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[quote=Anonymous]Like (just about) any other school, NU is a good or great fit for some, and less so for others.  My kid is a sophomore at the Business School there, concentrating on Financial Technology with a minor in Data Science.  He's getting ready (hopefully!) to go on co-op next semester.  He is having an excellent experience so far.  He loves being in Boston, he's found several good groups of friends.  There are some things that aren't great (e.g. this doesn't bother him, but from my perspective getting a college education without taking any humanities classes seems weird) and its possible that if lots of his friends disappear to coop out of town, that might not be great (though many (most?) stay in Boston).  He's also noted that, at least during his freshman year, he thought the NUIn kids mostly stuck together once they got to Boston in January and didn't seem to get integrated with the rest of the class, though they all seemed pretty happy to him.

As for the overseas starts, I know a kid who is very, very smart (maybe the smartest kid I've ever met) who took a gap year after graduating from the magnet program at Blair, and then applied to NU for computer science.  He was offered admission for a program that required (at least) a year in London.  He took that gladly, as he was excited to be in London.  But obviously that wouldn't be great for everyone.

Bottom line is that NU is a fantastic opportunity, but it may not fit every kid.[/quote]

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