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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Seemingly out of nowhere, Northeastern University has transformed itself from a small commuter school to one of Boston's premier colleges. Given its recent dramatic increase in reputation, I thought the atmosphere here would mainly be focused on academics. It is most definitely not. The teachers are great (and focus on comprehension rather than memorization), the administration (especially President Aoun) is both progressive and realistic, and the students are mostly intelligent, chill and, best of all, varied. I've only been here for a few months, but I can tell that for the next 4 1/2 years I will grow into a very mature, smart, successful adult. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Scholastic Success: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 05 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2014    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62022&uid=592'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Electrical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I wanna go back to Northeastern to complete my MBA. It is the best school I've ever been to and would never replace it for any other school. Education Quality: A+, Perceived Campus Safety: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 28 2009 5th Year Male -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=61824&uid=592'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Before looking into coming to Northeastern, ask yourself two questions. Do I A. want to party every night, tailgate at athletic events, live in a frat or sorority house, live in an suburban area and get strait A?s easily OR B. do I want to work hard, party on weekends (in apartments), attend awesome hockey games, live in an urban setting, be challenged and walk out of college with a stacked resume? If you chose A then Northeastern is not for you. However, if you chose B then Northeastern is most certainly for you. When choosing a school I was torn between those very two questions I just asked you. Did I want to party every week, attend football games, join a sorority and experience a college life that you see in a lot of movies? Yes, absolutely, however, looking back on my college career I am happy I went with the exact opposite decision. Northeastern gave me opportunities that I never imagined. Not only do you get to go to college an extra year longer than your friends that go to other schools, but you leave Northeastern with awareness and experience of the real world. After growing up around the Boston area and then going to school in the city, in my junior year, I decided I wanted to branch out and seriously get out of Boston. I decided to get more involved. I signed up for Alternative spring break, where I went down South with other NU students to volunteer, then I decided to do a summer dialogue (which is a summer semester 5 weeks abroad with one or two professors) then I came back from studying abroad to go to New York City and complete a 6- month co-op (internship). When my co-op is over, I will be going abroad for the spring and coming back for a summer semester of classes only to leave again hopefully to California for another co-op in the fall. All my friends will be graduating this year, and I luckily still get the chance to experience other places while building my resume and still be a student at Northeastern. This is a truly valuable school. If you are serious about doing well here, then people will help. Some other comments stated that the faculty did not care and this school sucked. Those people clearly do not belong at Northeastern anyways. Northeastern students work hard and do not expect everything to be spoon-fed. If you show professors you care then they will go the extra mile for you. Pros: Awesome hockey team, beautiful campus, huge gym, co-op, diversity, clubs and organizations of every kind (One I especially like is the ski club, $40 every weekend a bus takes you up to Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire ski resorts), you get to travel and live in other places while building your resume and getting college credit. Cons: Not so great football team, not a huge Greek Life, cold winters, cant have a car, Boston Bars close at 1:00 (not to mention if your not 21, your not getting in), Northeastern is near Mission Hill (shady area), you never have a summer off after your freshmen year, some professors are foreign and speak broken English (However, I think your going to get that anywhere you go). This is an excellent school so do not let anyone tell you differently. It is all about preference so you should decided if you are a career gal/guy OR party gal/guy. If you want a career and guaranteed experience then Northeastern is for you! Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 21 2009 3rd Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=61633&uid=592'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright Northeastern is one of the fastest rising universities in the country. The administration has spent more than half a billion dollars on the physical plant (new dorms with amazing views of Boston, and state of the art academic, research, and recreation facilities). The school is also in the process of beefing up academics by adding 150 tenure track faculty and expanding course offerings (esp. in the liberal arts). Getting in is getting increasingly more difficult. The acceptance rate now is in the 30% range and the average SAT is approaching 1300. Oh, and did I mention that Northeastern has the top internship program in the country. NU students get jobs at Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and a host of Fortune 500 Companies. The rankings have yet to catch up to all the major improvements, but look for a big jump in the next couple of years. My degree becomes more valuable every day. Now if we could only have some good sports teams to root for besides hockey .... Surrounding City: A+, Education Quality: A- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 08 2009 4th Year Male -- Class 1997    Forward  Blog it! 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