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I love the enormous amount of resources we have for research, it's one of the most important things in a school imo. There isn't really anything I would change, Northeastern has a great mixture of freedom and structure. It's just the right size; you don't get overwhelmed but you don't have to see someone you don't like if you don't want to. People are generally very impressed when I tell them I go to Northeastern, which is funny because I am pretty sure a few years ago most of them didn't know about Northeastern. I spend my time in the library or at one of the many great food places on campus. I'm vegan and my boyfriend east meat and we both have a great time eating food here. Um, it's in the middle of Boston which is really great, you can see a movie or a show if you want to on pretty much any given night. The administration is in general very helpful, sure sometimes you'll get a weird random hold on your account but a call to the administration usually clears that up. Idk what school controversy REALLY has been an issue, i'm pretty sure that the smoking and non smoking debate was pretty big. There IS school pride but the thing is there is so much coming and going on and off co-op, international studying etc that it's like an 'airport school" i guess. Which i personally love. The unusual is just that I guess. I'll always remember entering snell library, which is open 24 hours a day, and thinking that this was heaven. Frequent student complaints include "why did you spend all that money on a new welcome center when it could have been used on things we actually needed."

Northeastern University is a wealth of resources that are readily available. There is plenty of academic assistance, as well as professional training built into the curriculum. Some of the greatest minds in the world speak and teach at Northeastern, and a life changing opportunity is just one introduction away at all times. Plan on spending a lot of time on campus, because that's where you'll find groups and associations that will add to your resume, meet people who will become friends and even co-founders of your next venture, and have experiences that are truly once in a lifetime. Before I even graduated from Northeastern, my resume was greeted with positive reactions not only because I attend a well respected university, but because I had over 3 years industry experience through co-op internships and working part time during school.

The best thing about this school is the co-op program. It gives you the opportunity to get real world experiences and makes you so much more prepared post-grad. The school is very large and can be overwhelming sometimes, but you just have to make a little extra effort to carve out your own niche and get involved with groups on campus. The school is in Boston, which is great because it is a city, and also a college town in itself - you find so many different schools here so its fun to interact with others. People are proud of the school and will tell you its better than Northwestern (which we often get confused with!)

Overall, I like the school. We have a large student body that is varied, but small enough individual majors that you tend to know people you go to class with. When people hear it they either don't know of it, or think it's good. Boston is a great town to live in, and there's plenty to do that is easily accessible.

If you are not an extremely excellent student who can be admitted by Harvard or MIT, Northeastern is a perfect choice. Northeastern is developing very fast in these years, so Northeastern has a great perspective. Northeastern is located neat downtown Boston. There are great amount of activities that students can participate in. Living and studying are both very convenient at Northeastern. Orange and Green line can take you to everywhere in Boston. I go to Snell Library a lot. The facilities there are very helpful. You can find any resource as you want.

Northeastern was not my first choice of school - I'm someone who's really into the liberal arts, and I believe education shouldn't be the way to a job, but a way to better understand the world while developing reasoning and evaluatory skills. Northeastern's huge focus on co-op didn't mesh with my vision as an Anthropology major. But now that I'm here, I'm kind of glad I ended up here after all. The classes I've taken so far have been excellent, with professors who earnestly want to be in the classroom that are able to really motivate the students. But the best part of Northeastern is the location. Boston is just a really great place to go to school - the city isn't gigantic and impossible to navigate, but it's big enough that there's always too much to do. All my favorite bands come to play in the area, and even on campus there's a million events each day, and I'm part of tons of student groups with people who are really involved. There's a lot of focus on co-op, but my friends in the liberal arts don't look at co-op as a way to make money - they look at it as a way to learn, which is really important to me, and the great thing is the professors work really hard to make interesting co-ops available that also pay.

Northeastern is awesome! It is a 5 year college because we work on co-op. During this time we are not in classes and most people are getting paid working full time in the field of their major. It gives us an edge up on work experience, our resume, interviewing skills, and our career in general. Many students get hired full time right after graduation because of co-op. The city of Boston is great as well. I love that Northeastern still has a campus feel when we are right in the city of Boston (way better than BU’s campus!). I wish that the class sizes were smaller. I am in a lot of large science lectures so it was hard to get to know my professors, especially to get recommendations for graduate school. Some of the professors are just in it for the grant money since we are a large research institution. I wish the administration would weed out poor professors because there are certainly a ton of them. I wish we also had more school pride. Homecoming and sports events are definitely not as big at our school compared to most other colleges.The biggest complains by students nowadays is the tuition increase, especially since the university is flaunting our presidents increased salary, now topping over $1 million… I am not sure that Northeastern is budgeting their money properly. Although I am not really sure how funding works, it seems that a lot of things being done at our university are unnecessary. Getting updated class rooms and legitimate professors I think are a lot more important than random architecture around our campus…

the best thing about the school is the co-op program. you get paid to gain experience in your field to add to your resume so you can apply to jobs that are not entry level upon graduation. its a good size. i like that it is in the city but there is still a campus. there are tons of students in boston.

Overall, the atmosphere and experience at Northeastern is excellent. Boston is an amazing college town, most of the professors are extremely smart and dedicated, and the physical campus is beyond gorgeous. The only really common gripes about NU are fairly standard for large private schools: Financial aide receives complaints, as well as the administrative faculty in general. The issues with these offices are fairly standard and minor, having to do mostly with response timeless and such. I have many friends at other similar schools, and everyone from Boston University to U. Souther California as the same financial aide and admin complaints. It is the price of admission for a school of this size and scope. Life at Northeastern has generally been fantastic, and there is virtually nothing I would seriously change. In a perfect world, the greek system would be bigger (and have houses), but this is a symptom of boston housing policy more than anything else. I have loved every second of my time at Northeastern, and would recommend it to anyone.

Overall, the atmosphere and experience at Northeastern is excellent. Boston is an amazing college town, most of the professors are extremely smart and dedicated, and the physical campus is beyond gorgeous. The only really common gripes about NU are fairly standard for large private schools: Financial aide receives complaints, as well as the administrative faculty in general. The issues with these offices are fairly standard and minor, having to do mostly with response timeless and such. I have many friends at other similar schools, and everyone from Boston University to U. Souther California as the same financial aide and admin complaints. It is the price of admission for a school of this size and scope. Life at Northeastern has generally been fantastic, and there is virtually nothing I would seriously change. In a perfect world, the greek system would be bigger (and have houses), but this is a symptom of boston housing policy more than anything else. I have loved every second of my time at Northeastern, and would recommend it to anyone.