucky. </p>
<p>Within the school, I think the science departments are pretty strong… except maybe for physics. NU offers majors in Bio, chem, biochem, behavioral neuroscience, physics, and health science. Plus all the engineering majors (which I stay the hell away from… Calc II was enough math for me, thanks). </p>
<p>Overall I’ve been really happy with science here. Awesome courses available, mostly good professors (but a handful of awful ones too), and really good opportunities. Plus there’s a decent community, you’ll meet a lot of people in your major and there’s lots of study group/library hanging out, etc. </p>
<p>Co-op for science can be really good, but some people get unlucky. Like I mentioned, there is SO much science going on here that you’ll never run out of opportunities. Definitely can’t go wrong when you have a Harvard affiliated hospital or a major cambridge biotech on your resume. I landed an awesome job (cell/molecular biology research) that I really love. The trick is to know what your interests are and have work experience before you apply for co-op. A solid resume going out to jobs that you’re really excited about, and you’ll be fine. </p>
<p>I also feel prepared for whatever the hell I decide to do next (which is sooner than I want to think about). I still have no clue where I’ll be in a few years, but I have a good enough resume to land a good biotech or research job after graduation (albeit temporary–a bachelor’s in science gets you $0), a competitive application for grad school (less so for med school, but that’s my own fault), and I’ll probably do well on GRE or MCAT (more related to individual effort than education, though).</p>