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Northeastern University - Extracurricular Activities Ratings
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Breakdown of “Extracurricular Activities” at NU By Gender  | | Male | B+ | | Female | B+ |
| By Major | | Accounting | C+ | | Architecture | C- | | Art & Design Department | A- | | Biology | B+ | | Business - Management and Administration | B+ | | Civil Engineering | B+ | | Communications | B+ | | Computer Engineering | A | | Computer Science | B+ | | Criminal | A+ | | Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc | A+ | | Economics | A- | | Education | A | | Electrical Engineering | B+ | | Engineering Department | C+ | | English | B- | | Finance | B+ | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B | | Industrial Operations Engineering | B | | Journalism | A- | | Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A | | Linguistics | A | | Math | B- | | Mechanical Engineering | B+ | | Music - Composition/Theory | F | | Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | B+ | | Nursing | A | | Other | B+ | | Pharmacy | A- | | Philosophy | B- | | Physical Therapy/Exercise Science | B- | | Political Science | A- | | PreLaw and Legal | B | | PreMed and Medical | B+ | | Psychology | A- | | Social Work | B+ | | Sociology | A+ | | Undecided | B |
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Against similar schools Extracurricular Activities compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Extracurricular Activities | “... Students were doing just enough to get by, and though I was involved in some extracurriculars I never found the type of people I wanted to be fr...” |
| “... However, if you want a typical college experience with frats, football games, sports, school spirit, and friendliness, do not come here ...” |
| “... ; Bob Davis, founder of Lycos; Thomas Finneran Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; Roderick Ireland, Associate Justice of the M...” |
| “... There are so many things to do in terms of cultural activities (access to museums, historic sites, concerts, theater, etc ...” |
| “... If sports aren't your thing, Greek life is an option, as are a plethora of intramurals ...” |
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There's plenty of extracurriculars available ...” |
| “... Boston is a great city, and this year the sports teams are doing great ...” |
| “... Now if we could only have some good sports teams to root for besides hockey ...” |
| “... If you want a smaller college where you'll know everyone, or a sports-oriented school with a strong greek presence - I'd recommend looking elsewh...” |
| “... Also, Northeastern has a lackluster sports program ...” |
| “... A great mix of school work and out of school activities ...” |
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Some of the more popular activities include: going to sporting events (Northeastern hockey games (versus BU, BC, and Harvard), Boston Red Sox, ...” |
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Cons:
It's expensive (but there is a fair amount of aid available), and the sports teams aren't that good except for basketball) ...” |
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“... Sports Teams:
B-ball is good but the rest of the teams need some serious improvement ...” |
| “... Here, you have to be involved in activities/anything to be qualified as actually doing something ...” |
| “... If you want a large cheering student body at sports events this place is not for you ...” |
| “... Supporting all division one teams on campus does not mean sports are big here ...” |
| “... You need to stand in the middle of the quad, breathe in the air around you, observe the students or activities going on, and then ask yourself, "...” |
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