<p>Is Northeastern a good school for a student who:
is considering graduate/medical school
likes a moderately intellectual environment
wants financial aid</p>
<p>From what I see, the main reason people are appying to NEU is for the co-op opportunity to get into the “real world” work force.
I also heard that if you don’t like to discuss baseball games all the time then you shouldn’t apply.
Plus, I heard the financial aid is horrible.</p>
<p>just looking for someone to tell me all these aren’t exactly true. </p>
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<li>I also heard that NEU is only good for business students.</li>
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<p>I have no idea who you are talking to. The financial aid has not been horrible at all in my son’s case (he is a freshman there). He is not a business major. He is a criminal justice major and NEU is one of the best schools around for that major. He doesn’t discuss baseball games all the time and neither do his friends. They are a pretty varied group just the same as it is at any good sized school. I have seen a full range of types there: jocks, preppy kids, emo kids, kids from all over the country, international students, etc. Why don’t you go visit the school and check it out for yourself?</p>
<p>Northeastern is good for more than just business students. I currently go to Northeastern and I have no idea why people would say that if you don’t like to discuss baseball you shouldn’t apply. It is in Boston and there are some redsox fans but I don’t pay attention to baseball at all and don’t really notice it.</p>
<p>I think if you don’t like to discuss baseball games you shouldn’t go to school in Boston! NEU is not too far from Fenway, but BU is actually closer.</p>
<p>You definitely don’t have to talk/like baseball. I love baseball myself but have found myself not talking about it 24/7, but that’s just me, I’m not too fanatical. Although I can’t gurantee you won’t occassionally hear people yelling when playoff games are on tv.</p>
<p>It is a good place for grad/med school if you’re looking to pad your resume. But if you want to get there asap & 5 years of undergrad studies is too much, Northeastern may not be for you. Afterall, NEU is expensive too and you’ll need to save some $$$ for grad/med school.</p>
<p>It isn’t the most intellectual environment, to be honest. But you can definitely find some people who are more cosmopolitan.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman at Northeastern and I don’t know the first thing about sports. </p>
<p>There are a lot of students at NEU that work hard in hopes of pursuing graduate/law/med school in the future. I myself am a pharmacy major and hope to advance to medical school later. Additionally, many of the recitation leaders are current grad students at NEU, so they are a great resource to consult.</p>
<p>I came from a high school where I was always at the top of my class. NEU is definitely a change of pace; there are students that work harder than I do and students that don’t work as hard. I can’t say that all of my classes are exactly intellectually stimulating, but it’s important to note that I took a few intro/101 classes. I’m appreciating the good grades/gpa boost and bracing myself for the hard courses that are to come in the future.</p>
<p>Lastly, I don’t think I’ve heard very many people complain about the financial packages they received. I received a generous merit scholarship and many of my friends received a lot of merit scholarships, grants, and loans.</p>
<p>thanks for your information!
there were just so many students at my school only applying to get a co-op and some said there was no fin-aid and that it was all about baseball.</p>
<p>thanks for clearing it up for me. I appreciate 'cause I’m indifferent to baseball myself lol
:)</p>