Some Questions Regarding Northeastern's Ranking

<p>There’s a decent population of californians here and for the most part they seem to like it, but it’s definitely a big life change. As a westerner (not a californian, just a neighbor and with lots of CA ties), I’ll say that the weather here sucks and so does the mexican food… it’s a bit of a culture shock at first, but I think the big move it is worth it for cool cities and the chance to do something different.</p>

<p>I have a lot of friends at UCLA and am happy to not be dealing with the economic issues in the UC system right now… but the people I know there are working around it and are still happy to be there. And of course, USC is a great school, and both of them will always have more name-recognition out west than NEU will.</p>