Why is Northeastern (NEU) so popular with both parents and students these days?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

Correct, where prestige and job prospects take priority over school spirit and sports, northeastern shines. It's why students choose NEU over Cornell, MIT, etc. There are zero cases of people choosing a Michigan for example over Cornell and MIT.

Notre Dame has prestige and great sports and a stronger alumni network than NEU. You don't have to give up prestige for school spirit and sports. ND vs. NEU:

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Notre+Dame

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

Correct, where prestige and job prospects take priority over school spirit and sports, northeastern shines. It's why students choose NEU over Cornell, MIT, etc. There are zero cases of people choosing a Michigan for example over Cornell and MIT.

No one is choosing Northeastern over Cornell or MIT. Please take your meds and get off DCUM.

DP here. Why the name calling? It disqualifies your argument. I actually know students who have chosen between MIT and NEU for CS, because the CS at NEU is very strong. Not all went to MIT, even though they had the choice. Not sure about Cornell (MIT and NEU were originally been known for the obvious - CS and Engineering). Not saying that MIT and NEU are equal, but students have chosen between the two before.

This poster needs serious help. Jeff, please put us out of our misery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

Correct, where prestige and job prospects take priority over school spirit and sports, northeastern shines. It's why students choose NEU over Cornell, MIT, etc. There are zero cases of people choosing a Michigan for example over Cornell and MIT.

Notre Dame has prestige and great sports and a stronger alumni network than NEU. You don't have to give up prestige for school spirit and sports. ND vs. NEU:

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Notre+Dame

The only elite school in America with elite football and academics is Notre Dame. In the Power 5, obviously Stanford has elite academics but non-elite football. Michigan has elite football but non-elite academics. Duke has elite academics but non-elite football. So if you're looking at elite academics and elite football, you pretty much have only the Fighting Irish.

Now, if you want awesome, fun football, the Harvard-Yale game is a boisterous affair. You get FUN football and elite academics at the same time. NCAA sports are changing rapidly. I wouldn't send a kid to a school purely for SPECTATING for elite football. If you do, you might as well send your kid to Alabama.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At our school, I know a girl who is going to NEU, who had a choice of Rice and Emory among others.

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Rice+University&with=Northeastern+University
https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Emory+University&with=Northeastern+University

I don't want to derail this thread, but how accurate is the Parchment listings? Where exactly do they get their data and is it reliable?

For Boston University v. Northeastern, it says that 66% choose Northeastern, and 34% choose BU? Is that what is the general consensus is?

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Boston+University&with=Northeastern+University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only elite school in America with elite football and academics is Notre Dame. In the Power 5, obviously Stanford has elite academics but non-elite football. Michigan has elite football but non-elite academics. Duke has elite academics but non-elite football. So if you're looking at elite academics and elite football, you pretty much have only the Fighting Irish.

Now, if you want awesome, fun football, the Harvard-Yale game is a boisterous affair. You get FUN football and elite academics at the same time. NCAA sports are changing rapidly. I wouldn't send a kid to a school purely for SPECTATING for elite football. If you do, you might as well send your kid to Alabama.

Notre Dame hasn't been consistently elite in football for decades.

Stanford may suck right now, but in the last 15 seasons they've been to the Rose Bowl three times, the Fiesta Bowl, and the Orange Bowl. Notre Dame has only three such appearances.

Outside football, Notre Dame athletics can't come close on the whole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

Correct, where prestige and job prospects take priority over school spirit and sports, northeastern shines. It's why students choose NEU over Cornell, MIT, etc. There are zero cases of people choosing a Michigan for example over Cornell and MIT.

No one is choosing Northeastern over Cornell or MIT. Please take your meds and get off DCUM.

DP here. Why the name calling? It disqualifies your argument. I actually know students who have chosen between MIT and NEU for CS, because the CS at NEU is very strong. Not all went to MIT, even though they had the choice. Not sure about Cornell (MIT and NEU were originally been known for the obvious - CS and Engineering). Not saying that MIT and NEU are equal, but students have chosen between the two before.

DP

No offense intended, but if you know someone considering choosing Northeastern over MIT and it’s NOT because (1) Northeastern has fully waived their tuition and housing costs and (2) MIT is forcing them to pay full tuition for themselves AND five other MIT students, intervene immediately.

Something is seriously awry in their judgement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

Correct, where prestige and job prospects take priority over school spirit and sports, northeastern shines. It's why students choose NEU over Cornell, MIT, etc. There are zero cases of people choosing a Michigan for example over Cornell and MIT.

Notre Dame has prestige and great sports and a stronger alumni network than NEU. You don't have to give up prestige for school spirit and sports. ND vs. NEU:

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Notre+Dame

The only elite school in America with elite football and academics is Notre Dame. In the Power 5, obviously Stanford has elite academics but non-elite football. Michigan has elite football but non-elite academics. Duke has elite academics but non-elite football. So if you're looking at elite academics and elite football, you pretty much have only the Fighting Irish.

Now, if you want awesome, fun football, the Harvard-Yale game is a boisterous affair. You get FUN football and elite academics at the same time. NCAA sports are changing rapidly. I wouldn't send a kid to a school purely for SPECTATING for elite football. If you do, you might as well send your kid to Alabama.

It is! Especially when the MIT folks turn it up. IYKYK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

Correct, where prestige and job prospects take priority over school spirit and sports, northeastern shines. It's why students choose NEU over Cornell, MIT, etc. There are zero cases of people choosing a Michigan for example over Cornell and MIT.

No one is choosing Northeastern over Cornell or MIT. Please take your meds and get off DCUM.

DP here. Why the name calling? It disqualifies your argument. I actually know students who have chosen between MIT and NEU for CS, because the CS at NEU is very strong. Not all went to MIT, even though they had the choice. Not sure about Cornell (MIT and NEU were originally been known for the obvious - CS and Engineering). Not saying that MIT and NEU are equal, but students have chosen between the two before.

DP

No offense intended, but if you know someone considering choosing Northeastern over MIT and it’s NOT because (1) Northeastern has fully waived their tuition and housing costs and (2) MIT is forcing them to pay full tuition for themselves AND five other MIT students, intervene immediately.

Something is seriously awry in their judgement.

PP here. No, I get it, we have multiple alum whom are close to us, and are well familiar. Both strong engineering and CS and business. We know MIT will always win, and it is fodder for holiday fun at our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At our school, I know a girl who is going to NEU, who had a choice of Rice and Emory among others.

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Rice+University&with=Northeastern+University
https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Emory+University&with=Northeastern+University

I don't want to derail this thread, but how accurate is the Parchment listings? Where exactly do they get their data and is it reliable?

For Boston University v. Northeastern, it says that 66% choose Northeastern, and 34% choose BU? Is that what is the general consensus is?

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Boston+University&with=Northeastern+University

That is the general consensus, IRL. Not so much in one or two posters heads

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combination of many good things that makes the school popular.

- Great urban location, there are ton of kids who prefer good urban location. Boson is also one of the most popular
- Relatively cohesive nice modern looking campus for an urban location
Our family of 5 visited the four peer schools - Tufts, Boston College, Boston Univ, and Northeastern Univ, and Northeastern was top choice for all of us for the location + campus combination.
- Satisfaction level based on retention rate. It's like top 5 among national universities.
- Good balance. The school pay much attention to CS, Engineering, Science and other STEM areas, but also very strong in Business, Art & Design, pre-med, and other areas. It's well rounded unlike other Engineering heavy schools
- Outcomes. Coop program contributes to this, but ultimately outcome is great on par or better than many T25ish schools
- Quality of student body - smart, intelligent, independent, motivated, top notch, most of them have stats for T25ish schools.
- Sports and Greek life is relatively weak, but it has very good D1 hockey team and have little bit of everything for everyone.
- etc.

It's not one or two factors that can make a school popular.

This sockpuppet is getting tiring.

The bolded is one of many reasons this school sucks according to my kid. He wanted football weekends and got to an elite school with great football. We actually appreciated that because we would travel to see him on those weekends. Northeastern is lackluster and sad by comparison. PS, DC did not apply so don't say we were rejected lol.

Understandable, of course Northeastern is not for everyone.
If football and greek life are high priorities, it's not a school for you.

However three are also ton of people who think those are not high priorities at all, thus schools like NYU and Northeastern are insanely popular. Besides, you get a lot of sporting options in places like NYC and Boston, thus people care less about college football.

PLEASE stop equating Northeastern with serious schools like NYU. NEU has done an admirable job and reverse-engineering USNews ranking systems and has invested their money well, thus ensuring the rise over the past 10-20 years. Other than that, it's still just a "good" school.

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry but NYU was not what it is today 10 years ago. I’m not a NEU booster, but it’s not uncommon for schools to rise in prestige.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry but NYU was not what it is today 10 years ago. I’m not a NEU booster, but it’s not uncommon for schools to rise in prestige.

Yes - NYU is another that rose from rags to riches

[Anonymous]

What and where is Northeastern University? It sounds like the University of Phoenix or Southern New Hampshire University. Is it on-line or brick and mortar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry but NYU was not what it is today 10 years ago. I’m not a NEU booster, but it’s not uncommon for schools to rise in prestige.

Yes - NYU is another that rose from rags to riches

Almost all schools started small and local.
MIT was a trade school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What and where is Northeastern University? It sounds like the University of Phoenix or Southern New Hampshire University. Is it on-line or brick and mortar?

It's like GMU.

Oh wait, no it is not.