Northeastern University Top Questions

I wish I had known that the tuition is susceptible to increase by an average of $1000 per semester every year.

I wish I knew more about the opportunities to Co-op and study abroad. I would have taken greater advantage of those opportunities to expand my experiences. The support network for engaging in such opportunities is ever present if you take the time to go find the resources.

I wish I had known how truly expensive it is. Even with financial aid, it is sometimes still a struggle to find the money to pay for everything.

I was undecided for the first year and when I finally settled on a major I wished I had gone to another school. I chose anthropology, a major the school wanted to rid of completely only a couple years earlier. The department was small, classes were limited, and I wasn't able to develop strong relationships with professors in my department. Perhaps more importantly though, I wish I had known how little financial aid I would end up receiving. Having just graduated $100,000 in debt, it's hard to think it was worth it.

Financial aid is virtually useless, so make sure you know how and where to find as much funding as possible. Since the school is structured around an internship program, meeting people can be difficult especially if you are a transfer student. There is academic counseling, but advisors do not seek you out, if you want to keep on top of your grades and credits you have to do it yourself. There are a lot of opportunities here, but you have to do all the leg work yourself. The key here is be proactive, proactive, proactive.

There is not much that I wished I had known. I had done my research well and had gotten to know the school well before I made my choice.

It is very career oriented. Boston is coldd.

I wish I had known how hard it is to get scholarships and financial aid. The debt you accumulate is incredible.

I wish to have more information about the off-campus housing prices.

Switching majors in different colleges is difficult.