Current experiences with BU or Northeastern

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Anonymous wrote:Tufts #36
BC #36
BU #42
NE #46

Which college you pick should depend entirely on major. Pre-med, Tufts. International relations/communications BU. CS/Engineering NE. Business BC.

Rankings from USNWR don't prove anything. Maybe in general they have some credence, but these three schools are clearly peers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Haha. This is entirely false.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Agree, though I’d put Tufts > BC = BU > NEU (which I think is also general consensus in the northeast) for Arts & Science, but could shift things around for Engineering. And if a kid is excited by co-ops vs summer internships then of course Northeastern is good for that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

In 1996

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern is a commuter school and BU is really just an over glorified private school that should be public. UMass better than both.

Maybe this used to be true but no longer. See the post about Syracuse's woes - its profile has gone down while BU's and NEU's have skyrocketed, and the latter schools' location has almost everything to do with that.

BU and Northeastern receive a massive Boston advantage. International undergraduate applicants alone are huge to both colleges. Northeastern also ihas a city-imposed cap on the number of freshman so scarcity drives up value.

If Syracuse was in Boston it would be thought of as the equivalent of BU, BC, NEU and Tufts.

But Syracuse ISN’T in Boston. It’s in…SYRACUSE, hence the name. Spare us all the whining.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Even Elaine Benes whined about having to attend Tufts. It’s a decent school, but what’s it got to make it anybody’s preferred destination? Weird name? Blah campus? Div 3 sports?

[Anonymous]

Back to the original question, our child graduated from Northeastern this year and is employed (started at Boston campus). Had a fantastic experience, including a dialog summer program abroad, one of their Co-ops abroad, didn't have any problem getting the classes they wanted/needed or anything else on campus. Lived off campus the last 2 years (Boston is $$$, shared apartment cost more than twice as much as siblings college apartment in the mid-west), graduated with no debt, in 4 years. Loves Boston, loved Northeastern. BU was their second choice 4 years ago, but liked that NEU had an actual campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't have student there now but just looked at them recently on a day trip to Boston. Not a fan of NEU - way too transactional. Really liked BU for what my kids is interested in. Also, I'm old-fashioned and like a school that has some requirements. For sure going to dissuade NEU and encourage BU. Loved BU campus and location. Didn't like NEU campus as much.

That's usually the opposite of people's reaction to BU's campus. It stretches along Comm Ave with interruptions from commercial businesses so you don't even have a campus feel. Northeastern has more of a campus feel with the way that their buildings are structured.

We live in NYC so BU has a campus feel to us. NEU's campus felt so haphazard.

I don’t live in NYC, but BU still feels like a campus to us. It’s just not a traditional campus that most people have in mind, which is why some people don’t like it. But for those who love the city, it’s a great campus.

Also, don’t just judge it from the main road. Walk between the buildings and explore. The brownstone houses, BU Beach, and the view of the Charles River from the top floors of CDS building and so much more to discover.

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Anonymous wrote:Back to the original question, our child graduated from Northeastern this year and is employed (started at Boston campus). Had a fantastic experience, including a dialog summer program abroad, one of their Co-ops abroad, didn't have any problem getting the classes they wanted/needed or anything else on campus. Lived off campus the last 2 years (Boston is $$$, shared apartment cost more than twice as much as siblings college apartment in the mid-west), graduated with no debt, in 4 years. Loves Boston, loved Northeastern. BU was their second choice 4 years ago, but liked that NEU had an actual campus.

How refreshing, thank you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Even Elaine Benes whined about having to attend Tufts. It’s a decent school, but what’s it got to make it anybody’s preferred destination? Weird name? Blah campus? Div 3 sports?

Happy, thriving students and graduates?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Even Elaine Benes whined about having to attend Tufts. It’s a decent school, but what’s it got to make it anybody’s preferred destination? Weird name? Blah campus? Div 3 sports?

Happy, thriving students and graduates?

As if the other three schools don't have that? Tufts is not meaningfully or measurably better than any of them.

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Tufts doesn't seem to be hurting for students who want to attend. Year after year they get record breaking applications.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Even Elaine Benes whined about having to attend Tufts. It’s a decent school, but what’s it got to make it anybody’s preferred destination? Weird name? Blah campus? Div 3 sports?

Happy, thriving students and graduates?

As if the other three schools don't have that? Tufts is not meaningfully or measurably better than any of them.

Ask a stupid question, get the obvious answer - just don't sound surprised. Nobody suggested it made one school meaningfully or measurably better, nor was that the challenge. This isn't MIT vs Suffolk. They're all very strong schools that appeal to different kids. Your "blah," "weird" descriptions would suggest it's not your preference, which is fine. Perhaps "commuter schools" like NEU and the 3rd best Catholic school or the "glorified public" BU (all other poster's silly descriptions) would be a better place to soothe your insecurities? I doubt it though, as people seem eager to trash the one they don't happen to prefer.

I've got a kid at one but would've been just as happy if they chose any of them. We've known multiple bright, high-achievers that either attend or have recently graduated from each. All have had great experiences despite not being carbon copies of one-another and seeking different social and academic environments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Even Elaine Benes whined about having to attend Tufts. It’s a decent school, but what’s it got to make it anybody’s preferred destination? Weird name? Blah campus? Div 3 sports?

Happy, thriving students and graduates?

As if the other three schools don't have that? Tufts is not meaningfully or measurably better than any of them.

Ask a stupid question, get the obvious answer - just don't sound surprised. Nobody suggested it made one school meaningfully or measurably better, nor was that the challenge. This isn't MIT vs Suffolk. They're all very strong schools that appeal to different kids. Your "blah," "weird" descriptions would suggest it's not your preference, which is fine. Perhaps "commuter schools" like NEU and the 3rd best Catholic school or the "glorified public" BU (all other poster's silly descriptions) would be a better place to soothe your insecurities? I doubt it though, as people seem eager to trash the one they don't happen to prefer.

I've got a kid at one but would've been just as happy if they chose any of them. We've known multiple bright, high-achievers that either attend or have recently graduated from each. All have had great experiences despite not being carbon copies of one-another and seeking different social and academic environments.

Someone posted "[mastodon]"
That's what I was referring to

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do those compare with Tufts or BC?

Tufts > BC = NE = BU

Tufts in an entirely different class

Even Elaine Benes whined about having to attend Tufts. It’s a decent school, but what’s it got to make it anybody’s preferred destination? Weird name? Blah campus? Div 3 sports?

Happy, thriving students and graduates?

As if the other three schools don't have that? Tufts is not meaningfully or measurably better than any of them.

Ask a stupid question, get the obvious answer - just don't sound surprised. Nobody suggested it made one school meaningfully or measurably better, nor was that the challenge. This isn't MIT vs Suffolk. They're all very strong schools that appeal to different kids. Your "blah," "weird" descriptions would suggest it's not your preference, which is fine. Perhaps "commuter schools" like NEU and the 3rd best Catholic school or the "glorified public" BU (all other poster's silly descriptions) would be a better place to soothe your insecurities? I doubt it though, as people seem eager to trash the one they don't happen to prefer.

I've got a kid at one but would've been just as happy if they chose any of them. We've known multiple bright, high-achievers that either attend or have recently graduated from each. All have had great experiences despite not being carbon copies of one-another and seeking different social and academic environments.

Someone posted "[mastodon]"
That's what I was referring to

Quote did not come through so I'll retype it - someone posted Tufts > BC=BU=NEU, "Tufts in an entirely different class"
That's what this post was in reference to.