Northeastern University Top Questions

Rich prissy kids that are at school for fun, not to learn.

The diversity of the student body and the Co-op

Amongst local schools that are historically high in the rankings, people often think that the academics at NU are less distinguished. Also, NU students get a bad rap for being unruly drunks, thanks to the World Series and Super Bowl riots.

That they are inconsiderate of the surrounding community; that their sports teams aren't any good

We are an apathetic campus.

It's a preppy rich-kid school. It doesn't have good academics. Everyone participates in the co-op program.

There's two different stereotypes - one from the local community and one from outsiders who only know NU by name. Locals (including my landlord, apparently) think NU students are huge party kids. Even the university itself reinforces this stereotype when it sends out dire messages via every possible channel of communication warning us not to do anything too stupid (especially wearing NU gear) during "riots" after sporting events. I'm sure residents of Mission Hill also think that every student at Northeastern is liable to vomit all over their lawn on any given Friday or Saturday night. Contrastly, there are definitely a lot of people who view NU (due in part to strong marketing by the school) as a place full of young professionals who happen to still be working on their education. The incorporation of co-op leads them to believe that we're more like grad students than undergrads.

Party a lot, rich kids,

working class, aggressive, stupid, white

That it is not a challenging school, that it isn't a real university or a good school.