Why is Northeastern ranked so low in engineering?

Emily2007
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:21:45 +0000

I haven’t commented on this thread because in general, I think rankings are dumb.

Reputation is one thing, but no employer is going to look at a resume and think “hmm, well NEU isn’t ranked as high as X for engineering, so…” They care about your work experience and that you have references to vouch for you (I’ve heard that for engineering, GPA matters too). NEU has a good reputation among many engineering employers in boston. My engineering friends are doing just fine finding co-ops and jobs.

In my experience, it really is about the resume and not the school name. Get good grades, work really hard on co-op, establish good relationships with co-op employers, work on a strong resume throughout college, and you’re not going to have any problem finding jobs as a senior.