<p>4) As Emily said, most are from around here. Being from Florida I can say that a lot of people joked about me last year (although most were because the Rays were doing so well that people were bitter). But now not only do I feel completely like I live in Boston, I’m only going to be in Florida for three weeks this entire year because of co-op and breaks. I feel like once you are here for a while, it doesn’t matter at all. </p>
<p>Example: Everyone, whether from San Diego or Medford, is annoyed at the 60-degrees-then-snowing weather in New England right now. Boston’s insane weather bonds people. :)</p>
<p>7) Northeastern is very casual, but very determined. Obviously people will have different experiences, but I’ve found it to be perfect for me. On one hand no one cares about how many clubs you go to or what your gpa is or what clothes you wear (although Ugg boots are common). On the other hand, even if people don’t know what they want to do with their lives, they are very serious about doing well. Co-op is huge (obviously) so people are very determined to get good jobs. Northeastern is expensive, so at least half my friends would much rather work Saturday night and make 60 dollars at a part-time job than go out-- because they need the money. NEU is really fun and everything, don’t get me wrong. But for instance my friends at other schools smoke with no qualms because they have ages before they have to worry about employer drug testing. Whereas my friends here will flip out if you try to get them to smoke (or do any drugs at all) anywhere near co-op interview time. </p>
<p>Freshman year is like any other school. It’s really fun and people wear sweat pants to the dining hall. I loved it. But for the most part I feel like because of co-op, Northeastern students tend to take their futures more seriously than a lot of my friends at other schools. They tend to know what they want to do, where they want to work, what they want to study for grad school, and/or how much money they want to make. (Sorry if this is totally not what you were asking)</p>