Northeastern University Top Questions

People tend to think we're apathetic rich white kids at Northeastern - and to a large extent, that's fairly accurate. Lots of young professionals and career oriented people who are here to get a degree, but on the other hand it's a huge school and clubs, dorms, and gen eds let you meet people outside that stereotype.

Northeastern is a very diverse school with international students, jocks, hipsters, artists… we have it all… we aren’t very school spirited unfortunately. Our best sports team is hockey. Most people know Northeastern for our co-op, or internship program, making us a 5 year school. We are definitely a party school. Work hard, but play harder… There is a stereotype that Boston is the worst dressed city (not necessarily solely Northeastern) because of girls wearing Uggs and sweatpants all the time. This is very true, but definitely does not define our college stereotype.

There's always a few different 'stereotypes' you'll come accross. We're not a big school into 'jocks' or 'athlete' stereotypes, but you will see your fair amount of ditzy sorority girls and there's most definitely a northface/leggings/uggs ensemble presence. We are a very diverse group of people though so it's hard to make categories like that. We can be typical college students in terms of partying, getting drunk and going out every weekend, but then again we can be active citizens, putting on awareness programs, protesting, and fighting for what we believe in.

mix of everthing. frats are not so big. girls wear north face and leggings.

Northeastern generally has an extremely diverse student population, one of the best things about it is the lack of defined "cliques". Most students (myself included), have a large and diverse group of friends. Greek life is growing exponentially on campus, and recently 3 very prestigious national Fraternities have been chartered here; Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, and The Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity for Women. The student body here is one of the most diverse of any large major college, and any person will be able to find a large group of people that they share interests with.

It's tough to say because I haven't really heard any stereotypes about Northeastern students. I guess people might think the student body is mostly kids from the Northeast. I think a lot of people from the Northeast do come here but there is a pretty good mix of people from around the country. We also seem to have a HUGE international population that is very actively involved in student life. We kind of have a stereotype of being rowdy during big celebrations such as word series, super-bowl, presidential elections, etc. and i'll have to admit that's pretty accurate. We do love a good mass exodus to the street and have been known to jump in the reflecting pool at the Christian Science Center down the street. But of course it's all in good fun and is never in destructive manner.

Northeastern is the school students choose because there are no stereotypes. Everyone fits in. So I guess you could say the stereotype is that if you can't find a school where you'll fit in, you will definitely fit in at Northeastern. I consider myself a hard working student who came from a small, all girls, catholic school. One of my two best friends is a smart, jock who played hockey in prep school for a year before coming to Northeastern. My other close friend was your typical prep straight out of a public school. Everyone on campus is a little different, which makes Northeastern a unique school. Everyone is embraced and encouraged to do their own thing, which is definitely an accurate stereotype!

The people at Northeastern are typically those who where close to the top of their classes and pretty involved in high school. When applying to college they went for big name, top universities, but where either denied or chose Northeastern for the benefits it provided them later in life. This stereotype is accurate to an extent, but in very recent years is changing rapidly. Northeastern provides an education that is filled with real world experience and ultimately places students who graduate in jobs. Northeastern students are grounded in the real world and want to succeed at high levels in life.

The people at Northeastern are typically those who where close to the top of their classes and pretty involved in high school. When applying to college they went for big name, top universities, but where either denied or chose Northeastern for the benefits it provided them later in life.