Northeastern University Top Questions

Anyone who wants a good education, and is willing to work for it. Here we have Co-op, which really helps the learning process by putting students in the real world and applying their education. If you're ready to learn, go here.

Some one who does not like the city or big classes.

This is not the kind of university that is equipped to coddle an undergraduate student. While help and assistance is available, a student has to not only know he/she needs it, but also know how to stand up and ask for it. While Northeastern is a great resource for quiet students who want to push their boundaries and force themselves to become a little bit more outgoing, those who are more likely to allow themselves to float awash in the sea that is the student body, would, unfortunately, drown.

Northeastern University is fairly large at 14,000 undergraduate students. If a student wants a smaller university or doesn't want to live in a big city, Northeastern is probably not a good fit. Also, Northeastern puts a lot of emphasis on its 5 year, cooperative education program. So, a student who is in a major that might not need internship or work experience and wants to graduate in four years might be discouraged by the large emphasis on the cooperative education program, even though it is not required.

The type of person that should not attend this school is a person who is not goal-oriented. This school has unlimited resources to build some of the strongest resumes after college. However, if you have no motivation, no determination, you will not take full advantage of participating in what this college has to offer you. It would be a waste of this person's time and money as well as taking the opportunity away from a student who was next on the list for admissions. Northeastern University is a great place for anyone who wants to be here.

People who want just the basic four year school should not go to Northeastern. Even though they offer a four year program without a co-op, the main idea about Northeastern is to have a co-op(s) so that their students have already begun to build their resumes before they graduate.

An introverted person shouldn't attend Northeastern. This university's population could be overwhelming for anyone who is shy or subdued. Also, someone who has no commitment to schoolwork should search for another school. Northeastern prides itself on its academically challenging curricula and its students are willing and able to uphold above average grades.

A person that is serious about research.

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Someone who wants a small, close knit community that tailgates for every sporting event. NU is a large campus with plenty of ways to get involved, but its location in the heart of Boston makes its campus interchangable with the city.