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I am a dual in Informational Sciences and Business and I have already had one of the best academic experiences here at Northeastern. I broke my arm in my first semester playing Rugby for Northeastern and was out a right-arm all semester. Not only where the professors accommodating, but they made it a point to help me out, tutor me, and make sure I wasn't falling behind. Even though my overall GPA wasn't what I hoped it to be by the end of that semester, I came out feeling that I leard more in those main courses than I did in any course in high school.

Psych 101 is probably the biggest class size with maybe 250 people in a lecture hall. Other than that most of my classes were about 50 people. English classes are smaller, and so were many advanced level classes. Math classes were around 30. Once again, you can have a relationship with your professor if you want to (and you don't even have to go to office hours). Just ask questions... or what I found best was asking questions AFTER class. So it was a little one on one time. You can become a face in a crowd for classes you want to ... but if you make an effort you can have a relationship with your professor. Also ask about research opportunities with the professor. I was very competitive in class, and I surrounded myself with others who were too. We did the all-nighters for our hard tests. I know many, though, who got good grades without doing all-nighters (I must remind you I'm premed/bio major). There are still others that were not competitive. There's a mix of everyone - surround yourself with what you are/want to be.

I am an engineer at Northeastern, and the only complaint I have to date about the university is the cost of tuition and its physics department. Where is the logic behind attending a class when you cannot understand what the professor is saying? Personally I find it embarassing that the university hires such incoherent individuals to attempt to convey knowledge to students. The physics department is abysmal, and is in serious need of a complete overhaul. Be prepared to have all of your homework online, that will be graded. In addition to that, NU does not offer classes that teach students proE and solidworks, two essential computer aided programs for engineers to know.

There are two types of classes. Your introduction classes with 80-532 people (our biggest classroom) and everything else. Professors know your name. You learn everyones name within your major. You can choose ow interactive your want your classes to be. And as I'm going through the motions I am seeing how many places I can take my degree and watching my schools reputation rise.

Yes in most of my classes, even the large ones, the professor knew my name but of course it won't happen if you don't make the effort to participate in class discussions Students pretend they are not competitive sometimes but the truth is that people study a lot and they party a lot as well I like the classes in general I just wish we had more choices for out art requirements and ethical requirements and stuff like that and I wish I had more practical classes in communication because most seam really theoretical

Professors are always mad chill. I'm pretty good friends with two of my professors. We hang out on lunch breaks and talk about rats or any other random stuff.

I was a dual major in Human Services and International Affairs with a Sociology minor. In human services, the professors are awesome. They are great teachers and really care about their students. With International Affairs, I would say the same. Although some professors I've had were pretty bad, the professors I've had within my 2 majors have been awesome.

When you're in a smaller class, the professor tends to get to know you better. I had taken a couple of French courses taught by Professor Dunand. She was excellent. The classes were small and you really got to know everyone in the class including the professor. I think one of my favorite classes was a theatre history class. I am not a theatre major by any means, but I do like history. It was a fun class. My least favorite class was my Business Statistics class. This is my own fault because I just couldn't get my brain to wrap around the problems and information. I've gotten better at studying over the past two years. I think I would do better in the class now then I did in freshman year. I think the amount of time that students study varies. I think more often then not that a lot of students leave their work and studying to the last minute. I know I did. I'm not proud of it but there's not other way for me to do it because I work well under pressure. Class participation is very common. Most professors will encourage participation. There are many clubs that students can join to exercise their intellect. You have political clubs, clubs geared toward your major, philanthropic clubs and social activist clubs. Here students gather to discuss their interests. I'm sure that there is a degree of competition among students but not a great deal. The atmosphere is easy and more laid back then it is competitive. Students tend to want to help each other then try to "one up" each other. The most unique class I've taken was my Theatre History class. It's the only theatre class I've taken here at Northeastern but it was very interesting. There were less boundaries in this class. I am currently an International Business Major with a concentration in International Affairs. The business program at NU requires you to complete TWO co ops before graduation and if you are in the international business program, you are REQUIRED to go abroad. When I first enrolled into the program, I wasn't aware that going abroad was required. But I stayed in the program and am now planning on going abroad in less then four months. I am extremely excited because it's a great opportunity. I do not spend much time with my professors outside of class. I will meet with one or two of them for office hours. I think NU's academic requirements are good. We have a set of core requirements that we have to take and this sets up a nice diverse foundation. Northeastern's curriculum is geared towards both getting a job and learning. The co op program is great. You get to learn if you like the working environment and what kind of jobs suit you better. It's a great experience.

The physics department is terrible. The math department is great. The college of engineering is great.

However, some teachers are not as great and you have to learn on your own, case of statistics and operation management. class participation is a big thing here, which is good and bad at the same, you have the same people who participate all the time, but you learned a lot about different ways of thinking and experiences.