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

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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.

This. At least y'all understand. I feel bad for the parent who keeps coming back to this post to get railed on.

Nah, I really don't.

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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.

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.

Northeastern is actually better than NYU in almost all major metrics but no need to get into nitpicking arguments. Both schools are excellent urbsn school choices.

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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

One of my kids is in ND. Excellent school and my kid is doing great. However you have to give up location. Also sports is not important for many people and they prefer good location/urban environment. Northeastern is relatively very well balanced overall.

[Anonymous]

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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.

There is actually only one school that has elite academics and football. Hint, they are the defending national champions, the Michigan Wolverines. Elite, well rounded school. Notre Dame hasn't been relevant in football in decades. If Duke or Vandy or Stanford could get their football together, they would join the esteemed instituition.

[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.

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

One of my kids is in ND. Excellent school and my kid is doing great. However you have to give up location. Also sports is not important for many people and they prefer good location/urban environment. Northeastern is relatively very well balanced overall.

**DP here. College sports is completely irrelevant for most people. IYKYK.

[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.

Boston > Greenwich Village /Washington Square Park

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boston > Greenwich Village /Washington Square Park

You're comparing a whole city to ten square blocks?

[Anonymous]

I don't think the majority of students pick a school because it has a football team.

It is a nice feature, but I doubt that one kid was swayed to go to Stanford because they play P5 football (except for the recruited football players).

Likewise, BU dropped football, that hasn't hurt the school. NYU doesn't play it. Northeastern doesn't play it.

A school like Georgetown does quite fine with a low-level, academic football team. Same for Villanova.

Of course, VT has an incredible football culture, but that isn't why students go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the majority of students pick a school because it has a football team.

It is a nice feature, but I doubt that one kid was swayed to go to Stanford because they play P5 football (except for the recruited football players).

Likewise, BU dropped football, that hasn't hurt the school. NYU doesn't play it. Northeastern doesn't play it.

A school like Georgetown does quite fine with a low-level, academic football team. Same for Villanova.

Of course, VT has an incredible football culture, but that isn't why students go there.

Mine picked ND for football. It’s the whole experience and traditions. He didn’t even consider ivies because of the lack of football. He was very high stats too.

[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?

Look it up yourself. You found this thread.

You can do it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the majority of students pick a school because it has a football team.

It is a nice feature, but I doubt that one kid was swayed to go to Stanford because they play P5 football (except for the recruited football players).

Likewise, BU dropped football, that hasn't hurt the school. NYU doesn't play it. Northeastern doesn't play it.

A school like Georgetown does quite fine with a low-level, academic football team. Same for Villanova.

Of course, VT has an incredible football culture, but that isn't why students go there.

Mine picked ND for football. It’s the whole experience and traditions. He didn’t even consider ivies because of the lack of football. He was very high stats too.

Because of its Irish Catholic tradition, and its football pedigree, Notre Dame attracts certain kinds of kids, I grant you that. But there are really no other schools that students elect to attend because of its football team, except maybe some lower tiered SEC schools like Alabama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the majority of students pick a school because it has a football team.

It is a nice feature, but I doubt that one kid was swayed to go to Stanford because they play P5 football (except for the recruited football players).

Likewise, BU dropped football, that hasn't hurt the school. NYU doesn't play it. Northeastern doesn't play it.

A school like Georgetown does quite fine with a low-level, academic football team. Same for Villanova.

Of course, VT has an incredible football culture, but that isn't why students go there.

Mine picked ND for football. It’s the whole experience and traditions. He didn’t even consider ivies because of the lack of football. He was very high stats too.

Does he play?

I do think many Southern kids choose schools based on their favorite college football team. Girls with sororities that require bleached hair and weight checks.

[Anonymous]

All of the objective rankings these days and elite tech firm recruiters rank NEU in the top 5 for both CS and engineering, why are people upset that it's just a fact most students pick NEU over schools like Cornell, Chicago, and Harvard for tech?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the majority of students pick a school because it has a football team.

It is a nice feature, but I doubt that one kid was swayed to go to Stanford because they play P5 football (except for the recruited football players).

Likewise, BU dropped football, that hasn't hurt the school. NYU doesn't play it. Northeastern doesn't play it.

A school like Georgetown does quite fine with a low-level, academic football team. Same for Villanova.

Of course, VT has an incredible football culture, but that isn't why students go there.

Mine picked ND for football. It’s the whole experience and traditions. He didn’t even consider ivies because of the lack of football. He was very high stats too.

My high stat kid picked ND. Football wasn't a major factor at all. It's just a nice side feature that came along with. Location was much higher priority, however still picked ND because of overall undergrad education quality + strength in major field. Among the Boston schools, applied to Northeastern. Weird how ND got into this thread but it's a common sense different people have different preferences and priorities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the majority of students pick a school because it has a football team.

It is a nice feature, but I doubt that one kid was swayed to go to Stanford because they play P5 football (except for the recruited football players).

Likewise, BU dropped football, that hasn't hurt the school. NYU doesn't play it. Northeastern doesn't play it.

A school like Georgetown does quite fine with a low-level, academic football team. Same for Villanova.

Of course, VT has an incredible football culture, but that isn't why students go there.

Mine picked ND for football. It’s the whole experience and traditions. He didn’t even consider ivies because of the lack of football. He was very high stats too.

My high stat kid picked ND. Football wasn't a major factor at all. It's just a nice side feature that came along with. Location was much higher priority, however still picked ND because of overall undergrad education quality + strength in major field. Among the Boston schools, applied to Northeastern. Weird how ND got into this thread but it's a common sense different people have different preferences and priorities.

Good choice. It’s a great school with a great reputation.