Northeastern University Top Questions

Middle-class white kids from New England (and Jersey and New York). Girls wearing Uggz, a North Face fleece, leggings, and an overdone tan. Red Sox gear is rampant.

Lots of nonconformists, democrats, and international students.

People think Northeastern students are big time party-ers and that we aren't as academically inclined as the other top schools in boston.

plenty of americans, and very nice people, a very cozy campus.

People believe that Northeastern students attend this school because they were denied admission to "better" schools: Boston College, Boston University, or other "top-notch" schools. Also, people believe Northeastern University is a safety school and lacks academic clout.

Not a very diverse student body, a fair amount of preppy students. Also, some older people in their 40s and 50s who went to college in the 70s and 80s think NU is a crappy school.

The Co-op program is very strong, it helps a lot with the future. Northeastern students are all engineers.

I've heard some kids from other Boston colleges say that Northeastern is a party school and that the students aren't as smart as those from other schools.

I don't know!

Northeastern is by no means cheap to attend, and therefore a lot of the students are seen as rich and spoiled. The fact that people dress very nice seem to strengthen that stereotype.